Ruben Moreno has been playing mariachi music since the spring of 1974. The genre fell into his lap after a knee injury playing football at the University of Arizona sent him to the hospital. While recovering the Tucson native ran into his former Little League coach whose son was looking for a trumpet player to…
When major league baseball spring training left Tucson in 2010, it left questions for how the town would fill the void. Now, Major League Soccer’s sixth year training here in Tucson that is bringing in the money. FC Tucson, an American semi-professional soccer team, is stationed out of Kino Sports Complex and is hosting two…
In the Hispanic community, homeopathic remedies have been passed down through generations. Whether it’s at the U.S-Mexico border or in South Tucson, visiting a folk healer or an herbalist can be commonplace in the Hispanic culture. A homeopathic remedy is an alternative medicine practice that uses natural remedies such as plants, animals and minerals. In many…
When Greg Byrne became University of Arizona’s athletic director in May of 2010, he was determined to bandage UA’s aging sports facilities. Letting them slowly crumble and not meet the standards of the 21st century was not a choice. Getting the movement going would not be easy. After all, UA’s annual budget was $84 million….
American food meets reality television in Food Network’s Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, hosted by Guy Fieri, which features restaurants around the country because of their unique and and intriguing dishes. Food Network and Cooking Channel Public Relations Manager Julie Chudow said the producers of the show conduct ongoing research on cities they plan to visit….
