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The Granatos of Salt Lake City are bridge builders. Not the bridges that cross rivers, but the bridges that bring people of various religions, races and cultures together.   During the first century of Utah's existence its population was both culturally and religiously homogenous. It owed its founding and development to Mormon settlers of pr...

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Robert De Niro may best be known as an Oscar-winning actor, but in a new documentary he takes on the role of a devoted son as he spotlights his own artist father, Robert Sr, for his influential but not well-known works in the New York City abstract expressionist art movement. De Niro, 70, who won Oscars for his lead role in "Raging Bull" and his s...

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Watching the Gallo family converse in their native tongue is like watching a stage show, but you quickly realize language is a very important connection from one generation to the other.   "My dad always told me the more languages you know the more friends you will have. He was right," said Maryda Nicole Gallo, who speaks three languages. &...

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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....

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What traveler hasn't daydreamed of selling one's possessions and returning to live in the foreign country where one feels alive and full of joy? But how many people actually do it?   Salt Lake City native Lisa Condie did and is creating a new life in Florence, Italy, where she and another Salt Lake City native are building a tour compan...

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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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