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Vin Scully, vicariously
In 1947, an old friend Howard Frederick, who was six at the time, was diagnosed with bronchial asthma. Doctors told his parents, then living off the coast of Maine, that the best remedy for the boy was to move to a hot, dry, climate. Shortly thereafter, Howard said his family packed up their their old … Continue reading
40 year-old firm finds sports is a support even in a recession
PROFILE: Pro Orthopedic Devices By Mae Lee Sun, special for Inside Tucson Business Published on Monday, March 22, 2010 In the early 1960s, Gerry Detty’s dad had an idea. As head athletic trainer for the Philadelphia Eagles, G.E. “Moose” Detty discovered neoprene was the perfect material to help promote healing and prevent injury. The synthetic … Continue reading
Bats Attract for Water Conservation Message
Published October 18, 2009 By Mae Lee Sun TNAZ Regional Correspondent Participants in an earthworks workshop led by Emily Brott, of the Sonoran Institute, used ancient technologies to build a basin for rainwater capture at the Ward One Tucson City Council office. Credit: Sonoran Institute The late summer launch at dusk of 40,000 Mexican free-tail … Continue reading
Sports Drink Founder says the Secret is All in the Mix
Published October 9, 2009 By Mae Lee Sun Regional Correspondent, TNAZ Drs. Lou Lancero and Sal Tirrito Credit: Mae Lee Sun When two driven medical students met, they might have foreseen becoming well respected cardiologists. But even given their shared commitment to endurance sports like competitive cycling and triathlon, for Tucson-based physicians Sal Tirrito and … Continue reading
This Beer is Crafted! Old World Technology, New Tastes Brewing
Published September 3, 2009 Tech News Arizona By Mae Lee Sun TNAZ Regional Correspondent Dennis Arnold of Barrio Brewing and Gentle Ben’s in Tucson is here “metering-in” beer through a stainless filter chamber. Credit: Mae Lee Sun Brew master Dennis Arnold is really a chemist seeking to clone his creations. If a craft brewer doesn’t … Continue reading
Tri’ing Is Good For Tech & Business: pt 2
Published August 20, 2009 By Mae Lee Sun TNAZ Regional Correspondent Training Bible coach, Tom Manzi, of Tubac & New Jersey, conducts an open water swim clinic for Tucson TriGirls triathlon club, at Lake Patagonia. Credit: Mae Lee Sun Debbie Claggett, vice president and co-owner of TriSports, a superstore for triathlon equipment in South Tucson, … Continue reading
Corporate Internships Pave the Way for San Miguel Students
Biz Tucson Magazine- Summer 2009 By Mae Lee Sun To Jared Juan, doubt is “only a temporary state of mind.” And it was the farthest thing from Juan’s mind when he and 23 other students graduated from San Miguel High School on May 23. “The real world seems like a daunting place,” Juan said in … Continue reading
Fantasy Game-Ware Helps Heart, Parkinson’s Patients
Tech News Arizona Published June 23, 2009 By Mae Lee Sun TNAZ Regional Correspondent The quest for optimum health and wholeness is an ages old endeavor. Throughout the centuries, seekers have journeyed far and wide to enlist the aide of shamans, spiritual gurus and herbalists who would prescribe everything from eye of newt to consulting … Continue reading
Tucson company leads bio-surveillance, disease tracking tech
Tech News Arizona Published June 16, 2009 By Mae Lee Sun TNAZ Regional Correspondent First it was the West Nile virus, SARS, and then came Avian Flu. And after that, Salmonella hit the stage and a huge recall of tomatoes and spinach was in order. With the declaration by the CDC that ‘H1N1′ Swine Flu … Continue reading
Toros season off to strong start – on and off field
By Mae Lee Sun, Inside Tucson Business Published on Friday, June 12, 2009 Already a month into their new season, the Tucson Toros have exceeded expectations. The independent league baseball team has split their first 10 home games with an average attendance of 4,000 fans and has sold their first player to a major league … Continue reading
New, greener Tucson Toros return to Hi Corbett field
By Mae Lee Sun, Inside Tucson Business Published on Friday, May 08, 2009 Back in the day, Eric May, now director of stadium operations for the Tucson Toros, was amazed at how much trash was left behind after every baseball game. There were plastic bottles, aluminum cans, cardboard and cups that all got tossed into … Continue reading
First-ever business-to-business green event is Friday
By Mae Lee Sun, Inside Tucson Business Published on Friday, April 17, 2009 The newly formed Green Media Alliance, a partnership of media related firms, will hold its first-ever business-to-business event, “How to Survive in Tough Times” Friday (April 24). The half-day of events will feature a morning workshop, Green Marketing 101, followed by networking … Continue reading
CEO membership group expands as economy in general shrinks
By Mae Lee Sun, Inside Tucson Business Published on Friday, January 23, 2009 Just over fifty years ago, in 1957, Robert Norse, a CEO from Milwaukee, was quick to notice that it was ‘lonely at the top’. Few executives in C-level positions could argue against that notion, making it easy for Norse to gather together … Continue reading
Teahouses brew community, one pot at a time
Tucson Green Times Published January 15, 2009 By Mae Lee Sun Just before three-thirty on a Friday afternoon, in the middle of Tucson’s Sam Hughes neighborhood, Zhu Ping Hodge puts on a pot of boiling water in preparation for an open tea tasting that takes place at the same time every week. She’s recently returned … Continue reading
UA’s Eller College of Management to ride tailwind of green MBA trend
By Mae Lee Sun Inside Tucson Business Published on Friday, September 05, 2008 The Eller College of Management at the University of Arizona will be adding “green” coursework to its MBA curriculm. Paul Portney, dean of the Eller College, unofficially made that announcement at a presentation he gave recently to the Sunbelt World Trade Association.
Brooklyn Pizza gets Smart for delivery
By Mae Lee Sun Inside Tucson Business Published on Friday, August 22, 2008 By outward appearances Tony Vaccaro’s Brooklyn Pizza is a normal, successful, pizzeria. The storefront, at 534 N. Fourth Ave., is brightly painted lime-green, orange and black. A small group of hip-looking teenagers crowds around a few chrome café tables on the sidewalk, … Continue reading
BICAS: where every part contributes to the whole
Downtown Tucsonan April 2008 by Mae Lee Sun “Bicas is synonymous with sustainability and social justice,” says McKinley. “Reusing bicycle parts is ecologically and economically critical for the populations we serve whose main issue is affordable transportation and often only rely on a bike. We find it important to make those resources affordable in a … Continue reading
Faces of Buddhism: Tucson is becoming a hotbed of Buddhist activity. Is the religion’s popularity a significant trend or just a passing fad?
Tucson Weekly July 12, 2007 by Mae Lee Sun Part-time Tucsonan John Brady has made a habit out of trekking on foot up steep mountainsides and bouncing around SUVs on rugged dirt roads in the Himalayas, battling harsh conditions and struggling with language along the way. He does all of this while searching for sacred … Continue reading
The blossoming of Menlo Park’s Linda Avenue
Downtown Tucsonan Published May 2007 by Mae Lee Sun ust west of I-10, sandwiched between Congress Street, St. Mary’s Road, and Silverbell Road, sits Menlo Park—one of Tucson’s oldest neighborhoods. Mac Hudson, president of the Menlo Park Neighborhood Association (MPNA) has family who’s lived there for years, although not as long as some residents whose … Continue reading
Home tour to help Habitat for Humanity Architects to show off achievements
Arizona Daily Star Tucson, Arizona | Published: 10.01.2006 By Mae Lee Sun Special to the Arizona Daily Star When Sonya Sotinsky and her husband, Miguel Fuentevilla, owners of FORSarchitecture + Interiors, moved into a 1928, red-brick bungalow in the Sam Hughes neighborhood, there was no question that major remodeling was needed. Not just because they … Continue reading
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