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Tucson Salvage: Two countries, one city
It is one of those desolate but inviting fireworks tents that pop up around this city in the days leading up to the Fourth of July. Red circus stripes on white canvas propped up on poles. This one sits on a lot with a distant ranch house, surrounded by a little mesquite forest, just south…
MegaMania offers cosplay, workshops for all ages
Pima County Public Library will bring together a plethora of its programs for MegaMania, a 10-year-old all-ages, free summer festival of cosplay, gaming, crafts, local authors and artists. The event comes to the Pima Community College Downtown Campus from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, July 15. “It’s a comic-con-style event,” said Kendra Davey, Pima County…
City Week: Weekly Picks
Mount Lemmon SkyCenter “Summer SkyNights” With temperatures in three digits, we hardly need an excuse to go to Mount Lemmon. Hike on great trails, have all the fudg and view the valley from the ski lift. Now, with more options for overnight stays, there’s more reason to visit the Mount Lemmon SkyCenter. The tour includes…
Trenton Davis is winning the new world of comedy
Trenton Davis is a smart comic. In the couple of decades he’s been on the road, he’s always had a day job. He’s now also co-parenting an 11-year-old daughter. Last week, he was midway through an all-expense paid, two-week comedy gig in the Bahamas. Next week, he starts a new day job as a global…
The new age of Atmosphere and its ‘sad face rap’
For a few moments, rapper Sean (Slug) Daley of Atmosphere searched for a better self description than “founder.” “We’re definitely one of the Indiana Jones’ of ‘sad face rap,’” Daley decided during a recent Zoom call. “I don’t think Drake’s ever heard of Atmosphere, so please take what I’m going to say with a grain…
Vai to tame ‘excessive’ guitar at tour kickoff at rialto
Virtuoso guitarist Steve Vai proudly says he just hit the 2 million mark on American Airlines. “I’m stunned,” he said with a laugh. “It all crept upon me. My cup runneth over.” It’s no surprise, looking at his tour itinerary after he plays the Rialto Theatre on Sunday, July 16. Following his short North American…
Old Crow Medicine Show plans boisterous set
It’s been nearly seven years since Old Crow Medicine Show visited the Grand Canyon Stat, so the band plans to give fans a healthy dose of music when it plays the Fox Tucson Theatre on Wednesday, July 19. The two-time Grammy Award-winning band plans to put on an adrenaline-filled show with no moment of silence.…
In the cannabis industry, the name means everything
Complete with cheeky nods to childhood nostalgia, it’s no secret that cannabis strain names tend to teeter on a sly boundary of familiarity. The playful nature of cannabis strain names is at the apex of cannabis policy. As the cannabis industry is an ever-changing giant, the bill’s language that legalized recreational cannabis, Prop 207, continues…
Terpenes: More flavor, more magic
Terpenes play a special role in broad-spectrum cannabis therapy. Cannabinoids are colorless and odorless compounds, yet cannabis has so much soul, many colors, many flavors and a wide variety of effects from strain to strain. Terpenes are the lightweight volatile essential oils that give cannabis this wide variety of smell, color, effect and flavor. They…
