For Tucson bus riders, shade remains scarce in the heat
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Sugar Skulls owner resigns from Rio Nuevo board
Edmund Marquez has resigned as vice chairman of the Rio Nuevo District Board after 11 years to focus full-time on the Tucson Sugar Skulls as the team pushes through a playoff run.
Residentes de Tucson piden normas más estrictas para los centros de datos
Los residentes de Tucson que intervinieron en la audiencia de la Comisión de Planificación del 3 de junio sobre las regulaciones propuestas para los centros de datos afirmaron que dichas normas son insuficientes, mientras la ciudad busca adelantarse al desarrollo de centros de datos a gran escala.
Tucson 8th grader wins big at Invention Convention
Tucson 8th grader Eithan Moss took third place nationally at the RTX Invention Convention for The Cooling Box, a device that cools rooms using only sunlight and no electricity.
Rio Nuevo's cash reserves dwindle amid revenue slowdown
Rio Nuevo's reserves are nearly depleted after a 25% drop in monthly revenue, leaving the Tucson tax district with about $1 million for new projects as it weighs funding requests from local businesses.
Barrio Restoration inaugura un centro comunitario en South Tucson
Barrio Restoration ha inaugurado un nuevo centro comunitario en South Tucson, siete años después de que su fundador, David GarcÃa, comenzara a limpiar el vecindario desplazándose en bicicleta.
Reñida primaria deja lÃderes en el sur de Arizona
Funcionarios del sur de Arizona contienen a sus rivales en las primarias, mientras Biggs gana la candidatura republicana a gobernador; resultados de LD20, LD21, Marana, Oro Valley y South Tucson siguen extraoficiales.
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