Ochoa Bike Club

Riding in traffic, proper hand signals, and general bicycle safety. South Tucson kids ages 6 to 11 are learning to properly ride their bikes at the Ochoa Bike Club at the John Valenzuela Youth Center of South Tucson. BICAS, Safe Routes to School of South Tucson, and the Youth Center teamed up to provide an…

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Religious Store Housing a Blessed Statute

Towering above the shelves and bookcases, her hunter green and blue tinted mantle drapes to the floor. Gold stars and matching gold trim runs across the painted fabric of the cloak. Her dark rose red dress drapes to the metal rods holding her above the ground. White trim peeks from her wrists and neck. Her…

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Bankruptcy looms in South Tucson

Facing an enormous and growing debt in both police and fire department pension accounts, the City of South Tucson may soon become the 10th local government in the United States to file for bankruptcy since 2010. Due to poor financial planning and a major hit to South Tucson’s investment assets during the economic recession in 2008, the city…

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El Don de la Taquería Pico de Gallo

Cuando Ignacio Delgado, mejor conocido como Don Nacho, era un niño, su madre tenía una pequeña tienda en Tetitlán, México. Una mañana, ella mandó a Nacho a comprar una caja de naranjas. Le dio instrucciones de cortar las naranjas, sazonarlas con sal y chile para que a las 11 de la mañana empezara a venderlas….

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