Carolyn Classen

Carolyn Sugiyama Classen, a life long Democrat, was born & raised in the State of Hawaii, was a Legislative Aide for U.S. Senator Daniel K. Inouye on Capitol Hill, and practiced law for a while. In Tucson she worked as a tribal staff attorney for the Pascua Yaqui Tribe and later was the Interim Executive Director of the now defunct Domestic Violence Commission. In 2008 she became a “My Tucson” guest columnist for the Tucson Citizen newspaper, then continued blogging for Tucsoncitizen.com for over four and a half years. Her blogsite was entitled “Carolyn’s Community” about community events and some political news, until Gannett Publishing shut down the site on January 31, 2014. She started with Blog for Arizona on Feb. 11, 2014. Part time she sat as a Hearing Officer in Pima County Consolidated Justice Courts Small Claims Division since April, 2005 for 15 years. She is married to University of Arizona Distinguished Professor Albrecht Classen, a native of Germany. They have one son, who lives in Seattle, WA with his wife and daughter. She is also the Editor of the Southern Arizona Japanese Cultural Coalition website, www.southernazjapan.org (since Jan. 2013).

Attorney Jeff Rogers announces for Pima County Justice of the Peace P 6

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Jeff Rogers, JD
Jeff Rogers, JD

“I am officially announcing that I will be a candidate for Justice of the Peace Precinct 6. Honorable Paul Simon is retiring after a 20 year commitment to Tucson and Pima County. The boundaries of Precinct 6 are roughly as follows: 6th St. & Campbell east to Country Club, north to the Rillito River, West to Oracle Rd., North to Roller Coaster Road, West to La Cananda, north to Orange Grove, West to I-10 South to Grant Road, East to Campbell and back to starting point of 6th and Campbell.”

Jeff Rogers has served as Chair of the Pima County Democratic Party (2009 to 2013).  He is a graduate of the UA Law School and has been in private practice in Tucson for over ten years. His lengthy resume is below.  He has also served on the Pima County Election Integrity Committee.

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Barrio Stories Project at The Playground

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Barrio

The Playground Bar & Lounge is at the SW corner of N. 5th Avenue and E. Congress St. in downtown Tucson.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Jamie Manser
jlmanser@email.arizona.edu, 621-0599
Show & Tell @ Playground: Barrio Stories Project
Wednesday, Feb. 10, 6 p.m.
278 E. Congress St.
“In the late 1960s, a culturally diverse, 80 acre residential and business district in downtown Tucson was demolished as a consequence of urban renewal and the construction of the Tucson Convention Center complex.
Over 100 years of historically significant and irreplaceable cultural spaces, shops, homes, restaurants and entertainment venues, notably La Plaza Theatre, were wiped out.
Through the work of University of Arizona faculty, Borderlands Theater and the Bureau of Applied Research in Anthropology, the Barrio Stories Project is reviving the history of this neighborhood in several public events this spring.
“The Barrio Stories Project offers an innovative approach to disseminating history and will inform audiences about an important chapter that vastly altered downtown Tucson’s physical and ethnic landscape,” said Lydia R. Otero, a UA Mexican American studies professor.
The free February Show & Tell @ Playground event is a preview and overview of “Barrio Stories” and its upcoming March 5-6, 2016 performances, which features Borderlands Theater actors bringing to life the oral histories of the residents whose homes were lost to the construction of the convention center
Otero received a 2015 Faculty Collaboration Grant from the Confluencenter for Creative Inquiry to help realize the Barrio Stories Project, and is working in partnership with Elaine Romero, an assistant professor at the UA School of Theatre, Film, and Television.

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Exciting Desert Triangle Print Carpeta show at Contreras Gallery

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Tucson artists include:Joe Marshall, Martin Quintanilla,Gonzalo Espinosa,Mykl Wells, Cristiana Cardenas, Rogo, Mark Christian,Rudy Flores, Ruben Urrea Moreno, Tanya Rich, Lauren Moran, and Michael Contreras. Don’t miss this amazing exhibit (runs through Feb.  27) and opening reception on Feb. 6th. I admire the work of several of these Tucson artists, so this promises to be a terrific … Read more

MLK Civil rights film “Selma” at the Loft

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RESENTED BY THE NEW YORK TIMES SELMA SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6 AT 7:00PM | REGULAR ADMISSION PRICES at The Loft Cinema, 3233 E. Speedway Blvd. Tucson “See the Oscar-winning 2014 drama Selma, followed by an onstage discussion with journalist and author Diane McWhorter, whose acclaimed book “Carry Me Home,” an account of the civil rights revolution in … Read more