The annual Italian Festival in Youngstown will be underway next weekend with food, entertainment, and fun. The Italian Fest is located in Central Square, Downtown Youngstown and runs from August 4th until the 6th. It will be open from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily and admission is $5 at the gate. Over 40 food vendors will be lined up downtown, along wit...

During the years Phil DeChellis owned Napoli’s Italian Eatery, he was a fixture in the downtown restaurant, greeting customers and helping to prepare food.“He lived here,” said Thomas West, a member of the Ohio House and former Canton councilman, said of DeChellis’ dedication to his business. West said DeChellis was just as committed to helping rev...

When Ciao! Ristorante opened, it was the only Italian restaurant in Sylvania. Now, it is celebrating its 25th anniversary, marking its success. “Sylvania’s grown, [and] the restaurant has grown with it,” said general manager Terry Kretz. “[But] we stand true to who we are. “We’re a rustic Italian restaurant, we serve rustic cuisine. That’s been our...

Opera in the Italian Garden only started in 2008. Since then, the free Cultural Gardens concert has become one of the premier arts events of the summer. A little more than 200 people attended the concert the first year. Last year, attendance for a night of classical music and dance in the lovely garden had grown by tenfold. There were 2,473 attende...

From pastries to pasta and pizza, Italian food was the focus of the Italian-American Festival at Lock 3 Park, which took place July 13-15. Those who attended the annual event could walk through a midway of booths and trailers offering a range of Italian specialties and other festival favorites. Shown at right is the Corbo’s Bakery booth as an emplo...

The 35th-annual Upper Ohio Valley Italian Heritage Festival officially kicked off on Wednesday at the McLure Hotel in Wheeling as nearly 200 festival supporters gathered for a dinner to honor the 2017 Italian-American of the Year, former Ohio Sen. Lou Gentile. Gentile was introduced by former U.S. Rep. Zack Space, who is currently running as a Demo...

After establishing several markets across the Midwest and in Texas, Columbus-based Piada will open its 44th store in Grove City, off Stringtown Road. It’s a move they’ve planned since opening their fourth restaurant, and it’s part of Piada’s grander business plan to build out the markets they’ve broken into over the last seven years. “We’ve always...

TINY KING AND QUEEN: The Warren Italian American Festival is seeking entrants for the Tiny King and Queen pageant for ages 4 to 7. Entrance forms are available at www.warrenitalianfestival.com and must be postmarked by Tuesday. For more information, call Karen at 330-501-6381.

Doppio malto, aromatica, dal colore rosso tendente all'ambrato. Lavorata con malti speciali, farina di castagne e caratterizzata dal profumo di numerose spezie che le conferiscono un gusto unico, vellutato e fruttato. Ma soprattutto lucana, di Balvano, in provincia di Potenza, prodotta in uno stabilimento sorto nei primi anni '80 e rilevato nel 199...

On Monday, Oberlin’s City Council was ready to eliminate Columbus Day and replace it with Indigenous Peoples’ Day; however, in a bid to seek another solution, Order ISDAPresident Basil M Russo took to the podium and articulated why the national holiday must be preserved as it symbolizes and celebrates Italian American heritage. Backed by more than...