Opened in 2018, the Mercado San Agustin Annex began with 13 local businesses operating out of the containers with shared common space, near Interstate 10 and Cushing Street.

Tucson celebrates its third annual Cultura & Chicano Vibez Festival on the weekend of Oct. 27 at the MSA Annex. Many activities like a fashion show, car shows, music, performers, art and local vendors. They are dedicated to bringing the community together with Chicano culture and hip-hop elements. The event lasts two days and is free to the public.

Each year, hundreds of thousands of people flood Tucson streets, some with calaveras painted on their faces and twinkling lights hooked onto their attire.

A Westside photography studio called Fletcher and Co. is upping its client experience by offering a full array of services. What makes them different is their fully sustainable wardrobe for clients who don’t know what to wear and might not want to spend extra money on a new outfit…

Now is the best time to visit Tucson, Arizona, and it’s not just because of its mild temperatures in the fall and winter. This year, Arizona’s second-largest city offers new travel experiences for the curious and adventurous. 

The annual Tucson Festival of Books isn’t for another six months, but we’re dying to celebrate our love of reading. To close out their Summer Reading Challenge with Why I Love Where I Live, #ThisIsTucson, the Star’s sister site, is hosting an informal bookish happy hour complete with author meet-and-greets, a bookish cocktail and a book scavenger hunt. The fun takes place 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 19 at the MSA Annex, 267 S. Avenida del Convento.

Tucson’s Sun Link Streetcar connects multiple districts for locals, visitors, and everyone in between. The nearly four-mile route has 23 stops and there are plenty of restaurants along the way!

Rollies Mexican Patio has been serving food on the south side since 2017 and on Saturday, July 6, the restaurant expanded to the west side at the MSA Annex. The restaurant’s original location is located at 4573 S. 12th Avenue. The new location is located at 267 S. Avenida Convento, building 4.

Summer admittedly slows things down for everyone. Students leave for the summer, snowbirds head back home. Popular restaurants have less of a wait, larger festivals come to a halt until cooler temperatures return.

The line extends down the strip of the Mercado Monier at noon on Wednesday. Within a half hour, the slices of Sicilian pizza are all gone. “I haven’t had a slice of Sicilian in years,” says Jeff Collins, a Tucsonan who spent his childhood in New York. Jeff finds himself among another group of native New Yorkers at the patio and they begin to chat about food, New York and life in general.