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Half n Half Bites serves up horchata, elote, more sweet and spicy snacks

Jamie Donnelly

Rice, milk and cinnamon.

Kane Brown making Tucson debut with sold-out AVA show

Cathalena E. Burch

As far as we can tell, the closest country superstar Kane Brown came to Tucson was being on the lineup for the 2020 Country Thunder festival 90 minutes away in Florence.

Grammy-nominated Tucson choir drops latest world-premiere CD

Cathalena E. Burch

When True Concord Voices & Orchestra first performed “The Notebooks of da Vinci,” Jocelyn Hagen’s groundbreaking multimedia choral symphony, the ensemble’s founder and music director, Eric Holtan, was so impressed he invited Hagen to write a choral symphony for his group.

Alicia Keys’ musical ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ coming to Tucson

Cathalena E. Burch

Emily Orr, who began playing piano inspired by Alicia Keys' debut album, now serves as music director for the national tour of the musical “Hell's Kitchen,” bringing her experience performing Keys' songs to the production.

Find addicting spicy candy and viral pickle kits at Dirty T Tamarindo

Jamie Donnelly

There’s nothing chamoy can’t fix.

Tucson arts organizations, send us your fall schedules

We’re planning to publish our annual fall arts preview on Sept. 10.

Arizona's 5 best tiki bars: Where to sip mai tais and zombies

Tiffany Acosta Arizona Republic

Shake. Clink. Pour. The ice rattles, the rum flows and, before you know it, you're sipping a tropical cocktail beneath bamboo ceilings, glowing lanterns and carved tiki statues.

5 solo dates to take yourself on in Tucson

When was the last time you took yourself on a date?

Arizona helps expand food market for prickly pear cactus

Prickly Pear cactus, called nopales in Spanish, haven’t found widespread acceptance in the mainstream U.S. diet, but some believe they could play an important role in helping Arizona transition to drought-adapted agriculture.

Tucsonan's books featured at Obama Presidential Center

Tucson author Adiba Nelson's children's books are now part of the Obama Presidential Center library collection in Chicago.

4 award-winning graphic novels

New to graphic novels? Try one of these award winning, genre-transforming books. Here are four book recommendations brought to you by your friends at Pima County Public Library:

Rosie on the House: Make a zone to drop your things when you come home

A well-designed front entryway sets the mood for the rest of the home, but it also has an important job. It's where backpacks, purses, keys, sunglasses, shoes and mail often land the moment you walk through the door. Without a space of their own, those everyday essentials can turn into clutt…