Tucson holds a weekend-long celebration to remember its dead. Sedona has a small gathering in a shopping center for Día de los Muertos. And in Tubac for the first time they are celebrating at a town park, resurrecting a festival that has been largely absent for years. But no matter where they celebrate and how,…
Of all the medical services you can get for free or nearly free in community clinics around the state, dental isn’t one of them. Eighteen percent of the state’s population has no health insurance, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the urgency to provide medical services has never seemed greater….
Arizona is one of the best places in the world to see the stars but its stargazing nights might be numbered. Light pollution primarily from Phoenix is degrading the night skies, diminishing the visibility of the heavens that has fueled a multimillion-dollar astronomy industry. Arizona’s clear weather, dry climate and high mountains make the…
Visitor spending reached an all-time high for Arizona last year, and is expected to be even higher by the end of 2014. Last year, 39.1 million visitors spent a record $19.8 billion in counties across the state, said Sherry Henry, executive director of the Arizona Office of Tourism. This surge in tourism generated local, state…
Arizona Governor Jan Brewer broke her silence on Senate Bill 1062 on Feb. 26, vetoing the bill that would have allowed businesses to deny service for religious reasons. Days before her decision, protesters pounded the pavement at the Arizona State Capitol, urging Governor Jan Brewer to veto SB1062. Opponents of the bill, like State Senator…
