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Southern Arizona is dominated by two equal presences: the vast Sonoran Desert, and Tucson, the modern metropolis that rises in the middle of it.
The city of Tucson, and the surrounding communities, are a blend of Spanish, Mexican, and Anglo influences, with a very large Indian presence. This is the area most strongly associated with the "Old West." But for all that, Tucson is a modern metropolis, with world-class spas and golf courses, a major university (the University of Arizona), and a growing population of sunbirds who have come to enjoy the warm, dry weather.
Tucson, because it lies at a higher elevation, enjoys both cooler temperatures and more rainfall than Phoenix. Still, the summers can be very hot; but they're balanced by winter temperatures that rarely dip below freezing. For six months of the year, Tucson enjoys weather that other regions of the country associate with fall: cool, dry, and sunny. Tucson, in fact, averages even more sunny days than Phoenix: 340 days a year.
Outside Tucson lies the Sonoran Desert, home of the unique saguaro cactus. Although nearly all Americans are familiar with the saguaro—indeed, it's probably the first image that comes to mind with the word "cactus"—few realize that this is actually the only part of the West where it grows.
Articles
Local News from Tucson Weekly via Yahoo! News
SXSW: Broken Bells at Stubb's Bar-B-Q
Mar 18, 2010 6:21 pm
So I don't really have time here to tell you about the awesomeness of last night's SXSW festival; it's my first visit to the musical madhouse and there's a whole day out there to experience. But, luck...
Mar 18, 2010 6:21 pm
"Market," by Ted DeGrazia, is among the works on display in DeGrazia Paintings from Diego Rivera Studio , continuing through April 30 at the DeGrazia Gallery in the Sun , 6300 N. Swan. The g...
Making All Those HiRISE Images Even Cooler
Mar 18, 2010 4:36 pm
We've regularly featured images of Mars from the HiRISE camera on The Range, but now here's video of what some guy did with all those pictures: He created a fly-by using the topographical data taken b...
Mar 18, 2010 3:23 am
Jamie Arrieta serves up drinks and snacks out of his converted 1964 Jeep by Ariel Campbell Tucson has an active bicycle community, and Jaime Arrieta caters to that crowd with his mobile, bike-up caf, ...
Mar 18, 2010 3:22 am
The Cave Singers, The Dutchess and the Duke, The Moondoggies by Linda Ray THE CAVE SINGERS, THE DUTCHESS AND THE DUKE, THE MOONDOGGIES PLUSH Saturday, March 13 After a middling set by The Dutchess and...
Mar 18, 2010 3:22 am
Some 35 years after their groundbreaking show, the New Topographics photogs again share the spotlight by Margaret Regan After a fierce late-winter rain drenched Tucson recently, I happened to be drivi...
Mar 18, 2010 3:22 am
If you give a drunk a cookie; brother's keeper by Anna Mirocha IF YOU GIVE A DRUNK A COOKIE WEST RUTHRAUFF ROAD FEB. 21, 7:50 P.M. An intoxicated woman literally tossed her cookies while allegedly ass...
Mar 18, 2010 3:22 am
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Mar 18, 2010 3:22 am
The Arizona Legislature passes a budget that slashes education, health care, state parks and so much more by Jim Nintzel In an effort to avoid raising taxes in the face of a budget deficit of more tha...
Mar 18, 2010 3:22 am
Facebook and Real Books by Nick Smith Like most of literate Tucson, I was at the Tucson Festival of Books last weekend, which, in its second year, drew hundreds of authors and thousands of people. I'm...
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