The new Eric Firestone Gallery Exhibition and Event Space will officially open near downtown Tucson with a grand opening tomorrow Friday, November 6th from 6:00 p.m. to 12:00 midnight. "Located in Tucson's Historic Warehouse Arts District at 403 North 6th...
Dear Rita, I am the volunteer coordinator for a local charity and my friend is one of the volunteers under me. Normally we have a lot of fun and are really into making a difference in the lives of the...
Pima County Elections Division has updated the results of its counting of the remaining ballots from the Nov. 3 election and it looks like Republican Steve Kozachik has defeated Ward 6 Deomcratic incumbent Nina Trasoff by 1,675 votes. In the...
Shingles, according to the Centers for Disease Control, is "an extremely painful and debilitating rash that can lead to more serious complications." The signs of Shingles are usually a rash on one side of the body, and you're vulnerable if...
Following the success of the Cash for Clunkers program, the federal government recently announced the creation of a similar rebate program for consumers looking to purchase new energy-efficient appliances. While many of the details of the program are still yet...
Jeff and Sharon Stevens of El Paso have given $10 million toward the north end zone project at Arizona Stadium, athletic director Jim Livengood announced this afternoon. "What it will do for this department is hard to measure," Livengood said....
Arizona softball coach Mike Candrea recently added a catcher to his 2011 recruiting class -- junior Chelsea Goodacre of Temecula Valley (Calif.) High School. "She is a power-hitting catcher," Temecula Valley coach Bud Kane wrote in an e-mail. "Very hard-working...
When I asked Arizona freshman basketball player Kevin Parrom last month what was the emphasis of coach Sean Miller's workouts before the official start of practice, he said this: "Defense, defense and more defense." Defense comes first for Miller, but,...
Remember Hanson, those cute tweens with the "MMMbop" song? If so, you may be aware that the trio has been at it all this time and, after a fight with their record label, have been independent for years. They're also...
Here is today's Dicho: Dicho in Spanish: Más sabe el diablo por viejo que por diablo Dicho in English: The devil knows more because he is old, not because he is the devil The meaning of this one is pretty...
The December issue of Consumer Reports (page 54) contains an article on Bisphenol A (BPA) which is used in plastic bottles and food-can liners. CR tests found BPA in almost all canned food tested. The question is how much, if...
Still too big to fail? James C. Sandefer If you’re on board with the “too big to fail” scam run on the taxpayers, then you’ll go wild over the latest financial reform proposal making the rounds in Congress. It’s another...
Gamez is dedicated to those gaming deals that occasionally show up. Today, Steam has a deal on Mass Effect and Direct2Drive has a couple deals too. To aid you in the quest to filter the junk from the good stuff,...
Don’t say it – don’t even think it. I know, I know – all my blogs today, from the weapon as décor collection to the five death updates – have not been very cheery, perhaps. I was going to even...
Mario Luis Lopez, 33, was killed in a motorcycle crash on Nov. 4, according to a news release from the Pima County Sheriff’s Department. Lopez had been riding his motorcycle south on Nogales Highway around 7:50 p.m. when a northbound...
Shon W. Garrett, 31, died after being arrested during a domestic violence call on Nov. 4, according to a news release from the Tucson Police Department. Officers responded to a domestic violence call just after midnight at a home in...
How would you like an 80-year-old Monster living in your backyard? One Southwest Side family loves it – but that’s because Monster is a charming and gentle tortoise. Monster may weigh in at a stocky 40 pounds and be so...
I have always attributed my interest in the paranormal to Scooby Doo. Those meddling kids (Fred, Daphne, Shaggy, and Velma) were the original Ghost Hunters for me. They debunked all the paranormal cases. I always hoped they wouldn't. Then, this...
Hey, y'all! An electric space heater can be just the thing to warm up a particularly cool spot in your home when it’s not quite cold enough to crank up the central heating system. Wherever you place it, though, use...
We are an armed society. We have to be. There are too many goofballs out there. One creative way to keep weapons at hand without feeling or looking like we live in an arsenal is to use weapons as home...
Hey y’all! If you’re sure you’ll shiver if you turn your thermostat down at night (OK, maybe not just yet!), your bed might need a boost. Throw an electric blanket or mattress pad on your bed so you can reap...
Hey, y’all! You’re probably plenty careful to turn off the stove when you’re finished cooking and to douse your cigarette butts with water before you toss them in the trash. But it’s not just the obvious things that can catch...
I had a hankering for a burger the other day. The choice in Tucson is difficult; the burgers are dry, greasy, too fancy, or too expensive. What is so wrong with wanting a good old fashioned burger? And where can...
Observations from Arizona’s game versus Augustana College at McKale Center Arizona defeated Div. II Augustana 92-76 at McKale Center in what was a mixed bag of good and bad play for the Wildcats. UA had a comfortable lead at halftime...
Vitamin D has been getting lot of press lately. It seems that deficiency in this vitamin can cause more problems than just rickets. Vitamin D is one of the oldest hormones, having been produced by life forms for over 750...
Nov. 7 sees the second annual Comic Con. We caught up with director Mike Oliveras, and he told us about his own comic book obsession, what artists will be at this year's event and why he started the Con in...
I didn't realize my post about loud libraries would elicit such fervent comments. Ergo, I think I need to offer a clarification or two, the first of which is I LOVE LIBRARIES! OK, and the rest: #1. I'm normally not...
It’s a game we all play: What would you do if you won the lottery? Won big, won so big that you could frame your life any way you chose? Except in the way I am about to tell you...
Image via Wikipedia good deals at Tucson super markets Food City --Good deals on Thursday in the produce aisle: 5 cukes for $1, 4 persimmons for $1, 3 pounds of Mexican grey squash for 99cents, and 3 pounds Mexican papaya...
Better Business Bureau of Southern Arizona is alerting consumers to Creative Synergy Training (CST), a work-at-home company with Arizona ties, that claims it can show consumers a “risk free” way to make money using Google. Since September 27, BBB has...
Hi, I'm Elizabeth Woolley and I have "diabeet'us." I'm also a geek - an unorganized one too. When I buy gadgets, I make sure they plug directly into my computer's CPU. No plugs and wires for me. I have a...
Adrian H. Rojas, 32, died after he was dropped off at St. Mary's Hospital on Oct. 3, according to a news release from the Tucson Police Department. Rojas had been shot and dropped off at the emergency room entrance by...
Michael Kilbarger, 23, was fatally shot following an altercation with another man on Nov. 3, according to a news release from the Tucson Police Department. Officers were called to the 2500 block of North Fontana Avenue, north of East Grant...
Thin is not in when it comes to dating, according to a poll taken by members of three online dating sites. A hefty (excuse the pun) 85 percent of single guys said they simply adore heavier women. Eighty percent of...
Maddie Bushman told me she realized she had a fight on her hands when Sabino was down one set to Catalina Foothills. atalina Foothills took that first set 25-23 despite being down 11-16 on a mixture of missed blocks and...
In a different world -- one in which he wasn't pulled out of his redshirt halfway through his freshman year -- maybe Fendi Onobun would be putting on an Arizona basketball jersey tonight for Arizona's first exhibition game under coach...
Two interesting pieces on Google News this morning to share. No comment from yours truly, as I'm up to my eyeballs in homework, but feel free to read and discuss amongst yourselves. (But remember to play nice in the God...
Gamez is dedicated to those gaming deals that occasionally show up. Today, GoGamer is the center of attention with their infamous "48 Hour Madness sale". Unfortunately, the 48 Hour Madness sales have the tendency to look like "we are trying...
Treat your dog to two exciting events this Saturday and Sunday – and plan to create some crafts or baked goods for a third. Strut your pooch’s stuff at Arizona Greyhounds Rescue’s Greyhounds & Friends Fall Festival Fundraiser When: 11...
WOULD YOU LIKE TO ADD AN OCEAN BAY VIEW, a Tuscan countryside horizon or a Sonoran Desert panorama to your home? Then Jos Villabrille is your man. He’s Tucson’s muralist, adept at the trompe l’oeil (trick the eye) style of...
Image via Wikipedia Eurofresh Inc., DBA Eurofresh Farms, one of Southern Arizona’s largest employers and the leading year-round producer and marketer of greenhouse tomatoes in the United States, announced on October 28, 2009 that U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Charles G....
November’s here and that means one thing – it’s time to hurl ourselves face first into the upcoming holiday season. Arizona is doing that in a big way by slaughtering a mighty blue spruce as instructed by the federal government....
AIA 2A Girls State Volleyball San Manuel is upset in straight sets (25-20, 25-17, 25-21) in the first round of the 2A state playoffs. Willcox, Pusch Ridge and Baboquivari move on to the second round at Peoria High School. Baboquivari...
With all but one precinct yet to report as of midnight, it looks like Ricahrd Fimbres will be the new face on the Tucson City Council for Ward 5. And the public safety initiative Prop. 200, was crushed, losing by...
Is it basketball season yet? No, seriously. It’s an honest question. We’ve been kind of busy with that other sport. It turns out the hoops season has in fact begun. The Red-Blue scrimmage is behind us (and – good news...
If there was one University of Arizona men’s basketball player who couldn’t turn the page fast enough on last season it was Jamelle Horne. He almost laughs when he thinks about it. He’ll use this season – and Wednesday’s first...
For updated 2009 General Election results go to: www.pima.gov/elections, click on "results" for the November 3rd election in the City of Tucson. These are the winning results with 98.9% of the precincts reporting (but subject to change and updating due...
AIA 1A Girls State Volleyball First Round November 6 at Salt River A: 9 am W#1 Valley Lutheran S#4 Valley Union B: 11 am E#2 Gilbert Christian N#3 St. Michael C: 1 pm S#1 St. David W#4 Bagdad D: 3...
Tucson is in for a real treat on this upcoming Friday the 13th! On this day, the 36th Annual TusCon Science-Fiction Convention (TusCon 36) will kick off events with a jam-packed weekend of sci-fi, fantasy and horror. After all, this...
AIA 3A Girls State Volleyball First Round November 6 Top Bracket at Bradshaw Mtn. A: 3 pm #1 Monument Valley #16 Round Valley B: 1 pm #8 Florence #9 Estrella Foothills C: 9 am #5 Sedona Red Rock #12 Payson...
Football Picks Week 11 Undefeated teams: CDO 9-0 and Sunnyside 9-0 I was 14-8 last week. My total is now 127-29. The 1A and 2A teams let me down. There were plenty of duds last week but this week makes...
Mice will eat just about anything, but most prefer plant parts. The grasshopper mouse, however, is a ferocious carnivore. It eats grasshoppers, beetles, spiders, centipedes, millipedes, worms, lizards, scorpions, snakes, and other mice. It hunts like a cat and defends...
So, I'm in the Oro Valley Public Library, a satellite of the Pima County Library System, and it is crowded and, more often than not, noisy. It appears all the laid-off people in OV now spend their days in the...
Tucsonans can do their part to reduce the millions of tons of electronic waste that ends up in landfills, protect against identity theft and support local non-profits at an event scheduled Saturday, Nov. 7 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m....
So many things have become controversial these days that it seemed like a good time to take a short break, disengage our differences, and simply ponder a straightforward question: Where's the front of a tree? Another reason I ask is...
Rubio’s Fresh Mexican Grill and the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Arizona are teaming up to “Fish for a Wish” all day Saturday, November 7. Make-A-Wish's mission: "We grant the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience...
Later this week, the U.S. House of Representatives will begin debate on comprehensive health care reform legislation. The bill, known as the Affordable Health Care for America Act (HR 3962), contains a number of critical coverage expansions and improvements critical...
More than half a century before the “Balloon Boy” family hoax in Colorado, another eccentric family was involved with weather experimentation. This family resided for a while in Tucson. Last month, we were temporarily tricked into believing that a runaway...
Trying to clean off my desk this afternoon and came across two curiosities. The first is this article in Wired Magazine about Thorkil Sonne, an IT worker in Denmark who decided a few years ago that people with autism and...
Mark Mayercik, 43, died Oct. 31 after being hit by a pickup near Northwest Medical Center several days earlier. Mayercik had been in a crosswalk but crossing against the light when he was hit, said Pima County Sheriff’s Department spokeswoman...
This is my first post featuring a Mexican dicho - or proverb/saying. Many of my fellow Mexican-Americans have fond memories (maybe not so fond then), of family elders sharing these little nuggets of wisdom or humor. Many dichos are getting...
Slayer! Carrie Underwood! Morrisey! I'm just so excited by all the new music, only multiple !!! will do. OK, maybe it's all the coffee I've had this morning. But, either way, there's some good stuff to check out in Metromix's...
Gamez is dedicated to those gaming deals that occasionally show up. Today, Steam and Amazon have deals. To aid you in the quest to filter the junk from the good stuff, games listed below have a 75% or above Metacritic...
While we’re waiting to learn the outcome of today’s voting, lets look ahead to 2010 to see what some of the campaign themes in LD 26 might be. Incumbent Republican State Senator Al Melvin has just been appointed Co-Chairman of...
Since many of us are multimillionaires, we know we need to protect our assets against gold diggers and dates just looking to manipulate us out of our mansions and Jaguars. It doesn’t usually apply to the first date, but once...
A man was found murdered on Nov. 2, about 14 miles west of Lukeville, according to a news release from the Pima County Sheriff’s Department. Sheriff’s deputies were alerted to the body by U.S Border Patrol. The man’s identity and...
On Saturday, November 7, the Desert Harvesters present a mesquite pancake breakfast, raffle, live entertainment, and milling of mesquite pods at Dunbar Springs Community Garden. Mesquite Pancakes: The breakfast features homemade mesquite/whole-wheat pancakes made with organic, local ingredients. The mesquite...
University of Arizona’s mascot Wilbur the Wildcat, who made his costumed debut back in 1959, will be celebrating his birthday during this weekend’s homecoming festivities. UA’s homecoming weekend runs Nov. 5 to 8 and includes the homecoming football game where...
Mark your calendars as USA Raceway begins the New Year with the 4th Annual Wild West Shootout featuring top Late Model and Modified Drivers from around the country!...
Arizona has the fine distinction of being the weakest link along the Mexican border. With agents like the two who were recently busted, it’s not hard to see why. Two border employees were recently charged with accepting bribes to help...
You are invited to you to share your writing about loss, death, dying, and the soul at the Spoken Word Soul Poetry event this Saturday. According to Kristen E. Nelson, Soul Poetry Coordinator there are still a few five-minute slots...
Cigna, Secure Horizons, and Coventry are cancelling their PFFS plans as of January 1, 2010. Health Net is cancelling its PPO Violet plan as well. People in these plans should have received their cancellation letters by now, and they have...
After watching Ray McCallum play this summer in an AAU summer tournament in Las Vegas I am not surprised that he is calculating each of his recruiting stops and avoiding any rushed decisions. He plays similarly under control with a...
Arizona is a 31-point favorite this week against Washington State. How rare is that? Well, the last time UA was favored by that much, the year was ... uh, 2008. I did some research on this last season before UA...
There was a time...at least so it was in Chicago…that going to the fights was as much a rite of passage as getting laid, or being able to smoke without hiding your cigarettes. A father would come home and tell...
As more families struggle in the tough economy, retailers are trying to make paying for holiday gifts more flexible by offering layaway options. With layaway experiencing a comeback, your Better Business Bureau offers the following guidance on how to use...
Halloween 2009 may be in the rearview mirror, but we have plenty of Nightmare on Congress Street photos. Hotel Congress provided the live music (on two stages) as well as contests, and Tucsonans brought the costumes (some clever, some head...
Because I was in Scottsdale, I was unable to pick up my Tucson community supported agriculture share for week 8 so I offered it to my friend Jodi Goalstone. Here's what she said: We got spring mix lettuce, chard, radishes,...
Most of us would admit that choosing to date someone based solely on his or her wardrobe would be a tad superficial. Some of us may do it anyway. Even if we never say a word about our date’s mode...
Ever wonder which industries are collecting complaints with BBB, or what industries consumers are inquiring about? Wonder no more! Here's your Better Business Bureau's October Activity Report. October 2009 Inquiries & Complaints/Southern Arizona Ten Most Complained About Industries Description Complaints...
Yes, we are all sick of the swine flu, especially those who have become sick from it. But we can get an even bigger headache if we believe some of the swine flu myths or spend our life savings on...
"Sustainable" seems to be the buzz word everyone is using in this 21st century. And if you're curious about a group called Sustainable Tucson, here's their mission statement: "a non-profit, grass-roots organization that builds regional resilience and sustainability through awareness...
Voters will head for the polls tomorrow in what appears to be record numbers. Not only are many Tucsonians voting who normally spend election day with more fruitful pursuits, but we are hearing that they are more informed than ever...
Pumpkins are great for a number of things that go far beyond Halloween. In fact, you can even kill a kid with one. Here are six ways of looking at these funky orange gourds: As artistic expression – Check out...
With the polls closing less than 48 hours from now, here are seventeen suggestions—in no particular order—I have for the Tucson City Council, with respect to Downtown Tucson: 1. Do an audit of Rio Nuevo. Don’t wait for the State...
Rest time is over. The final bye week has passed for both players and fans. The stretch run is officially here, and Arizona is right in the thick of things. Five games in five weeks, each with significance: Bowl eligibility....
Schrader and Lasoski Headed to USA Raceway Tucson, Arizona (October 31st, 2009) - With November just around the corner and two of the largest racing events of 2009 nearing, two racing icons confirm plans to compete at Tucson's USA Raceway....
The 17th Century mathematician and philosopher Blaise Pascal is famous for a bet he made about the existence of God. Given the fact that reason alone cannot settle the question of God’s existence, how should we settle the question? Bet...
4A I & II Girls Golf Region Schedule Torres Blancas Golf Club 3233 S. Abrego Dr., Green Valley, Az November 2 & 3, 2009 First Tee Time 7:30am 5A Girls Golf Super Regionals Super Reg. #1 - Div. 1 Ahwatukee...
One of the more interested observers of today's Red-Blue scrimmage was a player who wanted to lace up his shoes and participate. Phoenix North senior shooting guard Daniel Bejarano, who has verbally committed to Arizona, enjoyed his experience -- with...
USA Raceway Trick-or Treat TUCSON, Arizona (November 1st, 2009) - RC Whitwell won the USA Halloween points finale to put a secure wrap on the 2009 Barnett Harley Davidson UMP West Modified Championship at USA Raceway. Whitwell not only captured...
Recently I had foot surgery and was ensconced on my recliner, with my foot up, and hopped up on pain pills, trying to reduce my surgery-inflicted pain. There I lay with TV Land playing on the tube, wandering in and...
Observations from an Arizona Red-Blue game at McKale Center. “For our first up and down I feel like some guys felt more comfortable than others,’’ UA junior Jamelle Horne said. “For our first go at it I was impressed. But...
I have a confession to make. I have been fighting writers block for quite awhile now. When I sit down to write, it feels as if my fingers are no longer attached to my hand, they just type on their...
Palo Verde came in sixth place at the 4A Division II Girls swim championships. Junior Chandler Olson came in third in the 50 Free (25.69) and fourth in the 100 Free (57.58) while fellow Junior Ariel Toner came in ninth...
