We find rattlesnakes in our carports, Gila monsters in our swimming pools and scorpions in our bedrooms. Our plants bite back Every hiker and child in town has a painful tale to tell. Others are downright aggressive. The fuzzy knobs protruding from certain cholla cacti lie in wait for some poor soul to brush by. This is an artsy town, no doubt about it.
Weekends are chock full of art openings, plays, concerts, poetry readings and other performances.
Vacant downtown warehouses are filling up with artist studios and private developers are renovating space for artists to work and show their creations. Eegee's, a local fast-food chain now building its 19th location, is a Tucson institution. It sells subs and fries and other non-desserty stuff. The name, if you're curious, comes from the first initial of founders Ed Irving and Bob Greenberg. We don't have many tall buildings around here, and it's not because they block mountain views.