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- Patrick Coen Arizona Sonoran News
The smell of sugar, the sight of pastries in wood and glass display cases and the line of customers out the door tells you you’ve arrived at one of Tucson’s best-known bakeries, La Estrella.
- Special to the Arizona Daily Star
Lots of things signal the start of summer in Arizona. White blooms begin to appear on our saguaro … yellow school buses suddenly disappear from our streets … the steady hum of air-conditioning units becomes the white noise in all our lives.
- Special to the Arizona Daily Star
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- Moira Macdonald The Seattle Times
It may not yet be summer on the calendar, but the summer movie season is nonetheless upon us. For those of us who remember happy summer afternoons spent munching popcorn at the nearest multiplex, here's a sampling of what's in store for the next few months on the big screen, organized by genre.
- Cathalena E. Burch
Pizza Throwdown and Dessert Duel, Tucson's popular summertime foodie event, returns Saturday as restaurants vie for best pizza and best dessert bragging rights.
The Pops Orchestra closes its 71st season with its annual Memorial Day concert on Sunday.
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Princess Diana's brother, Charles Spencer, married archaeologist and podcast co-host Cat Jarman at a private wedding in Arizona on May 15.
We found concerts, special events, our favorite local attractions and a whole bunch of random yet interesting places to visit and things to do this summer.
The search is on again for affordable trinkets and budget-friendly finds at Tucson’s local businesses.
Tucson restaurants adjust menus and methods to weather recent surge in tomato prices.
The Southwest Folklife Alliance, in partnership with Regeneración, has opened the newly renovated Louis Market — formerly a local Chinese grocery store — as a Center for Cultural Organizing in South Tucson neighborhoods.
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