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Tucson Oddity: It's a cable company; so why all the satellite dishes?

Submitted by Elizabeth Walton, Community Web Producer
Monday, February 18th, 2013, 9:00am
Tucson Oddity: It's a cable company; so why all the satellite dishes?

Is this a 'hmmmmmm' moment?  A wonder why moment?

Cable companies do all they can to persuade consumers of their service's superiority to satellite providers... Read More

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Tucson Oddity: Old stone structure in Sabino has perplexed visitors over years

Submitted by Elizabeth Walton, Community Web Producer
Monday, November 19th, 2012, 10:00am
Tucson Oddity: Old stone structure in Sabino has perplexed visitors over years

Have you seen this and wondered what exactly it was? 

A human-made creation stands out among the natural wonders: an old stone building perched atop a hill less than a mile up the main road in the canyon northeast of Tucson... Read More

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'Moving speed bump' takes Foothills drivers by surprise

Submitted by Elizabeth Walton, Community Web Producer
Monday, September 17th, 2012, 8:27am
'Moving speed bump' takes Foothills drivers by surprise

This would certainly have been a surprise to us!  Thankfully nothing bad happened to it. 

When Pima County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a traffic hazard call in the Foothills, they probably expected to find something that had fallen off of — or out of — a vehicle... Read More

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Get Used to the Idea of Bug Grub

Submitted by Elizabeth Walton, Community Web Producer
Tuesday, June 12th, 2012, 1:11pm

What do you think?  Will you be eating any bugs in the near future?

UA alumnus Patrick Crowley and three of his friends have launched Chapul Bars, a company that grinds crickets, cultivated to feed pets, into a flour that is used to make food for humans. Each 50-gram bar contains 7 grams of protein. The company is developing recipes to make insects palatable... Read More

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How to Cook Mexican Rice

Submitted by Elizabeth Walton, Community Web Producer
Wednesday, May 30th, 2012, 8:00am

This sounds like such a yummy dish!

Mexican Rice, which is ubiquitous throughout Mexico in homes and restaurants, is often called "Spanish Rice" in the USA. But it does not exist as such anywhere in Spain; the only thing it has in common with Spain is the language spoken in both countries. It is generally served as a side dish as part of the main course, and it is not usually spicy.

 

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Cancer survivors mini 'spa' day

Submitted by Elizabeth Walton, Community Web Producer
Tuesday, May 29th, 2012, 10:10am
Cancer survivors mini 'spa' day

Everyone deserves a day of beauty, especially those who have fought and won their battle with cancer.  Empire Beauty Schools is providing a way to do just that.

Both Empire Beauty School locations are participating in the National Cancer Survivor Beauty and Support Day.

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Tucsonans preparing, but for what?

Submitted by KOLD Web Staff
Tuesday, November 1st, 2011, 11:54am
Tucsonans preparing, but for what?

TUCSON, AZ (KOLD) - Your neighbor could be one, your coworker or even your own mother. Some say they are Doomsday or conspiracy theorists. They say they are just regular folks, with one exception.

"If the power or water got shut off after five days, which is not out of the realm of possibility, I wouldn't be leaving my house because it's going to be pandemonium, people are not going to be prepared," said Low Buck Prepper.

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