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Lucy Darling has Tucson in the palm of their hand

AZPM | By Mark McLemore
Published June 9, 2026 at 8:28 AM MST
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Carisa Hendrix as Lucy Darling.
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Tony Paniagua
Supporters of designated shared use paths around the Lavender Pit and elsewhere in Bisbee say walking or riding a bike on this road is dangerous. This ghost bike is a memorial to a victim on the road.
Lucy Darling has Tucson in the palm of their hand

Featured on the March 12th, 2026 edition of ARIZONA SPOTLIGHT with host Mark McLemore:

  • What began as an experiment in blending magic with comedy and performance art is now one of the world’s hottest viral internet sensations. It is an overnight success story more than 10 years in the making. Meet “Lucy Darling”, just one aspect of multi-talented performer Carisa Hendrix complex personality.
Lucy Darling
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Lucy Darling posing on a chaise lounge chairs.
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Courtesy of Carisa Hendrix
Lucy Darling in the middle of a performance.

  • Find out how a grassroots effort called ‘Bisbee Bikeways” is already providing for a safer, more social-bonded community in Bisbee, Arizona and beyond.
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Tony Paniagua
The shared use path around the Lavender Pit will connect historic downtown Bisbee to Lowell, a residential town which was incorporated into Bisbee in the early 1900s.
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Tony Paniagua
Supporters of designated shared use paths around the Lavender Pit and elsewhere in Bisbee say walking or riding a bike on this road is dangerous. Their goal is to provide a safe alternative for pedestrians, bicyclists or other residents such as those who use wheelchairs.
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Tony Paniagua
Although the Lavender Pit is no longer in operation, the former copper mine has turned into a roadside attraction where people stop to take photos.

  • And meet the filmmaker Peter Reese and the star, Jimmy Stewart, behind ["Truth be Told"](
    a new short Western film that is asking tough moral questions and is starting a discussion that shouldn’t end after the credits roll.
Truth be told movie
Courtesy of Peter Reese
_Truth be Told_ movie poster.

Webpage by Sarah Arellano.

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Mark McLemore
Mark McLemore is the host of Arizona Spotlight on NPR 89.1, a weekly radio show with a very wide beat.
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