Celebrate Giving Newsday with us
Join the Arizona Luminaria team on Tuesday, Dec. 2, for a Giving Newsday Happy Hour at MotoSonora Brewing Co. from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Spend time with our reporters and editors who bring you in-depth community news every week. RSVP to the free event here.
Can’t make it? You can still take part in Giving Newsday by supporting our end-of-year fundraiser. With NewsMatch underway, one-time gifts are doubled, and new monthly donations are matched 12 times through Dec. 31.
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In today’s newsletter:
📚 A Pima Community College instructor is expanding access for adult learners with free, accessible materials — and a teaching style focused on community, comfort and meeting students where they are. Read the Q&A.
👯 When cousins Karen Velasco and Paola Bustamante reconnected after years apart, they didn’t expect their reunion to spark a growing community of young Latinas in Tucson. Read more. Cuando las primas Karen Velasco y Paola Bustamante se reconectaron después de años sin verse, no esperaban que su reencuentro diera origen a una comunidad creciente de jóvenes latinas en Tucson. Lee más.
Featured stories
Cultivating space, not perfection: Tucson educator creates free tools for adult learners
Guiding his students to the next level, Alex Greengaard steps back. First, he provides materials. Then space to work and think and be. Sometimes, magic unfolds. Based on the above, […]
Cousins spark Latina friendship movement in Tucson
This article was originally published by Arizona Sonoran News, a news service of the University of Arizona School of Journalism. When cousins Karen Velasco and Paola Bustamante reconnected after years […]
Primas impulsan un movimiento de amistad entre latinas en Tucson
Este artículo fue publicado originalmente por Arizona Sonoran News, un servicio de noticias de la Escuela de Periodismo de la Universidad de Arizona. Cuando las primas Karen Velasco y Paola […]
When jail becomes the mental health treatment plan
Stacey Brooks, a former aircraft mechanic, is alone in Cell 46 of the Pima County jail. He is on court-ordered medical treatment, which requires jail medical staff to inject him […]
Cuando la cárcel se convierte en un plan de tratamiento de salud mental
Este artículo fue producido como parte de un proyecto para el USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism’s 2025 Impact Fund for Reporting on Health Equity and Health Systems. Stacey Brooks, […]
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Do a healing herb walk at Mission Garden on Saturday, Dec. 6. Learn about some of the 50 medicinal plants at the garden on this walk led by herbalist Linda Sherman. The $10 class is from 9-10 a.m. Register here and meet inside the front gate.
The holiday Parade of Lights is Saturday, Dec. 6 at 6:30 p.m. Gather for the parade that will include brightly-lit floats, folklorico dancing, mariachis, parading dogs and food trucks at Armory Park at 220 S. Sixth Ave.
The Tucson Holiday Ice skating rink is not yet open after an equipment failure delay. The outdoor rink pop-up will run through Jan. 4 at 260 S. Church in front of the Tucson Convention Center. Cost is $22 for 90 minutes. Children under 12 are $15. Skates are included in admission, socks are required and gloves are recommended. No bags are allowed on the ice. Get updates and tickets here.
Donate to a holiday food drive organized by the Phoenix Indian Center to support Indigenous families in need across the Valley. Through Dec. 18, people can drop off turkeys and unopened non-perishable items to the center’s office at 4041 N. Central Avenue during regular business hours.
Celebrate rain and help support Watershed Management Group’s education, conservation, and advocacy work at the 10th annual Rainwater on Tap Happy Hour with rainwater cocktails and mocktails on Giving Tuesday, Dec. 2, from 5:30-8:30 pm. Details and registration.
Need help with IRS or tax disputes? Catholic Community Services of Southern Arizona is offering free legal consultation through its Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic. The program serves six Arizona counties, helping families navigate IRS proceedings, tax court, and more. Appointments are available now at 520-416-4759.
Honor those affected by TCE water contamination on Tucson’s south side by attending the unveiling and healing ceremony of the new memorial in Mission Manor Park on Dec. 13 from 2 to 5 p.m.
Attend “Triumph in Tragedy” a statewide exhibition series honoring Holocaust survivors at the Tucson Jewish Museum and Holocaust Center from late November 2025 through August 2026. The exhibit, featuring the stories of Andrew Schot and Margot Frank, invites visitors to explore portraits, artifacts, and testimonies that illuminate courage, connection, and resilience.
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