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…
A professor at the University of Arizona is giving sight back to those who once saw. Since 2002, Dr. Wolfgang Fink, an associate professor in the UA Departments of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Biomedical Engineering, and colleagues have been working on a new way to give sight to those whose vision has been…
Tucson — Commercial space travel may seem like science fiction, but by 2016, lawmakers are hoping that you’ll be able to hitch a ride to the stratosphere right here in Ariz. Space Development Company Paragon based in Tucson is developing a high altitude balloon ride to the edge of space. For $75,000, participants will travel…
TUCSON, AZ (Arizona Cat’s Eye) – Shopping at second hand clothing stores is on the rise among Tucson shoppers. Buffalo Exchange has 47 stores nationwide and three stores in Tucson. Here at second hand stores shoppers can find a wide variety of inexpensive, trendy, vintage and one of a kind clothing. “We are a buy,…
