Christopher Columbus' holiday is gone from the Spokane calendar, but the City Council is suggesting another way to celebrate Italian heritage. City Councilwoman Amber Waldref will forward a proposal Monday to proclaim Oct. 1 each year as "Italian-American Heritage Day" following the contentious decision in August to rename the second Monday of October as "Indigenous Peoples' Day."

"It's not meant to replace Columbus Day," said Waldref, who worked with the American Italian Club of Spokane to create the new observance. "Columbus Day still exists federally. This is a day for Spokane, that's significant for Italian Americans in Spokane."

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Source: http://www.spokesman.com/