NEW this year, A Dress code like no other.... TOGA www.ferragostosd.org Registration is Open. Reserve Your Tickets Online Now. (NOTE: Every Ferragosto SELLS OUT) WHAT is Ferragosto: A fundraiser supporting Washington Elementary School,Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Church and the Little Italy Association. WHEN: Sat...

by Ted Gammon   In general I'm a real sucker for a great deal, so when I pursued a day in San Diego's Little Italy I was drawn like a moth to a ... and to see that open parking slot right in front of Bencotto on W. Fir St, well it just seemed preordained to me.   Bencotto http://www.lovebencotto.com/, located at 750 W. Fir St. beckone...

Joe DiMaggio. Yogi Berra. Phil Rizzuto. Names instantly recognized for being extraordinary baseball players, but not only, also Italian-American. Famous Italian-Americans who were all each inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.   Back in the late 1910s and early 1920s, children born first generation American to Italian immigrants learned t...

Saturday, February 9th5:00pm to 9:00pmThroughout Little Italy The Little Italy Association brings a taste of the traditional Venetian celebration, Carnevale, to San Diego's Little Italy. Join us for an evening of dining, shopping and amazing entertainment including live music, stilt walkers and much more. This is a family-friendly event and we enc...

by Lori Weisberg   Ask me where I'd like to vacation, and whatever the day or year, my answer will invariably be the same: anywhere in Italy.   A devoted Italophile without the means to travel overseas regularly, I feed my passion instead by seeking out Italian-centric neighbourhoods in US cities. How fortunate, then, am I to live jus...

San Diego's Little Italy doesn't need much help promoting how hip it is. It already boasts authentic Italian eateries, art galleries and Wi-Fi-friendly cafes. But once a year, the Little Italy Association throws a giant festa, a free street celebration that invites the rest of the region to experience all the neighborhood has to offer.  ...

Dall'ormai quasi inarrestabile declino a cui si assiste a New York, al clima depresso di Baltimora, alla rinascita di San Diego. E' un quadro con molte ombre e qualche luce quello che fotografa ciò che rimane delle tante 'Little Italy' d'America.   Le 'Piccole Italie' che, in occasione del Columbus Day, "la nostra festa", come la chiamano gl...

On May 18, from 10 AM to 6 PM, the 21st Sicilian Festival commenced in Little Italy. Soluntos Bakery owner (and former Portocello, Sicily resident) Mario Cefalu first created the fun, free event in 1993 to recreate some of the artistic, musical, and culinary traditions from his home.   Cefalu's first event was small, comprised of only a smal...

North County has a new place to find Italian speciality goods with Roma Market, which opened on Sunday, Nov. 23 at 1054 West Valley Parkway in Escondido.   The new neighborhood market features, in addition to Italian speciality items, a regular market and a deli, which will serve meats and cheese, as well as hot dishes, sandwiches, pizza, ge...

James Greco is a San Diego author who says he relies on his Italian-American ancestry and experience as a journalist to help mold his historical fiction.   For this interview, the former teacher, attorney, self-described "belly-button" guitar player talked about his newest release, "Jerkwater Town," what drove him to write it, and his "almos...