Detroit News, The (MI)
August 12, 2007
The original Buddy's Pizza on East McNichols and Conant has served up arguably Metro Detroit's best Sicilian-style pie since 1946.But another item on Buddy's menu over the years, those Friday night bocce ball tournaments, had all but disappeared.
According to Dennis Kot, Buddy's general manager, the core group of Italian retirees who formerly graced the two bocce ball courts just outside the restaurant reached an age that forced them to retire from the game.
"Over the past