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Arrivederci to Ciao

Posted in Business profiles, tagged , , , , on April 15, 2024| 4 Comments »

A Coupeville foodie institution is no more.

Ciao, which has served up Italian treats for 13 years on North Main Street, closed for good Saturday.

It occupied the building which formerly housed The County Deli.

Ciao owner Mark Laska released the following statement on Facebook Monday:

 

Thirteen years ago, we said Ciao, opened our doors, and were named Best New Business.

We welcomed an incredible community to dine and shine. We have celebrated you as you have celebrated us!

From birthdays, weddings, retirements, graduations, wakes, car shows, re-enlistment ceremonies, “Irish” funerals, Tango Tuesdays, and Carnavale to movie nights, wine-pairing dinners, proms, date nights, class reunions, First Thursdays, and magical music, we’ve done it all — together!

We have created so much beauty together and will cherish those glorious moments of togetherness.

On April 13th (our thirteenth anniversary), we said Ciao again.

But this time, it is goodbye with a hearty helping of grazie!

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Butterin’ up the Pizza Man!!

Posted in Boys Soccer, tagged , , , on July 4, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Mark Laska

Mark Laska gets a signed jersey from BU12 soccer players (back, l to r) Matthew Kelley, Jake Mitten and (front) Michael Laska. (Pat Kelley photos)

Sage Downes (left) and Matthew Kelley lead the charge. (Pat Kelley photos)

Sage Downes (left) and Kelley lead the charge.

Mark Laska rolls the dough and hands it out.

The owner of popular Coupeville restaurant Ciao, he sponsored two Central Whidbey Soccer Club teams this past season.

The BU12 squad, which was a goal-scoring machine (99 goals, with 17 of 19 players finding the back of the net) gave the pizza man a little return on his investment, presenting Laska a team jersey framed along with the autographs of the team’s players and coaches.

Among the names immortalized under glass are Sage Downes, who drove home a team-high 28 goals, and those of Matthew Kelley, Jake Mitten and Michael Laska, who presented the senior Laska with his memento.

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