Combine the state fair, a car show and concerts, throw in a food court and let in thousands of car junkies and you have the Barrett-Jackson car collector auction. It is massive and takes over takes over the West World venue in Scottsdale. It is such a disruption in day-to-day living in this part of […]
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The place has been a fixture of Tucson’s restaurant landscape for 60 years. It’s a classic diner with a counter and booths. And pies. Yup, pies. I thought I had left good pies behind in Dallas with Humble Pies. But I soon discovered that those 60 years of experrience amount to something when it comes
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El Tour de Tucson is a fixture on the calendar, particularly with the cycling community. With 10,000-plus riders on the three top distances (Century, Metric Century, Half Metric Century) plus the shorter rides and running events, this is an immersive event for the city and county. The 2025 edition of this event was a turning
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The fall edition of this immersive community event was just as much fun or more fun that previous installments. This time around it was held on a bike boulevard with which I am not familiar- North 9th and 10th Avenues, and 15th Avenue. The bonus of this was that unfamiliar territory takes you to new
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Being the car nut that I am and have been most of my life, it was only natural to make my way to the collection. Really, in the car-culture crazy Phoenix Metro area, it was a great starting place. This is really owner and founder, Mel Martin’s, personal collection. It’s not just the 175 or
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This was a book like few I’ve read. I was looking for something to give me some more background on Arizona and this book was recommended to me. And it certainly delivered. “Isabella Greenway, An Enterprising Woman,” is based almost entirely on letters exchanged between Isabella, her husbands and family and other notables in the
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Brandi Fenton Memorial Park in North Tucson is actually a multi-faceted site. That is, it is home to a memorial, fine art, history and green space. Sal and I frequent it often. Recently our friends up at Meet Me Wednesdays approached us about putting together an art walk at the site. It actually came together
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As we’ve mentioned in this space before, Tucson and environs are teeming with murals and other works of art. Since returning to Southern Arizona in July 2024, I have personally seen almost 700 pieces of art. However, today we are focusing on the murals. What started this discussion was a conversation with my friend and
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He was the longest-serving governor in Arizona history. George WP Hunt served seven terms in that office between 1912 and and 1933. His final resting place is this white pyramid overlooking Downtown Phoenix and The Valley from a hill in Papago Park. Influenced by Egyptomania among architects and designers probably led to the choice of
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[Editor’s Note: this is an expansion of the “Embracing Tucson” series because the writer has traveled beyond Tucson and taken in sights and things of interest in the rest of the state. Thanks for reading.] While it isn’t listed in Atlas Obscura, the Penske Racing Museum is, nonetheless, a hidden gem in Arizona and the
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