When the U.S. economy crashed in 2008, veterinarians felt the bite as fewer people took pets to the vet. So Dr. Kipp Metzger, general practitioner veterinarian and owner of Animal Health Hospital, P.C., had to reduce staff hours and keep less medical-supply inventory on his shelves. Metzger, who’s been in the veterinary business for almost…
TUCSON, AZ (Arizona Cat’s Eye) — It’s back! After 15-years of being at Rillito Park, Spring Fling has returned to the University of Arizona Campus. Moving the largest student-run carnival in the nation back to its original location has been in the making for a while now and comes just in time for the event’s…
Tucson is now the largest city in the United States without a professional baseball team. Since the Tucson Padres packed their bats and bags and balls and relocated to El Paso over the winter, Tucson no longer regularly hosts professional baseball games. “Tucson has its challenges supporting a franchise,” said Jack Donovan, the former general manager…
The defunct Speedway Racing Gas station on Speedway in Tucson is abandoned and surrounded by a chain link fence. Signs reading “unleaded” and “diesel” are still on display to the busy streets, albeit with the prices long taken down and the 12 pumps now untouched. Graffiti abounds on the expansive property. At second glance, one can…
Cuando Ignacio Delgado, mejor conocido como Don Nacho, era un niño, su madre tenía una pequeña tienda en Tetitlán, México. Una mañana, ella mandó a Nacho a comprar una caja de naranjas. Le dio instrucciones de cortar las naranjas, sazonarlas con sal y chile para que a las 11 de la mañana empezara a venderlas….
