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Reviewing a restaurant each week for Ticket magazine, I've sampled plenty of excellent food so far in 2018. That said, the hot pastrami sandwich at downtown Canton's new Salumeria di Torre Italian Deli & Market was as memorably delicious as anything I've eaten this year. I enjoyed it even more than the towering corned beef-on-rye sandwich I had in...

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Mere weeks ago, Murano quietly opened its doors in downtown Cleveland. The understated arrival only seems appropriate for a gem tucked away near Tea House Noodles at 1852 East 6th St. in the former home of Porcellis. With a crisp, polished décor and amenities like conference rooms and spaces to plug in laptops, Murano is looking to lure area worker...

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The city’s new amphitheater will be open next summer, but the Greater Youngstown Italian Festival – the largest annual downtown event – plans to stay right where it is. John Rossetti, chairman of the festival, offered some reassurance to those who think this will be the festival’s final year on Federal Street, where it has become a tradition. The p...

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A popular summer festival is coming back to the Valley this weekend.  The 33rd Annual Greater Youngstown Italian Festival starts Friday, August 3 through Sunday, August 5 in Central Square downtown. A press release detailed there will be road closures before and during the event. Phelps Street to Walnut Street, as well as Commerce Street to Boardma...

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August 15 noon to August 18 midnight EDT. Little Italy Village (12021 Mayfield Road), Cleveland, Ohio USA. The parish of Holy Rosary Church in Cleveland's Little Italy is ready to host the 120th Annual Feast of the Assumption starting Wednesday, August 15th, through Saturday, August 18th. The Festival is a celebration of the Catholic Holy Day, Augu...

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If you wanted to try every flavor of gelato available at La Grassa Gelato in Madeira, you could. Entertain no fear of being too picky or taking too long to decide on a flavor, as you might at other dessert shops. Proprietor John Berman wants you to find your favorite; in fact, he’s determined to help you do so. “I can’t justify doing traditional ad...

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The eighth Andrea Rose Teodosio Foundation 5K and 1 Mile Walk drew more than 350 runners and walkers to downtown Akron July 14, raising more than $30,000. The race was presented by the Italian American Professional and Businessmen’s Club as part of the Italian Festival at Lock 3. The men’s winner was Tony Dipre of Chagrin Falls, a classmate of Andr...

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Wheeling's waterfront will turn everyone who visits Italian, as the Undo's Upper Ohio Valley Italian Heritage Festival started the weekend with a kickoff dinner at Undo's West in St. Clairsville, Wednesday night. Since 1983 the festival has celebrated everything of Italian heritage. This year's Italian-American of the year may not have an Italian s...

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In popular culture, the specter of midlife crisis often looms large at 40. But not for Marco’s Pizza. The chain, which turns 40 this year, is on the fast track to restaurant franchise superstardom. In 2016, the Toledo-based pizza chain had 17.1 percent growth. In 2017, it had locations in 35 states as well as India, Puerto Rico, and the Bahamas. In...

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The Undo's Upper Ohio Valley Italian Festival kicks off this week in Wheeling, but some of the major preparations are happening across the river. In fact, one of the festival's favorite foods is made at the Sons of Italy in Bellaire, where they finished Tuesday making more than 3,000 pounds of sausage. “We prepare 3 weeks in advance,” Sons of Italy...

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