Smaller Tucson Meet Yourself festival
The goal of the 48 year old ‘Tucson Meet Yourself’ festival is to showcase all the nationalities, ethnic groups and tribes who live in Greater …
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Can’t believe we’re having to do it again!
The first political march I went to was against the war in Vietnam back in the 1960s in San Francisco. Since then I’ve marched and …
Where book people go in Tucson
The Tucson Festival of Books, the third largest book festival in the U.S., is going to be live again. The 2019 Book Festival was cancelled. …
Politics heating up in the parking lot
On my way to the Chile Festival I dodged 2 young men with #ACTNOW t-shirts who were seeking my signature for something or the other. …
Santa Cruz River Before and After–no kayaks
A few months ago I read somewhere that the City of Tucson was dumping reclaimed water into the Santa Cruz River. Ah ha, I thought, …
Shining Path guerillas, Fidel and St. George in art
The 1980s saw a resurgence of Communist violence which was reflected in indigenous art. Looking back, it is almost a last gasp before communism and …
Frida+Diego 4Evr
Images of Frida Kahlo have taken on a cultish feel, especially among younger women–and not only those of Mexican ancestry. I suspect it is because …
Rillito River: Before and After
Maybe the Rillito should be called the “Little Muddy” since the monsoon started! I had taken photos back on July 2nd of the Rillito River …
This house comes in S,M,L and…
In the MidTown District of Tucson the post World War II brick ranch house reigns supreme. There are thousands of them in sizes small, medium …
Monsoon arrives with splash and crash
The monsoon arrived on Friday with an intense downpour — just like the TV weather folks promised. I think my home was located right under …