On July 2, 2024, alongside the celebration of the first 1,000 flight hours achieved by the F-35A assigned to the 6th Wing, the 156th Squadron “Linci” (Italian for “Lynxes”) was reactivated at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. The primary mission of the squadron, which served as a fighter-bomber squadron with a focus on maritime attack and reconnaissanc...
READ MOREAn Italian Air force precision demonstration team made a colorful green, white and red flight over the Las Vegas Strip on Wednesday as part of a North American tour headed to Los Angeles and Huntington Beach, California, for the U.S. Independence Day holiday. Italy's Aeronautica Militare team is called Frecce Tricolori, or “Tricolor Arrows” in E...
READ MOREThere’s an Italian saying that goes, “Essere la ciliegina sulla torta,” which translates to “being the icing on the cake.” It refers to the final touch or the detail that makes something complete. That’s just what Jason Brody has been up to at his restaurant at 10810 N. Tatum Boulevard. After a recent rebrand and remodel, Nick’s Italian is now Brod...
READ MOREThe Italianos are coming, the Italianos are coming! The Maggiore Group, the restaurant powerhouse group behind several of the Valley’s most popular concepts, announced its newest masterpiece, The Italiano. Led by Chef Joey Maggiore, The Italiano located at 90th Street and Shea Blvd. in Scottsdale will be the group’s sixth concept introduced to the...
READ MOREFor the most part, Margherita Bertola Fray fondly remembers her childhood growing up in the northern Italian industrial city of Turin, or Torino en Italiano. “Oh, it’s gorgeous! Torino is the most elegant city in Italy. At that time, I experienced the best time of [my] life,” said Bertola Fray while looking at pictures of her old home town in a pho...
READ MOREThis new landmark three-part series follows the most extensive archaeological excavation in Pompeii for a generation. Nearly two years in the making, with exclusive access to the dig and the all-Italian team of archaeologists, the series follows the excavation of an entire city block, Insula 10, in the north of the city. Dive into the past with the...
READ MOREBrody’s Italian, 10810 N. Tatum Blvd. in Phoenix, is announcing its rebranding from Nick’s Italian, and is now under new owner, Jason Brody. Guided by a profound dedication to excellent hospitality cultivated since his early days in the industry, Mr. Brody is poised to elevate the dining experience for all patrons while preserving the cherished ele...
READ MOREFor decades, Tomaso Maggiore made authentic Italian food that people loved in the Valley. He passed away in 2021. Just a few months after his death, his daughter, Melissa Maggiore Meyer, opened a new restaurant in Scottsdale. Now, she’s celebrating the restaurant's 3rd anniversary, and Tomaso Maggiore’s legacy lives on. "When you enter the room, I...
READ MOREIf you had dined at Caruso’s when the restaurant first opened, you could’ve ordered a full meal for just $1.35. That’s how long the Italian restaurant has been operating here in Tucson — we’re talkin’ about the late 1930s! Caruso’s first opened in 1938 on Fourth Avenue about a block away from where it is now. A monsoon storm thought the restaurant...
READ MORE“A movie without music is like an airplane without fuel, your music has lifted us up and sent us soaring, and everything we cannot say with words or show with action you have expressed for us. You have done this with so much imagination, fun and beauty.” Internationally known for his musical scores Moon River, The Pink Panther, Peter Gunn, Itari (...
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