As I’ve mentioned in this space before, the best way to get to know a community is eyeball to eyeball. Sure, coffee shops, breweries and bike shops are a start. But here in Tucson, we have another outlet. The local farmers markets. There is a rhythm and tone to when and where they are held. […]
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It’s only appropriate that I write and release this at Rodeo time. It’s not often that you run across books about someone you met years before. I was in a Tubac bookstore a while back and saw “Never Don’t Pay Attention.” I only started reading it because Rodeo time rolled around. It was time to
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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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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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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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Coming up on an anniversary of sorts for Randolph Park. The largest park in the city, the midtown green space was donated to the city in 1925. It features a golf course, zoo and baseball park along with some significant 3-D sculpture and just plain green grass–and a lake. The heirs of Epes Randolph gave
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While I had planned a visit to the museum for some time, I decided to be spontaneous and take in the Coit Museum of Pharmacy & Health Sciences on this incredibly hot June afternoon. After dealing with some challenging parking and a bit of a hunt to find the entrance, I found myself at the
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This was an unexpected treasure to find and then tour. The Ignite Sign Museum is a collection of Tucson signage that spans many years and commemorates many landmarks in my hometown. My friend, Jody, a designer and presentation expert, found it on Atlas Obscura before she came to visit me here in Tucson (along with
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Drachman is the name of a street in my old neighborhood off. And growing up here, I knew the name. I really didn’t know much about the family behind the name and the impact they had and knew of until I read this book. As I continue my discovery of history and information about hometown
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Our Meet Me Wednesdays group decided we needed a change of venue. While we didn’t want to turn into mall walkers, the pull to the murals and art at the Eastside Tucson indoor mall, led us to take on a new place to count our steps. While a seemingly odd place to feature public art,
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