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Fighting unfairness: Tucson Peace Fair
Festivals in Tucson / Tucson

Fighting unfairness: Tucson Peace Fair

by carollightwoodFebruary 24, 2025April 16, 2025

I love going to fairs, open air markets, and public gatherings to people-watch. And I did just that at Tucson’s Peace Fair this year. (I …

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$5 tree is waiting for you
gardens in Tucson / Nature in Tucson / Tucson

$5 tree is waiting for you

by carollightwoodSeptember 9, 2024April 16, 2025

As I have posted before, Tucson Electric Power provides a selection of trees for their customers to plant in their home gardens. The good news …

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1 goat, 2 cats, 4 ponies and a gazillion dogs
Festivals in Tucson / Tucson

1 goat, 2 cats, 4 ponies and a gazillion dogs

by carollightwoodFebruary 19, 2024January 21, 2025

It’s called the Tucson Pet Parade, but mostly it is a dog parade and this year it seemed a little blah. The last time I …

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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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Tree killers claim: We did nothing wrong
Nature in Tucson / Tucson

Tree killers claim: We did nothing wrong

by carollightwoodJanuary 19, 2024May 10, 2024

NOTE: Two of the people responsible for the destruction of trees in Navajo Wash sued the City of Tucson for neglecting the area and not …

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Shady path and reporting your new tree
Nature in Tucson / Sports around Tucson / Tucson / wildlife aroundTucson

Shady path and reporting your new tree

by carollightwoodJanuary 4, 2024January 21, 2025

If you are among the Tucsonans who have taken advantage of the TEP $5 trees and planted one or more in your yard, the time …

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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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Winterhaven’s Christmas by daylight
Festivals in Tucson / Tucson

Winterhaven’s Christmas by daylight

by carollightwoodDecember 18, 2023April 29, 2024

For 74 years the neighborhood of Winterhaven has put on a show at Christmastime. It’s called the Festival of Lights and, as I understand it, …

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How to donate a child’s b-day cake
Food in Tucson / Tucson

How to donate a child’s b-day cake

by carollightwoodNovember 20, 2023February 10, 2024

As you are filling up a bag of groceries to give to the local holiday food drive, this year add a couple of boxed cake …

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Amal the Giant Puppet and Tucson lowriders
Art / Festivals in Tucson / Tucson

Amal the Giant Puppet and Tucson lowriders

by carollightwoodNovember 1, 2023January 21, 2025

Amal, the giant puppet representing Syrian refugees, came to Tucson’s Armory Park on Saturday. She was accompanied by a group of what appeared to be …

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lego Zebra by Sean Kenny at Tucson Botanical Garden

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