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Saturday 19th May, 2012

    • Arizona tribes talk significance of solar eclipse

    Gadsden Times

    His grandfather called him down from the tree, saying it was time to go inside their home on the Navajo reservation and wait while the sun died and was reborn. There was going to be a solar ...

    • Mom, 8 sons accused in Arizona drug ring

    Fox News

    An Arizona mom and her eight sons are suspected to be involved in a heroin and cocaine smuggling operation. Chandler police said the mother, Grace Valencia Lara, and her sons were allegedly selling ...

    • Accessible restaurants in Tucson

    Examiner

    Most able-boedied diners don't think of a usable restroom as a luxery item, but for those of us with disabilities, it isn't something we take for granted. Here's a list of Tucson ...

  • Solar eclipse science Sunday at Children's Museum Tucson on May 20, 2012

    Examiner

    first Science Sunday with a solar eclipse theme on May 20, 2012. As part of the Science Sunday event admission to the Children's Museum of Tucson will be a special price of $2 per person (still ...

  • Sunscreen for visitors of Tucson attractions

    Arizona Daily Star

    With temperatures in the triple digits, and summer's official start looming around the corner, it's time to start thinking about protecting your skin.The Skin Cancer Institute at the ...

  • Movie in the park is tonight in Marana

    Arizona Daily Star

    Marana Parks and Recreation will hold its last Movies in the Park event for the season tonight at San Lucas Park, 14040 N. Adonis Road."Zookeeper," starring Kevin James and Rosario Dawson, ...

  • Kino Festival at Mission San Xavier

    Arizona Daily Star

    A festival to celebrate Padre Kino is today from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. at Mission San Xavier del Bac, 1950 W. San Xavier Road.There will be mission tours, an art show, a Padre Kino talk, classical ...

  • Arizona’s Secretary Of State Threatens To Keep Obama Off The Ballot

    Infowars.com

    Arizona conservative radio host and Secretary of State Ken Bennett . In the interview, Bennett said it would be ';possible'; that he keeps President Obama off the Arizona ballot in ...

  • MLB: Arizona 6, Kansas City 4

    UPI

    Miguel Montero came through with a tiebreaking, two-run double in the eighth inning Friday that boosted Arizona to a 6-4 decision over Kansas City. Kansas City let an early 3-1 lead slip away, then ...

  • Ulring is finalist for post in Arizona

    Record Net

    STOCKTON - Former Stockton Police Chief Blair Ulring is one of two finalists from a field of 52 applicants in contention to become the next chief of police in Flagstaff, ...

  • Ben's Bells: Organizer of annual barbecue flips burgers to help kids in need

    Arizona Daily Star

    The recipient of this week's Ben's Bell is Kenny Wickert, who organizes an annual barbecue to raise money for children in need.He was nominated by his childhood friend Ken Moe, who was ...

  • 'Crescent sun' eclipse will be first in Lower 48 since 1994

    Arizona Daily Star

    Sunday's annular eclipse - the first such eclipse visible in the contiguous United States since 1994 - will take place as the moon crosses in front of the sun.Here in Tucson, the moon will ...

  • Bat Night tonight in Rillito riverbed

    Arizona Daily Star

    The bats are back - and you're invited to a sort of bat bash in their honor this evening.Bat Night 2012 celebrates the return of thousands of bats to the Tucson area from Mexico, where they ...

  • Send a kid to camp

    Arizona Daily Star

    Recent donationso Marilyn Nowell, $25.o Brenda and Bob O'Mara, $100.o Robert Ornelas, $25.o Patricia Packard, $400.o R. Padilla, $30.o Sherry and Ron Palmer, $100.o Dolores Parker, $10.o Pavol, ...

  • Coyote who confined immigrants for ransom sentenced to 13 years

    Arizona Daily Star

    The last of three people accused of smuggling undocumented Mexican nationals into Arizona, then holding them for ransom, was sentenced Wednesday.Oscar Monroy-Reyes, 21, of Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico, ...

  • Deputies: Standoff on Tucson's SW side ends with arrest, discovery of explosives

    Arizona Daily Star

    A man who authorities said was apparently engaged in a loud argument with himself shot at sheriff's deputies Thursday night before he barricaded himself inside a home on the southwest side.Pima ...

  • Accessible restaurants in Tucson

    Examiner

    Most able-boedied diners don't think of a usable restroom as a luxery item, but for those of us with disabilities, it isn't something we take for granted. Here's a list of Tucson ...

  • Be a part of 'Tucson Oddities' birthday edition

    Arizona Daily Star

    The "Tucson Oddity" feature will mark its third birthday next month.To celebrate, the Star will publish a special Oddity feature Monday, June 11 and we would like to include you.If you are ...

  • Arizona elections chief seeks proof of Obama's citizenship

    C News

    U.S. President Barack Obama (R) greets Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper as he arrives at the G8 Summit at Camp David, Maryland May 18, 2012. REUTERS/Chris Wattie Arizona’s secretary ...

  • AZTechBeat starts coverage for Arizona software industry

    Business Journal

    Hamid Shojaee is adding publisher to a bio that includes tech entrepreneur, software CEO and incubator developer. Shojaee, CEO of Axosoft in Scottsdale, launched his latest creation, ...

  • Arizona towns at risk as wildfires hit U.S. Southwest

    Reuters

    PHOENIX (Reuters) - An Arizona wildfire threatened two more towns on Friday, with high winds on the way, even as firefighters made progress against the largest of a string of blazes spreading across ...

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Downtown Tucson is meant to be the heart of the city, but has suffered due to the emergence of the suburbs and general economic neglect, hence making it the focus of a major revitalization project that aims to breathe new life into the area, however, the road has been uncertain and remains beset with challenges.

In 1999, residents of Tucson voted in favour of the redevelopment plan for downtown, which was to be jumped started with the construction of a new mixed-use development called Rio Nuevo, which would function as both a retail and community ... more


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