Little Italy

Speaking to RT’s video agency Ruptly after her performance at the opening of the New Little Italy district in Los Angeles, the Russian-born Zamourka said she felt “like never before in her entire life.” She sang an aria from Italian opera composer Giacomo Puc…

9 a.m.-1:30 p.m., UH Bauer College SBDC, 2302 Fannin, Suite 200. Cost: $89. Information: www.sbdc.uh.edu. Job Search Survival Tips: Hosted by Fort Bend County Libraries’ Sugar Land Branch Library. 5:30-8:30 p.m., 550 Eldridge. Part two will be held Tuesday.…

Within two weeks, homeless singer Emily Zamourka went from crooning through the subways of Los Angeles to a viral sensation on the internet — and she owes it all to one selfless police officer who recorded her impressive aria. Wednesday night, Zamourka, 52, …

A homeless woman in Los Angeles went viral after a video of her singing opera in a subway station was posted on social media. Now she has her own recording contract. What's the story? On Sept. 26, the LAPD's Twitter account posted a video of the woman singi…

Ovenbird Bakery will take over Mugs' Bistro space in Little Italy

Ovenbird Bakery will take over Mugs' Bistro space in Little Italy

(CNN)Emily Zamourka isn't a trained singer, but her soaring voice fills a Metro subway station to the delight of Los Angeles commuters. She became known as the "Subway Soprano" on social media after the Los Angeles Police Department posted video an officer r…

Every August 15th, all of Italy celebrates an ancient Roman holiday called Ferrogostoa festival derived from the term Feriae Augusti. The emperor Augustus, made the first of August (named after himself) into a sort of ancient labor day during which time commo…

French Montana has been named the first ambassador of I Stand With Immigrants, an initiative that highlights empowering immigration stories and the ways immigrants have positively contributed to the country. French recalls his early days of immigrating from …

This Sept. 9, 2016 photo shows a pizza at Frank Pepe, a famous pizzeria in New Haven, Conn., known ... for thin crust pies made in a coal-fired oven. (AP Photo/Beth J. Harpaz) ASSOCIATED PRESS You probably clicked on this story for one of two reasons; o…