NASA Ambassador to Share Wonders of Tucson’s Night Sky

Published   Dec 19, 2024 08:05PM
Dr. Bryan Shumaker and his wife, Linda, were winter residents in Southern Arizona for six or seven years before becoming full-time residents in November. They sold their house in northern Michigan and settled into a home in Dove Mountain. Southern Arizona’s dark skies and its astronomy community are a huge part of the attraction for Shumaker, an avid amateur astronomer who is a NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassador, doing outreach astronomy education. “It’s kind of astronomy heaven out here,” says Shumaker,… Read more » ... Read more

Shalom Broadway: The Jewish Musical Legacy

Wicked, the movie based on the Broadway musical, based on the book by Gregory Maguire, has brought the musical back to mainstream popularity. To date, the movie has grossed over $350 million domestically and is once again shining a spotlight on a sta ... Read more

Former Border Patrol Agent Sentenced to More Than 12 Years o

TUCSON, Ariz. – Ramon Antonio Monreal-Rodriguez, 36, of Vail, Arizona, was sentenced on December 14, by United States District Judge James A. Soto, to 152 months in prison and ordered to pay $151,000 in restitution to the U.S. Border Patrol for sal ... Read more

Black Buddha launches in Arizona: Cannabis l






When medical marijuana was legalized in Florida, the ever-curious Roz Smith-McCarthy decided to study it…

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Sharing Stories: Ryanhood pulls double duty with Rialto show

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Something almost everyone at the holiday dinner table can agree upon It’s time to stop arresting responsible cannabis consumers…

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We’re nearing the end of 2024, which means it’s time to start thinking about taxes…

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Tucson Jewish Museum & Holocaust Center Announces New Initia

Tucson Jewish Museum & Holocaust Center is thrilled to announce a new initiative, the Rabbi Joseph H. Gumbiner Community Action Project. Inspired by the social activism of one of Tucson’s founding rabbis, the Gumbiner Project fulfills an integr ... Read more