Bobby Lenardo News Today

Tony and Katherine Carano feel the United Kingdom’s newly-crowned King Charles III and Queen Camilla have nothing on them.

Live music, vendor booths and lots of Italian food are being readied as volunteers worked to finalize preparations for the 51st McAlester Italian Festival.

This year’s Italian Festival featuring everything from live music to vendors’ booths and plenty of Italian cuisine is set for Friday and Saturday, May 12 and 13, at the Southeast

Longtime Italian Festival organizer Bob "Bobby" Lenardo, of McAlester, is being remembered as a man who worked tirelessly for the annual event that celebrates the Italian heritage of the McAlester

Much more than food will be available at the McAlester Italian Festival’s 50th Anniversary celebration — although there will be plenty of food, too.

"Sono passati davvero cinquanta anni?"

A couple walks through a gate beside Loveras Handcrafted Foods and sets their sandwiches on a picnic table in the courtyard.

Plans are to bring the Italian Festival back to McAlester this year for its 50th anniversary celebration.