Reid Park Zoo’s 2 1/2-week-old African elephant calf is now known as Mapenzi.More than 17,000 votes were collected through a poll on the Arizona Daily Star’s website, ultimately choosing the name of the new calf. Mapenzi means beloved in Swahili. The calf now weighs 315 pounds and is developing

Tucson Parks and Recreation is reminding the community to not gather in parks this Easter weekend. As a reminder, the City has temporarily closed all ramadas, gazebos, playgrounds, outdoor fitness equipment, courts for basketball, bocce, tennis, and volleyball, as well as horseshoe pits and splash pads. People should refrain from large gatherings and picnics in […]

Even though their love was briefly set in stone, it apparently wasn’t meant to last. Actors Vanessa Hudgens and Austin Butler have reportedly ended their relationship after eight years of dating, according to Us Weekly. Neither has made a public statement since the news broke. The couple made their mark on northern Arizona in 2016 […]

Gao collapsed during filming of a Chinese reality TV show in the early hours of Wednesday morning, JetStar Entertainment said in a statement. He was rushed to hospital where he died around three hours later. “We are shocked and saddened” by the incident, JetStar said, adding that representatives were “always directly by his side, whilst […]

After 25 years as a discount theater with movie tickets priced as low as $1, the theater closed for a makeover. The renovated building debuts Thursday, Nov. 14 as a more mature of its former self: as a first-run movie theater showing films like Frozen 2 and Star Wars later this year. The company wouldn’t […]

Every year, Variety seeks to identify the next generation of leaders in the entertainment business, looking for representatives in the creative community, film, TV, music and digital. This year’s group has a heavy New York focus: We selected executives from forward thinking companies such as Spotify, Group Nine and Endeavor Audio, as well as writers […]

K9 Cinemas in Plano is unlike any theater you’ve been to. For starters, the concession stand serves bottomless free wine on Friday and Saturday nights. More important, however, are the pooches: many good boys and girls, all brought by owners to the world’s first and only dog-friendly indoor theater. Owner Eric Lankford, 29, opened K9 […]

With our holidays falling on some of the darkest, chilliest days of the year, it’s no surprise that the holiday season tends to bring us all together. In Portland, our communities gather for big light displays, orchestra concerts, holiday beer and more takes on “The Nutcracker” than you can shake a stick at. For a […]