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The winds of change swept through the Sacramento Kings organization on Thursday, when lead executive Vlade Divac decided to relieve Dave Joerger of his head coaching duties. Los Angeles Lakers head coach Luke Walton is one of the front-runners for the position, but San Antonio Spurs assistant Ettore Messina would reportedly be highly interested in...

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Italian singer, songwriter Andrea Bocelli will be making four U.S. concert dates, starting at the Golden 1 Center on June 15. The tour is following Bocelli’s release of his number one album, “Si.” He will stop in the Sacramento and Denver areas, marking the first time Bocelli has played back-to-back performances on the west coast. The Sacramento Ph...

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Italian tenor Pasquale Esposito returns to Sacramento’s Crest Theater on Saturday, Oct. 27, with his new multimedia celebration of Italian culture in video and song.  In 2016, Esposito’s show celebrated Enrico Caruso. This time, perhaps surprisingly, it’s a celebration of Italian piazzas. Esposito has shown the vocal resources to take on the lyric...

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The Sacramento Italian Film Festival is back for its 35th consecutive year, featuring five Italian-language films and one English-language film meant to enhance attendees’ understanding of the country’s culture and people. The festival, an annual event that tends to be the biggest outreach for the Sacramento Italian Cultural Society, starts Friday...

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On August 21, 2018, the Sacramento City Council declared the second Monday of October as Italian-American Heritage Day. This is the same day as Columbus Day is observed. The Resolution was the result of efforts by the local Italian-American community to have their traditional holiday recognized by the City. Members of the Italian community were on...

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Italian-Americans and immigrants from Italy began arriving in California in 1849. Like other groups, they were lured by the promise of California’s gold fields. Many stayed in San Joaquin County, farming the fertile land for generations. In 2012, several local Italian-American organizations decided it was time to celebrate the contributions the cou...

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The Sacramento State men's basketball program has signed San Diego City College forward Ethan Esposito, who is the Hornets' third signee for the 2018-19 season. He will enroll as a sophomore at the University this summer.  Esposito joins Clark High School guard/forward James Bridges, and Damien High School guard Elijah McCullough as the three Horne...

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A new bakery and Italian spot, offering pizza and more, has debuted in the neighborhood. The new addition to midtown Sacramento, called Gran Milan, is located at 1801 L St. This is Gran Milan's second location, with the first in the East Bay city of Richmond. The two founders, who first met in the 1990s, "set their sights on giving the U.S. the hea...

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Anche quest’anno la classe d’Italiano del quarto anno di San Francis High School di Sacramento ha fatto la visita al Consolato Generale d’Italia a San Francisco. Ad accogliere il gruppo erano presenti il console generale Lorenzo Ortona, il vice console Luigi Biondi e la responsabile delle scuole, Anna Zeppieri. Dopo una riunione informale, le stude...

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While procrastinating partners were scrambling Tuesday for last-minute Valentine’s Day gifts, Deneb Williams and Elizabeth-Rose Mandalou were busy opening Allora, their newest restaurant, in East Sacramento. Both husband and wife love seafood, and Williams grew up surrounded by ocean life in the Puget Sound. But the Italian restaurant’s inspiration...

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