Signs and people at the No Kings protest along Speedway
Thousands of Tucsonans showed up for the No Kings event. Everyone appeared to be in good spirits and there wasn’t a Maga Trumper in sight. …
Category: Historical Tucson
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 …
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”, …