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The team at Mia Margherita announced they will be celebrating the restaurant’s ten year anniversary on Tuesday, December 5, 2023. The restaurant opened its doors in 2013 as the first and only place to get coal-fired pizza. Original founder, Scott Duarte, said the goal of the restaurant was to the celebrate the rich Italian history of pizza making w...

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An Italian-based manufacturing company saw a vision in the Weirton area five years ago, and Thursday, the opening of the long-awaited project at the Half Moon Industrial Park in Weirton was celegrated.. Since 2018, Fanti USA has been working to open its first U.S. facility. BDC Executive Director of Development Jacob Keeney is excited for this new...

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The 44th West Virginia Italian Heritage Festival is gearing up for a full line up of activities this Labor Day holiday weekend. Since 1979, the colorful three day street festival has celebrated Italian culture and heritage in the Mountain State. In preparation for the event, blocks of streets are closed off to traffic to accommodate the thousands o...

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The Clarksburg History Museum is hosting an exhibit titled “Passo dopo Passo”—which means step by step in Italian—and Museum officials are hoping it will spark interest and passion for Italian dance and culture. Museum officials said that they’re welcoming the public to learn about the preserved heritage of Italian dance with the exhibition that is...

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Before Italian heritage is celebrated in Wheeling this Friday through Sunday at the 40th Upper Ohio Valley Italian Heritage Festival, the Italian Festival Board first honored the 2023 Italian-American of the Year, Tom Fato, at the Festival Kickoff dinner Wednesday night.  Chairperson of the 2023 Italian Festival, Anthony Filberto, introduced Fato,...

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The Undo's Upper Ohio Valley Italian Heritage Festival brought back an old favorite last year with Little Italy. For its 40th anniversary this year, improvements are being made to the beloved food stand thanks to a St. Clairsville business. “It's a good opportunity to get across the river and for people to try our food who haven't been here yet," M...

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President Michele Fabbro and Chairman Tony Filberto have announced that plans are under way for Undo’s Upper Ohio Valley Italian Festival 40th Anniversary celebration! The three day event will be held on July 28 - July 30, 2023 at Wheeling’s Heritage Port.   This year’s event will see some changes with our new “Little Italy” section featuring booth...

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Mercer County has lost a valuable member of the community. Nick Ameli, Jr. passed away on Monday after battling pancreatic cancer. Ameli was well known for his role in the Sons of Italy Italian Heritage Festival in Bluefield, West Virginia. Proceeds from the festival benefitted a scholarship fund. Ameli’s obituary says he was known for giving back...

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The West Virginia Italian Heritage Festival (WVIHF) hosted its inaugural Spaghetti 5k Run and Walk Saturday as a fundraiser for the festival’s entertainment. The event was held at Jackson Square in Clarksburg at 9:30 a.m. The 5k route began at Jackson Square, went down Sixth Street, through Main Street and ended back at Jackson Square. Runners and...

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The secret is out: pepperoni rolls are where it’s at. They’re filling. They don’t need refrigeration. And, of course, they are delicious. Invented in West Virginia in 1927, pepperoni rolls have since achieved nationwide fame. To keep up with the growing, nationwide demand, Italian bakeries across the Mountain State keep busy cranking out the best-t...

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