Columbus Day Hearing Erupts With Emotion as Italian Americans Plead Their Case
By Kelton Sears "This is possibly one of the most passionate and emotional committee sessions we've had in years," Councilmember Nick Licata quipped near the end of what was definitely one of the most passionate and emotional comittee sessions in years. Today, the Seattle City Council revisited the resolution to change Columbus Da...
Seattle Opera to Present Puccini's TOSCA, 1/10/15
Seattle-This January, Seattle Opera heats up the winter with one of the most fiery melodramas of all time: Tosca. In this tale, an opera diva must save the man she loves from the clutches of the lecherous police chief whose lust for the leading lady is as strong as his hunger for power. The ultimate, high-stakes love triangle takes audienc...
Joe Desimone: From produce farmer to owner of Seattle’s Pike Place Market
Giuseppe "Joe" Desimone was a bear of a man, 6 foot 2 inches tall, 300 pounds. He arrived in America in 1897 from Naples at the age of 18 with 50 cents in his pocket. He worked first as a swine farmer in Rhode Island, then made the journey west to Seattle. At this point, his life might have taken the usual path for an Italian immigrant, fi...
Italian American club potluck
The Italian American Club of Maui will host a potluck at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Roselani Place, 88 S. Papa Av. in Kahului. The potluck dinner theme is Northern Italian food. Attendees are asked to bring a dish that serves five or more. Mary Pence will share stories about Northern Italy. The Italian heritage club welcomes people from any cu...
Her dream of writing a book comes true
by Ken Robinson If you have ever fancied yourself as an author--"You should write a book!-"-then this story might make you a little jealous. Lee and Bob Casazza are a West Seattle couple who have just published Big Mamma's Italian-American Cookbook, a two-year project that began when they married in 1967. Big Mamma isn't Lee Casaz...
Pizza Jerk and Red Sauce Pizza: Review
By Martin Cizmar The final scene of The Sopranos was, I think we can all admit now, among the most perfect 4 minutes and 30 seconds of television ever aired. Tony's unseen but obvious-to-any-non-jamook whacking in a diner booth was the rare satisfying but non-gratuitous conclusion to a series, made all the more perfect because it...
Gelato town: The Italian treat is taking over Las Vegas
When our summer-ish spring rolls around and we're spending every minute out in the sun, a question arises: How is it possible this scorching city doesn't have tons of great ice cream shops? Because Vegas is a gelato town, baby. The icy Italian treat has taken over the Valley in recent years, expanding far past the tourist-cooling kiosks do...
NEW ICSL POSITION: Events Coordinator
by Italian Club of Salt Lake The Italian Club of Salt Lake is an expanding organization, dedicated to promoting and celebrating the Italian culture here in Utah. As a result of the club's growth, they are looking to fill an Events Coordinator position. This position would involve planning and executing club events, collaborat...
Now Open: Joe's Italian Ice Brings (More) Philadelphia-Style "Water Ice" to Tempe
by Lauren Saria Sure, you've already had Rita's Italian Ice on Mill Avenue, but now Tempe-ites have a second spot dedicated to serving Philadelphia-style Italian Ice. Joe's Italian Ice opened at 2019 South McClintock Drive in mid-December, bringing a menu of more than 50 flavors of Italian ice to Tempe. This is Joe's first location in Ari...
College of Southern Idaho students present 12th annual Italian Buffet
One of the best Italian dinners in town will be served by CSI Culinary Arts students at the 12th annual Italian Buffet from 5 to 8 p.m. Oct. 2 in the College of Southern Idaho's Desert Cafe. The event tests the skills of CSI's Culinary Arts and Hospitality students as they prepare and serve a buffet for the general public. The evening's menu inclu...
Buongiorno Los Angeles - Lavazza's mobile cafe is in town! in Los Angeles
Buongiorno Los Angeles - The Italians are coming! Lavazza, Italy's favorite coffee, will be perking up LA by touring the streets with the Lavazza mobile café, the company's first and brand new state-of-the-art sampling truck. From March 13 to 15, the Lavazza mobile café will be surprising locals and visitors of LA with complimentary cups o...
Humble beginnings for both Jerry, Bryan Colangelo
It was 10 a.m. on a typical warm May morning, and Jerry Colangelo cruised down North Central Avenue in his all-black Mercedes-Benz with tinted windows. He's listening to faint music by Frank Sinatra on the Siriusly Sinatra SiriusXM Radio channel. "I always have Sinatra on," Colangelo said. "The Italian neighborhood [near] Chicago I'm...