Buffalo, N.Y. (WBEN) – This coming Friday marks a milestone year for the Buffalo Italian Heritage Festival, as the annual event celebrates 50 years of cultural significance in the city and Western New York.
While the celebration has taken place in a number of different locations within the city, starting out on Connecticut Street, Judy Porto-Fiorella, president of the Buffalo Italian Heritage Festival, feels right at home being back on Hertel Avenue for the very popular street festival.
“Hertel Avenue is home, and it’s great. And I’m thankful to all the residents in North Buffalo, the businesses in North Buffalo, on Hertel Avenue, because without them saying OK, we wouldn’t be able to. So we greatly appreciate all of them,” said Porto-Fiorella in an interview with WBEN…