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As American Eat Co. nears its 10th anniversary, the Islas family and Tucson residents reflect on the building’s past life as American Meat Co., a cherished butcher shop and cultural gathering place.
After the closure of La Estrella de Tucson, the city’s only Spanish-language newspaper, former editor Liliana Lopez Ruelas is launching Somos Tucson to restore local news access for Spanish-speaking residents.
At a Pima County Library event, actor and writer Jon Proudstar spoke about Indigenous storytelling, media representation, and his comic series “Tribal Force.”
Tucson Young Professionals is expanding its mission with Hello520, a new program designed to attract and support young talent relocating to Tucson.
Tucson Spotlight has partnered with the City of South Tucson to produce a community newsletter, with the first edition now available.
Barbara Martinez will become the first woman to manage El Casino Ballroom, continuing her family’s decades-long legacy of preserving the historic South Tucson venue as a hub for community celebration.
La Estrella’s 2023 closure left a gap in Spanish-language news that new independent outlets like Somos Tucson are now working to fill.
La Estrella de Tucson’s closure, driven by corporate cost-cutting despite strong local support, highlights the broader decline of Spanish-language newspapers nationwide, leaving Tucson’s Latino community without a trusted news source and vulnerable to misinformation.
Responding to growing food insecurity in Tucson, local residents have launched grassroots pantries to provide free meals, supplies, and support to their communities.
