Pizza Throwdown and Dessert Duel, Tucson's popular summertime foodie event, returns Saturday as restaurants vie for best pizza and best dessert bragging rights.
Cathalena E. Burch
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Cathalena has covered music for the Star for more than 20 years. She's a graduate of Arizona State University has worked at Sedona Red Rock News, Niagara Gazette in Niagara Falls, New York; and USA Today.
Pizza Throwdown and Dessert Duel, Tucson's popular summertime foodie event, returns Saturday as restaurants vie for best pizza and best dessert bragging rights.
Tucson restaurants adjust menus and methods to weather recent surge in tomato prices.
Olivia Barnes spent four days at Tucson High Magnet filming 'When the World Went Quite," one of 16 films being screened at the U of A's 2026 "Magic Hour."
Tucson Symphony Orchestra will perform John Williams' iconic score live while "Star Wars: A New Hope" shows on the screen at Linda Ronstadt Music Hall.
Indie folk duo is figuring a way to keep the music going. Meanwhile, Tucson also is getting a legendary pop artist's newest chapter and a rapper on the rise.
Olivia Barnes spent four days at Tucson High Magnet filming 'When the World Went Quite," one of 16 films being screened at the U of A's 2026 "Magic Hour."
Arizona Symphonic Winds and Tucson Pops Orchestra open their spring free concert series Mother's Day weekend.
UA senior films delve into horror, the supernatural, a bird invasion, a Grandpa's secret, self-discovery in a VW and a politician getting a Gen Z makeover.

