4th Ave Street Fair Brings Millions into Community Each Year
Biannual fair usually brings hundreds of thousands of people; vendors make a huge chunk of their income in that weekend alone.
Tucson Has Spent 8% of Road Repair Funds, Official Says
Halfway through the fiscal year, the city has spent about $1.5M of the $20M voters authorized for fixing streets this year.
Barber Applauds Mental Health Funding Expansion
Vice President Biden announced Tuesday an additional $100M for services, facilities; AZ Democrat advocate of mental health awareness to prevent gun violence.
Retinal Implants Get New Tech That Could Improve Clarity
Wolfgang Fink, member of the joint U.S.-German research team developing product said current retinal implants allow people to see, but only basic, blurry shapes.
AZ Residents Look to Alt Types of Grass for Sustainability
Recently acquiring buffalo grass, artificial turf has been a growing trend to save water, other resources.
UA Biologist Captures Unusual Animal Behavior on Camera
After scouring endless hours of footage, Pacifica Sommers began to notice something a little odd: a dancing mouse.
UA-Led Research Team Finds New Planet
Gas giant discovered orbiting around star outside Earth's solar system; relatively young at 13 million years old.
Tucsonan Helps Philippines Relief Efforts
Arizonan coordinating emergency medical aid on Leyte Island with Doctors Without Borders.
AZ Week: Child Abuse Victim Gives Back as Foster Parent
Daniela Preciado says she sees herself in many of the kids she cares for now that she has reached adulthood.
AZ Illustrated Politics: Friday, December 6, 2013
Discussion of 6,000 child abuse reports un-investigated, other crisis in state's CPS; challenges for Tucson's City Council, TUSD.
Siblings Apart For Years, One US Citizen, Other Faces Deportation
Brother and sister are part of nationwide effort to fix "a broken immigration system;" born to same parents but in different countries.
City Budget Shortfall in July 2014 Could Be $15M
Expenses, such as streetcar operations, pension costs, expected to exceed revenues, precise calculations not yet available.
Planet Rabbit
Learn about one artist's inspiration to take art out of the gallery and into local communities.
Raising Urban Chickens Interests Tucson Residents
City has a small but growing community of people who raise chickens in backyards; local school uses them for learning purposes.
Child Advocacy Group: Abuse Prevention Would Help CPS
Budget cuts to children, family services has fueled huge influx of kids to agency's system, Children Action Alliance director says.
