Posted November 8, 2019
Tucson Parks and Recreation and the Tucson Zoological Society are hosting a public open house to discuss Gene C. Reid Park improvements and the Reid Park Zoo Master Plan. The open house will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 5:30-7:30 p.m., at the Randolph Golf Complex, Copper Room, 602 S. Alvernon Way.
Posted November 8, 2019
A public meeting on the design review for the South 12th Avenue, Irvington Road to Drexel Road, Transportation and Streetscape Improvement Project is Tuesday, Nov. 12, 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the El Pueblo Senior Center, Multipurpose Room, 101 W. Irvington Road.
Proposed improvements include new sidewalks, streetscape and landscape improvements, adding center turn lane and striped bicycle lanes, and creating on-street parking in some locations. During the meeting, the public can meet the project team and ask questions.
Posted November 8, 2019
The next 2nd Saturdays Downtown takes place tomorrow, Nov. 9. Events during the day include Locomotive Saturday at the Southern Arizona Transportation Museum, Living History Day at Presidio San Agustin del Tucson, Family Brain Boost at Children's Museum Tucson, and Read to a Dog at the Joel D. Valdez Main Library.
Posted November 8, 2019
This weekend, Nov. 9-10, the Dusk Music Festival will take place at Armory Park, 222 S. 5th Ave. The festival begins at 2 p.m. each day. Two-day and single-day tickets are now on sale.
Now, through 5 p.m., Monday, Nov. 11, Sixth Avenue from Broadway to 13th Street and 12th Street from Scott Avenue to Fifth Avenue will be closed for the safety of pedestrians and drivers. There is no official parking for the festival. Public transportation, ride-share, and taxis are recommended.
Posted November 7, 2019
The Dusk Music Festival will take place at Armory Park in Downtown Tucson on Saturday and Sunday, November 9-10, 2019. The Sun Link Streetcar will offer free rides courtesy of Dependable Health Services and Nationwide Vision on Saturday from 8 a.m. until 2 a.m. on Sunday, and on Sunday from 8 a.m. until midnight. For more information on the Dusk Music Festival, please visit: https://www.duskmusicfestival.com/
Posted November 7, 2019
The Tucson Veterans Day Parade will take place in Downtown Tucson on Monday, November 11, 2019, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more information on the Tucson Veterans Day Parade, please visit: http://tucsonveteransdayparade.org/
For the safety of the traveling public and pedestrians, the following streets will be closed from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.:
Posted November 7, 2019
Cigna and Tucson Parks and Recreation are proud to present the 14th annual Family Festival in the Park.There will be games, prizes, face painting, crafts, inflatables, and class demonstrations. Reid Park Zoo will have $1 admission (funds going to the Reid Park Zoo’s Conservation Fund), and the Edith Ball Adaptive Recreation Center will host free swimming with an inflatable obstacle course. Volunteers from Friends of the Reid Park Rose Garden will be giving tours of the garden during the event.
Posted November 7, 2019
Pima County, Nov. 7, 2019 - Beginning Saturday, November 9, the Pima County Project Management Office (PMO) and their contractor, The Ashton Company, will begin a waterline installation project on the south shoulder of Mary Ann Cleveland Way from just east of Empire High School to Atterbury Wash Way. The waterline work will provide utility services to the future Pima County Esmond Station Southeast Library.
Posted November 7, 2019
Tucson Parks and Recreation and Humana present the 36th annual Senior Olympic Festival, that will take place from January 6th - Febuary 1st, with activities happening at various location throughout the city.
Events will include volleyball, bowling, bridge, racquetball, basketball shoot, pickleball, archery, golf, tennis, horseshoes, badminton, and so much more.
Posted November 6, 2019
Tucson voters yesterday elected Democrat Regina Romero as the city's new mayor. The current Ward 1 Council Member will replace retiring incumbent Jonathan Rothschild and become Tucson's first Latina mayor.
Posted November 6, 2019
Pima County's Geographic Information Systems (GIS) group hosts its 22nd annual GIS Fair on Friday, Nov. 8, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., in the Public Works Building, 201 N. Stone Ave. This year’s theme is "It’s a Dry Heat [GIS and the Sonoran Desert]."
Posted November 6, 2019
The Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona and Tucson Water are hosting a free workshop on low-water use gardening and irrigation methods to help people grow food while conserving water. The workshop is Saturday, Nov. 9, 9-11 a.m., at Las Milpitas de Cottonwood, 2405 S. Cottonwood Lane.
Posted November 6, 2019
A public, community-visioning workshop focused on El Presidio, its cultural institution, and the connections to downtown will be held Saturday, Nov. 9, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Davis Bilingual Elementary Magnet School, 500 W. St. Mary's Road.
Rio Nuevo is working with stakeholders and Projects for Public Spaces to develop ideas to make the public spaces of El Presidio and its cultural institutions active, dynamic, and better connected to downtown.
Posted November 6, 2019
The sixth annual Hats Off to Heroes Veterans Day Celebration will be held on Sunday, Nov. 10, at the DeMeester Outdoor Performance Center at Reid Park. The free event features local bands, food trucks, military displays, Tucson's largest veterans resource fair, and fireworks.
Watch the video below to see a special invitation from Tucson Mayor Jonathan Rothschild.
Posted November 6, 2019
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southern Arizona is recruiting volunteers for its mentoring program. Mentor2.0 matches high school students with a mentor to support them through high school while helping them develop a plan for their future.
