Tony Fanara, owner of Italian restaurant Palermo and community pillar, dies at 79
He was known for taking care of people, feeding first responders and city employees amid the Los Angeles riots of 1992, after the Northridge
He was known for taking care of people, feeding first responders and city employees amid the Los Angeles riots of 1992, after the Northridge earthquake of 1994 and at the beginning of the pandemic.
Original reporting: LA Times, California.
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