13 Arizona Neighborhood Restaurants Locals Treat Like A Second Home
Ever find yourself sweating like a baked potato in the Arizona desert, desperate for a spot that feels like a cool, shady hug?. That’s when I head to those little neighborhood joints that smell like simmering green chiles, fresh bread, and “you’re family, not a bother.”. These...
Copper Creek parents make last push ahead of closure vote
ORO VALLEY, Ariz. (KGUN) — Parents and community members connected to Copper Creek Elementary are making a final appeal to the Amphitheater School District ahead of a governing board vote that could close the neighborhood school. Copper Creek Elementary sits within a residential neighborhood in Oro Valley, and...
Oro Valley council votes on 3 tax increases on Jan. 14
Three long-discussed tax increases come to the Oro Valley Town Council for votes this Wednesday, Jan. 14. For months, staff has discussed the need for additional revenues. It has proposed 2.5% taxes on commercial rental property, telecommunications, and business purchases made in jurisdictions where sales taxes are...
This Secret Tucson, Arizona Eatery Is The City’s Best-Kept Culinary Surprise
If you’ve ever stumbled upon a restaurant that feels like it’s hiding just for you, you know that thrill, the kind that makes your heart skip a beat before you even open the door. Tito & Pep in Tucson, Arizona, is exactly that kind of place. A culinary...
Marana will get the contested data center
Marana will get the contested data center. On Tuesday, Jan. 6, Marana town council voted unanimously to rezone two parcels of land, each about 300 acres, on Luckett Road, from R-144 (residential) to SP (specific plan). The vote opened the way for the parcels to be used by Beale Infrastructure to build a data center....
Mountainside Fitness Expanding into Southern Arizona
TUCSON, AZ (January 14, 2026) — Mountainside Fitness, a longtime Arizona-based fitness brand, announced it is expanding into Tucson and Southern Arizona, bringing its “strong, welcoming fitness communities” concept to the region. “Tucson, we’re coming your way!” the company says in a message posted to its website....
Tucson Police investigating after two people shot at apartment complex
TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) - The Tucson Police Department says two people were shot at an apartment complex. The shooting happened Sunday evening, January 11, at the Oasis Apartments at 2550 North Dodge. The TPD says officers found a man shot inside an apartment, and the victim was taken to...
Gallego unveils ambitious housing affordability plan with support from Arizona cities
Some major Arizona cities are voicing their support for an ambitious housing affordability plan by Democratic U.S. Sen. Reuben Gallego that calls for reforming local zoning restrictions, creating new first-time home owner tax credit programs and much more to tackle the state’s housing crisis. Arizona, like most of...
Commercial Real Estate 01-13-26
1. An entity tracing to SkyREM purchased the Confluence industrial property at the SWC of the Casa Grande-Picacho Highway and North Sunland Gin Road in Pinal County for $51.6M. Opus Group sold the two-building property. JLL’s Greer Oliver, Ben Geelan, Bryce Beecher and Gigi Martin represented the seller. 2....
Hateful flyers target Tucson Jewish Community Center
Flyers bearing hateful messages were discovered at Tucson’s Jewish Community Center just hours after a deadly mass shooting during a Chanukah celebration in Australia, prompting a police investigation and heightened security measures across Southern Arizona’s Jewish community. The incident reportedly occurred...
