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Oh, help! Elves are falling down
architecture in Tucson / Festivals in Tucson

Oh, help! Elves are falling down

by carollightwoodDecember 16, 2024January 17, 2025

Santa and his busy and mischievious elves are acceptable to almost everyone’s mid-winter holiday — whether it is Christmas, Solstice, Kwanza or Chunakuh. They represent …

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Spending a long weekend in Tucson
architecture in Tucson / Art / Art in Tucson / Tucson

Spending a long weekend in Tucson

by carollightwoodJanuary 22, 2024May 25, 2025

Conde-Nast Traveler magazine recently recommended Barrio Viejo in Tucson as a neighborhood to visit. That’s nice. The homes are historic and colorful, but one neighborhood …

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The castle-owner next door–is he friendly?
architecture in Tucson / Tucson

The castle-owner next door–is he friendly?

by carollightwoodJanuary 3, 2024January 21, 2025

While house-hunting in the neighborhood where I now live I drove around to see what kinds of homes were nearby and what people were out …

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Flashback to the past at St. Xavier Mission near Tucson
architecture in Tucson / Arizona / Art in Tucson

Flashback to the past at St. Xavier Mission near Tucson

by carollightwoodOctober 17, 2023January 21, 20253

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: …

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A closer look at the historic Barrio Viejo
architecture in Tucson / Art in Tucson

A closer look at the historic Barrio Viejo

by carollightwoodMay 1, 2023May 25, 2025

On Google Maps the area we all know as Barrio Viejo has the words “colorful homes” written on it in red. It’s so true and …

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Is there a downtown Tucson? Not exactly…
architecture in Tucson / Art in Tucson / Historical Tucson / Tucson

Is there a downtown Tucson? Not exactly…

by carollightwoodMarch 14, 2023March 31, 2024

About a year ago I spent an hour or so on a Sunday walking around and looking at what was happening along Congress Street. There …

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Visit an Old West replica — no, not Tombstone
architecture in Tucson / Festivals in Tucson

Visit an Old West replica — no, not Tombstone

by carollightwoodJanuary 23, 2023January 21, 2025

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. …

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Elon Musk, your room is ready now
architecture in Tucson / Arizona / Near Tucson

Elon Musk, your room is ready now

by carollightwoodNovember 30, 2022January 21, 2025

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 …

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Walking my new favorite neighborhood
architecture in Tucson / Art in Tucson

Walking my new favorite neighborhood

by carollightwoodNovember 13, 2022January 21, 2025

After watching volunteers from the Living Streets Alliance paint 6th Avenue by Armory Park in late October, I drove around the area and discovered a …

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Where to get your $5 tree
architecture in Tucson / Nature in Tucson / Tucson

Where to get your $5 tree

by carollightwoodSeptember 2, 2022January 21, 2025

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 …

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