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The corner of Broadway Boulevard and Country Club Road.

Tucson Architectural History in 2-Mile Stretch

Broadway from Euclid to Country Club a 'really important corridor' displaying mid-century modernism.
Arts Brigade mural projects are designed to mitigate blight such as graffiti and gang activity in communities.

Tucson Arts Brigade Seeks to Engage Communities Through Art

Murals tell history of neighborhood, provide catalyst for overcoming difficulties.
The Tucson Jazz Institute's Ellington Band, which took top honors at New York's Lincoln Center May 12, 2013.

Tucson Jazz Band Wins Top Honors

Local institute's high school musicians win 'Essentially Ellington'

Some Hope During Immeasurable Grief

Children's Memorial Parks provide comfort, solace and memories
"Creatures of Light and Darkness," painted photographs by Kate Breakey

Kate Breakey's 'Creatures of Light and Darkness'

Dream-like images uncover secluded lives of desert fauna
On display at The Drawing Studio: "Jimmy" by artist Stephen Romaniello.

Drawing Studio: 'Skills of Visual Thinking'

Downtown art collective marks 21 years of innovative education
We have a profile of a coffee expert, Noel Trapp, who's consulting services have been sought around the world and we find out why he has decided to make Tucson his home.

Passionate Barista Spreads the Gospel of Good Coffee

In one Tucson coffee shop, an unusual coffee expert pursues the perfect cup of joe.

Director Takes on Three of the World's Deadliest Words

Film "It's a Girl" documents gendercide of female infants around the world

U.S. Muslim Teens Facing Identity Questions

Psychologist works with them to build comfort, confidence in themselves
Luis Carrión brings us a look at this unique interactive exhibit that is sure to get you thinking about how you choose to navigate our urban environment.

Exhibit Asks: 'How Do You Choose to Move?'

'Worker Transit Authority' proposes ways to wean society from auto dependence
Local residents will be able to attend a lecture Cuba's political isolation from the United States on the UA campus on Wed 18 April with Speaker Rosa Lowinger. Director of the Drachman Institute at UA, R. Brooks Jeffery, discusses the upcoming lecture.

Cuban Conference Reveals New Side of Isolated Nation

University of Arizona lecture series explores Caribbean country's often overlooked modern architecture
Colossal Cave Mountain Park about the park's 75th anniversary since the Civilian Conservation Corps completed the project.

A Colossal Celebration for a Colossal Cave

Popular Tucson tourist destination marks historic milestone
Lead Exhibit Curator of the Arizona State Museum Diane Dittemore shows us Native American baskets and talks about the hundreds of baskets from Apache, Hope, O'odham tribes and more that the museum will be exhibiting from April of this year until June next year.

World-Class Basketry Exhibit Opens Soon

Arizona State Museum will display collection of Native American artifacts
Entertainer Ben Vereen, in Tucson to teach dance and for a March 31 performance, leads an effort to help young entertainers find their way.

Song, Dance Man Vereen Seeks Up and Comers

Visiting Tucson for concert, he stops at Tucson High, offers his help

Web Feature: Fulfillment in Fleece

Arizona families find joy in alpacas
Since its completion in 1940, the Benedictine Monastery has served as a place to seek peace in the heart of Tucson.

For Tucson's Benedictine Sisters, Life Remains 'a Grace and a Gift'

Benedictine Monastery maintains simplicity and devotion to faith in the heart of a changing city

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