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Diamond Lex honors Floyd with ‘Black in America’
Diamond Lex strives to be authentic. His lyrics pull from reality. Heavily affected by George Floyd’s death, he penned “Black in America, which pays tribute to the murdered Minnesota man. Heard on all streaming platforms, “Black in America” originally hit airwaves in 2021, but the rapper said it didn’t receive the support it deserved. It’s…
Sonoran Institute hosts Santa Cruz River cleanup
A large conservation effort—with many area groups and nonprofits — is cleaning trash along the Santa Cruz River. The Sonoran Institute is no different, but director Luke Cole addressed the crucial aspect of the organization’s work on the watershed. “What separates the Sonoran Institute in particular initiatives is we’re collecting data all the while,” Cole said.…
PCC students showcase fashion designs at show
Each year, the Pima Community College fashion design department spotlights student-created outfits by hosting a runway show. This provides an opportunity for beginning-level to more advanced students to present pieces they have been working on for a semester or longer. This year, the fashion show is Friday, May 19, at the Leo Rich Theater in…
Daryl Felsberg thinks there’s room for everyone
Daryl Felsberg’s been a popular road comic for over 30 years, traveling out his home in South Texas. He figures he’s performed 13 or 14 times at Laff’s Comedy Caffe, where he’s headed May 19 and May 20. He loves everything about it, here, especially the rock people and the rock lawns. Recently, he’s launched…
Aaron Branch appears in Rob Lowe’s series ‘Unstable’
Aaron Branch had dreams of becoming an actor and comedian from a young age. Now, he is playing Malcolm Drummond on the recently premiered Netflix series “Unstable.” The workplace comedy stars Rob Lowe as Ellis Dragon, an eccentric biotech innovator whose life spirals after the death of his wife. His son, Jackson, played by his…
Jazz is musician Luis Muñoz’s life
For world-renowned jazz artist Luis Muñoz, his mission with music is simple: sharing his heart and soul with people. “It’s all about fun,” added the new Tucson resident. “I love connecting with the audience and telling them, ‘This is who I am. This is what comes from my imagination and heart. I hope you like…
Women photographers show their fierce love of nature
In the summer of 2020, the first year of COVID-19, photographer Wendi Schneider fled her home in Colorado to the green mountains of western North Carolina. She had been there before and had found a peaceful place and mountains teeming with trees of oak, walnut, cherry and maple. In that early visit in 2016, she…
City Week: Weekly Picks
Introducing Catalyst Creative Collective The 14,0000-square-foot Catalyst Maker Space now has a new name and a bigger, better concept. An event celebrating the new mission also highlights its new emphasis on sharing resources in a way that participating organizations learned to survive and thrive during the pandemic. Guests will enjoy food and beverage sampling, live…
Live Music Calendar May 18 to May 24
MAY 18 Dear Nora w/Dogbreth and Cry, You Baby Groundworks, 7 p.m., $10-$12 Tish Hinojosa Hotel Congress Plaza, 7:30 p.m., $15-$18 Yoke Lore 191 Toole, 8 p.m., $20 MAY 19 Ecclectic Jazz The Century Room, 7 p.m. and 9 p.m., $15-$25 Greg Morton & Jim Stanley LaCo Tucson, 5:30 p.m., free Grupo Firme Tucson Arena,…
Bill could be a game changer for medical cannabis
SB1466 was approved in late March by Arizona lawmakers. If passed by the House, SB1466 would be a catalyst in changing Arizona’s current medical marijuana laws. The bill fights to expand medical conditions that qualify one for a medical card, adding PTSD and autism to the list. Additionally, veterans would not pay for a medical…
ElectraTect creating marijuana Breathalyzer
Scientists at Phoenix-based company ElectraTect are working to create a marijuana breathalyzer to detect recent consumption of THC — the major psychoactive component in marijuana. As marijuana decriminalization spreads across the country, the market for the plant has flourished, along with a need for technology that can detect THC impairment. Currently, marijuana is completely banned…
These public figures are the worst in Arizona
These are some of the very worst people in Arizona: Kari Lake: Still rakin’ in the dough on the Losers’ Circuit, Lake is technically an Arizonan, but she now mostly belongs to the vast sea of angry old white people who are willing to show up at a gatherin’ or a meetin’ to hear a…
