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Twelve Days of Michelin Star Tacos Took Tucson by Storm
7Oct By Ambur WilkersonNo Comments
Food, Top Stories

Twelve Days of Michelin Star Tacos Took Tucson by Storm

By Caroline Hansen As the first UNESCO designated Creative City of Gastronomy in the United States, it’s only fitting that Tucson would welcome a guest pop-up for the first taqueria to receive a Michelin star, Taquería El Califa De León. The 12 day event hosted by GrinGO and Agave House Modern Cocina was held at Main Gate Square on the corner of University Boulevard and Park Avenue, just west of the University of Arizona campus.  Organizer Brian Krupski, CEO and founder of the GrinGO app, said he chose the university location not only for the guaranteed foot traffic it would provide El Califa de León, but also for the attention it would draw to the entire area and surrounding businesses.  “So many Tucsonans don’t come to the Square and it’s a shame because there are ...
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A Night at the Races: NASCAR or Dragway… Take Your Pick or Hit Both!
7Oct By Ambur WilkersonNo Comments
Features

A Night at the Races: NASCAR or Dragway… Take Your Pick or Hit Both!

By Diedra Eby Photos by Vanessa Cecena of Tumbleweed Customs In South Tucson near the Tucson Fairgrounds, there are two popular racing spots of very different types. One of them, the Tucson Speedway track, is one of only three paved tracks in Arizona, with a .375 mile oval NASCAR track where you can see all kinds of cars racing: modifieds, late models, pro stocks, hobby stocks, super late models, thunder trucks and more. They host multiple races in one night. On Saturday, Sept. 13, their first race commenced with a bunch of Pintos from the 70s. Pintos were known for crushing at the slightest impact, so it’s impressive to see so many in one place. The next race had Novas and Mustangs. After that were Pro Late Models, which is a class of stock car in short-track racing. Ther...
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Beans and Brew: A Chat with Stacks Book Club Owner Jeffrey Crispin
7Oct By Ambur WilkersonNo Comments
Features

Beans and Brew: A Chat with Stacks Book Club Owner Jeffrey Crispin

By Jackson Melin Photo by Stacks Blook Club via their website While it’s still hot, local Arizonans need to beat the heat with fun activities and cold drinks to share. One place that residents frequent is Stacks Book Club. Owner of Stacks Book Club, Jeffrey Crispin, chatted with The Pima Post about his shop and experience in the Oro Valley community. Q: What was the inspiration for opening the shop? A: We wanted to do something closer to home, and more suburb-based Q: Where did the name ‘Stacks’ come from? A: Stacks was the name of my home book club,and the first book we read was Ready Player One, in which the main character lives in a neighborhood called the Stacks. Q: Is it more of a coffee shop or a book club? A: Folks come in for coffee and pastries, brow...
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Mayhem by the Great Lakes: Gaga Brings Mayhem Tour to Chicago
26Sep By Ambur WilkersonNo Comments
Arts & Entertainment

Mayhem by the Great Lakes: Gaga Brings Mayhem Tour to Chicago

By Quinn Smalley  Lady Gaga performing at the Mayhem Ball Tour at United Center in Chicago on Sept.15 Is it 2008 again? Lately it seems as though the millennial pop divas of the late 2000s and early 2010s are having career second winds. One of them being Lady Gaga, who released one of the most well received albums of the year, “Mayhem.” An album so good she made the world forget about the Joker 2 film the year before. Then, Kesha released her first effort without Dr. Luke called  “.”, Marina and the Diamonds dropped the Diamonds and released her long awaited comeback album “Princess of Power”, Rihanna is rumored to be returning to music later this year and Katy Perry’s Lifetimes Tour has been doing well. It’s an exciting time for pop music fans, especially if you’re a l...
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As Alive as You Need Them to Be: Nine Inch Nails Perform in Arizona Days Before New Album
26Sep By Ambur WilkersonNo Comments
Arts & Entertainment

As Alive as You Need Them to Be: Nine Inch Nails Perform in Arizona Days Before New Album

By Rory Archer Nine Inch Nails' Josh Freese seen playing a live drum solo on the main stage’s screen projection as the rest of the band exits the B Stage. PHOENIX —It's been an exciting time for anyone in the industrial metal-rock scene. Nine Inch Nails and opening act Boys Noize finished up their Peel It Back tour with a show in Phoenix on Tuesday, Sept. 16, before their final two Los Angeles shows later in the week. It's the first time the band has toured in three years—and the first time in Arizona since September 2018, during their Cold and Black and Infinite tour. Last Friday, the final day of the tour, marked the release of the band's latest album, the soundtrack for the upcoming film “Tron: ARES”. This is the second soundtrack album they've released under the Nine Inch ...
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PCC Student Art Celebrated at Annual Juried Student Exhibit’s Reception
20May By Ambur WilkersonNo Comments
Bernal Gallery, Pima Arts

PCC Student Art Celebrated at Annual Juried Student Exhibit’s Reception

By Lucia Grijalva Photo from Pima Arts’ website On April 16, students from across all five of Pima Community College’s campuses gathered together for the Annual Juried Student Exhibit’s Reception. Awards took place at 4 p.m. This annual exhibition ran from April 7 to May 9 and was featured in the Louis Carlos Bernal Gallery of the West Campus. According to the Pima Arts website, “Each student was allowed to enter up to three works in any category. This year, jurors accepted 71 entries by 51 students from a total of 198 entries by 92 students.” “The jurors also designated 24 awards for works ranging from painting, drawing, sculpture, ceramics, photography and digital arts. More than $6,000 in certificates, gifts and financial donations were given to the Bernal Gallery for...
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Tornado Devastation Hits Central America
19May By Ambur WilkersonNo Comments
US News

Tornado Devastation Hits Central America

By Joseph Cunningham Photo by London, Ky., Mayor Randall Weddle Recently across America, tornados have ravaged the central parts of the country, with reports of 28 dead and hundreds of dollars of damages to families. Tragic images have been caught of entire neighborhoods reduced to debris. State officials reported 19 people were killed in Kentucky, seven people were killed in Missouri and two in Virginia. Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear toured the wreckage saying this was one of the worst 14 national declared disasters he has been in office for.  Not to mention terrifying stories coming from people trapped in their homes such as Kyndra Foster who was with her family in the basement, the youngest amongst them being 4 months old. Foster thankfully made it out, but with a broken f...
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Desert Rose Social Club Aims to Bring Connectivity to Tucson
19May By Ambur WilkersonNo Comments
Features

Desert Rose Social Club Aims to Bring Connectivity to Tucson

By Lucia Grijalva Desert Rose Social Club founders (from left to right) Haylee Howe, Shayna Larson, Madison Baity and Kelly Hart. Photo from the Desert Rose Social Club Instagram page. Social clubs, running clubs, book clubs and more local groups such as these have seen a surge in popularity over the past few years. After the Covid lockdown, the world faced a micro extinction of community and places to assemble. Locally run restaurants forcibly shut down, mom and pop shops couldn’t survive and gyms and movie theatres were vacant. Ever since then, individuals have been in search of an environment to foster relationships and build engagement. A select few have taken it upon themselves to create a third place. “Third places” is an idea originally created by sociologist Ray Oldenb...
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Get to Know PCC Student Media Advisor Ambur Wilkerson
19May By Ambur WilkersonNo Comments
Features

Get to Know PCC Student Media Advisor Ambur Wilkerson

By Jackson Melin PCC Student Media Advisor Ambur Wilkerson at the 2025 Student Media Celebration with the new Pima Post logo. Photo by Stephanie Montaño. The Pima Post reached out to Pima Community College Student Media Advisor (and editor of The Pima Post who also edited this article) Ambur Wilkerson for a Q&A about her life and career. “My love for journalism began when I was a preteen,” Wilkerson said. “I was always getting magazines covering the Disney Channel stars and my friends knew me as the girl who knew all the celebrity gossip.” “I began pursuing it professionally in 2017 when I interned for City News Group in California,” Wilkerson said. She started a blog about her journey with mental health, and then later chose to pursue journalism as a career more c...
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Review: MIKE & Tony Seltzer Release Pinball II
19May By Ambur WilkersonNo Comments
Arts & Entertainment

Review: MIKE & Tony Seltzer Release Pinball II

By Cristian Padilla The cover of “Pinball II” by MIKE & Tony Seltzer. Photo from MIKE & Tony Seltzer’s Bandcamp. “Pinball II” is the successor to “Pinball” by MIKE & Tony Seltzer. With a runtime of 33 minutes and a tracklist of 17 songs, we can only hope the duo ran it back with even more great music. MIKE, a somewhat underground artist, has been garnering a lot of attention recently. His alternative style, flow and overall consistency have been launching him into stardom. With his new release “Pinball II” with Tony Seltzer, he’s proving himself to be one of the best out right now. “Pinball II”, released May 7, uses heavy 808s, pitch changes and the artists’ charisma to establish itself as one of the best albums to come out of 2025. While MIKE is impressive, bot...
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