Entries from March 2008

Garden Party

March 28th, 2008 · Comments Off

This weekend is the marvelous Janet K. Miller’s biannual Garden Party. She makes fabulous gingersnaps and lemonade, and has the most amazing heirloom flowers we’ve ever seen. Stop by her gorgeous yard and check out her luminous and sweet reverse glass paintings Saturday and Sunday from 12-5. Her backyard garden is at 522 S. Fifth [...]

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Tags: she's crafty · Tucson events

Dia de los Lobos

March 28th, 2008 · 1 Comment

(No, Los Lobos aren’t coming to town. I wish. “Saint Behind the Glass” is the best song evah.) This Saturday, March 29th, from 3-7pm, come to La Placita Village (110 S. Church Ave.) and celebrate the 10 year anniversary of the reintroduction of the grey wolf to its former habitat in the southwest. We’re not [...]

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Tags: animals · community · music · Tucson events

What a mess

March 27th, 2008 · Comments Off

Depressing and troubling. More talk about closing local school (because bigger classrooms in faraway schools are just what our kids need). It’s horrifying and a bit embarrassing to read about the flawed audit and the estimates of savings from the closures–the mistakes and confusion about these matters is upsetting. Sharing the front page with the [...]

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Tags: community · education · politics