“Abbondanza” is a good word to describe the next few weeks in San Jose’s Little Italy, which is going to be home to several events as we head into the fall.
For starters, the latest downtown block party organized by the Urban Vibrancy Institute on Thursday should bring some crowds to Little Italy, a wedge of businesses and plazas on St. John Street next to the Guadalupe River Park.
Festivities get going at 5 p.m., with music from the Italica band — not an Italian Metallica cover band, as I’d hoped — and high-flying pizza-tossing demonstrations. If you prefer your food on a plate instead of flying through the air, though, you can grab a bite at any of the block’s eateries including Henry’s Hi-Life, Poor House Bistro, Torino Panino, Bibo’s and Paesano Ristorante.
The block…
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