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Bisbee fashion designer ready to open Barrio store
Claire Harlin is one of Southern Arizona’s hidden gems. Through her Bisbee-based Classic Rock Couture designs and vintage clothing, the former California newspaper editor has piqued the interest of musicians Elle King, Margo Price and Miley Cyrus, among others. Tucson will soon be privy to her ways. Harlin will celebrate the opening of her second…
New gallery unveils black artists’ works
The Blue Lotus Artists’ Collective, devoted to Black artists, finally has its first official show. And the artists they have brought in are stellar: the widely celebrated Jacob Lawrence and the multi-talented Nikesha Breeze. Both of them have created art around the African American experience. Lawrence (1917-2000) had a prolific career starting in the 1930s,…
Znora takes first place at ‘Pudding’
Znora, a local funk/blues rock group from Tucson, participated in Alice Cooper’s Proof is in the Pudding Music and Dance Competition for the first time last year. It didn’t win, and this pushed it to work harder. It worked. On Nov. 19, at the Mesa Arts Center, Znora took first place in the band category…
India Oven celebrates 30 years in business
Thirty years after opening India Oven, owner Raksha Devi Bhatti knows the recipe for success. “The Tucson public likes us,” she said simply. Indeed. The restaurant is tucked in a strip mall on Campbell Avenue north of Grant Road. And for three decades, diners have enjoyed the restaurant’s Northern Indian cuisine. One regular customer recently…
High Times Cannabis Cup returns to Arizona
High Times is giving 2,100 Arizonans the chance to sample the best locally grown cannabis and crown the top products in the state as part of High Times Cannabis Cup Arizona: People’s Choice Edition. By purchasing one of 2,100 judging kits at 22 dispensaries, everyday cannabis users have the chance to have their voices heard…
Social equity programs have seen an inefficient rollout
Part of Arizona’s guidelines to legalizing adult-use of marijuana came with the implementation of a social equity program; a program that, ideally, would allow people affected by cannabis prohibition to open their own dispensaries. Only 15 states even have social equity programs, and while well-intentioned, the rollout has seemingly lacked adequate infrastructure to withstand the…
Fourth Avenue Winter Street Fair returns for the holiday season
Returning this holiday season, the Fourth Avenue Winter Street Fair could simply be described as “an aesthetic overload,” according to Casey Anderson, Fourth Avenue Merchants Association’s consultant and chief operating officer. “Everywhere you turn, something will be going on, whether it be events, performances, activities for kids, all of it,” Anderson said. The 54th annual…
Parade of Lights illuminates Downtown
The holiday season is underway, and a family favorite is returning to Tucson: The Downtown Parade of Lights, presented by Rio Nuevo District. The 29th iteration of Downtown Parade of Lights and Festival is Saturday, Dec. 16, with the festival starting at Armory Park at 4 p.m. with food, music and activities. Officials expect 10,000…
City Week: Week of Dec. 7, 2023
“Wee Winter Wonderland” TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY TO JAN. 7 ‘Tis the season when the Mini Time Machine Museum of Miniatures decorates its collections for the holidays according to their time and place in history around the world. Alderley Manor represents an Edwardian Christmas. Casa Bonita’s décor shows Southwestern traditions. The fabulous Dayvewood Drive brownstone is…
Laughing Stock: ‘A liberal agenda’ may not be what you think
Once every quarter or so, Em Bowen holds forth at Crooked Tooth Brewery with a standup comedy show like no other in Tucson. It has what can only be called “standards.” They’re not the sort of standards some might consider censorship. The subject matter isn’t proscribed; rather, Bowen is concerned with quality — the quality…
