ANTONE’S \ Company developments

February 3, 2008 at 12:00a.m.

The history of Antone’s:

1961: Helen Scianna opens Antone’s Restaurant on Market Street at Chalmers Avenue.

1970: Helen retires and her son Ross takes over ownership.

1974: Ross opens Antone’s II in Boardman.

1980: The original restaurant in Youngstown is destroyed by fire.

Late 1980s: Ross Scianna opens more Antone’s locations in the Mahoning Valley.

1991: Helen Scianna dies.

1993: Ross’ son Chad joins the company.

2004: Company opens Oscar’s, a fine-dining restaurant in Boardman.

2008: Oscar’s is remodeled and renamed Jeremiah Bullfrog Sports Bar and Grille, and the company opens Antone’s — That’s Italian! in Boardman, with plans to open more throughout Ohio.

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