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Trans youth call for allyship at Tucson event
Community

Trans youth call for allyship at Tucson event

Trans and gender-expansive youth in Tucson shared their experiences and called for greater community support and allyship at a recent town hall hosted by the Nahui Ollin Wellness Program.

Tucson Spotlight receives 2025 Local News Initiative grant
Community

Tucson Spotlight receives 2025 Local News Initiative grant

Tucson Spotlight has been awarded a 2025 Local News Initiative grant from the Community Foundation for Southern Arizona to support its bilingual, community-focused journalism.

📚✨ Tucson Summer Reading Club — for grown-ups! ✨📚
Community

📚✨ Tucson Summer Reading Club — for grown-ups! ✨📚

Our Tucson Summer Reading Club for adults brings back the joy of childhood reading programs, with prizes, book bingo, and local bookstore love, all summer long.

Watch: Spotlight co-founder Schmidt on AZPM's The Press Room
Multimedia

Watch: Spotlight co-founder Schmidt on AZPM's The Press Room

Caitlin Schmidt joined AZPM’s The Press Room panel to discuss UA’s cultural center consolidation, the CD7 Democratic debate, the Oak Flat Supreme Court decision, and Tucson Mayor Romero’s Qatar trip.

Candidatos de Tucson debaten policía y vivienda en foro
El Foco de Tucson

Candidatos de Tucson debaten policía y vivienda en foro

Nueve candidatos al Concejo Municipal de Tucson compartieron sus puntos de vista sobre la falta de vivienda, la seguridad pública, los servicios municipales y el compromiso con la comunidad negra durante un foro de votantes organizado por NAACP.

Ward 6 candidate Riel withdraws from city council race
Elections

Ward 6 candidate Riel withdraws from city council race

Riel was elected to the District 2 seat of PCC's governing board in 2022, with her term running through December 2026

UA fires Native Student Affairs Director amid cultural center consolidation
Schools

UA fires Native Student Affairs Director amid cultural center consolidation

The University of Arizona’s firing of the Native American Student Affairs director and consolidation of cultural centers has sparked backlash from Indigenous students and leaders who say they were excluded from the decision-making process.

Experiencia, activismo y oposición se enfrentan en la contienda por el concejo del Distrito 3 de Tucson
El Foco de Tucson

Experiencia, activismo y oposición se enfrentan en la contienda por el concejo del Distrito 3 de Tucson

La contienda por el concejo municipal del Distrito 3 de Tucson presenta al titular Kevin Dahl, su contrincante Sadie Shaw y la republicana Janet Wittenbraker en una contienda muy seguida que podría transformar el panorama político del distrito.

Kingston Kitchen trae los sabores y cultura jamaicana a Tucson
El Foco de Tucson

Kingston Kitchen trae los sabores y cultura jamaicana a Tucson

Kingston’s Kitchen, el único restaurante jamaiquino de Tucson, ofrece auténtica cocina isleña mientras sirve como centro cultural para la comunidad caribeña de la ciudad y sus curiosos residentes.

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