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Helen Musselman in her motorcycle shop.

'Motorcycle Great-Great-Grandmama': Tucson's Motorcycle Maven Turns 100

Helen Musselman started her motorcycle shop with her husband Pappy in 1945.

Community Support Gives Día de San Juan Festival New Life

When organizers announced its cancellation earlier this year, the community rallied.

Harvesting a Sonoran Desert Delicacy: The Cholla Bud

Learn how to forage for cholla buds and process them for consumption.
The Islamic Center of Tucson, 2011.

Tucson Muslims Take Desert Heat in Stride During Ramadan

The holy month of fasting and prayers will be observed in Tucson and around the world.
An alluvial fan is a fan-shaped deposit of sediments dropped by streams where the topography flattens and the water can spread over a broad area, typically at the exit of a canyon.

'Mars is Beautiful,' UA Scientists Enthuse Over Book of HiRISE Images

Also on Arizona Spotlight: Finding a future for historic Tucson places to become community art spaces; tune in with the UA amateur radio club; and new music from the Weiss / Soflin duo.
Puppies at Pima Animal Care Center July 8, 2015.

Pima Animal Care Center Facing Overcrowding Crisis

The shelter has no space for incoming dogs.
Actors Joe Dallesandro and Tom Hompertz in Andy Warhol's "Lonesome Cowboys".

That Time Andy Warhol Tried to Shoot a Western in Tucson...

Also on Arizona Spotlight: Will Tucson voters approve the half cent sales tax increase?; local handyman shares stories of working across America; and a new twist on basket weaving traditions.
A rendering of the January 8th Memorial.

State Funding Dropped, January 8 Memorial Turns to Public

GoFundMe campaign launched to raise $1.5 million.

'Woven Through Time' Reveals Cultural Fabric of the Southwest

Also on Arizona Spotlight: A state budget update; Dr. David Alberts retires from the UA Cancer Center; and "A Book I Love" returns.

O'odham Dances: 'This Is The Way We Begin and End Things'

A creative collaboration combining film, poetry and Southwestern flavor debuts Tuesday in Tucson.

Maria Bamford Brightens Up Tucson

Also on Arizona Spotlight: History & music combine at Mission San Xavier del Bac; an Air Force officer deploys, leaving his family behind.
The scene at Cinema La Placita, a warm-weather, outdoor theater in open space at La Placita Village.

Outdoor Film Series Moves to Tucson Museum of Art

Displacement for a second time is 'good' problem for downtown, founder says.
The artist Lex Gjurasic between her wood paintings inspired by cacti, clouds, fungi and sea life.

The Otherworldly Eye of Lex Gjurasic

The colors and textures of the Sonoran Desert have taken root and blossomed the Seattle transplant's work.
A man destroyed copies of the Quran and threw them around the Mosque's prayer room in the early morning of March 13, 2017.

Support for Islamic Center 'Tremendous' Following Vandalism

More than $20,000 already raised to upgrade the center's security.
Departing curator of MOCA, Jocko Weyland

MOCA's Jocko Weyland: 'If You Stay Busy You Have No Time to be Unhappy'

Also, a legislative update; Adiba Nelson talks about motherhood challenges and the language of love; and Something Something Theatre presents 'Dov & Ali.'
Design for the retail section of the MSA Annex.

Developer Breaking Ground for Mercado San Agustin Annex

The locally owned businesses will be housed in the west-side annex in repurposed shipping containers.

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