Posted May 9, 2016
From wild corn and tepary beans raised in 2100 B.C. to today’s popular home crops, the Mission Garden at the base of "A" Mountain sits on the exact spot where the 18th-century Mission San Agustin garden was planted by Spanish missionaries. The garden has been growing since 2012, when the first fruit trees were planted on a four-acre dirt lot enclosed by adobe walls.
Posted May 9, 2016
Eastbound Old Spanish Trail will be closed tomorrow, 6 a.m.-5 p.m., from 22nd Street to Houghton Road, but westbound travel will be unaffected. The one-day closure will be in place to allow paving personnel from Southern Arizona Paving, under contract with the City of Tucson Department of Transportation (TDOT), to repave the center section of Old Spanish Trail.
The work is part of the four-phase reconstruction of Old Spanish Trail from Houghton Road to 22nd Street. The project is expected to be fully completed next month.
Posted May 6, 2016
Comcast yesterday celebrated the opening of its new 100,000-square-foot Center of Excellence in a renovated building that once housed American Home Furnishings at 4690 N. Oracle Road. The state-of-the art facility will house more than 1,100 employees providing support for Comcast residential products and services, including Spanish-speaking employees who specialize in customer service online and through social media channels.
Tucson Mayor Jonathan Rothschild and other dignitaries spoke at the event.
Posted May 6, 2016
If you need to get around or just want to sample the Sun Link streetcar for the first time, rides will be free beginning at 5 p.m. tomorrow, lasting until 2 a.m. Sunday.
Posted May 6, 2016
High winds and hot temperatures can turn small fires into big wildfires. To protect your home, the Tucson Fire Department encourages you to create a defensible space around your property.
In this video, Capt. Barrett Baker says you should clear all dead vegetation around your property to prevent fires from spreading.
Posted May 6, 2016
Registration for the 2016 Zoo Summer Camp is still available online. The camps at Reid Park Zoo are packed with unique adventures, and only a few spots remain in each age category.
The summer day camps for kids entering grades 1-6 in the fall feature games, crafts, scavenger hunts, opportunities to meet zookeepers, and campers can help out behind the scenes.
Posted May 6, 2016
Do you have unused chemicals, oils, or pesticides sitting in your shed or garage? The City of Tucson is hosting a Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) collection this Saturday from 8 a.m.-noon at the Eastside Service Center, 7575 E. Speedway Blvd.
Drop off at HHW is free for City of Tucson residents. There is a fee of $10 for each television and $2 for each monitor brought in without a computer.
Posted May 6, 2016
On Tuesday, May 10, 2016, eastbound Old Spanish Trail will be closed to travel from 22nd Street to Houghton Road from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. Westbound travel on Old Spanish Trail from Houghton Road to 22nd Street will be open to travel.
Posted May 6, 2016
The following traffic control will be in place while the contractor installs new sewer lines and repaves portions of the roadway through the intersection of 22nd Street and Columbus Boulevard. To reduce the impact on the traveling public, most trenching, excavation and pipe installation work will be completed over night. However, some daytime lane restrictions will remain in place in order to complete the paving operations.
Please watch for updated traffic alerts as construction activities progress east along 22nd Street.
Posted May 5, 2016
The board of the Rio Nuevo Multipurpose Facilities District voted unanimously yesterday to spend $52 million to bring Caterpillar, Inc. to Tucson. Along with $4 million promised to Caterpillar by the Arizona Commerce Authority, the offer is one of the largest in recent state history, according to Rio Nuevo officials.
“If you want to attract big businesses, you’ve got to put some skin in the game,” Rio Nuevo Chairman Fletcher McCusker told board members.
Posted May 5, 2016
Getting a required business license to open a business in Tucson (and paying ensuing taxes) can be done online through the City of Tucson's Finance Department.
One thing to remember if you are buying an existing business is that you are liable for any unpaid taxes of the seller. Before purchasing any business, you should require the seller to provide a “Letter of Good Standing” issued by the City’s License Section, which is a document that states there is no tax amount outstanding.
Posted May 5, 2016
If you plan to celebrate Cinco de Mayo tonight, the Sun Link streetcar will run until 2 a.m. through the University of Arizona, Main Gate Square, 4th Avenue, downtown, and Mercado San Agustin. There are plenty of places to park along the nearly 4-mile route, with more than 11,000 spaces available.
Posted May 5, 2016
In cooperation with the City of Tucson and Pima County, Tucson Clean & Beautiful will dedicate commemorative trees tomorrow along Pantano River Park. Each tree to be dedicated was purchased by Tucson-area residents to honor friends and family.
Posted May 5, 2016
Tonight marks the start of this summer's Cinema La Placita, which is entering its 17th year hosting classic movies in an outdoor setting.
Every Thursday night at 7:30, May through August, hundreds of Tucsonans enjoy the summer evenings with a different movie each week for $3 per person (includes all-you-can-eat popcorn).
Tonight's movie is “When Harry Met Sally” (1989), starring Meg Ryan, Billy Crystal and Carrie Fisher.
