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Gin and Bear It: Juniper brings creative cocktails to Tucson
Kellner Brown and Elliott Morse strongly believe gin should be celebrated and experienced in the right way. They, along with entrepreneur Stuart Lauer, are the creative team behind Juniper, which, Lauer says, is the only freestanding gin bar in the state. Juniper was founded about two and a half years ago as a small cocktail…
Holiday Cheers
We Tucsonans are privileged to indulge year-round in remarkable, even award-winning, comestibles and libations throughout our UNESCO City of Gastronomy. But there’s no other time that the mood is as festive, the friendships as meaningful and the memories as bright as the holiday season. Eat! Drink! Be Merry! Agustin Kitchen 100 S. Avenida del Convento,…
The universal flow An alternative path to wellness
When holistic health practitioner Candice Thomas was training to become an acupuncturist, she stumbled across a theory: Mental and emotional health is directly tied to physical health. “The mental and emotional create our health picture,” she said. In practice, she “quickly saw there are patterns of health outcome by personality type.” Enter the Enneagram, a…
Christmas Bluegrass: Ricky Skaggs brings the ‘Thunder’ for the holidays
Don’t expect the familiar bluegrass tunes from Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder on Thursday, Dec. 5, at the Fox Tucson Theatre. “We’re not going to be doing the Stanley Brothers or Bill Monroe or my stuff,” Skaggs said while calling from North Carolina. “That includes my songs that were chart-topping country hits. I play those…
Local Treasures: More perfect gifts for stoners
Continuing with the gift guide theme, local treasures exist for the perfect vape, luxury bath product or tasty pre-roll present. Fourtwenty Skincare 420-skincare.com/shop-skincare 200 mg CBD bath soak: $15.99 CBD twin pack of bath bombs (100 mg each): $15.99 Kickback and relax with Fourtwenty Skincare’s luxurious collection of CBD-infused bath products — bath bombs, soaps…
Turn on the Juice: ‘Beetlejuice’ is the ghost with the most on stage
The 1988 film “Beetlejuice” has become a cult classic, and the sequel, “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,” continues the story of Lydia and Beetlejuice. For another take on “Beetlejuice,” there is the musical version of it, which visits Centennial Hall from Tuesday, Dec. 3, to Sunday, Dec. 8, as part of the Broadway in Tucson series. The show…
Generative AI’s Continued Growth Confirms Need for AI Detectors
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is an emerging technology that has recently caused much excitement. Industries have embraced it excitedly, while workers have worried about its impact. At the same time, it has started to intertwine with the lives of everyday people in various ways, from the workplace to school. Most noticeably, AI has significantly impacted generative…






