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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, 2024December 29, 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, 2024July 22, 2025

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, 2024July 30, 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, 2024October 29, 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, 2023December 29, 2025

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, 2023July 30, 2025

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, 2023July 30, 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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Even Swifties pedaled slowly at Cyclovia
Festivals in Tucson / Sports around Tucson / Tucson

Even Swifties pedaled slowly at Cyclovia

by carollightwoodOctober 30, 2023July 30, 2025

Lightning fast cycling wasn’t the rule at the Tucson Cyclovia open streets event on Sunday. Even Taylor Swift fans, like the one in the photo …

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People watching at “Tucson Meet Yourself”
Festivals in Tucson / Tucson

People watching at “Tucson Meet Yourself”

by carollightwoodOctober 19, 2023July 30, 2025

There were a lot of people to watch this year at “Tucson Meet Yourself“. On Saturday it was packed. There were more food vendors this …

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Books by the Box in Tucson–$15
Festivals in Tucson / Tucson

Books by the Box in Tucson–$15

by carollightwoodOctober 15, 2023December 29, 2025

The Friends of Pima County Library is holding a book sale this weekend and one of the nifty deals is boxes of paperback sci-fi and …

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