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If you dined at Tullia's, you cleaned your plate. It didn't matter who you were. You were treated like family and expected to finish everything – and then some. The joke in the Barbanti family was that the matriarch must've had a third eye, an electric eye, in the middle of each one of her plates in order to know exactly when someone was done...

Origini italiane anche per Miss Usa 2012: la ventenne Olivia Culpo succede ad Alyssa Campanella nell'albo del vincitrici del celebre concorso di bellezza americano, sempre più a tinte Tricolore. Origini vicentine, dalla parte del bisnonno, Olivia Culpo si è aggiudicata la finale di Las Vegas dopo essersi presentata con il titolo di Miss Rhode Islan...

by Brynn Grimley   A little piece of Italy is staking a claim to Gig Harbor Bay, where Croatian fishing fleets have a storied history. "Nelly," an authentic Venetian gondola, made her debut in the Pacific Northwest this month. The black, 36-foot wooden vessel belongs to John Synco.   He launched the boat two weeks ago and ha...

By Vernal Coleman   There aren't many restaurants in the region that offer diners an opportunity to eat Italian-style cuisine in an old streetcar — soon there will be one fewer.   Opened in 1970, the Old Spaghetti Factory in Seattle will serve its last entree on Dec. 23, according to a note posted to the restaurant's website.  ...

Pochi giorni ancora alla terza edizione di Imex America, la più importante Fiera del turismo congressuale negli Stati Uniti e una delle principali al mondo, in calendario a Las Vegas nei giorni 15-17 ottobre prossimi.   Con l'accordo sottoscritto da Enit (Agenzia Nazionale del Turismo), Regioni e Federcongressi, questa edizione della Fiera è...

This is part two of our interview with Joey Maggiore of Cuttlefish in Scottsdale. The seafood restaurant opened late last year and features an oyster bar (complete with Vespa seating) and a menu of coastal Italian cuisine.   Today, we're talking about the two new restaurants Maggiore plans to open around Scottsdale this year. Be sure to go b...

Marco's Pizza is expanding to Utah and has several locations available for entrepreneurs to start building their franchise restaurants and customer base, according to a company press release. "Our franchisees come from a remarkably wide variety of backgrounds. But there's a common thread among our franchisees — passion for the Marco's product....

Larry Ruvo loves bridging the past and present when it comes to his Keep Memory Alive Power of Love gala. He's especially pleased with some special touches for this year's 20th anniversary event, which will honor Tony Bennett with a 90th birthday celebration May 21 at the MGM Grand Garden.   This year Ruvo is making it a three-day party...

On a trip to the Spit one can find freshly cooked seafood, gift shops, fishing charters, tourists from a variety of places and, now, gelato. Nestled in between AK Starfish Co. and Alpaca Connection, Carmen's Gelato serves up authentic Italian gelato, made by 29-year-old Homer native Carmen Ricciardi. Previously, Carmen's Gelato existed as a ca...

Little Lago, the neighborhood market and Italian deli spin-off of Montlake's popular Cafe Lago, has quietly opened. The project from Carla Leonardi replaces Ericka Burke's upscale mercantile Canal Market, which closed in February.   Little Lago's social media channels are calling this a "soft opening," which for all intents and purposes mean...

Per agevolare l'accesso dei connazionali ai servizi offerti dall'Ufficio Passaporti, il Consolato Generale d'Italia a Los Angeles sta organizzando – in collaborazione con il locale Vice Consolato Onorario – un incontro a Las Vegas, per la raccolta in loco delle impronte digitali necessarie al rilascio dei passaporti elettronici. Il funzionario con...

by Damien Alameda    The Phoenix Regional Sports Commission (PRSC) has announced its 2014 class of inductees for the 44th Arizona Sports Hall of Fame. This year's Induction Ceremony will honor Sunkist Kids Wrestling Club founder Arthur J. Martori; Phoenix International Raceway entrepreneur Emmett "Buddy" Jobe; three-time Paralympic Whee...