by Doug Knoop Tickets are on sale now for "A Passion for Beauty: Cinema Italian Style," a new film series at the Seattle Art Museum. The series kicks off at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 8 with "Ossessione/Obsession," Luchino Visconti's 1942 take on "The Postman Always Rings Twice." The series plays select Thursdays through March 19, when it closes with...
READ MOREMy boyfriend likes really bad Chinese food—the beige and greasy kind, served in karaoke bars and bowling-alley card rooms. So early on in our relationship, when he told me he wanted to try a teeny-tiny Ravenna Italian restaurant, with a cartoonish red and green sign that gives off a Mama-Mia-You'll-Love-Our-Spaghetti! vibe, I was quick to...
READ MORERemember when Lamborghini celebrated the opening of its new Advanced Composite Structures Laboratory in Seattle, Washington last month? As it turns out, the Italian automaker also released a promotional video touting its use of forged composite, a development that the supercar brand counts as one of the most important ones to come from its Advanced...
READ MOREHANNO la forma di orologi. Di braccialetti da mettere al polso. O di occhiali da inforcare. Quello dei wearable device, piccoli computer da portare sul corpo, è un mercato in rapida espansione, su cui puntano forte colossi come Google (Glass), Samsung (Gear) e Nike (Fuelband). Il passo successivo? Indossarli, proprio come vestiti: "I nostr...
READ MOREIl Punto! Italian Cultural Center and Biblioteca Italiana Seattle have finally found a place. After moving out from our previous location in Capitol Hill almost a year ago, we are now happy to open again to the community. The address of the new place is14300 Greenwood Ave N – Seattle, WA 98133 with easy and free parking on street. Il Punto...
READ MOREBy Graham Johnson There's wide support at Seattle City Hall for transforming Columbus Day into Indigenous Peoples' Day. But the City Council vote scheduled for Monday was delayed so the move can get more attention. Councilmember Bruce Harrell, a co-sponsor of the resolution, pointed out KIRO 7's camera alone in the City Council chambers, and said...
READ MOREIf you've ever had an espresso, there's a good chance your barista poured it from a La Marzocco machine. The 89-year-old manufacturer is a fixture in homes and restaurants everywhere, and was once the primary supplier for local giant Starbucks; thanks to that former relationship, Seattle became a home away from home for the Italian company, which h...
READ MOREMike Easton sure knows how to keep things interesting. Just days after he let slip that he's planning a noodle retail shop, the James Beard award-nominated chef has shuttered Pizzeria Gabbiano, his renowned second venture. "Closed for reimagination," the restaurateur scrawled on a note stuck to the front door Monday, "xoxo Mike." While Eas...
READ MOREdi Roberto Zanni, Gente d'Italia - ItaliaChiamaItalia Si chiama AC Seattle, è una società di calcio femminile americana, che si trova nell'omonima città, partecipa alla Wpls, che vuole dire 'Women's Premier Soccer League', ma è soprattutto un progetto, probabilmente unico a livello mondiale. Perchè l'idea di partenza che ha portato alla cr...
READ MOREPH-America is pleased to announce the engagement of: Simona Recagno on loan from BOCCONI CALCIO FEMMINILE. 1/9/1994 Segrate (Milano) Isabella Agus on loan from ACF ORISTANO. 7/8/1993 Cagliari Francesca Mammoliti on loan from ACF ORISTANO. 22/5/89 Lecco Ester Postiglione on loan from ACF ORISTANO. 30/6/1992 Ponte dell'Olio (Piacenza) Il...
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