A prospective home buyer walks into an open house, and something clicks. A patch of sunlight illuminates a breakfast nook featuring a cobalt-blue pottery vase brimming with fresh-cut sunflowers. The mild scent of lavender wafts through the living area. Spacious, sophisticated rooms beckon her further in. The buyer can already see herself on the geranium-studded […]
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“Oh, the weather outside is fright…er, delightful.” Ah, the paradox of the holiday season in Tucson. We golf under sapphire skies and sip Peppermint Starbucks in our shorts. But do we secretly yearn for the smell of spruce boughs laden with new-fallen snow? Nahhh. We don’t even own a snow blower, and there’s plenty of
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Think quickly – what U.S. city has earned the most prestigious international honor as a foodie town? The answer might surprise you. Move over, New York and Chicago – it’s Tucson, the town that the New York Times recently called “an unlikely food star.” There’s only one city in the United States that’s recognized by
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They say the show must go on. But it almost didn’t. The Arizona Theater Company, a Tucson performing arts treasure, came close to closing its doors this summer due to a funding crisis. At the last minute, the ATC received an infusion of support from donors, enabling the embattled company to continue into its 50th
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An iridescent stuffed pheasant… a comfy armchair slipcovered in monogrammed French linen… a mahogany English sideboard… a burled pecan mirror with beveled glass… a 19th-century French hand-tinted print of a farmyard sheep. These are just a sampling of the uncommon, eclectic finds at one of Tucson’s most unique shopping experiences, appropriately named “Gather: A Vintage
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Tucson is a year-round astronomer’s paradise and is home to some of the most prestigious observatories in the world. Summer evenings are ideal for taking advantage of these unique activities. Tucson is blessed with clear and dark skies, something that is often hard to find in other locations across the nation. Kitt Peak National
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It is no secret that Tucson is filled with natural beauty thanks to the mountains and desert vegetation. Look in any direction and you can see some of the most beautiful mountain ranges in all of Southern Arizona. The city of Tucson is surrounded by five mountain ranges: the Santa Catalina Mountains (North), the Rincon
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The Tucson Festival of Books is Arizona’s largest literary festival and draws over 100,000 book enthusiasts to the University of Arizona. The Festival hosts over 350 authors ranging from history to romance to children and everything in-between. Notable authors this year include Gail Sheehy, Noam Chomsky, Katherine Paterson, and Tucson local J.A. Jance. Tucson Festival
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Arizona has been named one of the top 10 “happiest” states according to the latest Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index. Arizona was ranked number nine overall, an 11 ranking improvement over last year. Arizona ranked number six in Purpose, seven in Social, and eight in Physical. These high rankings are likely a part of the reason why
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According to a recent Forbes article by Lawrence Yun, the difference in net worth between the typical renter and typical homeowner is about $190,000, in favor of homeowners. This gap is likely to widen even further in 2016. Over the course of a mortgage, homeowners are able to build equity and wealth. Of course, both
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