This past Saturday, chalk artists and onlookers turned the Main Library’s Jacome Plaza into an open air gallery. The occasion was the 3rd Annual Tucson Madonnari Chalk Art Festival. Skilled artists and their apprentices painted large, contemporary and traditional style murals in chalk…

While the artists painted, Orquestra la Unica played salsa…

and the University of Arizona’s […]

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Tucson’s Bike Fest 2008 ended this past Sunday. The final event was a scavenger hunt for a good cause. And it started and ended at one of our coolest two-wheeled places, BICAS…

The 5th annual Alley Cat Bike Scavenger Hunt was a fundraiser for El Grupo Youth Cycling, and it attracted 134 riders. The cycling sleuths […]

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Yesterday was a total bicycle day in Downtown Tucson. The day started with the El Bike Swap de Tucson on Fourth Avenue. It’s one of the largest bicycle swap meets in the country…

The swap’s a good place for some great deals on bicycles, bike parts, and tools…

And it wouldn’t be a Tucson event without some […]

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This past Saturday, Tucson Parks and Recreation and the Northwest Neighborhood Center hosted the 24th annual Harambee Festival. Harambee (pronounced “ha-RAM-bay”) was a coming together of cultures to celebrate Black History Month.
It featured ethnic food, information on community resources, and plenty of local talent, including One Kingdom Image…

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This past Saturday, Tucson’s Northwest Neighborhood Center hosted a safety fair. This event included free Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) etching, courtesy of the Tucson Police Department:

The idea behind VIN etching is to make your car a less attractive target to car thieves. (Alas, Arizona has quite a few of those.) Since windows are the most […]

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In January 1934, the United States was in the throes of the Great Depression. Since the suffering was so widespread, driving fancy new cars and sporting the latest fashions was an easy way to stand out. Especially in a small town like Tucson, Arizona.
Standing out was what notorious bank robber John Dillinger and his gang […]

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Yesterday brought an early Christmas present for Ann Hoy, her youngest daughter, Dani, and her grandson, Aiden. They became the proud owners of the 273rd house constructed by Habitat for Humanity Tucson:

This occasion was marked by an official Habitat dedication, which included some really cool housewarming presents:

I first met Ann when she came out to […]

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I get around by bicycle. Most of my riding is utilitarian, ’round town stuff, but when I was younger, I biked all over the United States.
While I was out on the road, my carrying space was limited. So was my strength. Which meant that I was forced to take a minimalist approach to photography. I […]

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Here in Tucson, we love our offbeat parades. Take, for example, the annual Downtown Parade of Lights. If there’s a theme, it’s “Things That Have Lights On Them.” And that covers a lot of territory.
The 13th edition of this parade included a collection of vintage police and fire vehicles, the public library’s Bookmobile, a […]

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One of the great joys of visiting another place is wandering around. Even if you’ve been there before.
Take, for example, Ann Arbor, Michigan, which is home to the University of Michigan. I first developed the habit of wandering around town with a camera while I was a U-M student. It was a nice break from […]

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