<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1Afldp_0vjvWu5S00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1Afldp_0vjvWu5S00" width="816" height="614" >LOVELAND, OH (September 25, 2024) – It was in March 1954 when a young man named Donald “Buddy” LaRosa opened his first pizzeria in Cincinnati – it was among the first in Cincinnati.Fast forward to March of 2024 when a 70th Anniversary Celebration kicked off with a “Hats Off to Buddy” event honoring Buddy and 70 years of LaRosa’s Pizzeria’s in, and around Cincinnati. Media personalities, fellow restaurateurs, sports figures and local celebrities were on hand to share their favorite stories about Buddy’s unique personality and strong work ethic with the LaRosa family and guests. It was a fitting way to kick off the celebration and honor the longevity and growth from one family pizzeria started on Boudinot Avenue in 1954 to the 62 pizzerias serving neighborhoods like Loveland and Landen throughout Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana today.Buddy’s story is a great one, but the story of Sam David, his brothers, and their start as multiple LaRosa’s Pizzeria franchise owners some 44 years ago is equally compelling and unique.Sam’s brother Tarik first opened a LaRosa’s Pizzeria franchise New Year’s Eve 1978. By 1980 Sam was working as a bus boy there. By 1981, his brother Tarik, and two other franchise owners, Tom and Tony partnered up to buy the Loveland LaRosa’s from the original franchise owner. It wasn’t long before Sam was spending time helping out at the Loveland location.<blockquote>“I started as a bus boy. From there I moved onto the kitchen, cook and actually my brother fired me twice.” – Sam David, Owner Loveland &amp; Landen LaRosa’s Pizzeria</blockquote>Tarik wanted him to bus tables one evening, but Sam was determined to go back and cook hoagies to prove he could do it as well as the regular hoagy cook. Sam got “mad” when his brother insisted he bus tables and not cook hoagies. Tarik fired him. Ahh, brotherly love won out and Sam was forgiven. Today, 43 years later, Sam is owner of both the Landen and Loveland LaRosa’s Pizzerias.“Without him I wouldn’t be where I am today,” said Sam.</div></body>

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LOVELAND, OH (September 25, 2024) – It was in March 1954 when a young man named Donald “Buddy” LaRosa opened his first pizzeria in Cincinnati – it was among the first in Cincinnati. Fast forward to March of 2024 when a 70th Anniversary Celebration kicked off...