Viva Brier Hill! Neighborhood celebrates its Italian roots

Aug 18, 2014 1195

By Sean Barron

If you have spent the last few days in the right part of town, you probably have had a difficult time missing the variety of smells permeating the air. Contributing to the collective and alluring aromas is a large vehicle that leaves little to the imagination with its large, prominently displayed logo: "Meatballs gone wild."

"We've been having good sales. Everyone's putting the word out," said Tre Cesta, whose father, Vernon Cesta, owns Vernon's CafĂ© in Niles. The vehicle was just one of countless eye-catching aspects of the 23rd annual Brier Hill Italian Festival, which is centered at Calvin and Victoria streets just west of Belmont Avenue on the North Side.

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Source: http://www.vindy.com

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