Few things makes me happier than when a successful local business opens up a branch in my beloved Pioneer Square, especially when that business is a cash cow like the ubiquitous Caffe Vita. Vita has taken over the Prefontaine Place S space that formerly belonged to All City Coffee. (The other All City Coffee, in Georgetown, lives on.)

Mike McConnell, who founded both Vita and Neapolitan-pizza chain Via Tribunali, has a partner in the project: Son Chris, it so happens, makes Neapolitan pizzas too. Interesting. His venture is called Pizzeria Napoletana and he is serving his pies out of one corner of the cafe.

The McConnells celebrate the opening on April 1. From 6 to 11am they’re offering free drip coffee, then from 11am to 4pm they’re handing out free pizza. The live bands (Tarantellas, Trent, Thomas Hunter, and Fatal Lucciauno) begin at 6pm. Any and all donations will go towards 4Culture, a neighboring organization that funds local arts and culture programs.

In other Pioneer Square news: Delicatus.