Sex offender attempts to volunteer at eastside Tucson school

Police presence in the Bloom Elementary neighborhood has increased after a registered sex offender went onto campus and attempted to volunteer at the east-side school.

Weekend food program for kids in the works

For many children, weekends are a time to unwind and recover from a week at school.

TUSD board OKs sale of Wrightstown

A group of Tucson developers is planning to build luxury rental homes on the closed Wrights-town Elementary School site after the TUSD Governing Board approved a sale that will bring in nearly $1.6 million.

TUSD assessing new uses for 3 closed schools

TUSD is reviewing proposals on how to make use of three schools that were closed in 2010.

TUSD consultants to get $21,000 more

A consultant group hired by TUSD to find a use for nine closed school sites will get a larger payout than expected.

It's a good time to tour 'Wonder of the World'

This is part of a series of weekly features about fun forays for families.

It's a good time to tour 'Wonder of the World'

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It's a good time to tour 'Wonder of the World'

The ocean savanna, above, is one of several environments inside Biosphere 2.

It's a good time to tour 'Wonder of the World'

People touring the facility walk along the ocean savanna corridor.

It's a good time to tour 'Wonder of the World'

Biosphere 2 is built with a glass and plexiglass conglomerate that can withstand impact and cut out ultraviolet light.

Academy Village's biennial patio sale is set for Saturday

People perused items at Academy Village's biennial patio sale in October 2008. This year 110 households will participate.

Academy Village's biennial patio sale is set for Saturday

Academy Village, a community of people 55 and older at 13701 E. Old Spanish Trail, will hold its giant biennial patio sale from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, with 110 households participating.

Chili cook-off kicks up donations

Chili and tequila were on the menu Saturday at the sixth nearly annual Arizona Daily Star Send a Kid to Camp Fun Chili Cook-Off held at Jonathan's Cork, 6320 E. Tanque Verde Road.

Chili cook-off kicks up donations

Matt O'Brien hands Susan Barry a sample of chili from Jonathan's Cork during the Arizona Daily Star Send a Kid to Camp Fun Chili Cook-Off. The event was held Saturday at Jonathan's Cork to raise money for the Arizona Daily Star's Sportsmen's Fund to send economically disadvantaged children t…

Chili cook-off kicks up donations

Sample cups of chili from Brushfire BBQ Co., one of 10 restaurants that participated in the cook-off.

Blessing of animals Sunday at St. Francis

St. Francis in the Foothills United Methodist Church will celebrate the Festival of St. Francis of Assisi by holding a Blessing of the Animals at its 9 a.m. worship service Sunday.

Blessing of animals Sunday at St. Francis

St. Francis in the Foothills United Methodist Church will celebrate the Festival of St. Francis of Assisi by holding a Blessing of the Animals at its 9 a.m. worship service Sunday.

Get to know old-time Vail

The Old Vail Post Office, which also served as a bar and general store, was restored last August by Boy Scout Troop 772, the Vail Preservation Society and members of the Vail community.

Get to know old-time Vail

Community events are nothing new in Vail, where volunteers and members of the Vail Preservation Society made luminarias for a holiday celebration two years ago.