Posted August 17, 2016
The Mayor and Tucson City Council recently voted to eliminate paper transfers on Sun Tran buses and incorporate an unrestricted two-hour transfer period in any direction on the SunGO Card and SunGO ID & Card. Effective Sept. 1, the change is meant to simplify the transfer policy, reduce costs, and provide an added benefit to passengers.
Posted August 17, 2016
Firefighters and the community will say goodbye this weekend to Tucson Fire Department (TFD) Capt. Martin Green, who died last Saturday after a sudden illness. Green began working with TFD in 1990 and served as a firefighter and engineer before becoming captain.
Posted August 17, 2016
The City of Tucson’s Armory Park Center cooling issue has been resolved, and the facility today returned to normal operating hours.
An equipment failure earlier this month left the center without cooling, and programs and activities had to be canceled until the repair was made.
Posted August 17, 2016
Cinema La Placita hosts movies in an outdoor setting every Thursday night at 7:30 through the end of this month. Hundreds of Tucsonans enjoy the summer evenings with a different movie each week for $3 per person (includes all-you-can-eat popcorn).
Posted August 16, 2016
The reconstruction of the Speedway Boulevard and Stone Avenue intersection continues. To expedite the completion of the intersection improvements, Stone Avenue will be closed to travel from Helen Street to First Street beginning at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, August 16, 2016. A detour route has been set. Stone Avenue is scheduled to reopen Monday night, August 22, 2016.
A map of the detour route is attached.
Posted August 15, 2016
The reconstruction of the Speedway Boulevard and Stone Avenue intersection continues. To expedite completion of the intersection improvements, Stone Avenue will be closed to travel from Helen Street to First Street beginning at 8 p.m. tomorrow. Stone Avenue is scheduled to reopen next Monday night.
Posted August 15, 2016
Longtime community activist Marian Lupu died at her Tucson home yesterday at the age of 91. The advocate for the aging founded the Pima Council on Aging and was its director for 40 years, retiring about ten years ago. She most recently was a volunteer with Dancing in the Streets Arizona, founded by her daughter and son-in-law, Soleste Lupu and Joseph Rodgers.
Details of a memorial service have not been released yet.
Posted August 15, 2016
Applications are available for artists who wish to participate in the Holiday Arts and Crafts Fair, Nov. 26-27. The event has been held for more than two decades, attracting vendors from all over the Southwest.
The Tucson Parks and Recreation department is seeking artists, crafters, photographers, painters, potters, jewelers, and more to sell their original artwork. All items must be handmade and are subject to approval.
Posted August 15, 2016
After market studies and monthly activity measures, the Pima County Public Library says its changing hours at three of its branches, effective Sept. 12.
The Joel D. Valdez Main Library will close at 6 p.m. Monday-Wednesday. All other hours will remain the same.
The Dewhirst-Catalina Library will shift its Tuesday hours from 10 a.m.-7 p.m. to 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
The Sahuarita Library will close on Saturdays, but will now be open on Mondays, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Posted August 12, 2016
Posted August 12, 2016
To expedite the completion of the reconstruction of the Speedway Boulevard and Stone Avenue intersection, Stone Avenue will be closed to travel from Helen Street to First Street beginning at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, August 16, 2016.
Upon closing Stone Avenue, southbound motorists will be detoured east on Helen Street, south on Sixth Avenue through Speedway Boulevard, west on First Street to Stone Avenue. Northbound motorists will be detoured east on First Street, north on Sixth Avenue through Speedway Boulevard and west on Helen Street to Stone Avenue.
Posted August 12, 2016
Tucson Water’s Administrator of Strategic Initiatives, Jeff B. Biggs, received the 2016 Outstanding Public Works Employee Award during the Arizona Chapter of the American Public Works Association's statewide conference yesterday at the Hilton Tucson El Conquistador Golf and Tennis Resort. The award recognizes Biggs’ achievements, including 35 years of work in various water-related capacities.
Posted August 12, 2016
The suspect accused of tagging the historic Rialto Theatre last month and defacing other buildings along 4th Avenue and downtown was arrested yesterday. The Tucson Police Department (TPD) identifies the suspect as 20-year-old Andres Leon-Valenzuela. He faces charges of intentional vandalism, drug possession, marijuana possession, and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Posted August 12, 2016
Tomorrow's the day mermaids and other sea creatures gather on downtown's "beach" on the MLK Lot at North Fifth Avenue at East Congress Street, and at Fourth Avenue’s Haggerty Plaza, 316 N. Fourth Ave.
Posted August 12, 2016
Come and catch Pokémon at Reid Park Zoo tomorrow, 7-10 p.m. Trainers can capture Pokémon, meet other players, and learn tips and tricks from local Pokémon GO pros. Meanwhile, guests can enjoy music, face painting, caricatures, and more. Lures will be activated in the Pokémon GO app at several different locations in the Zoo approximately every 30 minutes.
