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Enjoy the fresh taste of traditional Italian food at Nonno Carlo in Suncrest Towne Centre. Owner Nick DeMedici, whose family emigrated to north-central West Virginia from Italy in the early 1900s, has always had a passion for honoring his heritage through family and food, and created the eatery as a way to celebrate Italian culture. "From the decor...

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The 43rd annual West Virginia Italian Heritage Festival is coming soon! The festival will be held at Jackson Square in Clarksburg, WV from September 3-5th. Some pre-festival events are also happening. On September 1 there will be a golf tournament and an Elimination Dinner at Bridgeport County Club. On September 2 there will also be a Honorees Awar...

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Sunday was the final day for The Italian Fest, a staple in Wheeling. "Everything has gone great, we've had a great weekend, we have had crowds bigger than we have seen in recent times," said Frankie DiCarlantonio, a board member for the festival. "It was nice to see a lot of familiar faces," said Joe Rimedio of Rimedio's Bakery. Familiar faces were...

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The Undo's Upper Ohio Valley Italian Heritage Festival is celebrating 38 years. The pandemic put the fest on hiatus in 2020, but kicked off, unofficially, Wednesday evening with its traditional scholarship and awards dinner. Nearly 100 people from the Italian American Club came together to drink and feast before the long-standing festival begins ag...

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After a year of cancellations and postponements, the West Virginia Italian Heritage Festival has taken a major step toward holding the 43rd annual festival this year. Marissa Maria Bailey was named Regina Maria XLIII during the festival’s gala on Saturday, setting the stage for the annual Labor Day celebration in Clarksburg. Bailey is the perfect c...

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The West Virginia Italian Heritage Festival is returning to Clarksburg on Labor Day weekend, and though Chairman Tyler Terango said it will look a little different than in past years, it will be an in-person festival at Jackson Square. “We have been patiently waiting for the right time to announce this exciting news. The core foundation of the fest...

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There is something fantastic going on down by the river and it has nothing to do with a van, Chris Farley aka Matt Foley. da Vinci’s, Williamstown, WV’s hidden Fine Italian Dining gem nestled gently on the Ohio river in a town of 2800, will be needing a bigger trophy chest as it recently nabbed several honors from the Mid-Ohio Valley’s most-trusted...

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A Weirton restaurateur had some inspiring words to a collection of local graduates: “The American dream is still alive.” The Undo’s Upper Ohio Valley Italian Festival named Dewey Guida, owner of Dee Jay’s BBQ Ribs, as its Italian-American of the Year for 2021 Wednesday night. At their media night Wednesday, the festival board also recognized 12 stu...

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Main Street Fairmont and unveiled the new Feast of the Seven Fishes Mural on Monroe Street Friday. Main Street Fairmont Executive Director Tim Liebrecht said the mural is a joint effort of Fairmont State University, the City of Fairmont, the Marion County Commission and the Allegheny Image Factory. “We just have some amazing partners in this and re...

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A recent House Resolution would make the pepperoni roll the official state food of West Virginia. The pepperoni roll was first created in Fairmont, around 1927 by Italian immigrant baker, Giuseppe “Joseph” Argiro. In 1987 when the United States Department of Agriculture proposed restrictions that threatened to put the family-owned bakeries of peppe...

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