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In just two weeks, the old Fratelli space will finally welcome diners again after sitting vacant since the 15-year-old Italian restaurant shuttered in November 2013.   On April 14, Sicilian chef and restaurateur Francesco Inguaggiato is bringing Italian food back to the prime Pearl District location, opening Bellino Trattoria Siciliana with...

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PAMLA 2015, Nov. 6-8, Portland State U.Special Session: The New Italians: Perspectives on Multicultural ItalySession Presiders: Elena Dalla Torre (edallato@slu.edu), Maristella Cantini (scantini@gmail.com) In recent years critical studies on post-colonialism, immigration and multiculturalism in Italy have reflected the existence of a heterogeneous...

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High heels with retro flames bursting from the back of the shoes, à la Katy Perry. Coral-pink silk pajamas with jewels on the collar. A blue velvet evening suit, including a ruffled dress shirt, a patterned pocket square and a polka-dot bow tie.   These items, along with dozens of other designer garments, vintage photographs of style icons a...

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This coming Friday, the Portland Opera will mark its 50th season with a production of Johann Strauss' Die Fledermaus. While this performance may particularly appeal to lovers of classic opera, General Director Christopher Mattaliano also hopes the larger community will embrace the art form.   "Opera started as a very popular art form," he ex...

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The tents are down, the stage is packed away and the piazza transitions back to Pioneer Courthouse Square. For 23 years Festa Italiana has welcomed thousands of people to celebrate Italian American culture in Portland, Oregon. This year, the festa filled the Square on August 21, 22 and 23. The first night of Festa Italiana featured "Italian Opera...

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​St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church was the beating heart of Portland's Little Italy neighborhood. Built in 1902 by Italian immigrants with funds raised in less than five months, it was the center of the Italian immigrant's lives and was designated an Italian National Parish.   The little Italian church is the only remnant of Little I...

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All of a sudden, at the beginning of October 2014 Seattle has turned into the center of the communications in and about the Italian American community. What happened in the north western city that was so important to cause this? The Seattle city council voted to transform Columbus Day in Indigenous Day. We are glad to be able to talk about this, a...

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Restaurateur and civic leader Joe Benetti has been appointed to the board directors of Oregon Pacific Bank. He officially joined the board May 19. "Joe has been a longtime friend and client of Oregon Pacific Bank," said the bank in an announcement of the appointment.   "Born and raised in Reno, Nevada, Joe Benetti grew up heavily influe...

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Until recently, it was easier to find a jar of fermented shrimp paste in Northeast Portland's Roseway neighborhood than a properly spicy Italian gabagool sandwich. That was, until East Coast native Mark Caso opened his friendly Italian deli and coffee shop on busy Sandy Boulevard. Now neighbors are flocking for hearty subs with a side of no nonsens...

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Lake Oswego's Tucci Ristorante has completed an expansion and remodel of its popular Lido Bar, adding custom-designed "Hollywood-style" booths created by Portland's Trio Furniture.   The renovation was led by Alter Areas, a Portland design and carpentry firm that specializes in repurposed materials and artistic architectural elements. The ba...

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