From the Librarian Files Having trouble as a tenant or a landlord? The Arizona Residential Landlord and Tenant Act (PDF) is available through the Arizona Public Service Division of the office of the Arizona Secretary of State and contains information regarding renting residential dwellings in Arizona. See also the following sources for help: Overview of Landlord-Tenant Laws in…
Monsoon season starts with El Dia de San Juan
From the Librarian Files In Catholicism, June 24 is the feast day of St. John the Baptist. According to tradition this day marks the beginning of the monsoon season. There is a legend that the Spanish explorer Francisco Vásquez de Coronado prayed for rain on June 24, 1540. Right after his prayers it rained. John…
Waiting for the Ice to Break on the Santa Cruz?
From the Librarian Files. The first 100 degree day each year is a special event in Tucson. Icebreak Days From 1983-2006, local news station KVOA 4 ran a promotion called the Icebreak Contest. The name refers to "the first day the ice breaks" on the Santa Cruz River. The person who correctly guessed the time…
Origin of the name ‘Tucson’
Where did the name of our city come from?
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