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Ogden's ambition to be a recreation-industry hub got a boost this week when the Governor's Office of Economic Development board provided an incentive to attract an Italian bicycle-parts manufacturer to the area. Selle Royal, which was founded in Italy in 1956 and made a big move into mountin biking in 2008, will receive a post-performance tax...

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By Christine Young   The Italian-American Civic League and Salt Lake Italian Club will host Festa Italiana Salt Lake City in the downtown area Sept. 19-20. The festival, in its first year, will focus on Italian food and culture. Festa Italiana Salt Lake City is a non-profit Italian festival and "a portion of the proceeds will be do...

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by Ted Scheffler   Ice, Ice Baby! If you've enjoyed the excellent gelato at local restaurants such as Per Noi Trattoria, Oasis Cafe, Pago, La Caille and others, along with the Downtown Farmers Market, you've eaten Sweetaly artisan Italian gelato.   Well, in mid-May, owners Francesco and Lisa Amendola hosted a grand opening and ribbon...

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Thanks to the growing success of the super We Love Italian "Let Us Adopt Italian Language Students" campaign, grants are now available through COMITES of San Francisco, the "Committee of Italians Abroad" in our area.   The purpose of the grants is to promote and support teaching and learning of Italian language and culture in Northern Califo...

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Capriotti's Sandwich Shop announces the upcoming arrival of its second Utah restaurant in West Valley City, located in the greater Salt Lake City area. The sandwich shop will debut its award-winning sandwiches to northern Utah later this year marking the chain's commitment to expanding its reach across the United States.   On opening day, Ju...

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After working in the mines of Pennsylvania, Colorado and Mercur, Utah, at the turn of the century, Italian immigrant Antonio Ferro opened a small market at 562 W. 200 South in Salt Lake City, married his sweetheart, Giovannina Calfa, and found his true calling.   In 1906, the young entrepreneur managed — owned and incorporated — the Western...

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At the Italian Club of Salt Lake we have updated our calendar to include Italian Social Hour every Thursday. (except when it falls on a holiday)   Parli italiano? Pratica con noi! Make new friends, while conversing in Italian! No books, no board, no pens: oggi si parla solo italiano! All levels welcome. Speak if you can, or simply practice l...

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We are happy to announce our new instructor for Beginning/Conversational Italian. Lorenzo Borghi is from Bologna, Italy. Lorenzo and his wife have been living in Utah since January of 2013. We are thrilled to have them be a part of our community and to have Lorenzo join the team as an Italian instructor. Please help us welcome them.   There...

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October is Italian-American Heritage Month in the State of Utah and the Office of the Mayor, in partnership with the Salt Lake City Public Library, is pleased to celebrate and showcase 2013 as the Year of Italian Culture in the Capital City.   At 7 p.m. each Tuesday evening in October, the public is invited to visit the City Library Main Lib...

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Charles and Louise Hamilton and Walter Borla are members of Stella de America, an Italian-American fraternal lodge in Helper that began in 1898. They are also members of Saint Anthony of Padua Parish. Stella de America is an affiliate of the Columbian Federation of Italian-American Societies throughout the United States. It was established in 1893...

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