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Eateries and Restaurants ers and scientists. The possibilities are endless.
Italy, like other parts of the world, is not homogeneous, and
neither is Little Italy. The restaurants reflect the multi-cultural April is for Artwalk, one of San Diego’s favorite events. India
world we live in. You can drink ale at a British Pub, savor Street is lined from one end to the other with artists’ stalls.
sumptuous delights at Extraordinary Desserts, dine at one of Here artists come from all around to show their creativity to
many Italian restaurants and enjoy live music at Anthology. thousands of visitors. You can spend the entire day here ap-
Joe & Lisa Busalacchi are well represented with five restau- preciating art and artistry, and a cold beer or two.
rants and the Cohn family has the Indigo Grill serving New
Western Cuisine. All you need to do is walk around and pick May celebrates many things including the love of food with
one that catches your eye and try it. You can’t miss. the Taste of Little Italy. Participating restaurants, not just of
the Italian variety, offer tastes from their menus. Stroll the
avenues, listen to musical performers and sample appetiz-
ers, entrées and desserts from the neighborhoods eateries.

And now for something different…Stickball
For a little physical fun, Little Italy is the home of Stickball on
the west coast. Played on the first Sunday of the month, the
season is November through June. Streets are blocked off
to cars on Colombia Street, between Beech and Cedar. The
streets are taped off to show boundaries. Buildings, curbs,
parking meters, signs and balconies are all playable in fair
territory. Bases are evidently known but not visible. No one
uses gloves and the hitter only gets one swing of the stick to
connect with the rubber ball, which he lobs in the air him-
self. The stick looks like a broom stick with a handle fash-
ioned out of duct tape. Making contact with the balls seems
very difficult to the casual observer. Players of all ages are
welcome to play. Games take place between 1 and 4pm.
Observing this game from the sidelines is a lot of fun.

There is an annual 3-day stickball event every Labor Day
weekend with teams competing from as far away as New
York and Puerto Rico. San Diego Woman

Gelato
No trip to Little Italy would be complete without gelato. And
in the author’s humble opinion, the best gelato can be found 19
at Pappalecco on the corner of State and Cedar. Take my
word for it. Search it out. Find it. Enjoy.

For more information and to find out dates and times of
events go to: www.littleitalysd.com.

Art
San Diegans love art and the art district delivers with a fine
sampling of artists. Kettner Nights, the 2nd Friday of ev-
ery other month, is a great way to experience art. You can
browse through the businesses and studios on and around
Kettner Boulevard and find your new favorite artist.
Festas
Italians love a good party. That love is reflected in the
events throughout the year in Little Italy. Gesso Italiano,
over Columbus Day weekend, brings street painting artists
from around the globe. The theme of the chalk paintings is
traditional art from the old world. Artists offer their creative
interpretations of the works of Italian masters, artists, sing- Photos by Judith A. Habert
September/October 2010