If you have spent any time in Athens, chances are you have eaten at the legendary Little Italy Pizzeria downtown. Twenty five years after opening there, the owners of the small, family-owned pizza chain are coming to Statesboro. Owner Frank Cortese recently acquired the parking lot between Waffle House and Yates-Astro Termite and Pest Control on South Main St. in the heart of the Blue Mile.
Inside Bulloch Business with DeWayne Grice - Famous in Athens, Little Italy to open in Boro
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