It’s true. An Irishman founded Tucson
His name was Hugh O’Conner and he was born in Dublin, Ireland. By the time he reached what is now Tucson at age 42, he …
Category: Historical Tucson
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 …
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 …
Free Books, Free Books…Everywhere
Little Free Libraries have been around for a while and, over time, some here in Tucson have become works of art containing free books. So …
Is there a downtown Tucson? Not exactly…
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 …
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 …
Thousands in Tucson show support of Roe v. Wade
The protest at Armory Park in downtown Tucson drew thousands of people: women, men and children. But the only person I saw wearing a “Pussy …
Apaches, a card shark and a military band
It was announced as a “pop-up” event at the Ft. Lowell Park. Now under the guidance of the Presidio San Agustin, old Ft. Lowell including …
What Tucson’s upscale rentals really lack
Opinion: The historic Rose of the Desert monastery in the Sam Hughes neighborhood is being transformed into the Benedictine, a place of ‘luxury apartment homes”, …
Hungry tortoise, plump saguaro and a cattle tank at the Botanic Garden
Before it got too hot yesterday, I took a quick morning walk-through of the Tucson Botanical Garden to see the impact of the this year’s …