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Arizona History Museum Tucson

Three Tucson museums open for free Saturday

Sep 17, 2021 They are taking part in Smithsonian Magazine's Free Museum Day.
A cross marking the place where a man in his 30s died in 2009 lays a few hundred yards from one of the water stations Humane Borders sets out for migrants crossing the desert.

Documentary exploring death and disappearances along South Texas border comes to Tucson

Sep 10, 2021 'Missing in Brooks County' follows families looking for loved ones who went missing trying to cross Texas' rugged borderland
Photo of the Earth and Moon from Apollo 17, December 1972.

New Apollo era film looks back on moon mission photoraphy

Jul 16, 2021 The documentary producer is reviewing thousands of rare spaceflight images.
Secretary of the U.S. Department Interior Deb Haaland. She represented New Mexico in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2019-2021.

Haaland announces investigation into Indigenous boarding schools

Jun 22, 2021 She said 'at no time in history' has such a probe reflected the true impact of the policy among Indigenous families.
Caution over the coronavirus is expected to last for a while.

Slow summer of adjustment expected for COVID-aware citizens

May 27, 2021 The Memorial Day weekend is the first test for many who are ditching their masks.
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Body-positive initiative grows at UA

Apr 30, 2021 The program is responding to increasing issues of self-esteem during the pandemic.
Researchers describe increased screen time as one of the top family concerns during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Marketing to kids a big concern during pandemic

Apr 13, 2021 Research shows parents are becoming more worried about the impact of on-screen advertising.
The City of Tucson's 2018 Master Plan for Reid Park Zoo calls for turning the Park's Barnum Hill into a "Pathway to Asia" exhibit.

Zoo survey ends Tuesday night

Apr 13, 2021 Residents are asked to evaluate 8 options.
La Indita moved to the 622 N. Fourth Ave. location in 1985.

La Indita has launched a fundraising campaign to buy its own building

Mar 25, 2021 The Tohono O'odham-Mexican restaurant will be moving in April but hopes to stay on Fourth Avenue.
Border wall construction near Walker Canyon, east of Nogales.

Borderlands groups submit list of wall sections prioritized for removal

Mar 5, 2021 One of the most comprehensive outlines so far lists roughly 70 miles of wall segments across the Borderlands.
The City of Tucson's 2018 Master Plan for Reid Park Zoo calls for turning the Park's Barnum Hill into a "Pathway to Asia" exhibit.

Romero calls for halt to zoo expansion project.

Mar 3, 2021 Pathway to Asia section would cover Reid Park's Barnum Hill.
File image shows a closeup of a hair stylist cutting a customer's hair.

Tucson may ban hair discrimination

Feb 25, 2021 CROWN Act will weave respect for natural hairstyles into city law.
Civility researchers think the aftermath of the Jan. 6 U. S. Capitol riot will take a long time to resolve.

Political strife, pandemic causing public discourse to plunge even lower

Feb 4, 2021 UA researcher says civility suffered a setback during the January insurrection.
Indigenous-led protesters walk along a construction line in Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument in Sept. 2020.

Border wall scars: 'It feels like if someone got a knife and dragged it across my heart.'

Feb 4, 2021 Tribal leaders and Borderlands communities reflect on their fruitless struggle to stop the wall.
Tucson City Hall

Tucson council reverses redistricting vote

Dec 8, 2020 The council voted to keep a west-side precinct in Ward 1.
Betty Villegas stands in front of the Dia de los Muertos shrine at the Sosa Carillo house in barrio libre.

Dia de los Muertos altar honors COVID-19 victims in Pima County

Nov 2, 2020 Almost 6,000 have died of the disease statewide, including more than 600 in Pima County.

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