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...
READ MOREThe 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...
READ MOREThe 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...
READ MOREFour 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/
READ MOREby 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...
READ MOREBy 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...
READ MOREMore 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....
READ MOREby 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...
READ MOREThe Order Sons of Italy in America, Dan DiMucci Lodge, Martinsburg/Hagerstown, recently presented a check to the St. Leo's Catholic Church food pantry. The O.S.I.A. is extremely proud to celebrate its rich Italian heritage. If you are of Italian heritage and would like to meet with fellow Italians, contact the O.S.I.A. The local lodge meets the las...
READ MORENon una semplice commemorazione che guarda al passato ma un punto di partenza per il futuro. Questo è quanto emerso dall'incontro tenutosi alla Camera dei Deputati per ricordare il "Disastro Minerario di Monongah" avvenuto il 6 dicembre 1907 in West Virginia. Ricordare in un luogo simbolo delle Istituzioni la tragedia e le sue vittime ha permesso...
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