Posted February 26, 2016
Tucson City Golf is hiring at its five golf courses. Positions include restaurant servers, beverage cart attendants, golf cart attendants, and groundskeepers. Job applications are available online.
Employees at Tucson City Golf work for OB Sports, which manages the courses under contract with the City of Tucson.
Posted February 25, 2016
Milling (removing asphalt) work starts tomorrow to improve the pavement conditions on westbound 22nd Street from Alvernon Way to Country Club Road. Crews from Sunland Asphalt, under contract with the City of Tucson Department of Transportation (TDOT), will work from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. tomorrow and Monday to remove the old asphalt.
There will be an uneven surface between the median island lane and center lane on westbound 22nd Street. For safety reasons, barricades will be in place between the two lanes to prevent motorists from changing lanes.
Posted February 25, 2016
The family-owned Truly Nolen pest control company yesterday officially opened its new 12,000-square-foot Truly Nolen Leadership Center at 434 S. Williams Blvd., south of East Broadway Boulevard and west of South Craycroft Road. The company's training department and classroom settings for the West previously were based in Phoenix.
Posted February 25, 2016
The Citizen Police Advisory Review Board (CPARB) is seeking applications to fill four advisory, non-voting positions for a period not to exceed two years. Formed by the Mayor and City Council in March 1997, CPARB helps promote a citizen/police partnership and reviews and comments on police investigation of citizen complaints.
You must be a resident of the City of Tucson to serve on the panel. The deadline to apply is April 1.
Posted February 25, 2016
Monster Jam® is a mixture of sports, entertainment, racing, and showmanship in one live performance. Monster Jam® comes to the Tucson Convention Center for three consecutive days, beginning tomorrow.
Join the Monster Jam Pit Party at 11 a.m. on Saturday. You must have a ticket for the 2 p.m. show and a Pit Party ticket for entry to the pit area.
Posted February 24, 2016
On Thursday, February 25, 2016, Tucson will host the 91st Annual Tucson Rodeo Parade. The Parade begins at 9 a.m. at Ajo Way and Park Avenue, travels south on Park Avenue to Irvington Road, then turns west on Irvington Road and ends at Sixth Avenue. More information on the Rodeo Parade may be found at www.tucsonrodeoparade.com. Below is the vehicular travel restrictions associated with this event.
Posted February 24, 2016
On Friday, February 26, 2016, crews from Sunland Asphalt, under contract with the City of Tucson Department of Transportation (TDOT), will begin work to improve the pavement conditions on westbound 22nd Street from Alvernon Way to Country Club Road.
Posted February 24, 2016
Tucson City Manager Michael Ortega told the Mayor and Tucson City Council yesterday that the City narrowed next fiscal year's projected budget deficit to $25.6 million, down from $42 million projected last December. A hiring freeze, retirement incentives, and other cost-cutting measures approved by Mayor and Council helped bring down the number.
Looking ahead to the next fiscal year, which begins July 1, the City is projecting flat sales tax and property tax revenues.
Posted February 24, 2016
The 91st annual Tucson Rodeo Parade begins at 9 a.m. tomorrow at Park Avenue and Ajo Way. To prepare for the event, at approximately 7 a.m., Sixth Avenue will be closed between Ajo Way and Irvington Road. An hour later, Ajo Way between Sixth Avenue and Park Avenue, Park Avenue between Ajo Way and Irvington Road, and Irvington Road between Park Avenue and Sixth Avenue will be closed. All streets should reopen sometime between noon and 1 p.m.
Posted February 24, 2016
Sesame Street Live “Make a New Friend” offers an interactive learning experience, including up-close and furry interactions on the audience floor. Like television’s Sesame Street, each Sesame Street Live production features timeless tunes and lessons for all ages.
The Broadway-quality musical production features high-tech stagecraft and music parents will enjoy sharing with children, such as “Count Me In” and new parodies of “Hot and Cold” and “Moves Like Jagger.”
Posted February 24, 2016
Children's Museum Tucson is one of 30 finalists for the 2016 National Medal for Museum and Library Service. The downtown museum is the only museum in Arizona to be recognized as a finalist.
Presented by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the award is the nation’s highest honor given to museums and libraries for service to the community. The winners will be announced later this spring.
Posted February 24, 2016
Tucson will soon join the list of ten locations for indoor speed racing. Autobahn Indoor Speedway says it is opening a European-style, 60,000-square-foot facility at 300 S. Toole Ave. in May. Racers will ride Italian electric pro karts that reach speeds of 50 mph.
Autobahn already has six tracks in the United States, and Tucson is one of four new locations to open this year.
Posted February 23, 2016
Tucson City Manager Michael Ortega and Chief Financial Officer Joyce Garland will provide the public with a budget update during a meeting tomorrow at 6 p.m. at the Ward 6 Office, 3202 E. 1st St. The meeting follows an update given today to the Tucson City Council.
Despite a hiring freeze, an early retirement incentive, and other cost cutting measures, Tucson still has a projected $25 million deficit for the new fiscal year that begins July 1.
Posted February 23, 2016
A recent poll shows voters view road repairs as the number one issue facing Tucson, followed by economic development. More than half (52 percent) of those surveyed oppose increasing the city sales tax, but the initial question made no mention of how the tax money would be used. When options were discussed, some of those people changed their minds if they thought the money would be spent on roads, police and fire, preventing cuts to services, helping the City budget, and preserving parks and recreation programs.
Posted February 23, 2016
The Tucson Department of Transportation says it can deliver better lighting that saves energy and money without adding light pollution. An energy audit conducted for the City by the vendor selling the lighting system says Tucson could reduce energy consumption by approximately 70 percent and reduce the contribution of roadway lighting to sky glow by 20 percent.
Unlike the current lighting system, the new lighting would be able to be dimmed or turned up as needed.
The Mayor and Tucson City Council tonight will vote on whether to implement the program.
