It’s Dec. 7 at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City. The Utah Jazz trail the defending NBA champions Golden State Warriors by one with 6.9 seconds left on the clock. On the ensuing inbounds pass, Nickeil Alexander-Walker swarms Jordan Poole, stripping the ball loose. It trickles to Malik Beasley, who scoops it off the hardwood, runs the floor and finds a...

You don’t have to travel around the world to enjoy incredible Italian cuisine. Located in downtown Provo is La Dolce Vita Ristorante Italiano, a family-owned and operated Italian restaurant where you can experience authentic food without the hassle of travel. From pizza to pasta, there are plenty of options at this Italian restaurant in Provo, Utah...

The Utah Jazz forward Simone Fontecchio made a jump to the NBA and found his role in the team, even though it's rather limited. In an interview with Eleven Sports, the 27-year-old Italian talked about his experience in the US. "When there are some difficulties, the key is to have patience. Since this is my first year in the NBA, I knew that were go...

With dining and drink destinations such as RIME, The Vintage Room, Brasserie 7452, The Wine Vault, Wild Ember takeout BBQ, and The St. Regis Bar, The St. Regis Deer Valley was already awash in culinary hotspots. Not content to rest on their laurels however, the St. Regis culinary team – headed up by Chef/Consultant Matthew Harris – has added anothe...

Italian luxury automaker, Automobili Pininfarina, has added Salt Lake City Motorcars to its list of retail partners in North America. The appointment is part of the company’s ongoing global expansion. Salt Lake City Motorcars, led by Dealer Principal Tom Buckley, will provide a highly personalized experience to prospective and current owners of Aut...

The Sundance Institute announced that Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Luca Guadagnino will receive the International Icon Award at Opening Night: A Taste of Sundance presented by IMDbPro on January 19 in Park City. The 2023 Sundance Film Festival will take place January 19–29, 2023, in person in Park City, Salt Lake City, and the Sundance Resort,...

You know the saying “A rolling stone gathers no moss,” right? Well, that can certainly be said of Marc Marrone, partner with Reed Allen Slobusky of Nice Hospitality, who opened HallPass at The Gateway in 2019 and is the founder of SkinnyFATS. Having partnered with Slobusky and Nice Hospitality, Marrone opened Italian Graffiti restaurant at The Gate...

Like most of the generation that grew up in the 1980s, the family meal bucket, box, pail or vessel was a big part of my dining out experience. Buckets of drumsticks from Kentucky Fried Chicken, the double pizza on a cardboard pallet from Little Caesar's or the giant box of family-style nachos from the now-defunct Mexican restaurant known as Naugle'...

Back in the days when Readers sent their “Italian Connections” to me via “snail mail,” Signora Madeline C. of Utah wrote it was Fortunato Anselmo, a gentleman with “roots” in Calabria (province of Cosenza) that was responsible for establishing Columbus Day as a National Holiday after WWII. I remember Fortunato as a warm, congenial friend who was ve...

You're invited to enjoy Sunday Dinner with the community at Our Lady of Lourdes 90th Annual Community Spaghetti Dinner. The Parish, which traces its roots back to 1917 is relatively small, but successfully produces the annual community dinner that serves thousands of visitors each year. The dinner began in 1932 at the height of the Great Depression...