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4 books by new authors

Special to the Arizona Daily Star

Start a new season with some new authors from 2025. Here are four book recommendations brought to you by your friends at Pima County Public Library:

Rosie on the House: 7 ways to deal with Arizona's summer heat

Rosie Romero Special to the Arizona Daily Star

Living in Arizona means learning to embrace the heat, but that doesn't mean you have to suffer. With summer temperatures making an appearance early this year (triple digits in April!), keeping your home cool is less about cranking the AC nonstop — or heading north to Flagstaff for the next f…

Ranking crazy foods at this year's Pima County Fair

Jamie Donnelly

I tried a few of the unique meals at the fair this year and I’m ready to rank them from my least-favorite to the best of the best! That way, you can spend more time enjoying everything the fair has to offer rather than going back and forth on what to chow down on.

DeLorean, not the music, is the star in 'Back to the Future: The Musical"

Cathalena E. Burch

The Broadway In Tucson show, at Centennial Hall through Sunday, adds some 20th century flair to iconic time travel story including a Siri-like talking car.

Pima College play may make you uncomfortable, and that's the point

Cathalena E. Burch

Pima Community College Theatre confronts the so-called "white gaze" in its production of the Pulitzer Prize-winning dramedy "Fairview."

Tucson-born singer-songwriter having greatest years of her musical life

Cathalena E. Burch

Tucson native is coming home to celebrate her music career resurgence with a show at La Rosa.

Tucson choir turns focus to Broadway in season finale

Cathalena E. Burch

True Concord Voices & Orchestra ends its "The American Dream" season with a concert focused on the Great American Songbook and iconic Broadway hits.

Pima County Fair returns with all-new rides, big-name concerts and fun foods

Pima County Fair returns with never-before-seen thrill rides and big-name concerts including Midland and Yächtley Crêw. But you just wanna know about the food.

Ice Cube brings four decades of music, artistry to Tucson's AVA

From N.W.A. and gangsta rap to Hollywood and hoops, Ice Cube has carved out a pretty impressive artistic journey that he will put on display at Tucson concert.

Yächtley Crëw is back in Tucson, this time for a two-fer

Yacht rock's biggest band returns for a pair of shows at the Pima County Fair.

Trail progress reported for the Santa Catalinas

Two “adopted” trail segments on either end of the Santa Catalina mountains have expanded outdoors opportunities for mountain bikers, equestrians and hikers, while new trail segments expand wilderness hiking options on the Catalinas' front and a “backside” ridge.

Orchestra's world premiere honors legacy of Tucson composer

Tucson Symphony bookends world premiere —73 years after it was composed — with two very different fanfares: Tower's aimed at women, Copland's at the common man.

Tucson's poet laureate believes in 'making more room in the world for poets'

In his remarkable new memoir, “Reckon,” poet Logan Phillips remembers his 11-year-old self hiking alone one morning in the Huachuca Mountains near Sierra Vista.

Rosie on the House: Homeowners need to know about these scams

It's a sad — and sometimes scary — truth that security goes beyond locking doors and installing alarms. These days, the biggest threats aren't physical — they're digital, emotional, and sometimes highly sophisticated.