This list of things to do around Tucson, Marana, Oro Valley, Sahuarita and more includes virtual events by local businesses and organizations, drive-in movies, open-air events and markets.
Remember to follow CDC guidance about protecting yourself and others from the spread of coronavirus. Pima County has mandated face coverings for everyone over age 5 in public if 6 feet of physical distancing cannot be maintained.Â
Things change quickly these days, so check for the latest information. Links are included with every activity listed.
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Cultivate Tucson Holiday Pop-upâ£â£â£â£
Shop tons of local makers and artists at Cultivate Tucson online with local pick-up locations as well as by-appointment, weekday and weekend shopping hours.Â
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Greetings from the home office â well, from my home office.
Like most of my Arizona Daily Star colleagues, Iâm working from home. And like all of my University of Arizona teaching colleagues, Iâm conducting my editing course via video conference and online assignments.
Thank you, technology, and thank you, people who make it work.
Olivia the wiener dog supports my transformation into a homebody. Dorothy the desert tortoise is still hibernating but I think my two hamsters, Steve and Franklin Tostada, and my mouse François have noticed somethingâs up. Theyâre more active than usual.
TUCSON, Arizona The last of twenty-eight defendants charged in two sweeping investigations into the manufacture and distribution of the controlled substance commonly referred to as spice, a synthetic cannabinoid made with chemicals, was federally sentenced on December 10 in United States District Court.
The twenty-eight defendants were charged and convicted of a variety of crimes including conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance, conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance analogue, conspiracy to engage in interstate travel in aid of racketeering, conspiracy to commit mail fraud, introduction of misbranded drugs into interstate commerce, and money laundering.
Ramon Coronado Gonzales, the man renowned for bringing Christmas miracles to children in South Tucson for almost a half century, passed away Thursday, Dec. 17, due to complications from COVID-19.
Gonzales was the founder of Miracle on 31st Street Christmas party, an event that grew from a backyard barbecue on Christmas Eve into a seasonal party that gifted toys to 10,000 children annually.
âOutside of his family, the party was the most important thing in his life. He started doing it with his mother and when she passed on, he continued with it. It is what he lived for,â said Gonzalesâ son, William.
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