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,…
The famed Zona Zoo, which ESPN has just named the No. 1 student cheering section in the Pac-12, has become a major part of the marketing momentum for the University of Arizona, according to Dan Heck, associate director of marketing for Arizona athletics. The ranking underscores the influence the Zoo has attained nationally. According to…
—-[UPDATE, March 23 — The bighorn-sheep reintroduction project was backed primarily by hunting groups, The Arizona Daily Star reports today].—- —-[UPDATE, March 17 — Another bighorn sheep is eaten by a mountain lion doing what comes naturally.]—- —-[UPDATE, March 8 — Criticism of the bighorn sheep program and its emphasis on eliminating the threat from…
What is Steampunk? In this installment of “Brooke’s Society,” our fashion reporter Brooke Bolek, with photographer Isaac Cox, explain it all for you — from the Wild Wild West Steampunk Convention at Old Tucson Studios. *** By Brooke Bolek And Isaac Cox Arizona Sonora News Service TUCSON — Tea duels, guitars made out of shovels,…
