Picnic Pizza Italian Eatery in Zanesville closes after 30-plus years, but its story isn't over

ZANESVILLE, Ohio (WCMH) -- A central Ohio pizzeria known for New York-style pies announced it's closing after more than 30 years of business.

Picnic Pizza Italian Eatery at 1250 Maple Ave. in Zanesville permanently shuttered on March 24, co-owners Antonino Russo and Vincenzo Buzzetta shared on social media. Russo and Buzzetta's other longtime Picnic Pizza location in the Colony Square Mall will remain open, one of two original remaining stores that opened with the mall in 1981.