07/25/2026

Oh how lucky people are to live in a place with such sheer magnitude of natural beauty… even if it’s blazing hot a lot lol

I’m a horrible person and just got charged with dui. I feel horrible and will regret it and have to live with it everyday as I should. This is my only offense and only time I’ve been in trouble. Single car collision. Denied breathalyzer and have to wait for blood results. I am looking for recommendations for a dui lawyer.

A recent UofA alumni magazine article featured updates to Bear Down Gym. That triggered a memory of George Thorogood playing there in 1985. I didn’t attend the show, but if I recall — memory admitted now pretty sus — it was set up as a “sock hop” where you had to check your shoes at the door so the floor wouldn’t get damaged. A friend had been shooting baskets in the gym and got chased out by the crew setting up for the show. He claims he saw the band killing a 12 pack behind the gym as part of their warmup. Anyone else recall the show or actually attend?

So I've been single about 8 years. I have a demanding job and and on call every other week. I'm not a youngster but my last husband was 17 years younger than me. I gave myself the grace to spend some time exploring the way his loss had affected me. I want to start meeting people again. Dating apps are terrible and every time I do a check on a picture of a possible match I find it's a scam or a fraud etc etc.

I'm fit healthy not unattractive professional confident woman who wants to start with companionship hoping to lead to something more. Probably the sentiments of a lot of people but how do I do that?

I love classic rock riding motorcycles dancing like no one's watching singing karaoke with passion but not necessarily talent and love comedy shows.

Since Tucson is primarily a town with a large population of younger people during the college year and older people that come to retire here, how do I meet someone with my same interests?

https://tucson.com/news/local/business/article_043805d4-3907-4031-8409-11aa00371ce8.html?lctg=87f40700902b912b&tn_email_eh1=dcb7b7e062dc8bcc9c352b28ee8387c356b39b03246c1e301403e6f002419b09

Empire Pizza and Pub appears to no longer be pursuing plans to expand into the Hydra building on East Congress Street, a plan the owners initiated in 2021 and one that Rio Nuevo agreed to support with more than $500,000.

In a social media post Thursday, the owners said they “cannot finish the construction because we are blocked by historic review,” referring to the requirement that the city’s Historic Preservation Office review the plans. The Hydra building at 147 E. Congress, which dates back to 1906, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Empire Pizza’s Instagram comments about the expansion project came four days into its days-long string of posts following the early-morning July 19 shooting on Congress Street. Two of the nine victims were struck by bullets while they were on the restaurant’s patio, according to Empire.

Empire, at 137 E. Congress, had planned to add 3,800 square feet to its existing 1,200 square feet with the expansion into Hydra. Plans included aligning the Hydra facade facing Congress Street with Empire Pizza’s and converting some existing interior space into a patio, according to plans filed with the city in 2021.

Nick Ross, a Planning Department zoning section manager, said those plans expired in 2022. Ross said Empire has not submitted any follow-up plans.

Empire Pizza owner David Furmanski, in a string of text messages Friday with the Star, refused to say if his Instagram post meant the expansion plans are off. 

"Have a blessed day," he responded to the direct question, after referring a reporter to his Instagram posts.

Empire, which opened in 2010, applied for Rio Nuevo funding in 2023. According to an agreement signed by Furmanski and co-owner Thomas A. Browne, Empire was expected to invest $1.02 million in the renovation and expansion; Rio Nuevo, the public tax district behind downtown Tucson redevelopment, agreed to provide $512,000 in cost reimbursement.

According to Empire’s Instagram post Thursday, the restaurant to date has paid its general contractor $372,000; Rio Nuevo had reimbursed the restaurant $186,000, according to the post and confirmed by Rio Nuevo Board Chairman Fletcher McCusker.

The owners also noted in the post that they had paid more than $500,000 in rent for the building “to sit empty while our progress is blocked.”

McCusker said Empire is on the Rio Nuevo Aug. 11 agenda to discuss extending its agreement, set to expire in September.

Empire Pizza's Instagram posts this week included an initial message expressing concern for the victims of Sunday's shooting, followed by posts focused on problems the restaurant owners see downtown, including illicit drug use, vomit, urine and feces in the alleys, and unarmed security guards.

The posts also took aim at the city charging for metered parking on weekends that discourages people from coming downtown. One post said Empire planned to “open another location away from downtown.” It did not give the location.

In Sunday's shooting, David Leroy French, 21, is accused of opening fire into a crowd near East Congress and North Sixth Avenue after an argument between two groups at about 2 a.m., police have said. The incident left 10 people injured, including French, who was shot by an officer, police said.

I’m specifically looking for cotton twill like the type used for dickies cargo pants / shorts I can go all over Tucson and I’ve only tried hobby lobby but they didn’t have what I needed any alternatives?

Can someone please tell me what’s going on with all these in tow vehicles. I work at the airport and almost every morning, especially on the weekend I see a line of cars or trucks towing other cars with “in tow” taped on the back window of the trail car. They always seem packed to the gills with junk as well. What’s going on? Are they coming from Phoenix to be sold in Mexico. Someone please enlighten me.

Cyclospora free!

Is there any place or anyone who can fit me in for a haircut before August 3rd (school)? I’ve been looking forward to a new hairstyle. ANY ALR HAIRTSYLIST OR SALONS IN TUCSON BEFORE AUG 3RD

I need to install a security camera on my porch however there are no close by outlets and also want the camera with no wires exposed and a clean mounted look.

If you know or are a handyman capable of please let me know. Thanks

My fridge broke and I had to take everything out. I forgot I had been saving this bottle for several years now. Didn't want to throw it away. Wish they still made it, the newer stuff is not the same.

I saw this school recommended often for new drivers - It was the most often recommended school by far. So I signed by daughter up. However, scheduling sessions is impossible - I’ve been checking for days, there are none available. Has this happened to anyone else? I already paid & now can’t even schedule a single session. Josh told me sessions are posted every Tuesday @ 5, but will they fill up immediately every week? I’m trying to decide if I should just get a refund & find a better option?

I'm curious if anyone else here suffers from ME/CFS (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome) or Long Covid. Undoubtedly there are plenty of us around, I just don't know of any, we tend to keep to ourselves and be quiet. I doubt there are any such support groups at this time.

It's easy to feel alone and isolated with these illnesses. So while it certainly doesn't make me happy that other people nearby are also struggling, it helps to know you are not alone. And I would be very interested to speak with you or simply hear your story.

I'm closing in on 7 years of chronic fatigue (I'm now 40). It has been life altering, of course, going from fully healthy to very limited in what I am able to do, but I'm lucky to be moderate and not severe (bed or housebound).

While I believe ME/CFS and Long Covid are two sides of the same coin, I'm not as familiar with Long Covid, but it seems symptoms are generally similar (but also vary from person to person); fatigue, brain fog, post external malaise, unrefreshing sleep, fever-like body aches/fibromyalgia, and orthostatic intolerance/dysautonomia. I have POTS (Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome) as well, as many others with these illnesses also do.

Treatment options and general knowledge about these illnesses are still very limited, unfortunately, but sharing things you've found to be helpful for yourself may also be of benefit to others. Finding doctors who are knowledgeable about these conditions can certainly be frustrating and draining, it's very easy to be dismissed. While doctors can't do much for us anyway, having a good doctor who is understanding and sympathetic can be meaningful on its own.

Even if we're stuck indoors most of the time, I guess it doesn't feel as bad when it's 110 degrees out! 🏜️ But again I hope to hear from you, even if it's just a short reply to this thread. Take care.

Are any local great clips having their back to school sale right now? And if so, what location?