Arizona Softball: Candrea promises better recruiting

UA pitcher Kenzie Fowler redshirted this season because of back surgery but is expected back next season and may play nearly every day.

Art installation for Modern Streetcar

A worker from Progressive Hardscapes scrapes off leftover glue by hand after a power washer was used to remove most of the glue on one of the streetcar stops on North Fourth Avenue between Sixth and Seventh Streets on Thursday, May 22. Mary Lucking, the artist, says the inspiration is a psyc…

Art installation for Modern Streetcar

A worker from Progressive Hardscapes scrapes off leftover glue by hand after a power washer was used to remove most of the glue on one of the streetcar stops on North Fourth Avenue between Sixth and Seventh Streets on Thursday, May 22. Mary Lucking, the artist, says the inspiration is a psyc…

Couple brings home a bit of down under

Glenn Murphy and Sally Shamrell shop at Gerson's Used Building Materials for metals and other decorative items for their restaurant, Aussie Cantina, which will have a "shed-chic" look with patio seating.

Arizona basketball: Right time for a McKale return for Stoudamire

Sean Miller, left, is more impressed with Damon Stoudamire's coaching ability than his glory days as an Arizona point guard.

Arizona basketball: Right time for a McKale return for Stoudamire

New UA assistant coach Damon Stoudamire shares a hug with former head coach Lute Olson, as Olson's wife, Kelly Olson, looks on. "I'm here to help this program compete at the level that it's been," Stoudamire said.

Parents enjoy their own graduation day

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Damon Stoudamire introduced as assistant coach

Former Arizona basketball head coach Lute Olson, Damon Stoudamire and Olson's wife, Kelly Olson, joke around following a press conference at McKale Center at which Stoudamire was introduced as an assistant basketball coach by current coach Sean Miller.

David Beckham

David Beckham for billboard on front page. DO NOT USE IN SPORTS SECTION! Beckham playing in Desert Diamond Cup game at the Kino Sports Complex (KINO SPORTS COMPLEX-cq). Wednesday February 22, 2012 (WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 22, 2012-cq). Tucson, Arizona photo by: Mamta Popat/Arizona Daily Star Tran…

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Pipe inadequate for 2 hookups to CAP, city says

A machine called a rake is used in the harvesting of pecans from the groves owned by Farmers Investment Co., one of the two entities that want to connect to the water source at the end of the Central Arizona Project.

Tim Steller: McSally 'a proven candidate,' but for what office?

Martha McSally spoke to the Pima County Republican Club Tuesday but didn't seem to reach out to her base.

Lodge on the Desert seeks Chapter 11 protection: No business interruption expected in bankruptcy

Ten years after new owners bought Lodge on the Desert, all the new construction and renovations are complete. There are new rooms housed in buildings that replicate the Southwestern design. The hotel is at 306 N. Alvernon Way.

5 teams from Magee Middle School to compete in Odyssey of the Mind World Finals

Odyssey of the Mind solutions are presented in elaborate fashion. Heather Lewis rehearses as Little Boy Blue and Taylr Killian as Little Red Riding Hood.

5 teams from Magee Middle School to compete in Odyssey of the Mind World Finals

Kylie Danvers-Gay, 13, gets some help with her makeup before a rehearsal Monday at Magee Middle School for the Odyssey of the Mind World Finals, in which students are challenged to solve open-ended problems and develop creative thinking skills.

Cranes, cones, construction workers - downtown Tucson is coming back to life

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Cranes, cones, construction workers - downtown Tucson is coming back to life

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Cranes, cones, construction workers - downtown Tucson is coming back to life

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Customers can't avoid cost bump in TEP deal

Linemen with Tucson Electric Power work on replacing a wooden pole with a steel one in the 10800 block of East Fort Lowell Road on Friday.

Fourth Ave. merchants debate meters' impact

Donna DiFiore, owner of Delectables, hopes the city listens to the public about plans to install parking meters. Her restaurant and catering business has been at 533 N. Fourth Avenue for 35 years - and parking has always been an issue, she says.

After 36 yrs at Sunrise Drive, teacher has 'evolved' all he can

John Williams talks to Mason Bhola, 11, during an activity in Williams' fifth-grade class at Sunrise Drive Elementary School. Also pictured are Elise Imbody, 10, and Clarissa Peress, 11, far right. Williams, known as a child advocate, is retiring after 36 years.

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Danny Green is the owner of The Greens. He's been eating wild game burgers for 15 years and says the big sellers at the restaurant is wild boar burgers. Green started off with selling ostrich meat at first and then began adding other wild meats like antelope, wild boar, alligator, elk and others.

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Andrea Ratigan, Sabino High School all-star golf player.

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Andrea Ratigan, Sabino High School all-star golf player.

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Nicola Pollock, far left, and Joanna Maes, far right, hold a pose at Tucson Pole Fitness during a pole boot camp class. Pole dancing classes have become popular over the years and are starting to appear in Tucson.

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Galo Hurtado and his wife owned an Italian restaurant for years. They closed it down after realizing they could no longer compete with the "big guys." They decided to simplify and do one thing, doughnuts. The couple makes fresh doughnuts six days a week in their Mom and Pop Donut Shop. Galo …

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Dee Lusby checks on one of her beehives in Arivaca. The bees are coming out of hibernation and now they are starting to brood. She will begin to harvest honey at the end of May and continue through June and July until the Fall.

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John Green and son Dallas, the respective father and brother of 9-year-old Christina-Taylor Green, arrive at the St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church for Christina's funeral on Thursday, Jan. 13, 2011, in Tucson, Ariz. Green was the youngest victim of Saturday's shooting at the Congress On Your Co…

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Jill Camarena-Williams takes a moment in the shot-putter circle to figure out her positioning as she trains at the Rincon Vista Training Facility. Camarena-Williams will compete in the United States Olympic Trials next month.

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Danny Green is the owner of The Greens. He's been eating wild game burgers for 15 years and says the big sellers at the restaurant is wild boar burgers. Green started off with selling ostrich meat at first and then began adding other wild meats like antelope, wild boar, alligator, elk and others.

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Amber Clark, 19, runs her purchases through the supermarket's self-checkout machine. Taglit's director is optimistic the campers can manage the shopping budget.

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"As I feel I'm slipping away from the ugly grip of cancer, I stand proud despite the disaster it left behind. So the battle goes on to regain what is rightfully mine. My life," Shawn Reuss.

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Keith Miracle of Miracle Melodies uses cocoa butter lotion to put a fresh twirl to his moustache before delivering a singing telegram for Valentine's Day. Miracle has been delivering singing telegrams since 1986. He says one of his busiest days of the year is Valentine's Day. "Flowers will e…

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Dena Harper, 11, center, waves the American flag as floats pass by on South Sixth Avenue during the annual Veteran's Day Parade.

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James Stemper pushes himself in the last few laps in the men's professional race during the Old Pueblo Grand Prix in downtown Tucson. Stemper, who led for 40 minutes, ran out of gas on the final 1-kilometer lap. His teammate, Isaac Howe, took the first place finish.

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Mamta Popat staff photographer at the Arizona Daily Star

Pima County Courthouses

Construction continues on the new Pima County Courthouse located at Stone and Toole avenues. Thursday April 25, 2013 Tucson, Arizona

Project Runway seniors: Old Pueblo Traders, Broadway Proper team up for benefit fashion show

Cheryl Olson, center, of Old Pueblo Traders checks how the bathing suit fits model Kay Milligan, right. Alexandra Haskell, another model,is at left.

Project Runway seniors: Old Pueblo Traders, Broadway Proper team up for benefit fashion show

Kay Milligan steps up for a better view of an outfit as she tries it on at Old Pueblo Traders. She was among the models in the show at Broadway Proper Retirement Community.

Arizona softball: Del Ponte's tough year near end

Kenzie Fowler, who is redshirting this season, helps Brigette Del Ponte stretch during practice this week. Arizona plays ASU this weekend.

Arizona softball: Del Ponte's tough year near end

UA coach Mike Candrea had a chat with Brigette Del Ponte during practice this week. Candrea says Del Ponte "just needs one line drive to fall in."

Arizona basketball: Cats' revolving door

Sidiki Johnson was dismissed from the Wildcats in December 2011, then left the Providence Friars in February of this year.

Fairy tale Fashion: Pima Community College readies for sixth annual student showcase

Genesis Salazar models an outfit made by Laura Caraveo at Golf N' Stuff, 6503 E. Tanque Verde Road. Caraveo's designs will be on the runway of "Once Upon a Time …" Pima Community College's sixth annual spring fashion show.

Fairy tale Fashion: Pima Community College readies for sixth annual student showcase

Sue Peterson is a student fashion designer at Pima Community College.

Fairy tale Fashion: Pima Community College readies for sixth annual student showcase

Maria Lizarraga, 17, models a dress made of recycled materials by Scarlett Montoya, a Flowing Wells High School student.

Fairy tale Fashion: Pima Community College readies for sixth annual student showcase

Dulce Douglas is a fashion design student at Pima Community College.

Fairy tale Fashion: Pima Community College readies for sixth annual student showcase

Laura Carareo is a fashion design student at Pima Community College.

Fairy tale Fashion: Pima Community College readies for sixth annual student showcase

Michelle Nguyen models a dress made by Sarah Rojas, one of the more than 100 students whose work will be showcased at Pima Community College's sixth annual spring fashion show in the West Campus' Proscenium Theatre.

Fairy tale Fashion: Pima Community College readies for sixth annual student showcase

Sarah Rojas, 21, is a student fashion designer from Pima Community College.

Fairy tale Fashion: Pima Community College readies for sixth annual student showcase

Tania Fugett appears to have stepped out of the pages of a storybook as she models an outfit made by Susan Peterson. Pima Community College's spring fashion show has a fairy-tale theme. More than 100 students will show their fanciful creations.