From splash pads at your neighborhood park to day passes at hotels, here's a list of places to cool off in the water this summer in Tucson, Oro Valley, Marana and Pima County.
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- Michael Salerno and Dina Kaur Arizona Republic
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Thousands of people are expected for opening day of the new Buc-ee's on June 22 in Goodyear, the first Arizona location.
- Arizona Daily Star
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Editor's note: This story was originally published in 2022 and updated in 2026.
- Michael Salerno Arizona Republic
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Whether vacationers choose to rest from their travels at a vast resort or at a low-key bed and breakfast, they all seek a comfortable escape w…
- Gabriela Rico
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The Arizona Inn in Tucson has become one of three local hotels to be added to the Historic Hotels of America.
- Jackie Varriano, The Seattle Times
ROVING BETWEEN WALLA WALLA AND COLUMBIA COUNTIES, Wash. — Sometimes you go to a new city for the food, culture, nightlife and concerts. Other times, the quiet draws you to a remote location with nothing but your thoughts. I’ll propose a third option for your next Washington getaway: the charming small town. Way out in Eastern Washington, roughly four and a half hours from Seattle by car, ...
Homes in this Tucson-area community to start at $2 million- Gabriela Rico
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For Star subscribers: Cielo Sonora, within the master planned The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Dove Mountain, in the Tortolita Mountain foothills, will break ground this summer.
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The best hotel credit cards help travelers maximize their free reward nights, either at a popular hotel chain such as Marriott or Hilton, or at any hotel. Qualifying for one of the best hotel credit card offers tied to a major hotel chain requires good or excellent credit, as offers for people with lower scores don’t tend to be as attractive. The best hotel credit cards for bad credit or fair credit are just the best general-purpose rewards cards for people with such scores.
- Eileen Ogintz, Tribune Content Agency
Are you ready? I’m not talking about Thanksgiving or navigating the inevitable family drama (more about that in next week’s column!)
- Gabriela Rico
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The 95-year-old Tucson resort was bought by local investors and veteran hotel operators who describe themselves not as owners but as “custodians of something sacred.”