Catalina Foothills, Arizona

• Tucson Festival of Books
  

  Tucson Festival of Books Founder Bill Viner discusses highlights of the second annual community event.

• VX Live from first round of state basketball tourney
  

  VX Live will air tonight beginning at 6:30 p.m. from the state basketball tournaments.

• New austerity adds 'stigma' to word 'resort'
  

  Feb. 2--You won't be getting those skin-abrasive, roach-motel towels there, but Loews Ventana Canyon has dropped "resort" from its name to keep the corporate and government types coming to meet, eat and sleep in the gorgeous Santa Catalina Foothills.

• Dr. Don Vernon Smith, 90
  

  Tucson, Ariz. a ' Don Smith passed away at the age of ninety on Jan. 14, 2010 after a series of strokes.

• The Light of Hope Awards To Benefit Christopher's Clubhouse
  

  Join Christopher's Clubhouse for the Light of Hope Awards at the beautiful Rancho Las Palmas Resort & Spa.

• Cindy Parseghian, Bruce Dusenberry win
  

  The Tucson Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce took over the Man and Woman of the Year Program from the Tucson Advertising Club in 1983, following a tradition established in 1952.

• 2 Arizona marching bands compete for Fiesta Bowl championship
  

  They are two of the most notable high-school marching bands in Arizona. Mountain View High in Mesa and Catalina Foothills High in Tucson will compete against five other U.S. schools at the Fiesta Bowl National Band Championship on Friday in Glendale.

• Lute Olson, ex-wife sell Tucson home for $2.7M
  

  Former University of Arizona men's basketball coach Lute Olson and his ex-wife Christine Toretti have sold their Catalina Foothills home for $2.7 millon.

• Man given 7 years for role in deadly Tucson drug deal
  

  A Phoenix man who admitted he was the middleman in a drug transaction that resulted in a double homicide was sentenced to seven years in prison Monday.

• Light rain before expected storm
  

  Members of the Gutierrez family, from left, son Alex, daughter Isabel and mother Robin holding youngest son Andres stay dry as light rain falls near Brandi Fenton Park in the Catalina Foothills.

• Tenor to join Foothills Phil for 'Night on Bald Mountain' Music notes
  

  Tenor David Montefiore will join the Foothills Phil for its winter concert on Sunday.

• Tenor to be highlight of multi-age performance
  

  Tenor David Montefiore will be featured at the Foothills Phil Intergenerational Orchestra's winter performance at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Catalina Foothills High School auditorium, 4300 E. Sunrise Drive.

• This week's hot 5 events
  

  Get photos with Santa, enter your dog in a parade, see dancing dogs, take part in a blessing of the animals, and enter a raffle that includes a stay at the Ritz Carlton a ' Dove Mountain.

• Deputies find pot, money in Catalina Foothills investigation
  

  Two men were arrested after authorities found more than 1,000 pounds of marijuana in their vehicle.

• Education Notes
  

  A Catalina Foothills graduate appeared on "Wheel of Fortune" last week, taking second place and a prize of $11,400. Cat Bosmeny was a contestant during "Wheel of Fortune College Week." She represented Northeastern University in Boston.

• Tucson theater group promotes organ donation
  

  BreAnne Muncrief keeps remembering a boy who died young as she plays a feisty doctor in a local production of "The God Committee," a screenplay about organ donation.

• Changes to building draw heat
  

  Modern-architecture advocates are protesting work under way on a building next to historic Broadway Village.

• Shortsighted voters fail Tucson's students, community progress
  

  Voters have failed Tucson's kids. But the failure to pass most school districts' bids for budget overrides in the general election won't only harm kids in classrooms.

• Theater group's aim is to promote organ donations
  

  Tickets are $18 for adults, $16 for seniors, members of the military and students ages 12-17. Tickets are $12 for children ages 5-12. . For tickets, call the Waypoint information line at 616-8584 or log on at www.brownpaper tickets.com/event/69390 Show times: a A preview at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.

City Description

Catalina Foothills is a census-designated place (CDP) located north of Tucson in Pima County, Arizona, United States. Situated in the southern foothills of the Santa Catalina Mountains, Catalina Foothills had a population of 53,794 at the 2000 census. Catalina Foothills is among the wealthiest communities in Arizona, with the 5th highest per capita income. Catalina Foothills is located at 32°17′38″N 110°53′2″W / 32.29389°N 110.88389°W / 32.29389; -110.88389 (32.293990, -110.883872). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 44.6 square miles (115.5 km²), of which, 44.5 square miles (115.2 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km²) of it (0.27%) is water. As of the census of 2000, there were 53,794 people, 23,948 households, and 15,590 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,209.5 people per square mile (467.1/km²). There were 26,372 housing units at an average density of 593.0/sq mi (229.0/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 91.35% White, 1.21% Black or African American, 0.49% Native American, 3.24% Asian, 0.09% Pacific Islander, 1.73% from other races, and 1.88% from two or more races. 7.55% of the population were

City Contained By:

• Pima County
• Arizona
• Tucson
• United States of America

Timezones:

• Mountain Time Zone

Size:

• 115.513469721 km squared

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