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  • Arizona's First Printing Press in Tubac, Tubac Presidio Museum
    CultureDose of HistorySouthern Arizona
    By Andrea Aker
    October 3, 2011
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    The Story of Arizona’s First Newspaper: The “Arizonian”

    TUBAC - More than 150 years ago – five decades before statehood – Arizona’s first newspaper hit the printing press in Tubac. At the time, Tubac was among the territory’s more active presidios with 400 residents. The Gadsden Purchase had just been ratified five years earlier...
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  • CultureDose of History
    By Andrea Aker
    August 9, 2011
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    Arizona’s “Hollywood” Trivia: Can You Pass?

    Test your knowledge of Arizona's "Hollywood" scene below, originally published in Marshall Trimble’s Official Arizona Trivia. Don’t scroll down too quickly. The answers are posted shortly below the questions. When you’re finished, leave a comment with your score. Good luck! We have much more Hollywood trivia, so let us know if you enjoy it! 1. ...
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  • CultureDose of HistorySouthern ArizonaValley of the Sun
    By Andrea Aker
    January 28, 2011
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    Why are Phoenix and Tucson so Different?

    Q: My grandpa and grandma live in Tucson, and when we visit them, I always wonder why are Phoenix and Tucson so different? A: This is an excellent question. The answer would fill a volume or two, but the short explanation is: History, dear child, it’s all about history. In the great scheme of things, ...
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  • Dose of History
    By Andrea Aker
    January 9, 2011
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    Origin of Old Arizona’s Railways

    The Southern Pacific railroad stretched its steel ribbons across Arizona in the late 1870s, reaching Tucson in March, 1880. The rail station nearest Phoenix was 35 miles to the south at Maricopa. From the beginning, local citizens began clamoring for a railroad. Despite the fact that thousands of miles of track were being laid across ...
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  • CultureFood & DiningSouthern ArizonaValley of the Sun
    By Andrea Aker
    December 30, 2010
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    Two Arizona Cities Rank Among America’s Drunkest

    With New Year’s Eve on the horizon, many Arizonans are stocking their liquor cabinets and planning their bar hopping destinations. Yet how often are we likely to party year round? ASU and UA alum shouldn’t be super surprised to discover that Phoenix and Tucson made the list of America’s Top 40 Drunkest Cities, according to The ...
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  • Politics
    CultureDose of HistorySmall Town SceneValley of the Sun
    By Andrea Aker
    October 23, 2010
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    Early Political Shenanigans: How Phoenix Became the Capital of Arizona

    Territorial citizens took great delight applying social acupuncture to local politicos. It's been said with dubious pride that Arizona had some of the finest legislators money could buy. Old timers around Jerome used to say that every time the subject of a bullion tax would come up before the legislature Henry Allen, superintendent of the ...
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  • Culture
    By Andrea Aker
    September 27, 2010
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    Two Arizona Cities Ranked as Best Places to Retire Nationwide

    Each year, Money Magazine ranks the top places in the U.S. to retire. This year, editors considered opportunities for adult learning as a major factor, and two Arizona cities managed to crack the top 10. Prescott (No. 4) and Tucson (No. 10) are being recognized for weather, recreation and educational opportunities at Yavapai College and University ...
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  • Southern ArizonaValley of the SunWeather Talk
    By Andrea Aker
    June 8, 2010
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    Why is Tucson a Few Degrees Cooler than Phoenix?

    Q: If Tucson and Phoenix are both in the desert, why is it always just a little bit cooler in Tucson than it is in the Valley? A: Tucson is usually a little bit cooler than Phoenix because it is a little bit higher up. You may not actually have a sense of ascending when you ...
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  • ArtDose of HistorySouthern Arizona
    By Sam Lowe
    December 17, 2009
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    Courthouse Diversity in Tucson

    The Pima County Courthouse has been a Tucson landmark for eight decades, but it took a long time for the community to accept it because of a lingering controversy over the colors and style. But over the years, the Spanish Colonial Revival structure has become became a city icon. The building, designed by Roy W. Place ...
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  • ArtSouthern Arizona
    By Sam Lowe
    August 27, 2009
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    A Rattler Over Tucson’s Broadway

    The Diamondback Bridge in Tucson can probably lay claim to a variety of different titles -- "the world's longest rattlesnake," "the world's largest rattlesnake" and even "the world's most artistic use of steel floor grating." The pedestrian bridge is 300 feet long, 16 feet high, 16 feet wide, and it spans Broadway, one of the ...
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