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After losing her corporate job in 2020, Heidi Yribar transformed the hands-on lessons she learned from her Aunt Nancy into Antsy Nancy, a unique Tucson studio teaching practical skills in cooking, crafting and home projects to kids, families and professionals.
Aveda Institute Tucson has become a community-focused training ground for future stylists, offering affordable beauty services while preparing students for long-term success in the industry.
House chef Martha LaMadrid became the first woman to win Tucson Knife Fight, juggling family, work and late-night competitions while carving out her place in Southern Arizona’s culinary scene.
Beyond Bread has opened its new Bread Mill location on South Park Avenue, offering scratch-made breads, pastries and more than 30 Back Dough pie varieties just in time for the holiday season.
A storytelling workshop at El Minuto Café brought Tucson community members together to share food-centered memories as Latinos in Heritage Conservation works to preserve Latino cultural heritage through oral histories and mapping.
At a packed town hall, Tucson residents questioned TEP’s proposed 14% rate hike while consumer advocates warned the increase and new formula-rate system would disproportionately harm low-income households.
The Pima County Master Gardeners have opened a new donor-funded greenhouse designed to support year-round education, sustainable gardening and community outreach across Southern Arizona.
Studio Fuerza has opened on South 12th Avenue, offering affordable, bilingual Pilates classes designed to bring inclusive, community-centered wellness to Tucson’s south side.
Los Changuitos Feos, the nation’s first youth mariachi scholarship group, will be inducted into the Tucson Musicians Museum this weekend.
