The Public to Select Finalists for Honors – Voting is Now Open FOOD & WINE invites the dining public to select The People’s Best New Chef®, a program now in its third year. The award, an extension of the FOOD & WINE Best New Chefs program, honors talented up-and-coming innovators who have run their …
Mar 05
Desert Bloom 2013: New Page for Wildflower Reports & Info
With decent summer rains last year, and recent rain and snow! events, we should have a reasonably good wildflower season. With that in mind, we’ve added a page – Desert Bloom 2013 – to help our readers track wildflower and other bloom activity, so you can get outside and enjoy the colorful splendor of the …
Feb 23
Sabino Canyon After the Snow
Tucson and Southern Arizona had quite a snow storm on the afternoon and evening of February 19, with snow levels falling to 2000 feet. The morning after, I had the chance to spend a couple of hours in Sabino Canyon hiking. The air had already started to warm, so most of snow on the ground below …
Jan 18
Railroad photography at “Three Bridges”
Great scenery. Big trains. Photo opportunities. This is the Three Bridges area at Cienega Creek Natural Preserve just east of Vail, Arizona. Located about 25 miles southeast of downtown Tucson, this spot is a great place to spend a couple of early morning or late afternoon hours photographing big trains combined with the great …
Jan 15
New Food Truck Event Calendar on Tucson Notebook
We love Tucson’s food trucks, but sometimes it is hard to keep up on where any one truck will be, or when the larger food truck events are occuring. So this new page is our effort to provide the best information possible as to where and when you can find food trucks in Tucson and …
Dec 11
A Quick Look at the Mt Lemmon Sky Center
Atop the Santa Catalina’s Mt Lemmon is the University of Arizona Steward Observatory, home of the Mt Lemmon Sky Center. The Sky Center is a learning center that allows the public to not only explore the night skies, but also learn about other scientific, historical, and natural wonders of the Catalina Mountains. I attended the SkyNights …
Nov 12
The Tony Abou-Ganim Southwest Spirit Summit, November 16-18, 2012
Food, wine & spirits, and lots of fun at Casino Del Sol…and Tucson Notebook is giving away 2 passes to most of the events! Tony Abou-Ganim, renowned Iron Chef, mixologist, and food and beverage consultant, hosts the inaugural Southwest Spirit Summit this coming weekend at Casino Del Sol. For two and a half days, tastings, …
Oct 24
2012 World Margarita Championship
Tucson, Ariz— Friday, October 26th, marks the 7th anniversary of one of Tucson’s signature events – The World Margarita Championship™. With Tucson being “the center of the universe” for Agave Spirits, this exciting annual event exemplifies the culinary soul and spirit of Tucson, much of which has been influenced by our southern neighbor, Mexico. The …
Aug 27
Night Wings at the Pima Air & Space Museum
A Saturday Night at the Museum This past Saturday night the Tucson Notebook staff (that would be my wife and I) attended the last “Night Wings” of the summer at the Pima Air & Space Museum. These Saturday night events at the museum affords one the chance to enjoy the aircraft displays during the cooler hours of …
Jan 09
Fort Lowell Day Celebration, February 11, 2012
History comes alive in the Historic Fort Lowell District Centered at the intersection of Craycroft and Fort Lowell Roads is the Historic Fort Lowell District. The site of a United States Army post established in 1873, the area was the home to a large community of the prehistoric Hohokam people from 900 AD to 1250 …









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