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🏊‍♀️🏓 Pima County’s first-ever parks master plan lays out a 20-year vision with more pools, pickleball courts, splash pads and community center upgrades. Get the breakdown. // El primer plan maestro de parques del condado de Pima traza una visión a 20 años con más piscinas, canchas de pickleball, áreas de juegos acuáticos y mejoras en centros comunitarios. Conoce los detalles.
đź“Ł Tucsonans protested in the rain after an ICE agent fatally shot a Minnesota woman, joining nationwide demonstrations. Read more.
🏛️ After more than a year of closure tied to funding delays and aging infrastructure, University of Arizona leaders say they’re exploring new ways to reopen the Arizona State Museum Read more.
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“She was assassinated”: Tucsonans pour out in protest after ICE kills Minnesota woman
Dozens of protesters gathered in downtown Tucson Wednesday night to condemn the killing of Renee Nicole Good by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Minneapolis earlier that morning. […]
More pools and pickleball — a quick guide to what’s in Pima County’s new parks master plan
Pima County is getting ready to invest in parks and pools — and new splash pads, expanded aquatics programs and upgraded community centers are coming. Those measures and many others […]
Más albercas y pickleball: una guĂa rápida del nuevo plan maestro de parques del condado de Pima
El condado de Pima se prepara para invertir en parques y albercas y, se vienen nuevas áreas de juegos de agua, programas acuáticos ampliados y centros comunitarios renovados. Estas medidas, […]
UA looks beyond stalled funding to reopen Arizona State Museum
The Arizona State Museum has remained closed for more than a year after the Arizona Board of Regents declined to act on a $50 million funding request in 2024. Now […]
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Pima County is seeing a rise in influenza cases. The last week of December 2025 exceeded the five-year average. To help mitigate the spread of this respiratory virus, county health officials suggest screenings for the flu before people enter hospitals or elderly care facilities, increased handwashing and wearing a well-fitting mask in at-risk facilities.
Celebrate World Desert Day at the Reid Park Zoo, 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Jan. 10. Details.
TreeCycle runs through Jan. 29. Tucson’s annual holiday recycling program turns fresh-cut Christmas trees into compost for local parks and gardens. Remove all decorations and stands, then drop your tree at one of several collection sites around the city (curbside pickup isn’t available). Drop-off location and details here.
Construction on the 22nd Street bridge is set to begin in February, and the city is hosting an open house so residents can learn about the project, traffic impacts and timeline. Stop by Wednesday, Jan. 14, 5:30-7 p.m., at the Randolph Recreation Center Gym, 200 S. Alvernon Way. Details here.
The University of Arizona’s Humanities Seminars Program will offer a six-week course titled “The Colorado River: Science, History, Literature, Policy” beginning Jan. 27. Taught by Professor Emeritus Karl Flessa, the hybrid-format course explores the river’s environmental, historical, and political significance, with expanded content on Arizona groundwater, Lake Powell, and water reuse technologies. Cost: $195. Details and registration.
Poets Cameron Awkward-Rich and Franny Choi will headline the inaugural H.D./Bryher Residency Reading at the University of Arizona Poetry Center on Thursday, Jan. 15, at 7 p.m. The reading series, honoring LGBTQ+ voices, will also be livestreamed.
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