The recent closing of the University of Arizona American Taekwondo Club has left a void in Tucson’s taekwondo community. And yes, there is a taekwondo community. Taekwondo — a Korean martial art that combines elements of self-defense, combat and fitness — has been around for over a millennium, but the style of taekwondo practiced by…
You might presume that a band that achieves success in a mid-sized city like Tucson would soon be looking to move onto to something bigger, but that’s not necessarily the case. The city has a thriving local music scene, and some musicians say they have no intention of leaving, except on tour. “Tucson is a…
The Pima County Medical Examiner confirmed that a 61-year-old Tombstone woman died in April from a fatal combination of methamphetamine and the prescription narcotic Fentanyl, not the highly toxic drug cocktail of Krokodil as initially reported. Krokodil, a potentially deadly mix of codeine, gasoline and other substances, is on the rise in Mexico, but Drug…
Tombstone might be the only town with the same actor to citizen ratio as Hollywood. Nearly half of the population is employed full time in the arts industry, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. To put that in perspective, 33 percent of the population in Los Angeles is employed in the arts and entertainment industry….
As a high school freshman, she formed her school’s chapter of Future Business Leaders of America and served as president. By her sophomore year, she had landed her first job, working at Baskin Robbins because, as she recalled, she wanted to earn her own money. Two years later, she was managing the store and hiring…
