2021 rewind: Top ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ entertainment stories by Star reporter Cathalena Burch
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We are sharing ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ reporters' and photographers' favorite work from 2021.
Reporter Cathalena Burch has covered music, entertainment and the restaurant industry for the ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ for 20 years, telling the stories that define the soul of ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ — the culture that is the very heartbeat of the community.
(6) updates to this series since
For Star subscribers:ÌýA spicy staple in ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ homes 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 ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ 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 ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ 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 ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ for 30 years and running the family's downtown Italian restaurant, Caruso's, for more than 40 years.Ìý