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Monday, September 4, 2017

Keeling Desert Park(let)

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If you aren't looking north as you drive along this part of Glenn (just east of Stone), you probably won't notice this beautiful new...
Monday, July 3, 2017

Shady and artistic spot in Dunbar/Spring

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How about exploring for some fun and funky art this Fourth of July? One of the best places in Tucson to find impromptu art is the Dunbar/Spr...
Monday, June 5, 2017

Pitch a horseshoe in this pocket park

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In a way, Reid Park is a collecton of Pocket Parks connected by lawns and trees. Here's one: Tucson Horseshoe Pitchers' Club: Th...
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Monday, April 3, 2017

PVNA's Pocket Park being developed

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The Palo Verde Neighborhood Association (from Speedway to Grant and Country Club to Alvernon) has a pocket park next to a Tucson Water well....
Monday, March 6, 2017

San Antonio Park

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More or less centered between Aviation Highway to the south and west, Kino Parkway to the east, and Broadway to the north, is this little ge...
Monday, February 6, 2017

Take a break on Marvelous Meyer

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Just south of the Convention Center — where the Barrio Viejo starts — after you walk past the historic Teatro Carmen, Meyer Avenue looks uni...
Monday, January 2, 2017

Shady benches and Little Free Library

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In the El Monte Neighborhood is this spot. It's shaded from the hot western sun. A Little Free Library is stocked with books; if you...
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Monday, October 3, 2016

Bike Church

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This is probably the smallest pocket park on this blog (so far). It's the Bike Church, built to honor bicyclists — mostly ones killed ...
Monday, August 1, 2016

Desert Sanctuary at Immanuel Presbyterian Church

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David Aber told me about this spot — on the east side of town, near 22nd & Harrison. It's almost three acres (350 x 350 feet) of de...
Monday, July 4, 2016

A pocket park in your complex

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As I've mentioned before , your neighborhood can set up a parklet to bring neighbors together… or just sit yourself… at almost no cost, ...
Monday, June 6, 2016

Pima County Extension

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The Rillito River has paths for biking and walking (and horseback riding and…) along most of both its sides in the Tucson area. Though there...
Monday, May 2, 2016

Alfonsa McKenna-Luis Redondo Park

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Though the solid fences and walls around this parklet may look a bit forbidding, they actually make it a safe place to bring kids — or your ...
Monday, April 4, 2016

Sit a while at 36th & Kino

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Here's a little spot that's not worth a long drive to reach. But if you're visiting the (soon-to-be) UA Tech Park at The Bridges...
Monday, February 1, 2016

Your own parklet

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Like pocket parks? Why not get together with your neighbors — or your neighborhood association — and make a special spot? It can be more t...
Monday, January 4, 2016

Hunting for parklets

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I didn't come across any new small parks during December, so I don't have any to post here for January. I've done some searching...
Monday, December 7, 2015

Take a break at Grant-Campbell Park(let)

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Just northwest of the traffic-clogged Grant-Campbell corner is this patch of green: Logically enough, its official name is Grant-Campbell...
Monday, November 2, 2015

Peaceful corner at Govinda's

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Maybe you've come to Govinda's to chow down on their vegetarian buffet or for one of the festivals. (For more about Govinda's, s...
Monday, October 5, 2015

Labyrinth at Unity of Tucson

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There are lots of labyrinths around Tucson; we can't list them all here. (If you'd like to find others, try the Worldwide Labyrinth...
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Monday, September 7, 2015

Plaza Palomino

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Although Plaza Palomino is a shopping center, it's also a place with benches for sitting (many of them shady at different times of day):...