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Paula spent her years in hiding in the home of Lis (left) and Jaap Ruiter in Eindhoven, Holland.

Children of the Holocaust: The story of a hidden child in Holland.

Also on Arizona Spotlight: How the "WeReconcile" program can reunite adult children with their estranged fathers.
Synthia L. Hardy as Billie Holiday in her play "Billie! Backstage with Lady Day".

"Billie! Backstage with Lady Day" at Invisible Theatre.

Also on Arizona Spotlight: Revisiting a cookbook that represents Tucson's Black community; remembering the last of the Universal Monster performers, Ricou Browning; and a poem about what a kit a cat can be by Rick Wamer.
U.S. currency in various denominations.

2 years of American Rescue Plan: how Tucson used its $136 million

Funding from the American Rescue Plan Act went towards local government to help communities recover from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
More than one-third of households in Tucson are considered housing cost burdened.

AG Mayes reverses old decision, now protecting 'source of income' discrimination

Last year, previous Attorney General Mark Brnovich said Tucson's newest ordinance violated state law.
Bobcats are relatively common mammals in Arizona and many other states.

Bobcat Encounters in Southern Arizona: One Animal is Killed

Investigators are offering a reward of up to $500 in one case
Google Street View image of a Planned Parenthood location in Phoenix.

Planned Parenthood Arizona expands services to include vasectomies

The procedure will now be offered in the Southern Arizona Regional Health Center.
Gordon Clapp and Mimi Kennedy will star in the Arizona Theatre Company's world premiere of "Pru Payne."

"Pru Payne" stars Mimi Kennedy & Gordon Clapp on finding love in the shadow of memory loss.

Also on Arizona Spotlight: New water conservation plan finds opposition; meet the women who founded Borderlands Brewing Co.; and a cautionary tale from Stories that Soar!
Flowers and Bullets is a grassroots movement that uses art and food to talk about larger issues, like gentrification or pollution, affecting Barrio Centro. This mural welcomes people visiting their Midtown Farm housed at the former Julia Keen Elementary School.

Local nonprofit acquires former TUSD school to continue sustainability work

The Tucson Unified School district governing board approved the sale Tuesday evening.
Tombstone is a top tourist attraction for visitors to Arizona.

The first-ever "Tombstone Festival of Western Books" to be celebrated

Residents are holding the event ahead of the Tucson Festival of Books
An attendee stands in front of artwork depicting the Arizona Buffalo Soldiers at the African American Museum of Southern Arizona on Saturday, Jan. 14 2023. The African American servicemen in the painting were allowed to join the U.S. Army in 1866.

The Buzz: Black History in Southern Arizona

New efforts are being made to bring contributions by the area's Black population to light.
Penn and Teller will be performing at the Fox Theatre Mar. 1st, as a part of the 2022-2023 Chasing Rainbows Series.

Penn & Teller visit the Fox Tucson Theatre. Listen to an interview with half of this magical duo -- but which one?

Also on Arizona Spotlight: Dr. Pamela Mays McDonald on art-ivism and Black Panther culture; and Richard Zoglin writes about how Elvis transformed Las Vegas, and how Vegas transformed the King.
A black pilar that says "How many will be enough" stands in the middle of the University of Arizona Mall one week after the killing of Professor Thomas Meixner on campus. A few days prior university officials held a candlelight vigil where the pilar stands.

No change of venue for man accused of killing UArizona professor

Lawyers argues that the case's high public interest makes finding an impartial jury problematic.
Flowing Wells School District

Flowing Wells Unified School District to put emergency alert system in classrooms

System will allow teachers and staff to call for help or trigger a lockdown.
Computers are basically unchanged since the 1990s except they're smaller and faster, like the ones in cell phones.

Crisis stabilization: What happens after the call?

A look at possible next steps for Arizonans in crisis

DPS: Crash that closed I-10 likely caused by issue with truck driver

Officials also say toxic gas released in the crash has likely dissipated.

Interstate 10 open after 26-hour closure due to HAZMAT situation

Leaking nitric acid from a commercial truck caused toxic fumes to spread through the area.

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