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Marco's Pizza, the fastest growing pizza company in the U.S., recently announced a new partnership with the people behind The New York Times' best-selling business book, "The Oz Principle to create a program that will maintain their culture as their company experiences record growth.   The program will roll out nationally to Marco's Pizza's...

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Cubs players were busy texting and submitting votes online Monday for first baseman Anthony Rizzo, one of five National League finalists for the 2014 All-Star Game MLB.com Final Vote Sponsored by Experian. Even Cubs manager Rick Renteria checked Rizzo's name.   "Hey, everybody better be voting for Rizzo," Renteria said Monday. "It'd be a gre...

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Akron is getting its own rustic Italian trattoria when Cipollina opens next week. Laurie Bordonaro, owner of Guy’s Subs, an Akron standard since 1963, is opening Cipollina next door, at 6 Clinton St. Working with her is Jerry Clementi, a former Aroma owner and Buffalo restaurant veteran.   The plan is to open March 9, as Local Restaurant Wee...

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The Mahoning Valley Italian American Sports Hall of Fame named its first Woman of the Year on Thursday at a banquet at Ciminero's Banquet Center.   She is Karen Infante Allen of Niles, who currently serves as the Trumbull County Clerk of Courts. Her brother Ralph is the mayor of Niles and was Man of the Year in 2003.   Read more &nb...

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One of the most sought after Italian-American musical variety acts, Ray Massa's EuroRhythms, have performed for audiences from coast to coast in the U.S., Canada and Italy. The band, acclaimed for captivating young, pop culture audiences while thrilling fans of Italian and Swing music, began their musical careers entertaining guests at Italian-Amer...

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by Jacqueline Mitchell   Bret Adams started working in the restaurant industry at age 15. Within the next month, the 43-year-old will have three restaurants under his belt, each serving very different cuisines: American, Italian and Mexican. His new establishment, a rustic tavern called M Italian in Chagrin Falls, is in week seven of operati...

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Chef and owner Eddie Zalar crafts a menu full of creative and nostalgic dishes. When you're here, you're family. That's the way of life at Nora in Little Italy. From the time chef and owner Eddie Zalar decided to open the charming Italian restaurant at Murray Hill and Edgehill roads in 2015, his parents enthusiastically stepped in to assi...

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Over 300 people crowded into Our Lady of Mount Carmel church on Sunday to be part of a Mass and procession marking the last day of the 119th annual Our Lady of Peace Parish summer festival. The procession ran north on Columbus Avenue from the church to the Sons of Italy Lodge and back again.   The services and procession were part of a...

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What's it take for any organization to stay together for a century? Protecting the heritage of its members, staying true to its values and embracing tradition has been a successful formula used by the Ben V. Marconi Lodge #1628 Order of Sons of Italy of America. The group has been celebrating its 100th anniversary all year with a number of events...

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A steady flow of customers ordering pasta, soup, salad and torpedoes kept servers hustling Tuesday at Marion's newest Italian restaurant.   A sizable carry-out order and a hungry lunch crowd greeted Joe Sansotta, co-owner, with Sara Beth Kern Kildow, of Pesto Quick Italian. In the Servex Centre, at 1292 Delaware Ave., Pesto opened witho...

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