As the desert heat becomes a daily factor well before summer officially begins, Arizona Sonora News Service fashion and culture reporter Brooke Bolek looks at the hot weather styles coming out around Tucson in this final installment of Brooke’s Society, which has been a semester-long homage to the fashion-photo great Bill Cunningham. Photos by Brooke…
When the U.S. economy crashed in 2008, veterinarians felt the bite as fewer people took pets to the vet. So Dr. Kipp Metzger, general practitioner veterinarian and owner of Animal Health Hospital, P.C., had to reduce staff hours and keep less medical-supply inventory on his shelves. Metzger, who’s been in the veterinary business for almost…
It’s more than 1,500 miles from the dog track in Tucson to the horse track in Louisville where the Kentucky Derby glamour was on full display last weekend. And that is a world apart. There are no silk suits and fancy ladies hats the size of manhole covers here. Instead, an old man wearing a…
Children affected by abuse and neglect can find refuge in Tucson at the Southern Arizona Children’s Advocacy Center, where specialists work to ensure victims feel comforted, respected and secure in the wake of traumatic experiences. Established in 1996 through a partnership between the Tucson Police Department, Child Protective Services, Pima County Attorney and the Sheriff’s Department, the center…
The U.S. Education Department today released a list of 55 colleges and universities under investigation for sexual violence issues under Title IX, the law against sexual discrimination at educational institutions. Arizona State University is on the list, along with a wide range of institutions such as Harvard College and Harvard University Law School, the University of…
