The Zika virus is taking one country at a time, and although the mosquito that carries the virus is present in Arizona, the mosquitoes here do not carry the virus. The mosquito-borne virus is transmitted by the Aedes aegypti mosquito, which is also the main vector for dengue and chikungunya, and has also been detected…
I lost my geocaching virginity a recent Sunday afternoon at Southern Arizona’s Catalina State Park. To be quite frank, up until a month ago, I had no idea what geocaching even was. Geocaching is essentially a worldwide scavenger hunt that takes place all around. The term is properly defined as the outdoor sport or game of…
On a cold, rainy, Saturday morning that I would’ve rather spent in the comfort of my own bed, I drove two hours to Bisbee to compete in the only competitive stair climb in the United States. When I first agreed to participate in the 25th annual Bisbee 1000 Great Stair Climb to write this…
One insight struck Chia-Lin Pao Tao when she arrived in Tucson in 1976. She was most surprised by how few Asians she saw along with little, if any, marks of Chinese legacy in the area. Today, she knows differently. The Chinese have a long connection to Arizona’s past, playing substantial roles in the state’s development…
Drive down Highway 80 into Tombstone and look to the left. A sprawling yellow school reveals itself and to its left stands a little patch of blue. Solar is shining at Tombstone High. Over the past 10 years, school districts in Arizona have been making the transition to solar energy. One of the early adopters…
