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TUCSON MEET YOURSELF THIS WEEKEND - The annual Tucson Meet Yourself (TMY) festival begins Friday, Oct. 16, and runs through Sunday, Oct. 18, in downtown Tucson. TMY is a free, three-day event that features hundreds of artisans, home cooks, dancers, musicians, and special exhibits that celebrate and honor our community's diverse, informal, and everyday forms of beauty. Some road closures are already underway, with more happening as the festival gets closer. All streets are scheduled to reopen Monday, Oct. 19, by 4 a.m. For an event map, road closures, and trasnit information, follow the top link below.
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Tucson Meet Yourself
COMMUNITY INVITED TO CELEBRATE GRAND REOPENING OF JACOBS PARK - Tucson Mayor Regina Romero, Ward 3 Council Member Kevin Dahl, City Parks Alliance, the National Park Service, and Tucson Parks and Recreation invite the community to celebrate the grand reopening of Jacobs Park and Nicolas P. Ochoa Soccer Complex tomorrow, Oct. 15, at 11:30 a.m., at 3300 N. Fairview Ave. Since July 2021, Tucson Parks and Recreation has worked with the community on a master plan for the 48-acre park, supported by an Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership grant from the National Park Service. The renovation turns Jacobs Park into a multi-generational, climate-resilient destination with a two-field softball complex with lights, pickleball, futsal and volleyball courts, a skate park, a family picnic area, an expanded dog park, new restrooms and ramadas, refurbished sports courts, playground surfacing, pool and splash pad enhancements, green stormwater infrastructure, and a replacement irrigation system. The project was funded by Proposition 407 ($3,960,300), the Land and Water Conservation Fund's Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership program ($2,995,500), City Framework Funds ($1,100,000), impact fees ($800,000), and Storm to Shade funds ($300,000), with design by Norris Design and construction by Sellers and Sons.
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Project website
Park website
DEADLINE EXTENDED TO TAKE THE SHELTER CARE CODE AMENDMENT SURVEY - The City of Tucson is exploring updates to how and where shelter care facilities can operate. An online survey is open through Sunday, Oct. 25, to gather public feedback. In response to the Housing and Homelessness Emergency, declared by Mayor and Council in February, the Planning and Development Services Department is reviewing emergency shelter zoning rules, in partnership with the University of Arizona's Drachman Institute. No decisions have been made yet, and community input will help shape any proposed changes.
Shelter Care Code Amendment survey
Shelter Care Code Amendment
GIRAFFE CALF GROWING UP AT REID PARK ZOO (VIDEO) - In the latest episode of Zoo News, we check in on Ndizi, the baby giraffe, as he continues to grow, explore his habitat, and spend time with his mom. The reticulated giraffe calf was named through a community poll that received more than 9,000 votes, with Ndizi becoming the top choice. Since his birth, Ndizi has already grown about a foot and is now measuring close to 9 feet tall and 600 pounds. Watch the video linked below to learn more.
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Reid Park Zoo
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