COMMENT BY
John from Tucson, AZ
COMMENT ABOUT PLACE
Tucson, AZ
COMMENT
Kick Back In the Old Pueblo
This is still a college town that is known for its cultural diversity and western hospitality. The winter is the best time of year for winter visitors (snow birds) to come and thaw out play golf, hike, site see and just enjoy the outdoors. Here you can be nice and warm on the desert floor playing tennis in the morning and go snow skiing up on Mt. Lemmon in the afternoon. We have a vibrant music community with a symphony and pops orchestra as well local music scene spanning everything from rock, jazz, folk, latin and everything in between. This month (February 2013) we have the Accenture Match Play, Gem and Mineral Show, Major League Soccer, Rodeo and U of A sports-not bad for "the old pueblo" in the desert southwest. The economy here is sluggish at best with our roads badly in need of repair around the city. The locals voted for another tax increase to 9.1% last November. The city council has seemed more interested in expanding social programs than in creating a growth oriented future by keeping jobs here and attract business from heavily taxed states like California. Real estate values are beginning to go up which is a good sign we may see better days ahead!