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Samantha Larned El Inde Arizona In the window of the replica drugstore, alongside lollipops, menus and other knick-knacks, is a package of Black Jack Chewing Gum and a candy jar of little…

Jackson R. Kimball For the Arizona Daily Star BISBEE — There was an underhand pitch to a pin-striped striker. A sudden crack rang in the late morning air and the ball bounced once off the dusty diamond,…

Cindy Coffer Chojnacky Special to the Arizona Daily Star A cool, wet winter and suddenly — 90 degrees in Tucson. Maybe it’s time for a change in elevation.The mountains near Tucson offer new recreation…

Jackson R. Kimball For the Arizona Daily Star Cyclovia Tucson’s 2023 sprawling spring celebration of bike enthusiasm, local commerce and niche Tucson neighborhoods will take place Sunday, April 16.From…

Tyler Robertson El Inde Arizona Some 100,000 spectators are expected at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base this weekend for the return of Thunder and Lightning Over Arizona air show.This will be the first…

Tucson's oldest and most iconic youth mariachi group, Los Changuitos Feos, is seeking donations to rebuild its program and is hosting a fundraiser at El Casino Ballroom from noon to 6 p.m. on Sunday, March 26.The mariachi…

Denice Blake Special to the Arizona Daily Star After a four-year break, the Sam Hughes Home and Neighborhood Tour is back.The historic neighborhood — bounded by Campbell Avenue on the west, Country Club…

Paula Fan, who spent 31 years as the principal pianist with the Tucson Symphony Orchestra and 40 years teaching piano at the University of Arizona, died on Thursday, Feb. 23, after suffering a heart attack in Australia. She…

A.J. Castillo For the Arizona Daily Star When the sixth annual “Our Blackness, Our Heritage” True Colors step show hits the stage in Tucson on March 4, organizers hope it does more than make people want…

Staff from the University of Arizona Center for Creative Photography traveled to London last year to sift through the Linda McCartney photo archives.They weren’t searching for the rock star photos that defined much of her…