One local restaurant is bringing the taste of Italy to the Miami Valley. Primo Italian Steakhouse is hosting their official Grand Opening this weekend, and they’re pulling out all the stops. With a Ribbon Cutting on Friday, May 19, along with live music, the City of Middletown’s Wine & Chocolate Walk, and other activities all weekend long. Co-owner...

Little Italy Future Leaders (LIFL), sponsored by Italian Sons and Daughters of America, is a brand new culture and networking initiative developed by Northeast Ohio’s younger Italian American generations. LIFL will celebrate its launch the right way by throwing an authentic sausage-making party at the Italian American Museum of Cleveland — located...

“I’m really excited about this,” says Zachary Ladner. “It’s going to be a lot of fun.” We’re standing in the red-brick corner property in Little Italy that has been home to a handful of restaurants over the years including Salvatore’s, Tutto Giorno, Il Bacio and Nora. Come Monday, May 15, the name above the door will read Tutto Carne. The Italian-t...

Join us for the 2023 Little Italy Summer Art Walk, a celebration of art, culture, and community in one of Cleveland’s most historic neighborhoods. From Friday, June 2 through June 4th, experience the magic of Little Italy as the streets come alive with the works of talented artists from around the world. Over the course of three days, you’ll have t...

In April, Ciao Bella Ristorante Italiano celebrated 10 years of bringing unique, world-class Italian food and customer service to Port Clinton. The restaurant’s longevity is greatly due to the talents of Chef Paul Matthews, who trained in Europe and brings his customers an authentic taste of foreign fare. “I worked for some really great chefs in An...

If you watched the second season of “The White Lotus” you must add a Testa di Moro or “Moor’s Head” to your summer gardening plans. It may be too lovely (and creepy?) for garden soil, but it will make a statement on a porch or table. If you must plant, the most appropriate choice is basil. Peter and Barb Strom, owners of the La Bella Vita shop in C...

That Little Italian Kitchen is expanding. The popular Italian carryout and catering restaurant will be adding a second location in Plain Township at 7831 Cleveland Ave. NW. The original location, at 5730 Fulton Road NW in Jackson Township, will not be closing.  The new location is a homestead that will be converted into a restaurant, co-owner Mike...

Old world, new restaurant. Toni’s Trattoria, a family-owned, old world Italian restaurant has officially opened for business. The eatery, which held its grand opening on March 23, is located at 19 W. Columbus St. in Galena, approximately 30 minutes from Downtown Columbus. Toni’s  Trattoria is immediate neighbors with Son of Thurman, the sister loca...

A popular Valley restaurant will reopen next week in a new location. Nicolinni’s Chophouse will open May 2 at 6580 Ironwood Blvd., off U.S. Route 224, just east of the state Route 11 interchange and next to Hampton Inn. Patrick and Stephanie Lavanty own and operate the Italian restaurant. The Lavantys’ original Nicolinni’s, at 1247 Boardman Poland...

For 20 years, the striking Vitrolite Building (2915 Detroit Ave.) in Ohio City had been home to the Intermuseum Conservation Association, but before that it was a showroom and warehouse for Vitrolite tile – aka pigmented structural glass. Soon, the property will exhibit a more community-minded purpose when a trio of businesses – Harness Cycle, Soul...