Tucson Accolades

Time Magazine Crowns Tucson in World’s Greatest Places 2023

Time Magazine has crowned Tucson as one of the World's Greatest Places in 2023, and for good reason. The city stands as a testament...

Tucson Makes the Top 10 Hidden Gems Market

We all know that Tucson is amazing but it’s always great to hear it mentioned by outside sources. This time Tucson made the top...

The New York Times Mentions Saguaro National Park

The New York Times recently released an online, interactive list of 52 places around the world where travelers can be a part of the...

The Condé Nast Traveler

We all know Tucson is pretty amazing but, it’s always nice to see others recognize it too. In April Tucson received some well-deserved attention...

National Geographic Mentions Tucson City of Gastronomy

Well, well, well… All of us locals know that Tucson is known for its amazing Mexican food, but now there’s recognition from National Geographic!...

Buzzfeed ❤️ Tucson, And You Will Too!

Not that we’re surprised but Tucson makes the news again! This time Buzzfeed author Anna Maria Glavan gives a glowing review of what makes...

La Estrella Bakery Recognized by Washington Post for Pan De Muerto

Congratulations to local paneria La Estrella Bakery on their national coverage by the Washington Post! Their article covers the making and baking of pan...

50 Over 50 Accomplished Women

Congratulations to Carlotta Flores who made this year's “50 Over 50: Vision“ in Forbes Magazine! Carlotta is the visionary owner of El Charro Café...

Tucson Ranked the Coolest City in Arizona

According to thediscoverer.com Tucson ranks as the coolest city in Arizona! While we aren’t surprised let’s take a look at what they think makes...

Tucson Ranks in Top 50 Places to Visit in 2021

According to Travel & Leisure, our very own desert jewel Tucson is ranked #45 in their top 50 list of places to visit in...

Tucson Ranked in Top 10 Cities Best Positioned for Pandemic Recovery

According to Forbes magazine, Tucson is one of the top 10 cities in the best position for a post pandemic recovery. Using data collected...

Catalina Foothills Unified School District is #1 in Arizona

We’ve got a lot of great things going on in Tucson, but I’m here to tell you about one specifically, the Catalina Foothills Unified...

Tucson Rated 20th Best City to Live In America

Well, look what we have here! Yet another accolade and feather in Tucson’s cap. According to Resonance Consultancy Tucson is the 20th best city...

Arizona is the Best State for Retirement

Tucson has plenty of reasons for you to love it, the amazing Mexican food, the spectacular sunsets, and the low-key winters just to name...

Tubac Nominated a Top-10 Small Town for Art by USA Today

I have always been very fond of the adorable historic village of Tubac. Finally, the rest of the world seems to be catching up!...

Congress Street Award

Congress Street Award Again, another accolade for Tucson, Arizona. Recently, Congress Street was awarded Great Street by the American Planning Association. Congress Street was a happening place...

IFEA Award Kudos to Tucson, AZ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcPjixA8ges IFEA Award Kudos to Tucson, AZ! Congratulations are in order, once again, for Tucson, Arizona! Winning the IFEA Award (International Festivals & Events Association) for...

Tucson Ranks #7 as Best Music City in the U.S.

If you ask Tucson music fans and artists alike they will tell you: Tucson is a great music town. Best Music City: Tucson, AZ A national...

Best City for Creatives, Writers and Artists

10 Cities That Creatives Should Move to That Are Not NYC or L.A. With lush areas, that cater to rich people and a happening downtown...

Best City for Young Creatives

Tucson ranked #1 Best City for Young Creatives by CreativeLive.com. Could the Southwest be the new Silicon Valley? Organizations like Startup Tucson and the McGuire Center for Entrepreneurship seem to...

The Most Underrated City: Tucson

 Most Underrated City: Tucson! Tucson made Travel & Leisure's List of the Most Underrated Cities. In fact, Tucson was ranked #3 on a list of...

Cities with the Fastest Job Growth

Cities with the Fastest Job Growth Via an article published August 16, 2016 in Bloomberg.com, an economist, Jed Kolko, "who specializes in U.S. cities and the...

The 10 Cheapest Places for Millennials to Live

10 Cheapest Places for Millennials to Live Housely.com published an article, The 10 Cheapest Places for Millennials to Live in the U.S. where they considered data about...

Tucson Awarded City of Gastronomy

UNESCO Awards Little Ol’ Tucson as Creative City of Gastronomy Darren and I have been saying it for years; Tucson has Outstanding, Amazing, Spectacular, Delicious, Unique,...

Tucson is Ranked One of the Top U.S. Dog Friendly Cities

We Love Tucson Dog Friendly Neighborhoods If you’ve ever had the pleasure of owning a dog, you’d know that dogs have a powerful, if not...

Tucson AZ One of the Best Cities for Millennials

Tucson AZ is One of the 5 Best Cities for Millennials says Time.com/Money Tucson and its downtown revitalization has caught the attention of many potential prospects....

One of the Most Playable City for Kids

Tucson Designated a Kid Friendly City Tucson is such a kid friendly city. So much that it was honored with the most playable city for...

Best Big City for Art is Tucson

The Best Big City for Art is Tucson Arizona! American Style Ranks Tucson #18 Best Big City for Art and we couldn't agree more! Tucson is Covered...

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