Your First Look Inside Buddy Valastro's Buddy V's
Here's your first look inside Buddy V's, the first Italian-American restaurant from Cake Boss Buddy Valastro that plans to open Oct. 7 at the Palazzo. Über couple and Valastro partners Elizabeth Blau and Kim Canteenwalla of Honey Salt fame have been busy working on the final touches inside the 11,000-square-foot space inside the former home of Firs...
Nov. 13 fundraiser planned to aid earthquake relief in Italy
Hundreds have died in the mountain villages and towns of central Italy following a 6.2 magnitude earthquake on Aug. 24. The quake was so strong that it was felt in Rome, 93 miles away. At the epicenter was the tiny hamlet of Amatrice, which has been turned to rubble after continuing aftershocks. But members of the Buffalo Niagara Italian-A...
Passport service in action in Portland and Seattle
by Mauro Battocchi Giorgia Efficace, one of the great officers of the Italian Consulate General in San Francisco, has been in Portand yesterday and today and will be in Seattle until Sunday to issue electronic passports. As you know, this process generally requires nationals to travel to San Francisco and present themselves at the Consulat...
Remembering Paolo Soleri 1919-2013
Today the world has lost one of its great minds. Paolo Soleri, architect, builder, artist, writer, theorist, husband, father, born on Summer Solstice, June 21, 1919, has died at age 93. Paolo Soleri spent a lifetime investigating how architecture, specifically the architecture of the city, could support the countless possibilities of human aspirat...
Memorial Day BBQ --you are invited!
There is very important breaking news, that I'm the lucky one who our president, Angelo Cassaro, chose to deliver the message. Our Annual Memorial Day BBQ. Sunday, May 25th, 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm. $15.00 for members and their guests ($5.00 for children under 12). No host bar. This is going to be great! After a year's (plus) hiatus, the BBQ's...
Northwest Italian Radio Show
by Felice Rotondaro Cari amici, beginning Monday March 9th, 2015, local realtor and all-around character David Madrid will be hosting a new radio show called "Northwest Italian Radio Show." The show will air every Monday from 3-4 on KKNW 1150-AM. Each week, David will share stories, music, and information about the Italian America...
Phoenix Sister Cities hosting gala to benefit programs
The mission of Phoenix Sister Cities is to promote cooperation through exchange, sending people to places around the world to foster economic, social and technical growth. Hosting more than 52 events per year, Phoenix Sister Cities continues to advance its mission, and its upcoming Mayor's International Gala is its preeminent event. Read...
Pasta feed fundraiser set for Sons of Italy
Camelia-Colombo Lodge No. 1294, Order of the Sons of Italy, will host its semi-annual fundraiser Pasta Feed from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12, in the parish hall of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 815 High St., according to a news release. Cost is $15 for adults and $3.50 for children 5 to 12 years of age. It's free for children 4 years...
Tony Bennett Is the Most Charming Man on Earth
By Vanessa Wolf Too bad for the fictional "most interesting man in the world." Tony Bennett is not only real, he can croon. Get an earful of the 87-year-old icon's stylings next Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. when he plays the MACC's Castle Theater with his daughter Antonia Bennett . As for the title of this article? Look, we...
Cinema Italian Style November 12-19, 2015
SIFF's Cinema Italian Style returns for the seventh annual festival of the best in current Italian films. The week features 15 extraordinary feature films with some of the biggest names in Italian cinema today. Featuring David di Donatello Award-winning films God Willing, Nanni Moretti's My Mother, nuanced drama The Dinner, and actor...
Festa di Colombo 2013
Join us for an evening of Italian culture and cuisine as we celebrate our Festa di Colombo on the top floor of The Leonardo. Space is limited and we always sell out! Get tickets before it's too late! The event features an Italian inspired 4-course meal, silent auction, raffle prizes, live Italian entertainment, a DJ, liquor wine & beer...
The New Italians
Their parents didn't immigrate to America. They are not first, second or third generation Italian-Americans. They work in research laboratories at UW, the Hutch, and Seattle Children's Research Institute. They work at Microsoft and Boeing, Amazon and start-up companies. They are the new Italians living and working in Seattle, and they want to creat...