Too many inflatables? Not for Halloween
In Los Angeles people celebrate Dia de los Muertos for most of the month of October. In Tucson Halloween with tales of a headless horseman …
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Painting 6th Avenue brilliant colors
It was a Volunteer Saturday with Tucsonans out and about improving the city by doing everything from picking up trash in the Santa Cruz riverbed …
Nothing like jury duty summons to tell you…
Since I launched this blog about three years ago, I’ve claimed to be a newcomer to Tucson. After all, I had just moved here from …
A Tucson Folk Festival thrives again
49 years ago Jim Griffith, folklorist extraordinaire, founded the Tucson Meet Yourself folk festival. Sadly, he passed away in 2020, the year TMY was cancelled …
The art of the traffic roundabout
In quiet neighborhood intersections all across Tucson there are roundabouts with trees, shrubs and some artwork in the middle. Along with speed bumps they are …
Artificial Intelligence art you create with words
No art skills? No problem! Thanks to a new A.I. program online you can “create” original artwork with a few words. That’s right — words, …
Where to get your $5 tree
A million new trees to cast cooling shade in Tucson by 2030 — that is Mayor Romero’s goal. It is a reachable goal and, in …
Update: the 2 Tree Challenge for Tucson
The day Mayor Regina Romero took office was the day she issued the Million Tree Initiative for Tucson. Her goal for the city: plant one …
A rare angel fountain and March Hare mural
The summer monsoon has arrived in Southern Arizona and so far the city of Tucson has had less than normal rainfall, although nearby areas like …
A year in a blacksmith’s life
The year was 2016. The award-winning blacksmith’s name is Matt Jenkins. And he felt he was in a creative rut. So for one hour a …