Category Archives: Tucson

Member Spotlight: Main Gate Square

A True Urban Historic Treasure in Tucson The Marshall Foundation, founded in 1930, is one of the only private foundations in the U.S. that operates solely through real estate. It has preserved the area west of the University of Arizona … Continue reading

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Member Spotlight: Mindful Dental Care

Walking into Dr Kathrine Hammel’s office is entering a typical dental office complete with shiny instruments and high tech equipment. Dr Hammel, however, is anything but a typical modern dentist. She’s a young woman who runs her practice in a … Continue reading

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Local First Arizona Year in Review 2011

A Look Back at the Amazing Year 2011 Has Been We are excited to share with you all of the amazing growth that’s occurred over the past year within Local First Arizona and we want to thank you for your … Continue reading

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Holiday events in Tucson

There are some great events in Tucson this week with lots of chances to pick up local gifts and hang out with some great people! Buy Local Week started with a bang with many members reporting good traffic and strong … Continue reading

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Give Local, Get Love

Yelp Tucson and Local First Arizona invite you and your friends to Give Local, Get Love: A Shop Local Soiree!–a benefit for Local First Arizona. This event falls smack dab in the middle of Buy Local Week, our annual push … Continue reading

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Buy Local Week 2011 (Tucson)

It’s that time of year again! A common sight on Black Friday is hordes of people lined up in front of chain stores with wallets open wide, looking for terrific deals. Put on your “local economist” glasses and you may … Continue reading

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Fall Theatre Roundup

Fall season may bring to mind cooler temperatures, Halloween costumes and a new wardrobe but did you also know that it’s a great time for the art scene in Arizona?  We’re thrilled to have so many great theatre groups that … Continue reading

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Celebrate Food Day

Celebrate Food Day in Tucson by enjoying local and heritage foods at The Santa Cruz Harvest Dinner, a moveable feast of sorts. This 3-course meal will include a variety of locally-grown and place-based foods. Sunday, October 23 from 3 to … Continue reading

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Websites that Drive Traffic and Repeat Visits

This blog was written by August 29th, 2011 by Mike Huber for Vertical Measures. I recently spoke to a group of website owners at Local First Arizona in Bisbee about website design that encourages traffic and repeat visitors. The presentation was in a … Continue reading

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The Running Shop’s 30th Anniversary Celebration

Come into The Running Shop now until Aug 26, enter to win one of 30 pairs of shoes being raffled off! Then on Saturday, August 27, come celebrate The Running Shop’s 30th anniversary with us! Saturday, August 27 6:30 am: … Continue reading

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