And so, the holiday faire season begins
Last weekend there were 14 craft and art faires in Tucson and, deciding I would only do one this year, I went to the Community …
Author: carollightwood
A glimpse into Tucson’s past and present
Saturday was such a beautiful, warm (not hot) day that I took a walk along the bike trail along the south side of the Rillito …
2 versions of Dia de los Muertos
While Halloween is a holiday where the dead come back to scare us, Dia de los Muertos is a festive occasion where the living take …
Tucson Cyclovia rides again!
For a while it seemed as if riding bicycles along the streets of Tucson, sans cars, aka Cyclovia, was not going to happen, but it …
Go for the beauty. Get politics, too.
The lounging lizards and playful tortoise are three images everyone familiar with Joe Pagac‘s murals around town know. On this mural on the Himmel Park …
Hot Dog! The Dogtoberfest was fun
It was hot on Sunday. So hot that I decided to skip Tucson Meet Yourself, the usual kick-off to the winter season of festivals and …
Traffic nightmare at the Vegan Night Market
If I go to the Vegan Night Market at Rillito race track again, I won’t arrive until after 7 p.m. That’s when the “first sitting” …
$5 tree is waiting for you
As I have posted before, Tucson Electric Power provides a selection of trees for their customers to plant in their home gardens. The good news …
Rambling through Arizona history
Like most historical museums the Arizona Historical Society‘s museum near the University campus is a treasury of this and that from people who lived here …
A Dragon and Kraken feeding the hungry
This year the Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona has turned to four clever “monsters” to support their summertime food drive at Park Place Mall. …