The Original Italian Dinner returns to Sacred Heart Church with thousands of meatballs raviolis

CINCINNATI — Ravioli and meatballs are on the dinner menu for thousands of people in the Tri-State as the Original Italian Dinner is back for another year, but this time everything is to-go. The event is one of Cincinnati’s oldest traditions, dating back to 1911. Forty volunteers from the Sons and Daughters of Italy spent weeks preparing all of the food that will be sold Sunday. Ron Panioto has been volunteering at the event for 50 years. “It generates a lot of community spirit,” Panioto said. “Six weeks of planning. It’s a lot of work for a lot of volunteers.…