Flashback to the past at St. Xavier Mission near Tucson
Glancing off to the west from the 19 Freeway, I glimpsed what the St. Xavier del Bac mission must have looked like in the 1700s: …
Author: carollightwood
Books by the Box in Tucson–$15
The Friends of Pima County Library is holding a book sale this weekend and one of the nifty deals is boxes of paperback sci-fi and …
4 plant sales and a quince tasting this weekend
Normally, Fall planting should only begin after the average daytime high temperature drops below 90F. That rule of thumb is not really about air temperature …
Before/After: Navajo Wash Tree Massacre
NOTE: 2 of the people responsible for the destruction of trees in Navajo Wash sued the City of Tucson for neglecting the area and not …
What to wear to Tour de Tucson prelim
El Tour de Tucson — which is becoming one of the premier U.S. cycling events — is on November 18th, 2023. Leading up to it …
40 places for pickleball and one downtown
According to Google, there are 40 places to play pickleball around Tucson. And, of these, only 7 are public courts with no fee charged to …
Now about that Garlic Soup recipe
At the Mission Garden’s 2023 Garlic Festival one group was giving away free garlic soup. I picked up a little cup, took one sip and …
How to turn messy mesquite pods into pies
The Mission Garden at the foot of A Mountain held a mesquite pod milling session on Saturday. All you had to do was collect those …
Haring exhibition in L.A. too hot to show
When hot weather begins to build up here, there is almost nothing that sounds better than going to cooler Los Angeles to view art exhibitions, …
Fun and free at the Tohono Chul gardens and bistro
While the Tucson Botanical Garden recently won an award as one of the best botanical gardens in the nation, it is in most ways a …