by Bree Collins On the outskirts of Downtown, a few spaces down from Skrappy’s, is a little haven of body-positivity. CandyStrike, located at 197 E. Toole Ave., offers a stunning array of redesigned vintage clothing for plus-size women. This is frisky, adventurous plus-size clothing that women want to wear. As there is not a huge [...]

Etherton Gallery will present its summer exhibition, Unpacked: The Art Fair at Home, a selection of the exceptional — and exceptionally rare — photography and mixed media that Etherton exhibits at fine art fairs in New York, Los Angeles and Palm Springs. The exhibition opens June 18 and closes August 31, 2013. Unpacked features a [...]

By Maria Inés Taracena It began with a story about a girl and her father. It’s the middle of the night, and a much anticipated meteor shower is nearby. After two failed attempts at waking up her brother, the girl ends up watching the shower alone with her dad. It’s a simple setting, but it became [...]

The following information was culled from the Tucson Modern Streetcar website, found online at TucsonStreetcar.com. If you have any questions or concerns, call the info line at 624-5656 to speak to a team member about the project. Roadway closures indicate areas where roads are closed to vehicular and bicycle traffic. Pedestrian access adjacent to these [...]

Gangplank Tucson invites the community to celebrate the grand re-opening of their new collaborative workspace located Downtown in the historic Pioneer Building at 100 N. Stone Ave., Suite 110, on Wednesday, May 22 from 5:30pm-9:30pm. Gangplank Tucson is a non-profit, collaborative workspace without physical or financial barriers providing resources and education for local entrepreneurs and [...]

There’s nothing like a tall cold one on a hot summer day! Starting this May, the summer beer tastings and dinners at Hotel Congress are back by popular demand. Last summer, Hotel Congress answered to sold out crowds of beer-lovers, who tasted brews and noshed on substantial snacks from Cup Café. This year’s summer schedule [...]

The following information was culled from the Tucson Modern Streetcar website, found online at TucsonStreetcar.com. If you have any questions or concerns, call the info line at 624-5656 to speak to a team member about the project. Roadway closures indicate areas where roads are closed to vehicular and bicycle traffic. Pedestrian access adjacent to these [...]

by Bree Collins Downtown Tucson is experiencing a renaissance with a parade of new restaurants, including Proper, the most recent vision by Flagstaff-based Paul Moir. Taking up the entire corner of Congress St. and 5th Ave. where the Rialto Exhibition Center used to be, this upscale eatery will be opening its doors Monday, May 6th. [...]

Come party day and night at Arizona’s premier “Force”-tival. Think Halloween, but Star Wars! Bring the whole family early and enjoy a free photo booth, costume & trivia contests, spelling bee, Clone Wars on the big screen and themed food and drink. Max Cannon will be your host. There will be Jedi-Training for the kids [...]

by Bree Collins Sounds of construction shake Downtown as final touches are put on Tucson’s version of Diablo Burger. The much-loved burger joint, hailing from Flagstaff and owned by Derrick Widmark, now belongs to Tucson. Diablo Burger is already in harmony with Downtown’s focus on community sustainability as the restaurant strives to source as many [...]

Tucson Parks and Recreation Department presents the Second Annual Cinco de Mayo Fiesta at the Fort and Tucson’s First Annual Tortilla Festival. This will be a celebration of Mexican folklore, art, music, and tortilla sampling. Come and learn the art of tortilla making and dress in your best Mexican outfit! You may even win a [...]

Celebrate Cinco de Mayo like a Tucsonense at the Dia de San Juan Fiesta Committee’s Cinco de Mayo Tareada and Silent Auction, Sunday, May 5, 2013, 2-7 p.m. at the historic El Casino Ballroom, 437 E. 26th St. Proceeds will directly fund the production of this year’s El Dia de San Juan Fiesta, which will [...]

The Tucson Kitchen Musicians Association is proud to announce the 28th Annual Tucson Folk Festival Saturday & Sunday May 4th & 5th in Downtown Tucson. Centered in El Presidio Park, this year’s festival will feature five stages: Plaza Stage in El Presidio Park (just east of city hall); Courtyard Stage on the grounds of the [...]

The following information was culled from the Tucson Modern Streetcar website, found online at TucsonStreetcar.com. If you have any questions or concerns, call the info line at 624-5656 to speak to a team member about the project. Roadway closures indicate areas where roads are closed to vehicular and bicycle traffic. Pedestrian access adjacent to these [...]

See a free screening of the film Worst Possible Illusion: The Curiosity Cabinet of Vik Muniz, featuring the Tropicalia music of Os Mutantes, on Saturday, May 27th at 7:30pm on the Hotel Congress Plaza, 311 E. Congress St. Os Mutantes, the highly influential 60s psychedelic pop band, will play at Club Congress on Tuesday April [...]

Biologist Sergio Avila presents “Sky Islands of the Santa Cruz Valley” from Sergio Avila noon – 1 p.m. at the Joel D. Valdez Main Library, 101 N. Stone Ave. in the lower level meeting room in the latest of the series of free lectures by Santa Cruz Valley Heritage Alliance. The May 7 talk is [...]

Tucson’s best bartenders will go head to head to be named the winner of the 5th Annual Agave Fest, kicking off Cinco de Mayo weekend at Hotel Congress on Friday, May 3 at 7pm. Ally Baron will return to the Hotel Congress Plaza to defend her title against a new crop of bartenders who want [...]

The third Pioneer Building exhibit of the season celebrates the interplay of texture and form in a wide range of media, including Western landscape painting, two- and three-dimensional formal abstraction and origami-influenced collage. Visitors will find much to surprise and delight the eye—from the dramatic contrast of light and shadow in the late Nancy Denzler’s [...]

The following information was culled from the Tucson Modern Streetcar website, found online at TucsonStreetcar.com. If you have any questions or concerns, call the info line at 624-5656 to speak to a team member about the project. Roadway closures indicate areas where roads are closed to vehicular and bicycle traffic. Pedestrian access adjacent to these [...]

Celebrate youth! Celebrate community! Join City High School for the 5th annual Pennington Street Block Party on Friday, April 26, 2013 from 4:00-7:00 p.m on Pennington Street. The Pennington Street Block Party is a family-friendly event in the heart of Downtown Tucson celebrating what young people do to make our community a better place. Fun for all ages! Musical [...]

The following information was culled from the Tucson Modern Streetcar website, found online at TucsonStreetcar.com. If you have any questions or concerns, call the info line at 624-5656 to speak to a team member about the project. Roadway closures indicate areas where roads are closed to vehicular and bicycle traffic. Pedestrian access adjacent to these [...]

Project Update April 2013 Phase II: St. Mary’s Road/6th Street, I-10 to Church Avenue Roadway Improvements.  The re-construction of St. Mary’s Road began in November 2012 and is still on schedule for completion in January 2014. Access has been reduced to one lane in each direction, plus a turn lane.  However, there will be some [...]

Grande Avenue will be the host of the annual Fiesta Grande this weekend, April 13th and 14th, 2013.  The Fiesta swap meet runs from 9 a.m. until 7 p.m. on Saturday, and from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Sunday.  Further information about Fiesta Grande can be found at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Fiesta-Grande/153900724674515.  Below is the vehicular travel [...]

Fourth Avenue will be the host of the Greater Arizona Bicycle Association (GABA) Swap Meet this Sunday, April 14, 2013.  The swap meet runs from 7 a.m. until 2 p.m.  Further information about the GABA Bicycle Swap Meet can be found at www.bikegaba.org.  Below is the vehicular travel restrictions associated with this event. GABA Bicycle [...]

Sunday, April 14 Greater Arizona Bicycle Association (GABA) Bike Swap 7:00 AM – 2:00 PM 4th Avenue Fiesta Grande 10:00 AM, Saturday, April 13 – 6:00 PM , Sunday, April 14 Grande Avenue between Speedway and St. Mary’s Road Spring Bazaar at Mercado San Agustin 11:00 AM, Saturday, April 13 – 6:00 PM, Sunday, April 14 [...]

Friday, April 12 Old Pueblo Walking Tours  11:00 AM – 12:45 PM Local Genius Awards Gala 2013 6:00 PM Museum of Contemporary Art 265 S. Church Ave. The Greg Morton Band 6:30 PM La Cocina at Old Town Artisans 201 N. Court Ave. Meet the Author: Carolyn O’Bagy Davis  7:00 – 9:00 PM Antigone Books [...]

  Saturday, April 13   2nd Saturdays Downtown USA Climbing Youth Competition 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM Rockls and Ropes 330 S. Toole Ave. Chess & Science Festival, All-Girls Chess Tournament 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM Flandrau Science Center 1601 E. University Blvd. Let’s Get Fit 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM Tucson Children’s Museum 200 [...]

by Teya Vitu Barrio Brewing owner Dennis Arnold has a new office. Don’t expect to find a desk, chairs for visitors or family photos. This new office does have a huge window, maybe 30 feet across. The view’s not much: a couple distant warehouses. But Dennis Arnold is in heaven. He climbs a few steps [...]

The following information is provided by the Tucson Modern Streetcar weekly newsletter, also found online at TucsonStreetcar.com. If you have any questions or concerns, call the info line at 624-5656 to speak to a team member about the project. Roadway closures indicate areas where roads are closed to vehicular and bicycle traffic. Pedestrian access adjacent [...]

Join Tucson Young Professionals at the Fox Tucson Theatre on May 10 for The Four Elements Fashion Show, starting at 8:30 p.m. The night begins with an exclusive VIP reception where you will have the opportunity to mingle with the models and designers, as well as your fellow Tucson professionals. Enjoy light desserts from local [...]

El Grupo presents its 10th Annual Bicycle Scavenger Hunt, brought to you by New Belgium Brewing, as a fundraiser to support its mission of empowering youth through bicycles on Sunday, April 21, 2013. The super fun, challenging and family-friendly event will start at 9am at Armory Park in downtown. You bring your bike (and friends!). [...]

With so much to do in Downtown Tucson this weekend, you’re going to need a game plan: CLICK THESE LINKS FOR MORE INFO:  PARKING           DINING          NIGHTLIFE   Saturday, April 6 Roger Clyne & the Peacemakers Rialto Theatre 318 E. Congress St. 8:00 PM Wicked – The Untold Story of the Witches of Oz   TCC Music Hall [...]

The following information is from the City of Tucson’s recent news release. Questions may be directed to Public Information Officer Michael Graham at (520) 837-6686 or michael.graham@tucsonaz.gov. Downtown and South Tucson will be the host of the first of two planned Cyclovias this year on April 7, 2013.  The event begins at 10 a.m. and [...]

The following information is provided by the Tucson Modern Streetcar weekly newsletter, also found online at TucsonStreetcar.com. If you have any questions or concerns, call the info line at 624-5656 to speak to a team member about the project. Roadway closures indicate areas where roads are closed to vehicular and bicycle traffic. Pedestrian access adjacent [...]

Tucson based web marketplace ArtFire.com will be moving their software development and web marketing team to the former home of the Mountain Oyster Club, the Bates Mansion, located at 283 N Stone. Company founders John Jacobs and Tony Ford will launch a new artisan focused maker space on the property, called “Maker House”. ArtFire will [...]

By Teya Vitu Chess has the reputation of being deadly serious and cerebral. That’s not what you’ll find at the 6th annual 9 Queens Chess Fest on April 13 at Hotel Congress. 9 Queens makes chess fun. Chess Fest offers face painting. You can make your own king and queen crown. “This is such fun,” [...]

Mark your calendars early for a special screening of the Best Beer and Film Festival April 20th at the Fox Theatre! Doors open at 6 for food and beer pairings. The Damion Alexander Team at Long Realty and New Belgium Brewing, maker of Fat Tire Amber Ale and a wide variety of award- winning beers, [...]

by Teya Vitu Seattle BBQ? Even Redman Jarrell wonders about it. “I don’t know if there’s even such a thing as Seattle BBQ,” Jarrell said. That has not stopped this Seattle native from putting a Seattle twist on a cuisine much more attached to Texas, Kansas City, Tennessee and North Carolina. You can try it [...]

by Teya Vitu Don’t wait too long to secure tickets for the first public tour inside a half dozen adobe homes in the Barrio Viejo Neighborhood since the year 2000. Even with 1,200 tickets available, the tour is expected to sell out, perhaps days or even a week before the Home Tour of Historic Adobes [...]

The following information is provided by the Tucson Modern Streetcar weekly newsletter, also found online at TucsonStreetcar.com. If you have any questions or concerns, call the info line at 624-5656 to speak to a team member about the project. Roadway closures indicate areas where roads are closed to vehicular and bicycle traffic. Pedestrian access adjacent [...]

Spending the day in downtown Tucson is always a good plan. With parks, museums, theaters, music venues, movie theaters, shops, restaurants, bars and more, there is always something new and exciting to do! And Easter weekend is no exception! We have exciting events and special dining offers that are sure to please the young and young [...]

by Teya Vitu During March, 4th Avenue and University Boulevard became the first stretches to take on the look of how the 3.9-mile route of the Sun Link Tucson Modern Streetcar will appear. The track work is finished on those two streets, and the power lines above the tracks – the Overhead Contact Systems – [...]

Traffic weary Tucsonans will have twice as many opportunities to experience car-free streets as Cyclovia Tucson is set to return with two events on April 7 and April 28 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. On April 7, Cyclovia Tucson will once again connect Downtown to South Tucson, inviting residents and visitors alike to experience [...]

by Teya Vitu New life is being infused into the Tucson Arena at the Tucson Convention Center. The TCC is the centerpiece of the Rio Nuevo District, and now will have $6.5 million in improvements – the largest renovation the Arena has seen since it opened in November 1971 with the Ice Capades and an [...]

Enjoy the pleasures of food and wine while bidding on fabulous art, luxurious trips, fine wine, and more at the sixth annual CRUSH Wine • Food • Art Festival on April 5, 2013. This popular festival is a major fundraiser for the Museum and sells out every year. Celebrate the “art” in “party” at the [...]

The 4th Annual Festival en el Barrio will take place in the historic El Presidio neighborhood on Sunday, March 24 with 3 stages of music, crafts, food vendors and more! You can enjoy this all day, outdoor event while benefiting your local community radio station, 91.3 KXCI. Tickets are $24 and $27 day of show. [...]

by Teya Vitu Funny how the same space can serve low-income senior citizens for nearly 40 years and then, one-year later, welcome jet-setting empty nesters and the young urban-oriented generation. That’s the intention, at any rate, for the former Armory Park Apartments, 211 S. 5th Ave. Last summer, about 130 low-income seniors lived there before [...]

One of Tucson’s preeminent historical archaeologists, J. Homer Thiel, will present “Archaeology of the Tucson Presidio,” Thursday, March 28 from noon – 1 p.m. at the Joel D. Valdez Main Library, 101 N. Stone Ave. in the lower level meeting room. The talk is free and open to the public. Parking is available in the [...]

Thinking of redoing your kitchen or adding a bedroom or some other home improvement project? You just may be able to outfit most of your project at the first Builder’s Bazaar being put on this Saturday by the Mercado San Agustin. Local contractors, people who’ve finished home improvement projects, and the Mercado’s owners themselves, will [...]

The following information is from the City of Tucson’s recent news release. Questions may be directed to Public Information Officer Michael Graham at (520) 837-6686 or michael.graham@tucsonaz.gov. Downtown Street Closures for Sunday, March 17, 2013 Downtown Tucson hosts the annual Saint Patrick’s Day Festival and Parade on Sunday, March 17. The Festival takes place at [...]

by Teya Vitu What’s surprised Nicholas Ilka the most in his near three years as co-owner of Roasted Tea & Coffee Shop, 33 N. Stone Ave.? “The number of people I know by first name now,” Ilka said. “I didn’t know I’d become friends with so many of my customers.” (Don’t get confused by the [...]

The following information is provided by the Tucson Modern Streetcar weekly newsletter, also found online at TucsonStreetcar.com. If you have any questions or concerns, call the info line at 624-5656 to speak to a team member about the project. Roadway closures indicate areas where roads are closed to vehicular and bicycle traffic. Pedestrian access adjacent [...]

The calendar falls favorably this year to actually stage the 26th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade & Festival on March 17. That’s a Sunday, the perfect day to head Downtown and celebrate all things Irish and give your walking shoes a workout. The Festival starts at 10 a.m. at Armory Park on 6th Avenue at [...]

The following information is provided by the Tucson Modern Streetcar weekly newsletter, also found online at TucsonStreetcar.com. If you have any questions or concerns, call the info line at 624-5656 to speak to a team member about the project. Roadway closures indicate areas where roads are closed to vehicular and bicycle traffic. Pedestrian access adjacent [...]

2nd Saturdays on March 9 will celebrate the return of the event to Congress St. with all of your favorite street performers and new features including carriage rides and a new music venue. Tucson’s favorite street festival will be back on Congress St., now open to vehicle traffic between 6th and Church. Activities start at [...]

The Tucson Pima Arts Council (TPAC) invites the public to a free evening showcase of innovative arts projects that are currently in the making on Tuesday, March 19 from 6-9pm in the Pioneer Building, 100 N. Stone Ave., as part of TPAC’s ‘New Works’ grant initiative. Participating artists will present work in a wide range [...]

Downtown From 8 p.m., Sunday March 3, 2013 through April 1, 2013, the Sun Link Tucson Streetcar contractor will be working to install rail along Broadway, between Fifth and Church Avenues. According to streetcar project manager Joe Chase, one eastbound travel lane of Broadway, between Church and Fifth Avenues, will be maintained; however, north-south through [...]

Philadelphia has Independence Day. Tucson has the Silver Spike Festival, the event that essentially celebrates the beginning of modern Tucson. The Southern Arizona Transportation Museum is celebrating the 133rd anniversary of the arrival of the railroad into Downtown Tucson with the Silver Spike Festival on March 17 at 9 a.m. This free, family fun historical [...]

On Saturday March 9, 2013,  02 Modern Fitness and Fitworks Cycling Support bring to Tucson the OPTUM™/Tucson Medical Center (TMC) Old Pueblo Grand Prix, the only national-class pro bike race in Arizona. The OPTUM ™/TMC Old Pueblo Grand Prix returns to Tucson with new sponsors and national status. Heading into its third year, this classic [...]

Festival Repertory Theatre will honor legacy of recently deceased company founder and producing director Adele Furman with a pair of plays at the Cabaret Theater of the Temple of Music and Art. Robert Anderson’s “I’m Herbert” and David Ives’ “Mere Mortals” will be performed Feb. 28,  March 1 and March 2 at 7 p.m. and [...]

The following information is provided by the Tucson Modern Streetcar weekly newsletter, also found online at TucsonStreetcar.com. If you have any questions or concerns, call the info line at 624-5656 to speak to a team member about the project. Roadway closures indicate areas where roads are closed to vehicular and bicycle traffic. Pedestrian access adjacent [...]

“The Journey Continues” is a different kind of art exhibit. Three local artists will reveal the secrets of how successful paintings are composed with line, balance and color to become beautiful, interesting or dynamic – and also how these artists have transitioned from other careers into art. The trio will exhibit their work in a [...]

By Teya Vitu Theater is not exactly an open community. Say you write a play and shop it around to local theater companies. Don’t count on a staging. Or say you want to act in a play. “From my observation, from what I’ve seen, the Tucson theater scene is kind of cliquish. If you’re not [...]

Downtown On Wednesday, February 20, 2013, the contractor will begin nighttime work to complete water line installations along Congress Street/Broadway, between Granada and Church Avenues. On Wednesday, February 20, 2013 through Friday, February 22, 2013, from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. each night, AND Sunday, February 24, 2013 through late March, 2013, work will take [...]

Welcome to the City of Tucson Sun Link Streetcar Project Construction Update. If you have any questions or concerns, call the info line at 624-5656 to speak to a team member about the project. This update is for the week of February 18, 2013. NEW WORK ACTIVITIES The dates and times of the scheduled work [...]

Oscar Experience® Tucson 2013 is Tucson’s only local Oscar event officially sanctioned by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. In its fourth year, this highly anticipated annual event will take place at The Fox, Tucson’s beautifully restored 1930’s movie palace, on Sunday, February 24th. This year’s theme is “Bond, James Bond”. Guests are [...]

While the Tucson Rodeo is bucking on the South Side on Feb. 23, the 3rd Annual Rodeo Days Arts Celebration will give Downtown a day-long art show with live music, beer, bacanora, food trucks and horse-drawn carriage rides. The festivities will be centered around the historic Steinfeld Warehouse, 101 W. 6th St., from 11 a.m. [...]

Science for all ages will be the theme Downtown on Feb. 16 for the 2nd Annual Science in the City Festival. Families get free admission to the Children’s Museum, 200 S. 6th Ave., for Family SCIFest. Tucson Electric Power, 88 E. Broadway, is hosting the Tech in Tucson Showcase, which will involve many prominent local [...]

By Teya Vitu Epic Rides made an epic move to start February, which is always to most epic month of the year anyway for the mountain bike race organizer behind the 24 Hours of the Old Pueblo Presented by Tucson Medical Center. Along with putting on the final touches for the 24 Hours, taking place [...]

Maynards Kitchen is kicking off an exciting new happy hour on Friday, February 15 –  the entire bar menu is just $7. The $7 happy hour menu is stacked with Maynards favorites. The poutine (French fries smothered in duck gravy with local cheese curds, duck confit, foie gras and duck cracklins); bar burger (Certified Angus [...]

By Teya Vitu The new year was barely three hours old when business operations drastically altered for Wig-O-Rama, 98 E. Congress St. Fire erupted in the neighboring space formerly occupied by Grill early on Jan. 1 and consumed the restaurant/bar space that had been vacant since November 2011. Wig-O-Rama itself suffered minimal water damage – [...]

By Teya Vitu Tyler Fenton shoots for uniqueness with all he does at Reilly Pizza & Drink, 101 E. Pennington St. Open a restaurant in a long-time funeral home. Even keep the name and marquee of the funeral home. Now he’s working on adding a beer garden in a former hearse garage out back. Don’t [...]

by Teya Vitu Walkable City: How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time By Jeff Speck Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2012 The new book “Walkable City” is not really about walking. It’s about streets, buildings, trees, sidewalks, bicycles, buses, streetcars, parking and mixed-use development. It’s about everything that gives a place cachet, where [...]

The following information is provided by/copied from the Tucson Modern Streetcar weekly newsletter, also found online at TucsonStreetcar.com. If you have any questions or concerns, call the info line at 624-5656 to speak to a team member about the project. NEW WORK ACTIVITIES The dates and times of the scheduled work may change due to [...]

By Teya Vitu When you board a streetcar, it should be sparking clean and give you a smooth ride to your destination. For that to happen, each of the eight Modern Streetcars will get daily tender loving care at the Maintenance and Storage Facility, called the MSF by those in the know. The MSF is [...]

Downtown On Thursday, February 7, between the hours of 3 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., north and southbound Sixth Avenue will be closed at the Broadway intersection. The closure allows the contractor to saw-cut and remove roadway material in preparation of rail placement. One eastbound travel lane on Broadway will be maintained at all times. Sixth [...]

2nd Saturdays on Feb. 9 illustrates this is Tucson’s favorite music festival. Activities start at 4 p.m. and there will be Stilt Walkers, 7 Pipers Band, and the Fire Truck Adventure Zone at the Kids’ area – and that’s not all. The KIIM/KHIT Scott Ave. Stage also kicks off at 5pm and hosts a genre mash [...]

By Teya Vitu Every year, some city gets the Super Bowl. Every year, Tucson gets the Tucson Gem, Mineral & Fossil Showcase. The Gem Show, as the 43 individual shows all around town are collectively known, is Tucson’s annual Super Bowl in its 59th year (Gem Show LIX in Super Bowl numerology) – and our [...]

On Saturday, Feb.  9. Tucsonans of all ages and abilities are invited to gather at 10 a.m. at the Mercado San Agustín, 100 S. Avenida del Convento, for the first of two in a series of kid-friendly, safe, and fun “Kidical Mass” bicycle rides exploring area neighborhoods. The route will include a tour of Manzo [...]

By Teya Vitu Thomas Curley is back with a barber shop of his own at 18 E. Ochoa St. Curley’s name had been above the door across from the Ronstadt Transit Center for nearly all of the 21st century until health matters caused him to sell the shop at 53 N. 6th Ave. on Jan. [...]

The following information is provided by the Tucson Modern Streetcar weekly newsletter, also found online at TucsonStreetcar.com. If you have any questions or concerns, call the info line at 624-5656 to speak to a team member about the project. Please note: Roadway closures indicate areas where roads are closed to vehicular and bicycle traffic. Pedestrian [...]

With 10 Major League Soccer teams playing in Tucson between Jan. 26 and Feb. 23, Borealis Arts owner Nathan Saxton just couldn’t resist translating the sport into an art show. “VelociPrints: On the Pitch” opens Feb. 9 from 5 to 10 p.m. at Borderlands Brewing Co., 119 E. Toole Ave. The art will be available [...]

by Teya Vitu Build a streetcar and they shall come. That’s the story anywhere a new streetcar line is built, including right now in Tucson. But what should come? A basic answer should be in place by October, just before Modern Streetcar service is expected to start in November on the 3.9-mile route from University [...]

By Teya Vitu When your buddy is a rising NBA star, that dream from your distant teen years of opening a sneaker shop can all of a sudden come true. Last summer, Tucson native Mario Escalante was pondering opening a sneaker and streetwear clothing and accessories shop. He bounced the idea off Minnesota Timberwolves forward [...]

Due to the chance of inclement weather over the next several days, the Sun Link Tucson Streetcar team is accelerating their work in an effort to stay on schedule for the opening of Congress Street between Toole and Church Avenues by February 1, 2013. Downtown The contractor has scheduled paving operations next week for Granada [...]

by Teya Vitu In Mexico City, the enchilada is not smothered with melted cheese. Neither will it be at Penca, Patricia Schwabe’s idea of a Mexican restaurant. “It’s going to bring back some of my traditional roots,” said Schwabe, both whose parents are from Mexico City. Penca, 50 E. Broadway, next door to Providence Service [...]

The phrase “inner chambers”—whether referring to the core of the heart or a flower, the rooms of a house or the patterns of one’s inner mind—denotes mystery. This second exhibit of the season at the Pioneer Building features works by Elizabeth von Isser, Lisa Agababian, Kyle Johnston and Jonathan Bell that in part reflect this [...]

The following information is provided by the Tucson Modern Streetcar weekly newsletter, also found online at TucsonStreetcar.com. If you have any questions or concerns, call the info line at 624-5656 to speak to a team member about the project. Please note: Roadway closures indicate areas where roads are closed to vehicular and bicycle traffic. Pedestrian [...]

Thomas Sheridan will discuss his latest book, Arizona: A History at a free brown bag lunch lecture, Tuesday, January 29 from noon – 1 p.m. at the Joel D. Valdez Main Library, 101 N. Stone Ave. in the lower level meeting room. The talk is free and open to the public. Parking is available in [...]

by Teya Vitu Daniel Martin Diaz is certainly a self-taught artist who’s really done well, especially given that he wasn’t even an “artist” for the first two-thirds of his life. Now, in the most recent third of his 45 years, Diaz and his wife, Paula Catherine Valencia, have made a cottage industry out of his [...]

by Teya Vitu They imagined Borderlands Brewing Co. as primarily a brewery open for limited public beer tastings for those few who would want to venture into a brick warehouse on Toole Avenue. There certainly wouldn’t be many people wanting to sample rookie beer, what with the purposely awkward tasting hours of 4 to 7 [...]

Saturday, February 9, 2013 the Rialto Theatre Foundation will be hosting its Inaugural Fundraising Gala and Silent Auction, featuring live music and food. VIP ticket holders can enjoy dinner starting at 6pm. Event doors will open to non-VIP ticket holders at 7pm, with the silent auction starting at 7:30.  At 9 pm, Grupo Fantasma, an eleven-piece, [...]

This is a special Construction Update for the City of Tucson Modern Streetcar Project. If you have any questions or concerns, call the info line at 624-5656 to speak to a team member about the project. Downtown Downtown Traffic Conditions The Sun Link Tucson Streetcar team is working closely with its contractor to make sure [...]

This Spring 2013, the Science Café series at Cushing Street Restaurant will feature researchers the Carson Scholars program based at the UA’s Institute of the Environment. The Carson Scholars are graduate students who focus on environmentally related fields, pursue interdisciplinary studies, and work to communicate their science in ways that engage the public with environmental [...]

By Teya Vitu Ever since the Downtown Tucson Partnership launched the Façade Improvement Program in 2008, the Chicago Music Store, 130 E. Congress St., was regarded as a prime candidate for a major facelift. Five years later, the day finally came for the Chicago Music Store building to once again shine in its 1903 brick [...]

The following information is provided by the Tucson Modern Streetcar weekly newsletter, also found online at TucsonStreetcar.com. If you have any questions or concerns, call the info line at 624-5656 to speak to a team member about the project. Please note: Roadway closures indicate areas where roads are closed to vehicular and bicycle traffic. Pedestrian [...]

It was January 1934 and John Dillinger was  “on the lam.” Finding refuge in Tucson, the Dillinger gang stayed at the Hotel Congress until the fateful fire forced them out of their hiding place – and lead to their capture by Tucson’s police and fire departments. The Historic Hotel Congress commemorates this rich piece of [...]

by Teya Vitu You buy a bike. You get on and you ride it. You’ve been doing it without a second thought since you were a kid. You certainly never gave a thought whether the bike fit you. That’s where Kurt Rosenquist comes in. The bread-and-butter for his Fitworks Cycling Support bicycle shop, 186 E. [...]

by Teya Vitu O2 Modern Fitness, 186 E. Broadway, has been a work in progress for its first three years. Susan Frank opened her Downtown gym in November 2009 as a place for cyclists to get workouts on stationary indoor bicycles. “I just thought it’s going to be a bunch of cyclists coming in. What [...]