Tucson Adult Entertainment: His goal is 2 transitional homes
In February, he rented a four-bedroom house at 4407 E. Linden St. — in the area near East Grant and North Swan roads — and started fixing it up. It’s a two-year lease with an option to buy. In April, he hopes to turn it into a home for women who are transitioning from prison back into the community.
There’s still a lot of work to do, but Rice is encouraged by some recent successes. A local appliance store donated a cooking range, he said, and another local business donated carpets for the bedrooms.
Rice said he needs to get heating and cooling installed next. He’s been working a lot on the grounds, and he envisions a “serenity island” garden for the front yard that will include a waterfall and fish pond.
“There have also been some donations of labor, but with the economy, it’s been pretty depressed,” he said.
More than 10 years ago, Rice managed a notorious motel along Miracle Mile. The motel, now closed, attracted mostly drug addicts and prostitutes.