New mural, old art and javelina mascots
Wow! Go downtown soon to see the new rodeo mural by Ignacio Garcia. It is at 6th and Toole St. where I came upon it …
Is that a quilt? Amazing, isn’t it.
It was 31F this morning which means it’s the season to pile blankets and quilts on your bed. Keeping that in mind I went to …
Oh, help! Elves are falling down
Santa and his busy and mischievious elves are acceptable to almost everyone’s mid-winter holiday — whether it is Christmas, Solstice, Kwanza or Chunakuh. They represent …
Clever and Made in Tucson
Yes, I know I said that I would only go to one holiday faire this year, but then Sunday came and I changed my mind. …
And so, the holiday faire season begins
Last weekend there were 14 craft and art faires in Tucson and, deciding I would only do one this year, I went to the Community …
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 …
2 versions of Dia de los Muertos
While Halloween is a holiday where the dead come back to scare us, Dia de los Muertos is a festive occasion where the living take …
Tucson Cyclovia rides again!
For a while it seemed as if riding bicycles along the streets of Tucson, sans cars, aka Cyclovia, was not going to happen, but it …
Go for the beauty. Get politics, too.
The lounging lizards and playful tortoise are three images everyone familiar with Joe Pagac‘s murals around town know. On this mural on the Himmel Park …
Hot Dog! The Dogtoberfest was fun
It was hot on Sunday. So hot that I decided to skip Tucson Meet Yourself, the usual kick-off to the winter season of festivals and …