Dancing in Barrio Viejo to honor an emperor
One of the best things about living in a city is coming across an utterly unexpected event or people or place. On Saturday, Febuary 25th, …
Author: carollightwood
A Peace Fair where guns were stored?
There is definitely irony in holding a Peace Fair at a site, Armory Park, that at one time held guns, bullets and U.S. soldiers until …
Best dressed dogs and people at Pet Parade
The Pima Animal Control Center, which I visited a few weeks ago, held a Parade of Pets in the West University district on Sunday morning. …
Grow your own eggs, but it will cost you
With the price of eggs at Albertsons ranging up to $8 a dozen, it may have occurred to you to buy chickens to produce eggs …
Visit an Old West replica — no, not Tombstone
Once upon a time, Tombstone was a real town. Not anymore. As I wrote elsewhere, it is a fading theme park for aging cowboy fans. …
480 free dogs are waiting for you
It is sorta like an after-Christmas sale at the Pima Animal Care Center on north Silverbell. Use the coupon on the PACC website and you …
Skate, Sip Cocoa, Get a Dog
Outdoor ice skating is back in Tucson and this year the weather co-operated. It’s been chilly and below freezing at night, unlike previous years when …
Elon Musk, your room is ready now
Back when rocket guy and space-voyager-wannabe, Elon Musk, was a still a teenager rattling around South Africa, a group of Americans decided to build a …
Not exactly a farmers market, but fun
The Sunday market beside the Rillito Race Track is called a farmers market, but there are more venders selling prepared foods than farmers selling fresh …
Bigger and better museum art fair
Well, it’s not just earrings and earrings and more earrings! The Tucson Museum of Art‘s Fall Artisans Market is not only larger this year, it …