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Big Jim: El Tiradito and Urban Renewal

In the 1960s, a large chunk of what had been downtown Tucson was swallowed up by a huge Urban Renewal project. Old businesses and residential neighborhoods were cleared to make was for public buildings like the Convention Center.

May 21

Big Jim: Some history about El Tiradito
May 17

Big Jim: El Tiradito
May 14

Big Jim: El día de San Ysidro Labrador
May 10

Big Jim: More of Father Kino's influence on the menu
May 7

Big Jim: Father Kino and the beef burrito

At the Courthouse

Lawyer: Mom sickened baby to gain attention

Blanca Reneis Montano contaminated her infant daughter's intravenous lines to make her sick because she wanted attention from the girl's father, the prosecutor in her attempted-murder trial told jurors Wednesday.

May 22

Woman in slaying case admits drug role
May 21

Service honors those missing from Tucson
May 21

Man pleads guilty in drug-deal slaying
May 18

Tucsonan in stolen-jewelry syndicate gets 3.5 years
May 16

Verdict tossed, Gina Celaya is starting new life

Blogging in the Desert

Saguaro parkland sale would be a Diamond legacy, activist says

A longtime Tucson environmentalist who has been critical of more than one development engineered by land investor and developer Donald Diamond over the years agrees with a top official in the Diamond real estate empire that a sale of 1,374 ac…

Caliente Tuned In

Tucson Pops, Arizona Symphonic Winds perform this weekend

Concerts in the parks Saturday and Sunday.

May 23

Aussie pop singer Cody Simpson cancels Rialto gig
May 22

Free concert at Reid Park
May 22

Get McDonald's new smoothie for $1
May 22

Tucson Italian restaurant clarifies entree pricing
May 22

Tucson's Sullivan's Steakhouse putting on 'Gatsby' party

Centsible Mom

Market on the Move locations for May 25

If you need fresh produce, go to Market on the Move tomorrow. You can get up to 60 pounds for a $10 donation. Share it with family and friends.

May 23

Volunteers needed to walk dogs on Memorial Day
May 23

Relax on the cheap at Natural Way's spa happy hour
May 22

Free concert at Reid Park
May 22

Get McDonald's new smoothie for $1
May 22

Giveaways at Dollar General's grand opening Saturday

Northwest News

Veterans saluted at Elks luncheon

Catalina Mountain Elks Lodge No. 2815 hosted its annual Mexican food luncheon May 11, including 13 veterans and six staffers from the Southwestern Blind Rehabilitation Center of the Southern Arizona VA Health Care System.

Police Beat

Tucson police ID man shot, killed at graduation party

Police have released the name of the 21-year-old man who was shot and killed at a high school graduation party early this morning.

11 hrs ago

Wanted in Southern Arizona
12 hrs ago

Officials ID woman killed by SUV while leaving Tucson graduation
20 hrs ago

Crews set their own fires to slow 10,775-acre blaze near Patagonia
20 hrs ago

Ex-UA, NFL kicker charged with theft, damage at eatery
20 hrs ago

Hoodie, backpack tied to stabber

Scientific Bent

Tucson astronomy history lives Monday at Steward Observatory

WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Monday

Mar 22

Fire danger is high for southeastern Arizona
Mar 21

CDO grad wins international physics prize
Mar 18

Comet Pan-STARRS is getting even tougher to see
Mar 14

Tucson getting comet crazy
Mar 13

Look west to see Comet Pan-STARRS and a crescent moon again tonight

StarNet Editors' Blog

Photo of the day: Brooklyn Bridge anniversary

The Brooklyn Bridge opened May 25, 1883, 130 years ago today.

May 23

Photo of the day: Octogenarians climb Everest
May 22

Photo of the day: Brightening the roadside
May 21

Watch Catalina Foothills High School's graduation online
May 16

Photo of the day: Glacier bear
May 15

News flash: Tucson is 'hip'

Tales from the Morgue

Tales from the Morgue: Elderly bank guard captures robber

There's something to be said for years of experience. A 72-year-old bank guard — a former officer with several law enforcement agencies — disarmed a bank robber and saved the day.