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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.

The city of Tucson observed from Tumamoc Hill.

Economic impacts of the pandemic uneven in Tucson

The city's economic initiatives director, Barbra Coffee, says the Tucson's characteristics have kept it competitive during the crisis.

Mark Young examines a gem at Superb Minerals. The company is temporarily in Tucson for the Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossil Showcase, despite the event featuring significantly fewer vendors due to the pandemic. March 2020.

Vendors cope with Tucson Gem and Mineral Show cancellation

Tony Paniagua reports on how some companies are operating despite the cancellation of the main event.

From left to right: Arizona 360 host Lorraine Rivera, Green Valley News/Sahuarita Sun editor Dan Shearer, Tucson Weekly/Tucson Local Media executive editor Jim Nintzel.

Roundtable: vaccine rollout, Pima County supervisors, political violence

Guests include Dan Shearer of the Green Valley News/Sahuarita Sun and Jim Nintzel of Tucson Local Media.

The City of Tucson's 2018 Master Plan for Reid Park Zoo calls for turning the Park's Barnum Hill into a "Pathway to Asia" exhibit.

Romero calls for halt to zoo expansion project.

Pathway to Asia section would cover Reid Park's Barnum Hill.

A bicyclist and pedestrians on their morning commute, Oct. 16, 2018, the day of the Pima Association of Governments annual bike and pedestrian count.

City of Tucson wants input on ranking transportation needs

The deadline to submit feedback for Move Tucson's prioritization principles is March 12.

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

Recall effort against Tucson mayor fails

City Clerk says petition signatures insufficient.

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