In Sierra Vista, Ramon Rosario Jr. retrieves his mail from the offices of KWR Construction. Rosario no longer works for the company, but he still holds the management in high regard. “I’ve been with them for seven years; they are good people,” Rosario said. “All of them are good people.” Kind words like Rosario’s…
This festival season, the bolo tie is getting a makeover. The bolo tie gained immense popularity throughout the southwest in the early 30s and became the official neckwear of Arizona in 1973. The accessory was made famous by Westerners and cowboys, specifically in Wickenburg, Ariz. According to Mary Ann Igna, curator at the Arizona Bolo…
Tamales are on the tip of everyone’s tongue when thinking of holiday traditional foods in Southern Arizona, but they are not the only thing to adorn local tables. Traditions from a cornucopia of cultures will be celebrated across the Southwest this holiday season. From tamales to lasagna, Arizona is gearing up for a holiday feast….
President Trump’s 2018 appropriations bill suggests changing a 1971 act of Congress protecting wild horses from slaughter, and cuts the Wild Horse and Burro program by 12 percent. If passed, it will allow for the unlimited sale and slaughter of these American icons of the West. Wild horses are protected by an act of Congress…
As it basks in the light of international recognition, Tucson has upped its game in the culinary world. Being labeled North America’s first “City of Gastronomy” by UNESCO in December 2015 not only created pressure to live up to the hype, but it also increased competition between local chefs. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization,…
