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Amazon started construction on the new sort center in Tucson in January 2021.

Amazon constructing new sort center

The online retailer plans to open the facility by the end of 2021, employing hundreds.

The city is reducing curbside recycling pickup in an effort to save money and adapt to global shifts in the industry.

Tucson checking contents of recycling bins

Contaminated materials in the recycling stream are costing the city $30,000 a month

"The Zoologist's Guide to the Galaxy" - Are there universal laws of biology?

Also on Arizona Spotlight: The City of Tucson changes policy on recycling glass; taking a nature hike along Cienega Creek; and a reminder of the positive difference you can make in your own backyard.

Tucson Mayor Regina Romero delivers her first State of the City address. Dec. 2, 2020

Mayor Romero marks one year since COVID emergency declaration

Mayor honors Tucsonans who made "tremendous sacrifices"

Former Tucson Mayor Bob Walkup dies

Walkup served three terms from 1999 to 2011

Tucson city budget town hall: infrastructure and mobility

Thursday night's town hall updated residents on various projects and surveyed attendees' priorities.

Plastic separates booths as customers dine at Gus Balon's Restaurant in Tucson. November 2020.

Impact of eased occupancy caps on Tucson restaurants

A discussion with Tucson Metro Chamber President Amber Smith.

Bruce McGrew (photo from Joy Fox Mcgrew archive)

"Bend in the Wash: The Rancho Linda Vista Artist Community"

Also on Arizona Spotlight: Searching for gamma-rays with a telescope array in the Santa Rita Mountains, and film essayist Chris Dashiell on the masterpiece “La Jetée”.

Tucson council reappoints judge panned by review commission

Mayor Romero: it was unfortunate there was “a blatant campaign" against Magistrate Geraldine Hale

A bike lane in the Armory Park neighborhood

Tucson city budget town hall

The town hall Thursday will focus on the infrastructure and mobility aspects of the budget.

The sign designating Barnum Hill, a man-made feature of Reid Park that may soon become a part of Reid Park Zoo's planned tiger enclosure.

Council suspends Reid Park Zoo project

45 day pause gives time for a compromise.

Pedestrians at the midway point on their way up Tumamoc Hill.

Desert Lab on Tumamoc Hill begins new phase of community outreach

An old building will make way for new gardens.

Superb Minerals imports its items from India and leases a 12,000 square foot warehouse in Tucson where they can be stored and sold. The Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossil Showcase, a vital annual event, was cancelled in 2021 due to the pandemic.

How gem & mineral dealers are coping with the pandemic's impact.

Also on Arizona Spotlight: How "Blax Friday" is building community to help black-owned businesses thrive; Adiba Nelson versus her 11-year-old's "tween 'tude"; and a song from John Coinman.