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🚔 Maricopa County Sheriff Jerry Sheridan says his department has eliminated the racial bias that plagued it under his former boss Joe Arpaio. But reports show otherwise. Rafael Carranza dug into the data for the ProPublica Local Reporting Network. Read more | En español
đź“š Rick MartĂnez tiene más de 70 recetas de salsa en su nuevo libro, “Salsa Daddy.” Alana Yazzie mezcla tradiciones dinĂ© con la cocina contemporánea. Adán Medrano rastrea la cocina de origen vegetal hasta las comunidades indĂgenas de Texas y el norte de MĂ©xico. Beatriz LimĂłn los presenta a los tres. Lee más | Three food writers exploring identity, tradition and flavor. Read in English
🏀 Abby Dunn is a world champion waterskier and a starting guard on UA’s wheelchair women’s basketball team — and next week she’s playing her final college national championship at home. Shannon Conner has her story. Read more
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Maricopa County sheriff says his department eliminated racial bias. Data shows otherwise.
Jerry Sheridan says his department has eliminated the racial bias that plagued it under his former boss Joe Arpaio. But reports show otherwise.
El sheriff del condado de Maricopa afirma que su departamento eliminĂł el sesgo racial. Los datos demuestran lo contrario.
En una aparición tras otra en programas de radio, el sheriff Jerry Sheridan ha declarado que su departamento ha erradicado el sesgo racial que lo aquejaba bajo el mandato de […]
Lecturas con sazĂłn: tres autores y una mesa compartida en Tucson
Rick MartĂnez parte de una idea simple: el chile hecho salsa. Desde ahĂ, traza un recorrido personal desde sus raĂces en el sur de Texas, con una “Salsa Tejana” aderezada […]
Readings with flavor: Three authors and a shared table in Tucson
Rick MartĂnez begins with a simple idea: turning chiles into salsa. From there, he traces a personal journey from his roots in South Texas — with a “Salsa Tejana” seasoned […]
“Super-strong athletes”: UA wheelchair basketball teams aim for national titles at McKale
Where can you catch a world champion and world-record-holding waterskier who’s also a starter on the University of Arizona wheelchair women’s basketball team? When can you check out some defending […]
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Gather in community to watch the first Tucson screening of our new documentary produced with AZPM highlighting resident fights for stability and unity in Tucson’s mobile home parks. The screening will take place April 2, 7 p.m. at the Historic Y. The event is free but please RSVP.
Attorney General Kris Mayes will hold an Electricity Rates Town Hall on Tuesday, April 7 from 11 to 12:30 p.m. at the Ward 2 Office, 7820 E. Broadway. The listening session is for the attorney general to hear more about the cost of residential electricity bills and trends in electricity rates in recent years. RSVP here.
Temple University’s Klein College of Media and Communication, in partnership with the Logan Center for Urban Investigative Reporting, has released a new investigative podcast examining the growing health crisis among aging women in prison. Listen.
Capture wildlife digitally in your backyard with a two-part class at the Tucson Botanical Gardens. Use your motion-activated camera to check out animals in your yard and contribute to wildlife conservation efforts. First class is April 11 from 10 a.m. to noon. The second class is May 2. Classes are sponsored by Sky Island Alliance and the Gardens. Classes are $60 for non-members and $48 for a Tucson Botanical Gardens member. Bring your own camera or borrow one from the Gardens. Email eamon@skyislandalliance.org by April 1 for info on borrowing or purchasing a camera.
Pima Community College’s Louis Carlos Bernal Gallery opens its 2026 Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition on April 6, featuring 53 works selected from more than 200 entries by students across PCC’s five campuses. The show runs through May 8, with a reception on April 15 from 3-5 p.m. and an award ceremony at 4 p.m. The gallery is free and open to the public at the Center for the Arts, 2202 W. Anklam Road. Learn more.
One Seed Pima County is on and the Mexican sunflower is the seed this season. Pick up seeds at the Pima County public library and watch them grow in the ground or a container, then save some seeds for yourself and the library. Learn more about seed saving here. Check out upcoming library gardening workshops and more here.
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