Tucson coffee shop adds cocktail lounge

Espresso Art Cafe's Castalian Spring is geared toward quiet reflection and craft cocktails.

Review: Tucson's The Fix dishing up cheesy comfort eats

An entire restaurant devoted to mac 'n' cheese? What's not to like?

Free fro-yo today at Tucson's Campus Candy

From 1 to 9 p.m. you can get a large serving for free.

Get to UA before area's shops, restaurants are mobbed with students

Summer, as any Main Gate Square merchant'll tell ya, is slow, slow, slow. This year it's a triple whammy, what with the regular seasonal doldrums, the recession and the modern streetcar work that has University Boulevard chewed up, says Mort Edberg of Landmark Clothing, who's weathered 52 su…

You can have UA all to yourself

Owner Shane Barela tidies up at his newly relocated Scented Leaf Tea House + Lounge on East University Boulevard.

You can have UA all to yourself

Owner Shane Barela tidies up at his newly relocated Scented Leaf Tea House + Lounge on East University Boulevard.

You can have UA all to yourself

Landmark Clothing and Shoes, in an historic house near the Main Gate, has it all - backpacks, clothes, shades and every kind of flip-flop you could ever want.

You can have UA all to yourself

Miss Saigon on North Campbell Avenue is often thronged with students during the school year. But now, while they're off on vacation, grabbing a bowl of pho is positively civilized.

You can have UA all to yourself

Everything is out of the ordinary at Ooo! - a Main Gate Square shop that's packed with housewares and clothes.

You can have UA all to yourself

Co-owner Ivan Lucchina scooped some gelato for Jennifer Silberschlag and her sister Jaclynn Burns at Allegro last Tuesday. Note the absence of student mobs waiting in line.

You can have UA all to yourself

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Mac and cheese eatery coming to Tucson

A new restaurant serving everyone’s favorite comfort food is coming to the Main Gate Square. Called The Fix, the eatery will be a casual, quick-serve restaurant specializing in macaroni and cheese.

Posner's Art Store will move to Main Gate Square in July

Posner's Art Store, a longtime fixture on Park Avenue south of Speedway, is moving to 944 E. University Blvd., where construction on the new two-story store is under way.