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Produce from one of the vendors at the Heirloom Farmers Markets at Rillito Park.

How Farmers Markets are surviving - and evolving - during the pandemic.

Apr 8, 2020 Also on Arizona Spotlight:The Arts Foundation makes emergency relief grants available to local artists; a conversation with food writer & former EMT Jane Stern; and a short story from Aurelie Sheehan.
Newspaper classified listings.

Arizona's first-time unemployment claims neared 130,000 last week

Apr 7, 2020 Data also show that total payments for the week topped $5.5 million, a nearly $2.3 million increase.
File photo of road construction in Pima County.

Pima County road work continues

Apr 6, 2020 No "stay at home" order for those who pave and repair public roads.
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey at an April 2 town hall on the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ducey orders barber shops, nail salons to close

Apr 3, 2020 The governor "clarified" his executive order following criticism.
Mary Muljadi, on the right in this photo dated 2018, is calling on the governor to remove nail salons from list of essential services.

Some Arizona businesses don't want to be on governor's 'essential' list

Apr 3, 2020 The list of industries considered to be "essential services" in Gov. Ducey's order has drawn widespread consternation.
Census Day is April 1, and the snapshot of where Americans live impacts billions of dollars of funding each year.

Census going forward despite coronavirus delays

Apr 1, 2020 The 2020 census will count people where they lived April 1.
A business displays a closed sign on Fourth Avenue in Tucson amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mayor Romero orders 'nonessential' businesses to close

Mar 27, 2020 The mayor ordered the Saturday-morning closure of businesses not deemed "essential" in an earlier order from the governor, advising others to follow suit.
A sign along 4th Avenue in Tucson.

Fourth Avenue businesses feeling pinch of coronavirus-related closures

Mar 27, 2020 A discussion with North Fourth Avenue Merchants Association's Fred Ronstadt.
A handwritten sign posted by a business on Fourth Avenue about the store's closure as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tucson Metro Chamber on outreach for businesses impacted by COVID-19

Mar 27, 2020 A discussion with chamber president Amber Smith.
The Pima County Board of Supervisors meets at the County Administration Building in downtown Tucson.

Pima County supervisors extend closures to April 10

Mar 27, 2020 Businesses won't face a criminal penalty but can now be fined for violating the closure order.
Deer dancer statue outside of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe's administration building.

Coronavirus relief package to send $8 billion to tribes

Mar 27, 2020 The aid would be a "godsend" for the Pascua Yaqui Tribe, the chairman said.
A farm in Central Arizona.

Food demand is up, but Arizona farmers aren't immune to coronavirus impacts

Mar 26, 2020 Even though grocery store shelves are empty, food supply chains remain strong, for now.
Maquilas line the road in Nogales, Sonora a few miles south of the Mariposa Port of Entry, March 2019.

Sonora maquila industry hopes strong COVID-19 measures ward off closures

Mar 24, 2020 A spokesperson says the industry is hoping anti-coronavirus measures can help keep Nogales' export manufacturing plants running.
From Nogales, Arizona, a view of the city and its border wall with Nogales, Sonora.

Financial impact to Arizona from border closure will be severe

Mar 23, 2020 The administration has said both countries will review whether or not to continue the closure in 30 days.
Douglas, Arizona, 2017.

Border residents brace for change with approach of closure to nonessential travel

Mar 20, 2020 Both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border in Douglas were left wondering what comes next as the Friday night restriction neared.
Arizona State Capitol Executive Tower

Gov. Ducey expands unemployment access and extends tax deadline in Arizona

Mar 20, 2020 The governor announced Friday the state was loosening unemployment requirements and lining up state and federal tax deadlines.

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