Combining a love of tech and music, Tucson middle schoolers become composers
Seventh grader Mauricio Armenta traded his 3-foot trombone for some headphones, a keyboard and mouse this school year. Instead of playing in the band, Mauricio says he wanted to learn a different way to play music. Teacher Ian Mast helps Mauricio and other Utterback Middle School students deepen their music knowledge and become composers with…
“Our roots are in nature:” Latino Conservation Week celebrates Latinos’ connection to the outdoors
Arizona poppy wildflowers are scattered along the desert floor, surrounded by buckhorn cholla and sahuaros in all stages of life. It’s a quiet, late Wednesday morning as Cassandra Becerra sets…
¿Qué le dirías a una pared? El MOCA Tucson la convierte en un lienzo cambiante
¿Te imaginas dialogar con un muro sobre arte? Una estructura cambiante, con la visión de diferentes artistas y como lienzo, la pared exterior del Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Tucson…
What would you say to a wall? MOCA Tucson turns it into a changing canvas
Can you imagine having a conversation with a wall about art? A structure, carrying the vision and voices of different artists, living on the exterior of the Museum of Contemporary…
Borderlands Bulletins
Tracking the impact of immigration enforcement on Southern Arizona communities
US Rep. Ansari visits ICE detention facility over concerns about conditions
Rep. Yassamin Ansari visited a Phoenix ICE facility. Here’s what she found inside. U.S. Rep. Yassamin Ansari visited the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement…
Keep readingLocal environmentalists discuss federal border construction impact on public lands, wildlife
Amy Juan questioned why the Trump administration is misrepresenting the border wall as a critical security measure and targeting millions of dollars to build…
Keep readingNew database tracks deaths in ICE detention; 4 in Arizona
Deaths in immigration detention have skyrocketed under the Trump administration, with more than 50 people dying while in civil detention across the country since…
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Tucson and Pima County begin disbursing first of millions of mobile home program funds from federal grant
When Robert Meade noticed a storm had blown a number of shingles off the roof of his four-room manufactured home…
Watch the replay: Juan Ciscomani and Joanna Mendoza in District 6
Republican Congressman Juan Ciscomani and Democratic challenger JoAnna Mendoza faced each other for the first time in a debate Thursday…
Vea la repetición: Juan Ciscomani y Joanna Mendoza en el Distrito 6
El congresista republicano Juan Ciscomani y la candidata demócrata JoAnna Mendoza se enfrentaron por primera vez en un debate el…
Board of Supervisors votes to expand transparency policies
The Pima County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to expand transparency rules for non-disclosure agreements and widen the county’s review…
Junta de Supervisores vota para ampliar las políticas de transparencia
La Junta de Supervisores del Condado de Pima votó el martes para ampliar las normas de transparencia para los acuerdos…
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