Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. SUFFOLK, Va. (WAVY) – When you step inside Sentara Obici Hospital in Suffolk, you may not realize you’re walking into a place ...

SUFFOLK, Va. — I recently visit The Obici House and got a tour from house manger Terry Tagg. If Mr. Peanut is the icon, then Amedeo Obici is the peanut king, and this was his castle. Watch: Suffolk ...

SUFFOLK, Va. — Mr. Peanut has a long and storied history in Hampton Roads. The story begins with Amedeo Obici. Born in Italy, Obici came to America at just 11 years old. He took odd jobs to help ...

Check out some photos of Mr. Peanut memorabilia shown at a 2012 exhibit at the Luzerne County Historical Society. Mr. Peanut founder Amedeo Obici was born near Venice, Italy, in 1876. He went to live ...

WILKES-BARRE – The site of the former Planters Peanuts headquarters is just a shell but soon a historical marker will commemorate the spot where Amedeo Obici launched the now world-famous ...

USFFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Last year, we featured Mr. Peanut on Discovering Hampton Roads, where we learned Amedeo Obici was the man behind it all. Now, we get to see where he and his wife Louise lived ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X A Mountain Top woman with a special connection to Amedeo Obici is thrilled that Mr. Peanut ...

SUFFOLK, Va. - The City of Suffolk is opening a new restaurant in honor a Suffolk man who played an important role in the city's history with the food industry. Amedeo Obici, founder of Planters ...

After a decade of service, several board members of Obici Healthcare Foundation have passed the torch to a new group of community leaders. Board chairman George Y. Birdsong’s term expired March 31 and ...

Jolyne Dalzell, the great-niece of Amedeo Obici, the man who founded Planters more than a century ago, died Feb. 12, after a lengthy illness, her family said. Born and raised in Scranton, Dalzell ...