Paola Maria Savoia, queen of Italians in L.A., and her Epicureology
LIFE & PEOPLEProfilesLos Angelesvalerio vialePaola Maria Savoia, native of Genoa (capital of Liguria, northwestern region of Italy), directly descends from the illegitimate branch of the...
View ArticleBassist Pat Senatore at the helm of Herb Alpert’s Vibrato Grill and Jazz Club
LIFE & PEOPLELos Angelesvalerio vialeAs a child, Pat (Pasquale) Senatore rebelled against a future, already written by his father, who wanted him to become the new violin virtuoso. Luckily for all...
View Article“The Italian Republic had its 70th birthday, but it doesn’t look its age”
La vita italianaTraditionsHeritageLIFE & PEOPLELos Angelesvalerio vialeOn June 2nd, 1946, Italians expressed their preference, through the institutional referendum held by universal suffrage....
View ArticleThe San Francisco Bay Area Celebrates Italy’s Republic Day
TraditionsHeritageLIFE & PEOPLELos Angelescatherine accardiOn May 31, 2016 the San Francisco Bay Area’s Italian community celebrated Italy’s Republic Day with an elegant event at San Francisco’s...
View ArticleHistorical Architect Diane Favro and her 3D visions of Imperial Rome
LIFE & PEOPLEProfilesLos Angelesvalerio vialeDiane Favro, Professor of Architecture and Urban Design at UCLA, as well as Associate Dean of Academic Affairs for the School of the Arts and...
View ArticleA new wave of Italian-Americans floods in the Hollywood Fringe Festival
LIFE & PEOPLELos Angelesvalerio vialeThe 2016 Hollywood Fringe Festival (June 9-26) - annual, open-access, community-derived event dedicated to showcase uncensored contemporary stage talent – is...
View ArticleZeno Pisani: the Italian Manager of Hollywood
LIFE & PEOPLEProfilesLos Angeleslavinia pisaniZeno Pisani was meant to shine among the Hollywood stars. For more than 20 years he has been speeding across the roads of Beverly Hills, West Hollywood...
View ArticleCelestino Drago: Italian Excellence in the LA Food Scene
LIFE & PEOPLEFoodLifestyleProfilesLos Angelesvalerio vialeIt could have been a completely different story. Celestino Drago, who comes from the Province of Messina (Sicily), might have become a...
View ArticleCentury City Mall Awaits Italian Food Par Excellence
LIFE & PEOPLELifestyleProfilesLos Angelesmauro pileri and angela di nardoStraightforward, innovative and an excellent communicator, these are just a few of the adjectives that can be used to...
View ArticleAnn Potenza: Building a Virtual “Little Italy” in LA
LIFE & PEOPLELos Angelesvalerio vialeAnn Potenza, President of Federated Italo-Americans of Southern California, has a clear and lucid vision of what the older generations of Italian-Americans are...
View ArticlePaolo Miliozzi, President of Fondazione Italia, Paladin of Our Language
LIFE & PEOPLEProfilesLos Angelesvalerio vialePaolo Miliozzi grew up in Civitanova Marche, Adriatic seaport in Italian region of Marche. Strangely enough, historically this area didn’t give birth to...
View ArticleA Meeting in Los Angeles to Talk About the Future of Columbus Day
CommunityLos AngelesL'Italo-Americano StaffThe Los Angeles City Human Relations Commission would like to extend an invitation to join us for a special conversation/dialogue with members of the Los...
View ArticleThe Prince of Venice brings “Magic and Pasta” to L.A.
LIFE & PEOPLEProfilesLos Angelesvalerio vialeOnce upon a time, there was a prince at the wheel of a colorful pasta food truck. Alongside him, there was a chef who operated a pasta machine, that...
View ArticleLove Wheels 646: transcontinental bike ride to spread Samnium’s values in L.A.
La vita italianaLIFE & PEOPLELos Angelesvalerio vialeIn 2014, Giovanna Napolitano e Giuseppe Campochiaro, an Italian young couple, traversed by foot the pilgrimage route to Santiago De Compostela...
View ArticleDawn Spinella, Screenwriter at the Confluence of Science and Autobiography
LIFE & PEOPLEProfilesLos Angelesvalerio vialeDo you remember those adventure movies, in which a kid, or a bunch of them, find in their attic (or basement) some sort of treasure chest, containing an...
View ArticleColumbus Day vs. Indigenous People’s Day?
TraditionsLos Angelesvalerio vialeRecently, at City Hall East, Press Conference Room, it was held a discussion among representatives from the Indigenous Community and the Italian-American one, in Los...
View ArticleA Conversation with KCRW’s President, Jennifer Ferro
LIFE & PEOPLEProfilesLos Angelesvalerio vialeKCRW (89.9 MHz FM) is a National Public Radio station – founded at the conclusion of WWII - broadcasting from the campus of Santa Monica College, in the...
View ArticleA Book of Condolence for The Victims of The Earthquake at The Italian...
CommunityLos AngelesNewsL'Italo-Americano Staff After the severe earthquake that struck last August 23 affecting some regions in Central Italy, the Italian Consulate in Los Angeles will have be open to...
View ArticleLA Restaurants Embrace Foodiamo and Friends' Initiative with an Amatriciana...
CommunityLos AngelesNewsL'Italo-Americano StaffL'Italo-Americano is proudly supporting the relief initiative that is running in Los Angeles, California, after the Italy's earthquake. Our newspaper is...
View ArticleMonday Night Candlelight Vigil - Lighting Up of City Hall for Italy...
CommunityLos AngelesNewsL'Italo-Americano StaffA message from Mayor Eric Garcetti, Councilman Joe Buscaino and Italian Consul General Antonio Verde: we invite you to attend a candlelight vigil on...
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