Middle school teachers, firefighters, college guidance counselors, microbiology researchers, medical students and marketing firm managers. This list showcases a well-represented range of experience — the stuff of elementary school career days — all of which make up a group that shares one burning passion. Beer. From firefighters at Sentinel Peak Brewing Company in midtown to…
Rainbow-colored telavera animals crowd the outside of Casa Maya de Mexico in the self-described “artist colony” of Tubac where metalwork shaped into suns and moons, paper mache skeletons from Día de los muertos, and wooden religious figures join them. María Troy, who has worked at Casa Maya de Mexico for the last two years, helps bring…
Look back 20 back years ago, and the primary impression of downtown Tucson is an image of boarded-up buildings and homelessness. Today is a much different story. Downtown has turned into a place of purpose for people to work, live and enjoy themselves. It’s a destination for entertainment and once again an active part of the city,…
The dress fit so tightly she felt her ribs pushing against the plastic varillas (rods) on her corset. It locked in her breath. Flashes illuminated the room like fireworks covering the Fourth of July’s sky. Her crush told her how beautiful she looked as he dropped his orange Fanta on her bubblegum pink dress. Even that…
“What do you have that’s local?” is one of the first questions a visitor asks as they take a seat in Doc Holliday’s Saloon after spending a day touring Tombstone. Tombstone Aces & 8’s Ale is the answer. The brew specially created by Old Bisbee Brewing Company Owner/brew master Victor Winquist has formed a profitable…
