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Crowd favorite Italian food booth at Shirt Factory Truck Corral buys building a block away

By Zander Frost, Chronicle Staff Writer

Giovanni Fresco, the popular Italian food vendor at the Shirt Factory Food Truck Corral, is getting its first brick and mortar location, one block away.

Giovanni Casanica, 30, and his wife Francesca Casanica, 26, have purchased the former Open Door Mission building at the corner of Walnut and Lawrence Streets for $125,000.

“We are excited. We are so happy to be there. We got …

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Our March 9 front page

Insurance & Investing Issue2 shot on Dix Ave. Marathon Dance results. Tonko dances. Crowd favorite Italian food booth at Shirt Factory Truck Corral buys building a block away. Crowds flocking to Cool Insuring Arena: Hockey, Hoops, Globetrotters & more. North Warren wins. Grammy winner Larry Gatlin here. What do you think of Walmart? LGA prevails; APA & LGPC can’t use the herbicide ProcellaCOR without official hearing. Airbnb, VRBO short …

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Another dramatic downtown redo

Chronicle managing editor Cathy DeDe writes: Three new apartments upstairs at 170 Glen Street — above the new Rude Betty retail store — are ready for show time. Billed as “luxury” short term rental accommodations, they’ll be available through Airbnb, VRBO and other platforms “within the week,” owner Tom Elliott tells The Chronicle.

Mr. Elliott purchased the building for $275,000 in September 2021. He says he put “north of a …

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Former restaurateur: ‘I beat drug, alcohol addiction; you can too’

Hello Mark

This is Bill B. I used to have a restaurant on Ridge Street 1997-2009.

I’m celebrating 34 years of sobriety from alcohol February 17th. AA and the people in the program helped me and continue to help me maintain my sobriety and I am forever grateful.

It hasn’t always been easy, but 1 day at a time I continue to live alcohol free. There is hope and help …

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‘Moreau United’: Jesse Fish aims to unseat Kusnierz; oust VanTassel too

By Zander Frost, Chronicle Staff Writer

Moreau United — a “bipartisan alliance” — launched an effort to oust Moreau Town Supervisor Todd Kusznierz and gain a majority on the town board.

Retired water superintendent Jesse Fish is running for Town Supervisor.

Incumbent Democrat John Donohue and Patrick Killian will seek the two available town council seats versus endorsed Republicans, incumbent Alan VanTassel and Radici restaurant owner Carly Mankouski.

Mr. Fish …

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