A ‘dive bar’ hopes bikers can forget those Chinese lanterns

By NICHOLAS A. JOHNSON Arizona Sonora News Back in 2013, the Bashful Bandit, a bar on Speedway Boulevard popular with motorcyclists, was chosen to be featured on a new national cable TV program called “American Roadhouse.”  The producers’ idea was to take their cameras into “dive bars” around the country, and give each of them a remodeling…

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Little angels take big steps to understand loss

By Phoebe Stevens El Independiente Children with painted faces run around Armory Park in homemade costumes, while their families spread out across the plush green lawn and relax beneath the sun’s warmth. From the air that buzzes with laughter and chatter, most people would not assume that the event being held that day had anything to…

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Serving community with a union print shop

By Phoebe Stevens El Independiente Dwight Metzger was pretty surprised when his business tripled in size after he relocated it to South Tucson six years ago. The building he constructed on the once empty property at 238 E. 26th St. now houses two six-color rotating presses, two automatic presses, a vacuum table and several high-volume…

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