The Merante Bros. Italian-American Market, in Uptown, has reopened after decades of inactivity. And other than some new floors, a new façade, some upgraded appliances and fresh paint, not much has changed; the owners are intent on trying to maintain as many of the old market's traditions as they can.

Members of the family that run the market, the Merantes, are still salty with each other, and traditional Italian-American dishes are in abundance, like hot sausage in tomato sauce.