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By Bill Archer The 19th Annual Southern West Virginia Italian-American Festival is bound to be one for the record books as the Herb Sims Youth Center and Bluefield City Auditorium were absolutely jam packed with visitors enjoying the tastes of good Italian cooking and the fellowship of friends. "I think this is about the biggest crowd I've ever s...

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The Antonio Meucci Lodge 2506 met March 11 at Undo's with President Regina Truax presiding. Mary Rose Spano read the invocation, and Boyd Barker led in opening ceremonies.   Truax introduced new member Mary Basil and Bridget Akin, Walter Angeline's guest. Reports were given by Rita Orler, Carol Valenti and Linda Pfabe. Truax a...

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Brandon LeRoy and Marissa Bailey will be debuting their new show "Amore" on the Antero Main Stage of the West Virginia Italian Heritage Festival on August 31 at 12:00 p.m. They will be accompanied by the live WVIHF orchestra under the direction of Phil Wyatt.   "Amore" is a musical tribute to Italian heritage, family, and friends, featuring...

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The Marino Brothers' popular Italian restaurant and deli is moving from North View to Glen Elk, and brothers Jimmy and Frank Marino couldn't be more excited. The new location, at 415 Baltimore Ave., will have three times the space, more parking, and will include a full-time catering business, Frank Marino said.   "The area of Glen Elk v...

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The Upper Ohio Valley Italian Heritage Festival is about many things - food, family and fireworks certainly among them - but it's also about giving young people a leg up for their future.   Though preparation for the three-day extravaganza set for July 27-29 at Wheeling's Heritage Port is well under way, event organizers paused Monday for a...

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Four local men were honored with the prestigious Legion of Honor award from   The Chapel of Four Chaplains during a ceremony Saturday morning at the Upper Ohio Valley Italian Heritage Festival in Wheeling.   Source: http://theintelligencer.net/  

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by Geoffrey Foster   Foreign recipes are like the passage of secrets in a game of telephone: every whisper is slightly different from the last and when it returns to the person who started it, the meaning has changed. The recipe changes, too, in small steps—an extra dash of salt here, a tablespoon of oregano there—and before anyone realizes...

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By Ally Litten   Over the years, many local businesses have come and gone in Morgantown. Things are constantly changing, but for the past 20 years, one restaurant has consistently thrived. Located on the Mileground, Jersey Subs offers an authentic New Jersey deli experience.   Originally from Frenchtown, New Jersey, Jersey Subs o...

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More than a century ago, many people were crossing the Atlantic looking for a new life in America. Some of them landed in West Virginia, working in the coal mines and the glass factories. A large percentage of those immigrants were from Italy. They settled here and worked hard, started families and became a driving force in their communities....

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by Zach Tuggle   A small piece of Italy came to Ferguson Park in Shinnston Saturday in the form of the fifth annual West Virginia Italian Heritage Festival Bocce Tournament. "Get in there!" competitors shouted as their team's ball rolled down the moistened dirt of the court toward a gap in other balls. "Just bounce it off the wall and...

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