http://tucson.onethousandthingstodo.com Find things to do in your city! Thu, 05 Feb 2009 06:48:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Dear reader, One Thousand Things To-Do is in the process of moving to its new home on new servers. The result will be worth the wait, but in the meantime, please excuse the mess and please don't hesitate to contact us if you see glaring mistakes, omissions, etc. We're here to ... http://tucson.onethousandthingstodo.com/2009/02/04/in-transition/ As most people who frequent Downtown know, the 4th Avenue underpass is a serious construction zone. But not to fear! Big plans for the area are underway, which include extending the trolley route and a special tile project. Right now, Patch & Clark Design are working towards a goal ... http://tucson.onethousandthingstodo.com/2009/01/29/get-your-picture-taken-for-the-tucson-portrait-project/ The weather in Tucson during the winter months is so gorgeous that we usually try to spend as many days as possible outside. Growing up in Tucson I have spent quite a bit of time on 4th Avenue and in the University of Arizona area. This weekend, my husband and ... http://tucson.onethousandthingstodo.com/2009/01/23/lots-to-do-in-downtown-tucson/ [caption id="attachment_670" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Cutters Point Coffee"][/caption] A few years ago, a friend of mine opened up a Cutters Point Coffee shop on the Northwest Side of town. She has since sold her share of the company, but I continue to visit because I like the environment. Unlike Starbucks, ... http://tucson.onethousandthingstodo.com/2009/01/22/free-wi-fi-at-cutters-point-coffee/ With roughly eight thousand (yep, you read that right) different types of wine, two thousand types of spirits, and one thousand different beers, Total Wine seems to have cornered the market on all things alcohol.  In case you haven’t heard, Total Wine is the new beverage store located at 4370 ... http://tucson.onethousandthingstodo.com/2009/01/21/penny-wine-tasting-at-total-wine/ We recently spent some time in Tempe and got to see firsthand their new light rail system. It got me to thinking about how neat something like that would be in Tucson. I guess the closest thing we have by comparison is the Old Pueblo Trolley and truly that is ... http://tucson.onethousandthingstodo.com/2009/01/20/ride-the-rails-on-the-old-pueblo-trolley/ Having spent my childhood in Virginia, I didn’t learn very much about the history of other states. In fact, I don’t remember learning much of anything about Arizona history at all. So, I decided to check out the Arizona Historical Society Museum at 949 East Second Street here in Tucson ... http://tucson.onethousandthingstodo.com/2009/01/18/arizona-historical-society-museum/ After spending the morning at the Historical Society Museum, I decided to head over to Main Gate Square to have lunch and do some shopping. I’d never been before, but a friend convinced me it was worth going, so I wanted to see for myself. And I found out she ... http://tucson.onethousandthingstodo.com/2009/01/17/shopping-and-sushi-at-main-gate-square/ After spending the last ten winters in the frozen tundra of upstate New York, I kind of miss the snow. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not a big fan of sub-zero climates, but it’s kind of fun bundling up and heading out for a winter stroll when the weather isn’t ... http://tucson.onethousandthingstodo.com/2009/01/06/a-day-in-the-snow-at-summerhaven-mt-lemmon/ My friend Nikki is a devout fan of the 1993 Tim Burton film The Nightmare Before Christmas and even has a tatoos of the characters.  So when she saw that the film would be screened at the historic Fox Tucson Theatre just before Christmas, she recruited me to attend the ... http://tucson.onethousandthingstodo.com/2008/12/31/the-fox-tucson-theatre-downtown/