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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, 2023March 28, 2024

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, 2023January 21, 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, 2023January 21, 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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What to wear to Tour de Tucson prelim
Sports around Tucson / Tucson

What to wear to Tour de Tucson prelim

by carollightwoodSeptember 24, 2023January 21, 2025

El Tour de Tucson — which is becoming one of the premier U.S. cycling events — is on November 18th, 2023. Leading up to it …

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Fun and free at the Tohono Chul gardens and bistro
Art in Tucson / Festivals in Tucson / Nature in Tucson / Tucson

Fun and free at the Tohono Chul gardens and bistro

by carollightwoodMay 15, 2023January 21, 2025

While the Tucson Botanical Garden recently won an award as one of the best botanical gardens in the nation, it is in most ways a …

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Visual deception at two newish murals
Art in Tucson / Tucson

Visual deception at two newish murals

by carollightwoodMay 8, 2023March 31, 2024

Two new murals in Midtown are both gorgeous to look at but each is more than it first appears. They are, in different ways, both …

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Muralists paint indigenous life
Art in Tucson / Food in Tucson / Tucson

Muralists paint indigenous life

by carollightwoodApril 23, 2023January 17, 2025

Washington St. near the Tucson Art Museum used to be pretty boring. Halfway down the block, there was a side entrance to Old Town Artisans …

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Cyclovia: cosplaying fun and healthy cycling
Art in Tucson / Festivals in Tucson / Tucson

Cyclovia: cosplaying fun and healthy cycling

by carollightwoodApril 17, 2023January 21, 2025

The Rincon Heights hub for Cyclovia was super-busy with cyclists and their families hurrying through…or taking a break at one of the food trucks. The …

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Free Books, Free Books…Everywhere
Art in Tucson / Historical Tucson / Tucson

Free Books, Free Books…Everywhere

by carollightwoodMarch 28, 2023October 10, 2024

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 …

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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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