Posted January 15, 2016
Saguaro National Park will be joining other national park units across the country to honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with a fee-free entry into the park on Monday, January 18.
Posted January 15, 2016
TRAFFIC ALERT
CAMPBELL AVENUE – GLENN STREET TO GRANT ROAD
FOG SEAL
On Saturday, January 16, 2016, crews from the City of Tucson Department of Transportation (TDOT) Streets and Traffic Maintenance Division will begin fog sealing Campbell Avenue between Glenn Street and Grant Road. Work will take place from 7:30 a.m. to approximately 3:30 p.m. During the work, at least one lane of travel in each direction will be maintained.
Posted January 14, 2016
As part of the City of Tucson Department of Transportation's Downtown Links Phase III project, Century Link is continuing work to relocate their existing facilities located within the project limits.
Posted January 14, 2016
The Mayor and Tucson City Council yesterday approved a plan by City Manager Michael Ortega to offer a health insurance incentive for City of Tucson employees eligible to retire. The latest plan offers a varying one-time payout (based on number of dependents) to those who permanently opt out of City-provided insurance. Those who take advantage of the offer can spend the taxable money on insurance premiums for other plans they choose.
Posted January 14, 2016
The Tucson Association of Realtors Shootout (formerly known as the Ft. Lowell Shootout) runs tomorrow through Sunday at various soccer fields around Tucson. Organizers say the event will have nearly 5,000 soccer players, plus their coaches and families in attendance, contributing up to $5 million to the local economy.
Posted January 14, 2016
Sun Tran, KGUN 9 News, and HSL Properties are partnering again this year to sponsor a “Stuff-the-Bus” food drive, benefiting the Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona. A Sun Tran bus will be located at River Oaks Apartments at 7730 E. Broadway (Broadway and Pantano) from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Posted January 14, 2016
Jeff Dunham is bringing his "Perfectly Unbalanced" international tour to the Tucson Convention Center (TCC) Arena, and tickets to the March 13 show are on sale now at Ticketmaster.
Dunham hand crafts each character personally from conception to the final coat of paint then brings them to life on stage.
Posted January 14, 2016
If you'd like to track the streetcar and you have a smartphone, you're in luck. The Tucson Streetcar Tracker, developed by Dallan Porter at the University of Arizona, is useful if you want to figure out how long it will take for the streetcar to show up at the stop where you're waiting.
Posted January 14, 2016
Posted January 13, 2016
The City of Tucson is holding the first of three public meetings this month to allow the community and business leaders to discuss a proposal to require all businesses in city limits to offer sick time to their employees. The Earned Sick & Safe Time Stakeholder Meeting runs tonight from 6-7:30 at the Ward 5 Council Office, 4300 S. Park Ave.
Posted January 13, 2016
Tucson is among the top four cities where parents have the opportunity to balance their work and personal lives, according to a new study from MarketWatch.
Factors taken into consideration included affordable housing in good school districts, low unemployment rates, weather, arts and culture, entertainment, parks, childcare costs, and more.
Posted January 13, 2016
There's snow on the grounds of Reid Park Zoo today. The white stuff didn't actually fall at the Zoo, but it was trucked in from Mt. Lemmon for the animals and zoogoers to enjoy.
Posted January 13, 2016
Visit The Perfect Fit mobile fitting station by OB Sports to make sure you get fitted for the right clubs for your golf game. Fittings will be available at the Randolph Golf Complex driving range, 600 S. Alvernon Way, Tuesdays–Saturdays from 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Email Josh Feld at jfeld@theperfectfitgolf.com to schedule your club fitting.
Posted January 12, 2016
The HSL Properties Tucson Jazz Festival begins this week, kicking off nearly two weeks of jazz at Downtown Tucson venues and surrounding areas, through Jan. 24.
This year's festival opens Thursday at the Fox Tucson Theatre with NEA Jazz Master saxophonist Jimmy Heath performing his arrangements with the Tucson Jazz Institute Ellington Band.
Other events include the free Downtown Jazz Fiesta on Martin Luther King Day, New Orleans-style jazz, piano jazz, and more.
Posted January 12, 2016
If you teach Grades 1-5 in the City of Tucson, sign up to schedule a free classroom presentation on recycling. If you're a middle school teacher, the Talking Trash in Tucson curriculum is available online.
The goal of the instruction is to increase participation in recycling in Tucson (Do More Blue) and reduce contamination in the blue barrels.
