INDIANAPOLIS — With the average price of gas in Indiana well over $4 a gallon, Hot Box Pizza is coming to the aid of its pizza delivery drivers. The company has bought a Smart Car – with …

The Saginaw News (Michigan): Evan T. Desjardins was sentenced to up to 25 years in prison for setting a fire that destroyed the Pizza King in Mount Pleasant, Mich. The fire destroyed the pizzeria and …

Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Former software engineer Jeff Varasano spent the past two years trying to duplicate the pizza served at Patsy's in Harlem. This fall, he'll open his own shop in the …

Staten Island Advance: Two armed carjackers ambushed the owner of a Staten Island, N.Y., pizzeria, shooting him in the leg outside his home and stealing his car. The victim, 53-year-old Bart Giove …

Pocono Record: The owners of a Pennsylvania pizzeria have been granted permanent resident status by an immigration judge, which means they are eligible to become U.S. citizens. Zekri and Rukie …

CHICAGO — Jerseys Pizza & Grill, located in the Chicago suburb of Hoffman Estates, will make it easy for fans to take sides in the upcoming Cubs-White Sox series this month. The restaurant …

NY Daily News: New York pizza makers are facing rising prices on everything from flour to pizza boxes. Some operators on Manhattan's East Side have been talking with each other about ways to help …

BRADENTON, Fla. — Vertoris Pizza House has launched a reward program specifically designed for their delivery customers. Between now and July 31, recipients of each 16-inch X-Large delivered …

New York Daily News: Vinny Vella, who played Jimmy Petrille in HBO's mobster show "The Sopranos," has opened a pizzeria in the Brooklyn, N.Y., neighborhood of Williamsburg. Vella got into the pizza …

NEW ORLEANS — World's Healthiest Pizza has introduced the SUPERbiotic pizza, which features artichoke, arugula, spinach, bell peppers, squash, onion, garlic, mushrooms and cilantro, all on WHP …

SEATTLE — Pagliacci Pizza has launched stand-up comedy night at the Broadway Ave. pizzeria on the first Monday of every month, starting May 5. The series will feature local comics including …

DALLAS — People Report has announced that 19 leading restaurant chains and five independent operators have joined the People Report member-company consortium to best analyze and benchmark their …

CHICAGO — The National Restaurant Association has announced its lineup of celebrities to be included in the Celebrity Book Signings & NRA Show Bookstore feature at its 2008 Restaurant …

New York Daily News: Lawyers for the owners of Patsy's Pizzeria in New York played a recording of Frank Sinatra in federal court as part of a lawsuit over the use of the name "Patsy's." In …

CNN: Old Forge, Pa., proclaims itself to be the "Pizza Capital of the World." The town is famous for "black" pizza, which is made with only cheese, black pepper, olives and anchovies. Read …

SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom signed the San Francisco local menu-labeling ordinance into law March 24. The new law requires chain restaurants in the city and county of San …

The Business Review (Albany, N.Y.): Marino's Pizza Ltd, a 28-year-old Saratoga Springs, N.Y., restaurant, has been placed on the market for $2.5 million. The pizza and sandwich business is on a 0.21 …