Pizza

While the traditional favorite is pepperoni on pizza, asparagus is good for change.

Brooklyn Pizza

When construction is completed this month, Brooklyn Pizza Company and Sky Bar will be powered by a total of 323 solar panels.

Tony Vaccaro of Brooklyn Pizza

Tony Vaccaro believes the use of solar power provides a win-win situation for businesses and customers alike.

Pizza and more at Rosati's

Steve Renzi/Special to The Explorer, Patrick and Madeline Bush in front of Rosati's delivery vehicle, a 1953 Chevy panel truck.

Jazz Up Pizza Night at Home

At Vero Amore, pizza's so important that it's certified

Alan Petrillo/Special to The Explorer,Aric Mussman, right, one of Vero Amore’s owners, shares friendly conversation with a restaurant patron. Aric and his brother Josh have opened a new location for the restaurant at Dove Mountain Boulevard and Tangerine Road in the Northwest.

Shlomo and Vito’s

Shlomo and Vito’s New York Delicatessen and Pizza Kitchen general manager Matt McKinnon and co-owner Mel Greenberg will be raising funds for the Leukemia Lymphoma Society through pizza sales starting Friday.

Oreganos 2

Along with pizza, Oregano’s offers its guests sandwiches, pasta, salads, wings, soup and many other items.

Oreganos 1

Oregano’s server Ann Henne takes a fresh pizza out to a table Monday afternoon.

Oro Valley meets Chicago

The 1936 photo of Joe Bergl’s mother

Pen pal 3

Nate Mitchell, a firefighter and paramedic for Golder Ranch Fire District, talks with first-grader Andrew Bowers during a pizza party at Copper Creek Elementary School last week.

Food Truck Roundup 1

Mark Weight from Vero Amore Authentic Neapolitan Pizza work quickly as orders continue to increase at Marana’s Food Truck Roundup event on Feb. 8. Another event is scheduled for March 5.

A wild time

Randy Metcalf/The Explorer, Tortolita Middle School eighth-grader Silke Schoch last week pets the back of "Arlo," a hairy armadillo. Tortolita students won an exotic animal presentation and pizza party put on by Comcast, Discovery Education and the Science Channel.

Schools cope with pricier food

Randy Metcalf/The Explorer, Amy Pearce has worked in the Twin Peaks Elementary cafeteria for the past two years. Corndogs, pizza, fruits and vegetables were among the lunch selections throughout last week.

Schools cope with pricier food

Randy Metcalf/The Explorer, Cafeteria Supervisor Rachelle Stone readies pizza for the day’s lunch last week. Of the Marana school district’s 13,000 students, up to 70 percent buy school-provided lunches.