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The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) congratulates Pete D'Alessandro on his new appointment as General Manager of the Sacramento Kings, the National Basketball Association's franchise in California's capital city.   "A highly talented basketball executive and proud Italian American, Pete brings not only passion and integrity to th...

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by Cathy Locke Georgia Dariotis, who along with her husband brought the Old Spaghetti Factory to midtown nearly four decades ago, died Friday at her family home in Sacramento. She was 91.   Dariotis was the daughter of Greek immigrants and restaurateurs. Her brother, Guss Dussin, founded the Old Spaghetti Factory restaurant in Portland, Ore...

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by Dani Anguiano   Hot Italian is bringing the heat to Davis with a new restaurant opening in late fall in the Davis Commons, next to Mikuni and Whole Foods.   The Davis location of the popular pizza and panini bar, which is scheduled to open in late November or early December, will be slightly smaller than its midtown Sacramento and...

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by Allen Pierleoni   Get your hunger on for a cornucopia of Italian fare from area restaurants and savvy home cooks at the 30th annual Festa Italiana. Heap your plates with Italian sausage and meatballs, pasta, chicken Parmesan, calamari, cannoli, gelato and much more. The festival of all-things-Italian goes still further, with singers,...

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by Johanna Pugh   The design-forward midtown pizzeria Hot Italian is launching a pop-up bicycle showroom tomorrow for the popular San Francisco-based boutique bicycle brand Public Bikes, created by Design Within Reach founder Rob Forbes. For the next three months, 20 bicycles will be on display inside Hot Italian, at the corner of 16th...

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Earlier this year, we published a popular happy-hour guide proposing evening drink and food specials as entry points into Sacramento's highest-end restaurants.   This project was my personal gateway to Biba Ristorante Italiano. Sampling this midtown Sacramento fine-dining staple's wonderful happy-hour dishes prompted several subsequent visit...

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by Debbie Arrington A matter of scheduling convenience brings renowned Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli back to Sacramento for the first time in almost a decade for a June 10 concert at Sleep Train Arena.    Bocelli, who has sold more than 80 million albums worldwide, squeezed the Sacramento date between performances at the Hollywood Bowl...

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Festa Italiana! Sacramento's Super Italian Festival – The Festa Italiana 2013 Italian festival in Sacramento California will begin August 3 to the 4th this year at the Croation Center in Sacramento and is an cultural celebration not to miss this August! Expected attendance for the Italian culture festival: 3,500+Festa Italiana! Dates: Saturday, Au...

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di Matteo Zampollo   Marco Belinelli ha una faccia sola per tutto. La chiama la sua pokerface (titolo anche della sua autobiografia appena uscita per Baldini&Castoldi). Schiaccia a due mani a difesa schierata, perde un pallone chiave, sbaglia un passaggio o tira da otto metri sulla sirena: la faccia è sempre quella.   Non alza un...

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For Chico State University associate professor Chiara Ferrari, becoming a naturalized citizen of the United States was a historic, somber and happy moment. Ferrari was one of a small group of people from around the country, who became citizens at a ceremony March 6 at the State Capitol in Sacramento.   The event was historic because it was t...

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