ENID, Okla. — Pronto, in English, means “without delay.”
That’s the main message Flying Machine Group partner and restaurant owner Nick Jackson is trying to convey with the opening of their new Italian eatery on Van Buren.
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Malan is a staff writer and presentation editor for the Enid News & Eagle. He can be reached at jmalan@enidnews.com.
