You’ll Never Forget Your First Visit To This Magical Botanical Garden Hiding In Arizona
Tucked away in the heart of Tucson, Arizona, Tohono Chul Botanical Gardens, Galleries, and Bistro is one of those places that feels like a well-kept secret worth sharing. With over 2,900 glowing reviews and a 4.7-star rating, this desert gem draws visitors with its stunning native plants, rotating art galleries, and a
New dual enrollment fee, more student service cuts included in Pima Community College budget
A $10-per-credit fee is on tap for about 7,000 high school students throughout Southern Arizona who take dual enrollment courses through Pima Community College. The courses, offered at 43 Southern Arizona high schools, allow students to take college-level courses for high school and college credit. At Pima, those cours
This Marana, Arizona Animal Encounter Lets You Meet Capybaras And Other Exotic Creatures Up...
Feeding a giant, oversized guinea pig might not have been on my weekend bingo card, but life is full of strange, fuzzy surprises. There is something deeply life-affirming about sitting face-to-face with an exotic animal that seems just as curious about your existence as you are about its giant, square nose.
Local owner sells Oro Valley shopping center
Oracle Crossings, the Oro Valley shopping center anchored by Sprouts Farmers Market, Kohl’s, and HomeGoods, has been purchased. New York-based Cohen & Steers Income Opportunities REIT, Inc., paid $53.8 million for the center, owned by Tucson-based Town West Companies since 2018, according to published reports. The acqu
Oro Valley ‘told to prep’ for 20% CAP cut
Oro Valley water utility officials have been “told to prepare for a 20% cut” in its allocation of Central Arizona Project supply beginning Jan. 1, Director Peter Abraham told the Town Council on June 3. “Nothing official has come down” from the federal Bureau of Reclamation, which oversees...
Man charged after teen shot during house party featuring underage drinking
TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) - A Pima County man is facing several charges for allegedly hosting a house party that ended with a teen getting shot. The Pima County Sheriff’s Department said Mark Roland Loomis was arrested on Tuesday, June 16. The 42-year-old Loomis is facing charges of endangerment...
Tucson space company cuts dozens of jobs after NASA contract ends
Paragon Space Development Corp. is laying off dozens of employees at its Tucson headquarters in the wake of a Northrop Grumman contract termination for NASA’s Lunar Gateway program.
Commercial Real Estate 06-16-26
1. Waymo purchased the Waymo Proving Ground, a 5,500-acre autonomous vehicle testing facility in Wittmann, for $220M. The seller, Apple Inc., acquired the property for $125M in 2021. The proving ground includes a 115-acre city course, a 35-acre vehicle dynamics area, a four-mile oval track and a freeway course purpose-
Forum for Vail-area candidates running for office to be held today on Eastside
Vail residents will have the opportunity today, June 16, to learn more about the candidates running for office in their area.
UPDATE: Power outage causes gate closure at Davis-Monthan
All gates at Davis-Monthan are closed to inbound and outbound traffic until further notice, according to the Air Force base's Facebook page.

















