Authentic Italian cuisine is waiting for you at Montalcino Ristorante Italiano in Historic Downtown Issaquah, Washington. Open just for dinner, Montalcino is the perfect place to have a romantic date night or celebrate a special occasion. With extensive menu options and a beautiful ambiance, you’re sure to have just the memorable night you have in...
READ MORENatalia Di Pietrantonio has devoted her career to South Asian art but her family comes from very different parts of the world — her father is from Italy and her mother from Mexico. Attracted by art from an early age, Di Pietrantonio majored in art history at the University of California Davis. During her studies, she had to take a survey course on...
READ MOREMåneskin have announced that they will be hitting the road this autumn to kick off a massive world tour. The dates serve as the Italian rockers' rescheduled run of their Loud Kids tour, which was previously set to take place earlier this year. The newly renamed Loud Kids Get Louder tour, will kick off on October 31 in Seattle for the North American...
READ MORELet’s make one thing clear: I will never turn down an offer for Italian food. So when I opened an email to find a dinner invitation from Guy Devillier, owner of That’s Amore, there was zero hesitation in saying yes. After spending an evening in the cozy cafe, perched on the edge of Seattle’s Mount Baker neighborhood, it was clear that the staff car...
READ MOREThe Sons and Daughters of Italy, Primo Italiano Lodge 2800, Washington, is offering a $2,500 scholarship. The competition is open to seniors of the class of 2022 from McGuffey, Trinity and Washington, and any senior at Faith Christian School whose home school is one of the above. Children of active lodge members are also eligible, no matter what sc...
READ MOREOne of Seattle-Perugia Sister City Association's signature opportunities for members is their Scholarship Program. Scholarships are awarded to study at the University for Foreigners (Università per Stranieri), the oldest and most prestigious Italian institution engaged in teaching Italian language and culture, located in the heart of historic Perug...
READ MOREThe road to Italy begins at an old Seattle street address — starting line of a community’s search for a home, a Casa, a center, to celebrate friendship, food, and Italian culture. The starting point is 1520 17th Avenue on Capitol Hill, now a fenced parking lot, which was the site of the first Casa Italiana, dedicated in 1930. It failed once — falli...
READ MOREWhen Italians found their way to the Pacific Northwest at the beginning of the 20th century, it was often to work in the coal mines, help build the railroads, or take on “pick and shovel” work as part of a construction crew. Some were tenant farmers hoping to save enough to buy their own little piece of paradise. The great wave of Italian immigrati...
READ MOREOn Jan. 8, 2022, Spokane welcomed its first authentic gelateria, the Tre Palline Gelato Napolitano. Located in the historic Steam Plant commercial complex, the local, family-owned business is situated amid the vibrant action downtown. Loosely translated to English, the Italian phrase "tre palline gelato" means "three scoops of ice cream." Napolitan...
READ MOREWild or spicy, made with fennel, anise or garlic, there’s nothing like a delicious Italian sausage. Just ask the Verone family, who has been in the sausage business for nearly 100 years. The company was started in 1923 by Joe Verone, who came from Calabria bearing his family’s traditional sausage recipe, and opened a meat-cutting business in Sumner...
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