A Dubuque pizza parlor franchise is under new ownership.

Aidan Brown, of Dubuque, purchased Falbo Bros. Pizzeria, 3250 Kennedy Circle No. 3, late last month.

The previous owner, Jeremy Noel, had owned Falbo Bros. for 19 years — which also happens to be the number of years that Brown, a 2023 graduate of Wahlert Catholic High School, has been alive.

This time of year, as the light slants and temperatures drop, all I really want for dinner is pasta. It’s the key to a luxuriously easy meal when tossed with the robust vegetables of autumn.

As much as I love winter squash, I have often resisted using it, not wanting to deal with removing the tough peel and the messy seeds. But right now, delicata squash is at its best. The skins are so tender that you can eat the whole thing (after removing the seeds). Delicata is super easy to cook. It’s smaller in size so one easily feeds two. It’s nicknamed “sweet potato squash” for its lush, velvety texture and the way it caramelizes in a hot pan.