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Friday, September 18, 11 AM, Festa Italiana Luncheon at the Seattle Yacht ClubThis year, the Annual Festa Italiana Luncheon sponsored by the Italian Club, will once again be at the Seattle Yacht Club on Portage Bay. The Luncheon will open at 11 AM with welcome-aboard cocktails and will finish at 1:30 PM.   The Yacht Club offers us a beautifu...

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The Sons of Italy Lodge in Upper Kittitas County has new officers for 2015. Rich Grillo is the new financial secretary; Ron Dalle, president; Cheryl Ficele, vice president; and Joye Fredericks, secretary. The Sons of Italy Lodge hosts an annual spaghetti dinner in March that raises money for scholarships for high school students.  &...

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By Sue Kidd   Three choices of cannoli. Let that sink in for a moment. That's an offering for which many Tacoma pastry hounds have dutifully waited. And now it's available at the edge of Tacoma. Dolce Si, a Sicilian-style bakery and gelateria, opened Monday at Point Ruston, the development that spans Tacoma and Ruston,...

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Parte dagli Stati Uniti il primo tour internazionale 2014 del Vino Nobile di Montepulciano. Una settimana di appuntamenti e di degustazioni in varie città degli Usa per far conoscere a esperti, opinion leader e operatori del settore le ultime annate in commercio (il Nobile 2011 e la Riserva 2010), le stesse presentate di recente nell'Anteprima del...

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by Michela Tartaglia   Italy lovers and fans: sign up your calendar! The 27th Annual Italian Festival is coming up from September 27th to September 28th at Seattle Center. Like every year, walking in the beautiful open space at the foot of the Space Needle, will feel like being in the center of "Little Italy" with countless events,...

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Tickets are now on sale to the general public for "Pompeii: The Exhibition," opening Feb. 7, 2015, at Pacific Science Center.   Produced by Premier Exhibitions and the heritage administrators of Pompeii and Naples, the show tells the tale of an ancient city hidden until its rediscovery more than 250 years ago.   Read more   Sou...

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By Greg Bensinger   Amazon.com Inc. appointed a new director to its board and said it is granting a two-year leave to its head of international business. The Seattle retailer said Diego Piacentini, 55 years old, is leaving the company for two years, beginning in August in order to work as the head of the Italian prime minister's digital...

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Enjoy Seattle Mariners Baseball at a special price on Italian Heritage Night at Safeco Field! Round up your friends and family members and enjoy a fun-filled night of Italian culture.   A portion of the proceeds from each ticket purchased through this special offer will benefit Festa Italiana, the free Italian Festival at the Seattle Center....

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by Tricia Romano   In Seattle's Italian-American community, everyone knew John Croce. "Big John," as he was called, was the founder and owner of Pacific Food Importers and Big John's P.F.I., the popular wholesale store and its sister retail outlet on Sixth Avenue in Sodo. Mr. Croce died Aug. 23 at Swedish Cherry Hill. He was 91.   His...

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By Nicole Sprinkle   It's not easy stepping into the footprint of a long-running, beloved restaurant and bar like Kingfish Café, the soul-food mecca on north Capitol Hill that closed last winter—partly because of the neighborhood's increasing rents, according to the former owners, twin sisters Leslie and Laurie Coaston.   But Ernest L...

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