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The Wellsville Sons of Italy 21st Annual Italian Fest kicked off Thursday night. On top of great food, there will be live entertainment all weekend, but the main draw of the event is bringing friends and family together. “Hopefully their run into a lot of family and friends that they have not seen in a while and just have a good time," says Joe Tra...

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In 1967, Anthony and Grace LoSchiavo opened Antonio's Pizza at Chevrolet Boulevard and Stumph Road. The General Motors plant was running three shifts, and business was good. A large pepperoni pizza was only $3.40, and a meatball sandwich was $1.95. A plate of rigatoni and meatballs was $2.00, and spaghetti and meatballs was only $1.75. Anthony and...

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The 32nd annual Greater Youngstown Italian Festival will be from Friday to Sunday in downtown Youngstown. From midnight to 10 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday setup will take place. From 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday through Saturday a number of live events will occupy these roads rendering them closed to traffic until midnight Sunday: Federal Street, from...

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The village’s summer tradition of food, entertainment and good times returns next weekend as the Wellsville Sons of Italy presents the 21st annual Wellsville Italian Festival. The three-day celebration will take place Aug. 3-5 at Main Street in downtown Wellsville, and continues its summer tradition of entertainment and good times. “The purpose of...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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