Jami Day was a prideful 19-year-old girl moving in with her new fiancé. Two weeks into the new living arrangement, they got into an argument. It was the first time that Day had ever seen him that angry, and they had been dating for five or six months. “It kind of scared me so I…
Do you know your neighbor? According to a Pew Research Center survey, 29 percent of all Americans don’t. Nextdoor is a private social media site devoted to change those dynamics. The free site establishes an online community and allows users to discuss neighborhood issues that range from crime and safety to planning a neighborhood block…
It was somewhere between leaving her mother’s Arizona house and walking toward the bus stop that the frightening reality sank in: Amber Hough was now homeless. Hough’s PTSD and autism were causing “too much drama” for her mother and siblings. The arguments were getting louder, and the crying all the more common. Finally, Hough said,…
Southern Arizona’s largest folklife festival is celebrating its 41st year this weekend. Tucson Meet Yourself festival runs Friday through Sunday throughout downtown Tucson, attracting more than 100,000 people from throughout the region. “There is so much to the event,” said the festival’s volunteer operations director Hilary Walker. “From Jamaican cuisine, to Greek Orthodox clubs, to…
One of Stephen Ost’s best ideas came when he was eating lunch alone. The then-freshman wanted to find a solution. He recalls thinking, “Why am I eating alone right now? There’s got to be someone who’s also free.” These days, he is now rarely alone. Ost and seven of his peers live in the…
