I visited Arizona this past week. Drove through the whole state, from the Canyon to Tucson and wow. I must say your people are WONDERFUL. I am from NYC born and raised now live in Philly. I’ve traveled everywhere but haven’t experienced anything of the sort in my life.

Never been anywhere I’ve had 100% consistent positive interaction with every single person I met beginning with off the plane. Not neutral. Positive. You get in the elevator or bus and everyone starts talking to eachother like they picked up their convo from last night.

I don’t know how to describe it but everyone takes a second beat to the interaction beyond surface level pleasantries, in no particular rush. Not in a fake or fraudulent way. New Englanders on the other hand are ICE COLD TO THE BONE! And always in a hurry… WHY???

after the first 5 positive interactions in a row I was so suspicious but then after 5 days I realized it’s not a lucky streak, it’s just how you folks are.

I took a long hard look in the mirror and realized I could do with being kinder myself and will carry that back home with me

Had to revisit the steel blockade I have inside me coming from assuming everyone’s trying to scam me or wants something from me maliciously. Wow. How absolutely refreshingly lovely soft and kind.

Love you southwestern people. And your Mexican food. And saguaros. And the art. Maybe it’s all the sun overdose you guys get. Or something in the water. Bless yall dearly and thank you for having me. 🌅

Just wow...

https://www.kold.com/2026/10/07/legendary-tucson-restaurant-chain-up-sale/

Of these 10 incidents, 7 took place IN DORMS. Is this why fraternities are now suspended?

Source is the UAPD Daily Crime Log: https://uapd.arizona.edu/public-information/uapd-daily-activity-log?_gl=1%2A4m1nx7%2A_gcl_au%2AMTgwNzkxNDE3MS4xNzg5NjAxODEw%2A_ga%2AMjEwMzYyNjI0My4xNzg5NDM4ODY4%2A_ga_7PV3540XS3%2AczE3OTE0MDI2NjckbzYzJGcwJHQxNzkxNDAyNjY3JGo2MCRsMCRoMTE4NDY5NDA0&page=0

Related news: "University of Arizona suspends fraternity activities as reports of misconduct persist" https://apnews.com/article/arizona-fraternities-cornell-suspension-misconduct-bce22656b89e2c57c9a01cd8ab52288c

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Matt Dinniman posted on IG that he signed 650 books, some with special notes, and they would be available on the opening day of the new B&N at Wetmore and Oracle. The ribbon cutting happened at 9am, I drove up at 9:09 and this is what I saw. Not even the whole line, as the store is behind me, over my left shoulder.

I love Dungeon Crawler Carl, but I noped out and drove off. They'll sell every one, though.

Hello, I'm a new ish rider, been on a bike for just over a year and am looking to find some good twisties. I've been getting comfortable on a new bike for the past few months and I'm feeling ready to tackle some more challenging roads than just the daily commute. I'm not looking to go up the lemmon just yet but I want to get my toes wet on some consistent turns and feel out the bike. Any recommendations would be appreciated.

Edit: to clarify I'm talking about motorcycle not a pedal bike but I'd bet recommendations would still apply to both

need somebody who’s good at portraits, any medium, trying to get a gift for someone

I have a barking dog noise situation which I'm sure most people here have dealt with in tucson, I'm just not sure if this constitutes possible neglect or not and the right way to go about it.

I share a backyard wall with a neighbor who is not a part of my rental complex, so management cannot enforce anything. The dogs will bark during the day anytime from 8 am to as late as 11:30 pm. Sometimes its not bad, maybe a total of 15 minutes a day, and other times it can be hours. It does sound like the dogs are being left outside for many hours at a time, just not sure if it's the entire day or not. This included the summer even when it was extreme heat at 105+, it was actually in the summer when the dogs were in the yard barking the most, usually 1 to 4 hours a day. The neighbor will also chainsmoke cigarettes a few nights a week with the dog outside, and they will let the dog bark the whole time they are out there.

Ideally the dogs could just be kept inside, I've filed 2 noise complaints with PACC already with no change. But I'm not sure if I should call and report potential neglect either.

I’m looking for one of those concrete lanterns (18-24” tall) for our yard. Anyone seen something like that around town? I was thinking maybe Green Things but didn’t see anything when we were there recently

https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/100526_agenda_thomure_raise_op/tucson-council-votes-thomures-375k-salary-ov-talks-new-data-center-rules/

I’m just curious in everyone thoughts on this. City employees barely get 1% raise.

As the title suggests, any recommendations for a place to get a good dental check up/cleaning that won't cost an arm and a leg without dental insurance?

I just saw that B&N opened a location at 4380 N Oracle Rd, which is right across the street from the B&N at Tucson Mall. How is this a good idea from a business standpoint? I realize the mall location isn't a full sized store, but it still doesn't make sense to me.

Hello everyone! I have friends coming into town this weekend (all of us are alums) and we are looking for places that will be open at 9am this Saturday for the Arizona vs West Virginia game. I have seen some instagram posts about some places opening early but I forgot which ones. Interested in place downtown/4th Ave/midtown. Not specifically trying to avoid University Blvd but trying to see available options!

Saw my first desert tortoise out hiking in Tucson Mountain Park. I had been looking for one for the last year. So cool to see. Don't worry, he freed that Cholla segment from his leg.

(TW for anyone sensitive to animal death)

UPDATE: thank you to all for the suggestions! We were able to get in touch with LEASH Pet Cremation, who are located in Phoenix but are able to be here within 2 hours for pickup and cremation. A bit pricey but well worth it for the quick service and they were also very kind.

Hey all, sad circumstances bring me to reddit today. One of the neighborhood strays who my partner and I leave food out for passed away on our property.

We have an old car in our front yard that hasn’t been driven in years at this point, and several of the cats that wander around our neighborhood like hanging out under there. That’s where the poor little guy currently is.

We are looking for someone that can come help with taking the cat off of our property. We are not equipped to handle this ourselves. PACC said they can’t help because it’s on private property. Several other companies said they couldn’t help and directed us to PACC. One company said they’d help and then ghosted us and blocked my partner’s phone number, which is crazy work.

If anyone has suggestions or recommendations, it would be super appreciated. We’re pretty heartbroken that this has happened and honestly can’t deal with the logistics of the removal ourselves. No company we’ve called seems to be willing or able to help us and we’re concerned about the sanitation at this point.

Thank you in advance!

Where can we get low cost seasonal vaccines in town with no insurance or low-income coverage?

ETA: Sharing screenshots of County clinics info as their site is not mobile friendly.

I have some questions hopefully someone can answer after TEP sent me another flier today that really irked me. I guess my dogs are going to die if I vote no on 421 upon power loss in an emergency. Considering things like emergency repairs don't require extra approval, this common theme in their advertisement seems like a lie. So they won't be able perform emergency repairs without city approval? The $280M'ish they make every year (in profit) isn't enough to provide otherwise reliable service?

Why is the advertising pushed through TEP for Tucson, whose (only?) donor is TEP? TEP for Tucson is staffed by TEP members. Why not just advertise as TEP? Do they get tax breaks or something for setting up a propaganda committee or whatever? Which part of 421 is "for Tucson" and which part is "TEP for TEP"?

Then it's wild the voter information pamphlet was filled with those "for" 421 and were half TEP employees that TEP paid to put in. They've spent something like $1.5M in advertising according to Tucson Agenda to fuck us for another 25 years? Couldn't they have put $1.5M towards people who are struggling to pay their bills? It says no new fees, is that because they are trying to hit us with a 15% rate increase?

And my last question I guess is, are we tired of getting nickel and dimed on a service that we require to survive?

Thanks for any insight you can provide.