Tucson shop stitches together Indigenous fashion
Dot Pallane's Indigenous Fashions opened in January at Monterey Court, offering alterations and custom designs rooted in Yoeme and Southwestern culture.
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The Hills brings all-day dining to Catalina Foothills
Flores Concepts, the family behind El Charro Café, is opening The Hills this month in the Catalina Foothills, a neighborhood all-day cafe with views of the Santa Catalinas and a menu ranging from pancakes to pizza.
Tucson's mariachi conference returns for 43rd year
The Tucson International Mariachi Conference celebrates its 43rd year April 29–May 4 with student competitions, professional concerts, folklorico dancing, a new mariachi dinner and a free community fiesta.
Banner Children's gives teen patients a night at prom
Banner Children's hosted its fourth annual teen prom at Casino del Sol Stadium, giving hospitalized teenagers a night of food, dancing and normalcy away from treatment.
Vail dance studio celebrates 20 years of artistry
Studio One is marking its 20th anniversary with a Legacy Showcase and Gala, reflecting on two decades of dance education that helped shape Vail's arts scene.
Tucson's Louis Market reopens as cultural arts center
A historic south side corner market has reopened as the Louis Market Center for Cultural Organizing, the result of two decades of community work by Regeneración and the Southwest Folklife Alliance.
Tucson nonprofit uses live music to treat aphasia
Friends of Aphasia, a Tucson nonprofit, has launched a live music program at local venue La Rosa to help members recover speech and language skills through song.
New family pizza restaurant opens in Oro Valley
Happy Joe's Pizza & Ice Cream Parlor, a family-friendly chain featuring arcade games, novelty pizzas and a golf simulator, has opened its first Arizona location in Oro Valley near Tucson.
Chris Sheafe shaped Tucson's downtown development
Chris Sheafe, the Rio Nuevo treasurer credited with helping transform the struggling tax increment finance district into one of Tucson's most consequential economic development engines, died April 8 in a plane crash at Marana Regional Airport.