2021 rewind: Top Tucson entertainment stories by Star reporter Cathalena Burch
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We are sharing ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ Daily Star reporters' and photographers' favorite work from 2021.
Reporter Cathalena Burch has covered music, entertainment and the restaurant industry for the ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ Daily Star for 20 years, telling the stories that define the soul of Tucson — the culture that is the very heartbeat of the community.
(6) updates to this series since
2 Tucson hot sauce brands go head-to-head in spicy poblano showdownFor Star subscribers:ÌýA spicy staple in Tucson ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ is making a comeback while a near-replica hot sauce has already landed on store shelves.Ìý
The Monty Python founder/writer brings his 'Why There is No Hope" tour to Tucson Music Hall.Ìý
Mat Cable and Devon Sanner hope to open the pizzeria and pasteria in April on East Tanque Verde Road.Ìý
A barbecue joint with some of the Bashful Bandit's aesthetic, including the wood bar that customers carved their names into, will open in its place.
Seven months after temporarily closing due to COVID-19, celebrated Tucson chef Janos Wilder is closing his 10-year-old Downtown Kitchen + Cocktails restaurant for good.
Zagona juggled a career teaching psychology at the University of ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ for 30 years and running the family's downtown Italian restaurant, Caruso's, for more than 40 years.Ìý
Cathalena E. Burch
Reporter
Show off your Old Pueblo pride with Tucson-themed gift wrap, from stunning shots of our Sonoran Desert to adorable quail, cacti and javelina.Ìý
Tucson singer-songwriter Linda Chorney is nominated for a 2022 Grammy, but when she went missing from the nominee list, there was much confusion.Ìý
It was a twin-firsts for Drew Cooper: his first-ever holiday song ("Please Come Home For Christmas") and his first-ever music video.Ìý