Get a taste of ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ with these 2021 stories by Star reporter Gerald Gay
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We are sharing ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ reporters' and photographers' favorite work from 2021.
Gerald M. Gay has been telling the stories of ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ans for nearly two decades.
He loves learning new things about the city in which he lives, which is why he finds working at the Star so appealing.
Each day is a learning experience.
Check out some of his work from this year:Â
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For Star subscribers: A ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ record label has put out an album featuring songs by Janis Joplin that have never been commercially released.Â
For Star subscribers:Â The Kartchner family seeks to bring new life to Mescal, the iconic movie set where films like "Tombstone" were shot.
Pockets of ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ history, culture, food and drink can be found below our feet if you know where to look.Â
When completed, the venue will have a 300-seat capacity and an adjoining bar and restaurant.
The podcast has covered topics ranging from trick-roping and travel writing to frontier women and wild horse photography.
For Star subscribers:Â An art project that doubles as a community-building exercise is immortalizing ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ans as 3-inch army men action figures.
For Star subscribers: Some of ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥'s most interesting watering holes are tucked away in backrooms of restaurants, shops and on hotel rooftops.Â
While they don’t share the same level of celebrity as their mural counterparts, ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥â€™s sculpture game is strong, and works can be found all over the city.Â
Trips to the ocean are still months away for most but seafood is right down the street.Â
The food truck side of ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥â€™s culinary landscape saw several new additions, from chicken wraps to Cuban cuisine.