Karen Schaffner

2 weeks ago | tucsonweekly.com | Karen Schaffner

Tucson sculptor Joe Benedict had a great idea. He wanted to create a kinetic, interactive sculpture, then plant it somewhere in the Tucson Botanical Gardens. He knew families would love it. That idea was two years old when Majestic the butterfly and his dragonfly companion, Juniper, came to life. The project has been a joyful labor of love for the artist. “I had so much fun building them,” Benedict said.

1 month ago | tucsonlocalmedia.com | Karen Schaffner

As an entrepreneur, Mort Fertel, the CEO and co-founder of Poplin, recognizes a good business idea when he hears it. One day, his wife offered one. “My wife was home with our five kids buried in laundry,” he said. “She said, ‘This is crazy. I can tap an app and get to the airport, FaceTime someone on the other side of the world, but I’m still doing laundry like my grandmother.” Fertel agreed. “Technology has transformed every aspect of our lives,” he said.

1 month ago | tucsonlocalmedia.com | Karen Schaffner

THURSDAY, MAY 1Richard F. Caris Mirror Lab Tours, daily through May 16, 1 p.m. and 3 p.m., University of Arizona, 933 N. Cherry Avenue, $25 adults, $20 students, mirrorlab.arizona.eduWild West Day Park at Old Tucson, Wednesday through Sunday, open through May 11, 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Old Tucson, 201 Kinney Road, ticket prices vary, oldtucson.com Beach Blanket Bee-Bop, various times through June 1, Gaslight Theatre, 7010 E.

1 month ago | insidetucsonbusiness.com | Karen Schaffner

Jason and Melissa Lobaugh happily and hopefully took over ownership of Workout Anytime, a 24-hour gym in Beaverton, Oregon, in 2019. They had never owned a business before; Jason was a police officer, and Melissa had 26 years of experience as a dental assistant. Two months later, the world came to a standstill. No one went out and everything closed. COVID-19 had come to town. “The guy I bought it from was a friend of mine and he must have had some sort of prophetic vision,” Jason said.

1 month ago | tucsonlocalmedia.com | Karen Schaffner

Jason and Melissa Lobaugh happily and hopefully took over ownership of Workout Anytime, a 24-hour gym in Beaverton, Oregon, in 2019. They had never owned a business before; Jason was a police officer, and Melissa had 26 years of experience as a dental assistant. Two months later, the world came to a standstill. No one went out and everything closed. COVID-19 had come to town. “The guy I bought it from was a friend of mine and he must have had some sort of prophetic vision,” Jason said.