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The Sunlink streetcar has been in operation 5 years.

Council weighs abolishing fares on buses, streetcars

Fares were suspended in March.
An image depicting a building proposal to replace the parking lot on Broadway and Sixth Avenue.

Once abandoned, downtown high-rise project gets final approval from Rio Nuevo

The 20-story tower will be Tucson’s second-tallest.
The Tucson Skyline. October 23, 2019.

News roundup: High daily case count due to new reporting methods, apartments near UA to close pools, gyms

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Sept. 17.
Newspaper classified listings.

AZ unemployment numbers a mixed bag

The unemployment picture is not so rosy as the numbers say.
An unemployment insurance claims office.

Federal unemployment supplement dries up in Arizona

The payments tapping FEMA funds only lasted six weeks.
Experts say signs like this one could become more common this fall, as state and national moratoriums on evictions in the face of COVID-19 are lifted. Arizona already has one of the highest rates of housing losses in the nation, a new report says.

Report: Arizona had highest ‘housing loss’ rate; more evictions coming

Trends in Arizona do not bode well for the fall, experts said, as drivers of housing loss are are amplified by the pandemic.
The exterior of the AC Marriott Hotel in downtown Tucson. The hotel is one of many downtown that have taken advantage of the GPLET tax incentive.

Tucson mayor and council rethinking development tax incentives

The mayor and council on Wednesday delayed the renewal of the city's central business district.
Newspaper classified listings.

Arizona weekly unemployment jumps again

The numbers in the state keep rising while they fall nationally.
Climate change will mean hotter temperatures and likely longer periods of drought for the Southwest.

Tucson City Council to vote on climate emergency declaration

Plan calls for carbon-neutral city operations by 2030.
Students enrolled in Pima Community College's Aviation Technology Program do maintenance on a plane as a commercial aircraft takes off from the nearby Tucson International Airport on Feb. 4, 2019.

Tucson firms largely safe from airline industry turbulance

Government contracts and a boost in private flights have kept the local aerospace industry aloft, but may not be enough to stop layoffs.
An unemployment insurance claims office.

Out-of-state and foreign groups defrauding Arizona unemployment system

Fraudulent claims have come from Arizona, multiple U.S. states and overseas.

Federal supplement likely to run out soon as Arizona unemployment dollars dwindle

The director of ADES says there will likely not be much warning when federal supplements stop.
Pat Shoneck and Eileen Green ride in a golf cart at the Swan Lake Estates mobile home park, a 55+ park where Shoneck lives.

Heat, COVID-19 and isolation put mobile home parks at risk

Ten percent of metro Tucsonans live in manufactured housing. But residents there face risks made worse by COVID-19 and record heat.
An electric transmission line.

A 'collision of crises' is leaving thousands in Tucson struggling with electric bills

Record heat, unemployment and a pandemic are adding to household financial troubles.
The Loft Cinema marquee, Aug. 27, 2020.

As some movie theaters reopen, it's still too soon for The Loft Cinema

The independent theater is betting on outdoor shows and "virtual cinema."
An office for the Arizona Department of Economic Security in Tucson. March 2020.

Greater scrutiny on fraudulent unemployment claims in Arizona

DES has paid out more than $9 billion in unemployment insurance benefits during the pandemic.

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