ROMAN VILLA: Our dialogue about old Bradford eateries has
returned to the Roman Villa.

Bill Weisenfluh of Ocala, Fla., writes: “I remember the Villa
and their antipasto salads the YMCA Band members enjoyed after
practices. But the main thing I remembered was the music on
weekends by Pete Pepke on trombone, Duke Dawson on drums, and
Charles (from Warren) on piano.”

“I still receive a Christmas greeting from Pete every year. He
always mentions his playing and wishes he could relive his many
enjoyable events there. He also mentions the Colellas. Pete now
lives in Tidioute.”

Another writers wonders if any of our readers could explain the
origin of the name of the restaurant which preceded the Roman Villa
– specifically, the Glass Bar.

Meanwhile, we also heard from Kristie Bentley of Grayslake,
Ill.: “I have several restaurants in mind. When my ex and I were
dating way back in 1985, we would hit Muchachos for a chili burrito
and then go bowling. It was a good date.”

“My grandfather and his cronies had lunch every day at Sal’s
restaurant. One of the biggest treats for my sister and I was when
mom would pick up an order of chicken from The Broaster. There was
nothing quite like it. And does anyone else remember when Burger
King was called Carrols?”

LOCAL NOTES: Bette Soble writes us from Winter Haven, Fla.,
writes: “Accolades to BACPAC for booking Terry Fator, the 2007
winner of America’s Got Talent. He is a top-notch ventriloquist,
great singer, impressionist and comedian. Terry is beyond
description, you must see him to appreciate his talents. Love ya,
Bradford.”

You may recall we’ve written recently that the show is already a
sell-out – even before the Bradford Area Creative and Performing
Arts Center announces its upcoming season. Not bad, for a
dummy!

On another recent RTS, this time about the attendance at the
Main Street Movie House, we hear from Susan Drumm of Bradford: “I,
for one, would love to attend our local theater more often. We need
more variety in the movies shown. I had to go to Olean to see ‘Sex
and the City,’ which never came to Bradford, and ‘Mamma Mia,’ which
I saw twice.”

“To see certain movies, we have to go out of town or wait for
the DVD,” she concludes.