Preservation Group Picks Mission San Xavier for Grant Program
The "incredible significance" of the 221-year-old landmark earned it a place on a list of 13 locations targeted by the funding.
"The War of the Worlds" Returns to the Silver Screen in Tucson
Also on Arizona Spotlight: Celebrating sobriety with members of the Tohono O'odham nation; why a high school senior in Tucson wrote a book that explores his family's Indian heritage; Nostalgia for the kind of foods you just can't get anymore.
UA Tree-Ring Researchers Add to Climate Study
Tracked expansion of the tropics; linked it to Sonoran drought
Master Gardeners Celebrate 35 Years in Pima County
Volunteers have been "planting knowledge" since 1983.
Arizona's US Route 80 Gets Historic Designation
It's the first such designation in more than decade and a half.
A Helping Hand for Nature
Friends of Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge volunteer time and effort.
Listening Beyond the Wall
Also on Arizona Spotlight: "Cleopatra - No Submissive Woman"; bobcats in the backyard; and how Film Tucson is bringing Hollywood back to The Old Pueblo.
A Bright Touch: Harpist Christine Vivona
Also on Arizona Spotlight: Voices of protesters in Nogales; and a conversation with NASA nurse Dee O'Hara on the birth of the space program.
Group Wants Route 66 on List of National Historic Trails
If the national nonprofit is successful, the historic highway would join 19 other designated National Historic Trails.
Historic Tucson African American Social Club Demolished
The Beau Brummel Club hosted black entertainers and athletes for almost eight decades
Navajo Code Talker Samuel Tom Holiday Dies at Age 94
Holiday will be buried on the Navajo Reservation in Kayenta.
Infinite Lifetimes
Renowned Buddhist scholar Robert Thurman, translator of the "Tibetan Book of the Dead", talks about rebirth, space aliens, and lucid dying.
100 Years of Stories: Arizona Centenarians
Also on Arizona Spotlight: Are raises for Arizona teachers guaranteed?; how a little bird provided a clue about Arizona's changing climate; and visit "Saxorcism", an immersive music experience.
Are "Dark Skies" Good for Tucson?
Also on Arizona Spotlight: Democratic candidates for governor talk education funding; Michael F. Blake on "The Cowboy President", and a backstage visit with "The Hunchback of Notre Dame".
US, Mexican Archaeologists Unearth Sonoran Desert’s Past and Present
Researcher says findings could touch on present-day issue of political border crossing Tohono O'odham land.
