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

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The Tucson J International Film Festival is Back for its 34t

Opening the curtain on its 34th year, the Tucson J International Film Festival starts on January 8, with in-person screenings and special events for select films through January 19, with most films streaming virtually from January 17 through January ... 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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‘I Thank God for Music: Mariachi Sol de Mexico has reasons to celebrate

Published   Dec 12, 2024 04:00AM





When Jose Hernandez sees Arizona on his tour itinerary the iconic mariachi musician conjures images of Linda Ronstadt…

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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

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Post-Oct. 7 ‘Surge’ of Interest in Jewish Life Rings Tru

Chip Rosenfeld says Oct. 7, 2023, was “a watershed moment” that inspired him to get more involved in Tucson’s Jewish community. The retired physician was surprised by how deeply he felt “that was my people” under attack. Rosenfeld and his w ... Read more