Little Italy San Jose is a Non Profit Organization dedicated to the revival of the original Italian Settlement in San Jose dating back to the 1880's.   For the past 5 years, Little Italy has moved in authentic Italian businesses such as Paesano Ristorante, Bel Bacio Italian Café, and La Piccola Scuola nel Parco, honored 30 prominent Italian...

A new effort is underway in San Jose to revive the city's "Little Italy" neighborhood, which was home to many Italian immigrants' decades ago.   Len Ramirez reports.   Read more   Source: http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/  

Join us Sunday June 28th in partnership with Enoteca La Storia Wine bar in los gatos for a fundraiser in Little Italy San Jose for the Italian Museum & Cultural center. You can purchase tickets on Eventbrite https://www.eventbrite.com/e/giro-ditalia-winetasting-by-enoteca-la-storia-tickets-17366060354 or you can mail a check made out to "Little Ita...

by Sal Pizarro   The San Jose-based Italian American Heritage Foundation is giving out a record $22,000 spread among 18 scholarships for its Italian American Young Scholars program and is celebrating the awards with a barbecue Sunday at its headquarters at 425 N. Fourth St.   Tickets for the barbecue are $22 for adults and $7 for kids...

by Cookie Curci   During the great influx of Europeans to America, thousands of Italian immigrants came to the Santa Clara Valley. Word of California's fertile orchard lands had beckoned them to leave their impoverished towns and regions of Italy and travel to the "Golden State". They had heard tales that the streets of California were...

by Mauro Battocchi   It was an honor to be in San Jose the other week and meet the Little Italy San Jose Foundation, which is building a world-class Italian district in San Jose next to the HP Pavilion. As in many parts of California and the world, this history of San Jose is enmeshed with that of Italy. The Italian fishermen, agriculturists...

Little Italy San Jose will be hosting a single elimination Cannoli tournament to coincide with the Silicon Valley Community Foundation "Giving Day" for matching funds for Santa Clara County Non Profits on Tuesday May 6th.   Please buy your tickets now for $25 and Little Italy will receive $1 for $1 match for every donation.   Read mor...

Thursday, January 15, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.425 N. Fourth Street - San Jose, CA 95112$12 members, $15 non-members   Start the New Year by attending our first 2015 regional lunch. Join as we kick off the new year with the special treats of Piemonte, Italy, featuring Bagna Càuda (warm sauce). This is a typical Piemontese dish be...

by Joe Rodriguez   Holy Cross Catholic Church, a century-old center of a beloved parish, where Mass was still recited in Italian, burned down Sunday afternoon in a four-alarm fire. "This was home, and now it's gone," said Catherine Ventimiglia, who attended the Italian Mass that ended minutes before the fire broke out around 2 p.m. "We...

TUES, SEPTEMBER 16- 6:00 p.m. doors open - 7:00 p.m. movie starts - 9:00 p.m. discussion - Watch the trailer An award winning movie that tells the story of the Italian revolt of September 27-30, 1943 against the German forces occupying Naples during World War II. Presented by Richard Stewart, Ken Borelli, and Delia Schizzano's...