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New Kingfisher owners take guests on a road trip
Kingfisher has revived the great American road trip — with a worldly twist. Their Summer Road Trip 2023 dining series continued July 17, with dishes from the deep South and Caribbean through Saturday, July 29. The menu features crabby fried green tomatoes ($14), Caribbean pepper prawns ($19) and conch ceviche ($18) for appetizers; whole roasted…
My kingdom for a parking space
Last Friday night, I made the eminently foolish decision to go place a takeout order from the Guadalajara Grill on North Oracle. I knew it would be ridiculously busy (it always is), but I wanted to say “hi” to Senora Vera, who is one of the coolest people in all of Tucson. She owns the…
Garlic festival shares its namesake’s history
Garlic has a long history in the Santa Cruz River Valley, having been grown by Spanish colonists, the Tohono O’odham and Pascua Yaqui people, Chinese immigrants, people of African descent and Mexican farmers. The Mission Garden will highlight the varieties found on its grounds during the Garlic Festival on Saturday, July 29. It’s returning after…
City Week: Weekly Picks
Trail Dust Town “Ghost Bar” It’s an old joke that Tucson turns into a ghost town when winter visitors leave and our own neighbors head for beaches and mountains. Trail Dust spoofs it up with a haunted party in its ghost-town-like environs. Guests are promised “spirit-ed” libations and snacks, and country tunes by Mamma Coal,…
Review: ‘Oppenheimer’ dramatically profiles trials, tribulations of infamous physicist
When it was announced that Christopher Nolan would make his return to the director’s chair with a film chronicling the career of the father of the atomic bomb J. Robert Oppenheimer in September 2021, many film fans and history buffs’ minds became piqued. Then news began to trickle out that the film would include a…
Margo Timmins isn’t afraid of her emotions
Touring is hard, but for Cowboy Junkies and Margo Timmins, the effort is worth it. “The music makes us all feel like we belong,” said Timmins, the lead singer. The concerts have been great, she said, thanks to Cowboy Junkies’ nearly 40 years in music. They’ll bring their show to the Fox Tucson Theatre on…
Reefer Madness: A timeline of marijuana’s notoriety
Cannabis has always been an integral aspect of our political and cultural landscape. In the 1600s, colonial farmers were encouraged to grow hemp, a kind of cannabis that contains low levels of THC. Hemp was lauded for its quick growth and durable nature, making it the prime choice for constructing ropes, paper, clothing and sails.…
The hippies had it right all along
It’s brutally hot in southern Arizona these days. We are waiting for the monsoon that have held off well past the average start date of July 4. I hope everyone has had a chance to visit the mountains, dip in a pool or at least stay out of the sun with some A/C. My solution…
More laughs coming to town
For most of its 35 years, Laff’s Comedy Caffe was the only place in Tucson to see live comedy. Its four weekly shows have drawn touring comedians from all over the country into its supper-club ambience. A few times a year, the Fox Tucson Theatre or the Rialto Theatre or one of the casinos might…
Larry & Joe: ‘My life has a purpose’
Larry Bellorin and Joe Troop are asking audiences to hop on board the “Nuevo South Train” to travel across the Americas through music and storytelling. The duo, who recently released their debut album “Nuevo South Train,” blend Bellorin’s Venezuelan heritage with Troop’s bluegrass tendencies. Known as Larry & Joe, they’ll bring their “Latingrass” to Green…
Kenny Wayne Shepherd has his fans in mind
Blues singer-guitarist Kenny Wayne Shepherd knows how to keep it fresh. After a year of celebrating the 25th anniversary of his album “Trouble Is…,” he’s mixing up his shows with a career retrospective. He’ll come to the Rialto Theatre at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 26, and the Celebrity Theatre at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 27.…
