Dick Eggerding is 93 years old, and he still remembers exactly what Oro Valley looked like the day he decided it needed art. "There was no town hall, no town, nothing," he says of arriving in 1988, when the population stood at around 5,000. "I'm an entrepreneur by nature. I love to start things." He searches for the right image, and lands on one that explains more about the next three decades than any resume could: an empty garden of knowledge, his for the taking. If you had an idea, you could simply walk into town hall and say so.
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Drive along the frontage road in Oro Valley, and you might pass Toscana Studio and Gallery a hundred times without ever knowing it's there. "A lot of people haven't heard my name," owner Linda Ahearn laughs. "They've driven by here for 20 years and never knew the building was here." But ask around the greater Oro Valley arts community long enough, and someone will eventually tell you: *you've got to go see Linda. *
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The agenda for the August 5, 2026 Oro Valley Town Council regular session can be viewed by clicking the link below or copying and pasting the link into your web browser. Click here for agenda. If this meeting includes a public hearing, citizens can provide public comment in person by filling out a blue card, or they can provide comments virtually via Zoom by registering at least 24 hours in advance. Click here to register.
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As America marks its 250th birthday, ILoveOV continues its year-long series imagining conversations with the founders who built this nation — brought forward in time to sit across the table from us in Oro Valley. These installments are grounded in each figure's own writings and documented positions, then imagined forward into today's questions. This month, we sit down with Alexander Hamilton: immigrant, soldier, Treasury Secretary, and the founder who built the financial architecture the United States still stands on.
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Johnny Appleseed doesn't look like a man who's spent 250 years walking barefoot across a continent — but he swears the desert is easier on the feet than people assume. The wandering nurseryman, missionary, and folk legend stopped by Steam Pump Ranch in the last stretch of monsoon season to talk about planting things that outlast you, the business of generosity, and why late summer is the most honest season there is.
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Oro Valley residents enjoy a wide variety of restaurants and other dining options, from the stunning views and New American cuisine of The Overlook, to the classic Southern Italian menu at Bottega Michelangelo.
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