State officials and education experts blame a shortage of good teachers and applicable curricula for the lower performance statistics of rural schools throughout Arizona. According to the most recent U.S. News and World Report rankings, Prescott High School is the only school outside of the Phoenix and Tucson metropolitan areas that broke the top 40….
When Arizona voters go to the polls this Tuesday, the younger demographic could have a big impact on election results. Voters will elect a new governor, secretary of state, treasurer, attorney general, and decide on several Congressional races including the hotly contested Second Congressional seat held by Democratic incumbent Ron Barber. Young voters have historically had a…
While one in 31 American women dies every year from breast cancer, one in three dies of heart disease. Yet heart disease and the organizations that raise money for it take a backseat when it comes to fundraising. Although heart-related fatalities are more prevalent, aggressive fundraising efforts such as the annual Breast Cancer Awareness Month…
Tucson holds a weekend-long celebration to remember its dead. Sedona has a small gathering in a shopping center for Día de los Muertos. And in Tubac for the first time they are celebrating at a town park, resurrecting a festival that has been largely absent for years. But no matter where they celebrate and how,…
Tucson’s legendary Buffet Bar will celebrate its 80th anniversary on Nov. 1. As the oldest bar in the city, it’s still clinging to its reputation as a UA hangout. But The Buffet’s 80 years makes it a teenager alongside the state’s granddaddy of historic bars, Prescott’s Palace Restaurant & Saloon. From Tombstone to Jerome, Arizona…
