Category: Features

Artist of the Month

  Pat Parkinson LaVerne Kyriss A painting by Pat Parkinson hanging in the Jane Hamilton Gallery in Tucson got some recent publicity when it was selected to be on the cover of a publication found in hotel rooms throughout the city. Tucson Magazine is a coffee table hardbound publication featuring things to see and do around…

Night shade vegetables: friend or foe?

  Nancy Teeter, RDN As a registered dietitian nutritionist, my biggest challenge is counteracting food myths promoted by well-meaning celebrity “nutritionists.” Some myths contain dangerous advice while others result in unnecessary food rules. The “avoid nightshade vegetables” myth falls in the latter category. What are nightshades? The list of plants belonging to this family is…