Tucson Spotlight releases community information assessment
Tucson Spotlight's first Information Ecosystem Assessment documents what 560+ Pima County residents need from local journalism and what's standing in the way.
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Former Arizona ace Taylor McQuillin finds new role in dugout
Former Arizona softball standout Taylor McQuillin is balancing a professional pitching career with a coaching role at Southern Utah, where she's paying forward the lessons she learned as a Wildcat.
'Love on the Spectrum' star, autism author headline Loft Cinema panel
Autism advocates Dani Bowman and John Elder Robison joined The Loft Cinema and Intermountain Centers for Human Development for a World Autism Month screening and panel discussion of the documentary "The Reason I Jump."
German restaurant fights to open in Tucson
A German family moved to Tucson to open a Bavarian restaurant, only to get tangled in city permits, code violations and licensing delays — and they're still waiting to serve their first customer.
Arizona students build, race solar go-karts at Tucson track
High school students from across Arizona raced solar-powered go-karts they spent nine months building at SARSEF's annual Racing the Sun event April 25 at Musselman Honda Circuit.
Clinica Amistad offers free care to Tucson's uninsured
Clinica Amistad, a free clinic in South Tucson, provides primary care to uninsured and underinsured patients at no cost — serving nearly 2,500 patient visits in 2024 through an all-volunteer model.
True Concord musicians push for union recognition
Instrumentalists for the two-time Grammy-nominated True Concord Voices and Orchestra rallied in April, demanding union recognition as the group's season ended without an orchestra on stage.
Tucson protesters rally against Project Blue data center
Members of the No Desert Data Center Coalition gathered near the Pima County Fairgrounds Friday to protest the start of construction on Project Blue, the controversial data center approved despite community opposition.
Tucson shop stitches together Indigenous fashion
Dot Pallane's Indigenous Fashions opened in January at Monterey Court, offering alterations and custom designs rooted in Yoeme and Southwestern culture.