Now Available! 2nd Printing of Self-Guided Tucson History & Dining Tour
Some of you may be familiar with our Downtown History & Libation Tour that we host once a month, October – April. NOW AVAILABLE is our Self-Guided Tucson History and Dining Tour: A Walkabout the Old Pueblo in Search of Saloonkeeper George Hand’s 1870’s Tucson. Just in case you cannot make … Continue reading
Tucson Day Trips: South To Tubac and the Missions on I-19
The I-19 corridor south of Tucson is hard to beat for a leisurely day trip from Tucson, enjoying art, culture, history, and excellent Mexican cuisine. There is so much to see and do between Tucson and the Mexican border that we recommend you start early. When we take guests on … Continue reading
Culinary Dropout: A Dining Review
It was a mid-November afternoon when Neighbor Roy & I went to Culinary Dropout on Grant Road in Tucson for lunch. Unusually, I did not have a discount card for this place, but having heard good things about it, we decided to try it anyway. Culinary Dropout is a Fox … Continue reading
Agustin Kitchen: A Dining Review
On an afternoon in mid-November, Neighbor Roy & I went to lunch at Agustin Kitchen. By no coincidence, I had a $25 gift card to spend there. We arrived at 12:30 pm and the place was not at all crowded. Had it been, it would have been pretty noisy as … Continue reading
This Week’s Pic & Last Week’s Winner
Has anyone been here? It’s open this Saturday from 9-3ish, so we will give you a hint. IF you are wanting to go and still don’t know, send us a note. or Send your best guess to: [email protected] with the heading: Where is this? LAST WEEK’S WINNER This is the … Continue reading
Christmas Holiday Events in Tucson 2019
Here are our special list and links to Christmas Holiday events in Tucson for 2019. This list is different than our list of Annual Events celebrated here in Southern Arizona, so check that out too! Come back, we will be adding more. Lights and Family Fun Tour the J. Knox … Continue reading
Historic Military Forts in the Time of the Apache Wars
There were many military forts in the time of the Apache Wars, none more so than Ft. Bowie, portrayed in many a western that pitted the Indian against the Cavalry. Ft. Bowie may have been the most famous in Southern Arizona but there were a dozen others, strategically placed throughout … Continue reading
More Apache Reading Suggestions
(Editor’s Note: After reading my review of books I have used as resources in writing about local history in general and Apaches in particular, one of our newsletter readers, Tim Simmons, sent me an additional list from his own library. Several of these will be added to my own library … Continue reading
Spanish Barb Horses & The Cowboy Festival
We have been to the Empire Ranch Fall Roundup, now Cowboy Festival, several times. It is always a pleasant day. This time we went specifically to see the horses known at the Spanish Barb horses. The Spanish Barb horses are direct descendants of the horses from the time of Father … Continue reading
The Bisbee Massacre
On a cold December day in 1883, five men robbed the Goldwater & Casteneda Store on Main Street that substituted for Bisbee’s only bank. They did so believing that the mining company’s payroll was locked inside the store’s safe. What started as a quick and easy robbery ended in the death of almost a dozen people.
The robbers quickly discovered a problem. The mine’s payroll had not yet arrived. Foolishly, the five robbers stuck around to steal what they could from the store, its owners, and customers. This took time. Time they did not have.
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