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Paul Reiser getting second wind on ‘Stranger Things’
Dr. Sam Owens, in season two, episode four of “Stranger Things,” says, “For better or worse, I’m the schmuck they brought in to make things better.” We’ve been stuck on the “Stranger Things” Wiki ever since we learned that actor, author, musician and Comedy Central top 100 standup comic Paul Reiser is coming to The…
Singer Dave Mensch thrives on connecting with fans
When Dave Mensch was a kid, his dad told him to find something that he loved and figure out a way to make a living at it. Although it took a bit, he accomplished that with music. A Mesa native, the singer-songwriter makes his first appearance in Tucson from 8 to 11 p.m. Friday, Jan.…
Tucson Fringe Festival: Everyone has a story
Performer Sommer Browning has had strange moments in her sex life. She’ll share them — unfiltered — at the Tucson Fringe Festival, which is set for Thursday, Jan. 19, to Sunday, Jan. 22, at the Screening Room, the Temple of Music and Art’s cabaret theater, the Steinfeld Warehouse and the Circus Academy of Tucson. Her…
Let’s talk about sad radio
Back in the early days of “Saturday Night Live,” comic/writer Buck Henry (he co-wrote “The Graduate” and, along with Mel Brooks, created “Get Smart”) did a one-man skit where he played a morning drive-time radio host of a political talk radio program. He started off his show by saying something like, “Today, we’re going to…
Tucson’s 1st Ethiopian restaurant to expand
Offering a flavorful variety of Ethiopian cuisine at Zemam’s, the Gebremariam family opened the restaurant’s doors in 1993. At first only housing five tables, the restaurant soon aligned with the vision of founder Amanuel. The restaurateur is now set to open a third concept in August. Named Z Street, the international marketplace will offer an…
D2 marks new location’s grand opening
D2 Dispensary has found a new home, quadrupling its space from its previous location. Now found at 7139 E. 22nd Street, D2 Dispensary is the largest facility of its type in Arizona and it features Tucson’s first drive-thru. The building is 13,510 square feet, but 9,100 of it is licensed space, according to Moe Asnani,…
Fox redevelopment project makes headway
The Fox Tucson Theatre Foundation closed two significant real estate transactions for its major property expansion project. The transactions mark a major development toward its vision to completely revitalize and transform the northwest corner of Stone Avenue and Congress Street. “The opportunity to purchase these adjacent properties presented a once-in-a-lifetime, seize the day moment to…
Hobbs talks education and water protection
Arizona’s Gov. Katie Hobbs presented an encore state of the state address at the Tucson Convention Center, Tuesday, Jan. 10. Hobbs outlined her top priorities including investment in public education, lowering costs, securing the state’s water future and tackling the affordable housing crisis. “The people of Arizona have directed us to find solutions to these…
Pascua Yaqui Tribe plans third casino
The Pascua Yaqui Tribe plans to build a third casino near West Grant Road and Interstate 10 following federal approval of the “Old Pascua Community Land Acquisition Act.” Known as H.R. 4881, the bill places the culturally significant land known as “Old Pascua” into trust for the Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona. President Joe Biden…
City Week: Weekly Picks
The Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour We hope you are discovering the great jazz all over town during the Tucson Jazz Festival, which continues through Sunday, Jan. 22. Reservations and details for the remaining artists’ shows are at tucsonjazzfestival.org. If you can squeeze in just one more, though, we recommend the Monterey Jazz Festival on…
Live Music Calendar Jan. 19 – Jan. 25
JANUARY 19 Armen Donelian Trio The Century Room, 7 p.m. and 9 p.m., $35 Golden Boots LaCo Tucson, 6 p.m., free Pedrito Martinez and Alfredo Rodriguez Rialto Theatre, 8 p.m., $39.50-$65.50 Samara Joy Playground Bar & Lounge, 7:30 p.m., $39.14 TJF Afterparty w/Gabe Terracciano Quartet The Century Room, 10:30 p.m., $5-$15 JANUARY 20 Alex Weitz…
