Today is Sept 30th my name is Tom Heath and you’re listening to “Life Along the Streetcar”. This week we discuss a local music lover’s way of cleaning out his closet and giving back – plus we’ll feature a sign of the Times.
Tucson has a rich and diverse music scene with passionate people willing to share what they love. This upcoming Saturday, some of those passionate people are selling the junk they no longer want. But, as you know, one person’s junk is another’s treasure. Thus the beauty of flea markets, yard sales, and swap meet.
Mark Martinez is the operations manager of the Rialto, he’s had a long stint as DJ Max Webster and a junkie for home audio equipment. He and his friends over the years have amassed too many toys and have run out of room. IN order to get out there and purchase new, they must purge the old. This has become a community event.
We met up with Mark at 191 Toole, the site of this, weeks swap meet, to get a little more of the details.
Just before we came on the air, I was told the vendor spots are full– however, there is plenty of room for the buyers and swappers.
It’s a sign of the times- The New York Times actually. Journalist Elaine Glusac- chronicled a 36-hour stint in Tucson and on Sept 20- New York Times Published this under the things to do in Tucson.
“As Austin is to Texas, Tucson is to Arizona. In this outspoken university town, artists, intellectuals and athletes share their passions for good food and outdoor fun. In Tucson’s case, its location in the southern Sonoran Desert divides two sections of scenic Saguaro National Park where cactuses reside in multi-limbed groves. Two years ago, Unesco cited Tucson as the nation’s first City of Gastronomy, highlighting its mix of Native American, colonial Spanish and border Mexican influences. That recognition seems only to have lit the fuse on new and adventurous breweries and distilleries as well as restaurants. With challenging urban hikes, other, more remote, trails nearby, and a new bike share system, Tucson makes for a calorically balanced weekend.”
Glusac sums up her article appropriately recognizing the Transition of Tucson to a more urban setting than ever before in the last several decades.
Ten years ago, downtown Tucson had a handful of restaurants and a lot of parking space. Now the equation has been flipped and the city’s most walkable neighborhood makes it easy to taste and tour on foot.
This, of course, does not take away from our golf, hiking, outdoor lifestyle or historic feel. It simply adds another layer of complexity to an already diverse Tucson.
www.nytimes.com/2018/09/20/travel…do-in-tucson.html
