The price is not right … The week began with a letter from Bob Barker, the former “The Price is Right” host, to Senate President Andy Biggs. Barker opposes HB 2587, an animal cruelty bill that passed through the House and the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Rural Affairs. Barker said the bill actually…
191 Toole may be home to mosh pits and metal anthems on a Saturday night, but on Sundays they bring out the pews. City On a Hill, a local Christian nonprofit, took over the lease at 191 Toole in downtown Tucson with no previous experience running a music venue. Tom Collins, executive director of COAH,…
Students without transportation in the South Tucson community may no longer be stranded thanks to a new club at the John A. Valenzuela Youth Center. Children in the club can earn one of 25 bikes given to the youth center by the South Tucson Police Department a few months ago, according to Jessica Alderete, the…
After two years of construction, a plant to filter out potentially toxic groundwater contaminants from Pima County’s only Superfund site is expected to be fully operational at the end of the month. The plant, which cost $18 million, is an innovative effort by Tucson Water to keep drinking water at the federal standard for about…
SUMMERHAVEN, Ariz. — If you’ve been waiting patiently for local ski season to finally start this year, it may be time to put your boots and poles back in the shed. Sure, there’s a little snow on the ground up here on the mountaintop. The main hill has a few thin patches here and there,…
