2+ day, 16+ hour ago  (446+ words) Raytheon landed a $335 million U. S. Navy missile contract, with 35% of the work taking place in Tucson, renewing scrutiny of the defense contractor's deep ties to the community amid protests over its role in U. S. airstrikes on Iran. Raytheon landed a $335 million U. S. Navy…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago  (884+ words) Tucson makers, artists and food vendors share what it really takes to run a small business through local markets, from pre-dawn setup to weeks of preparation, and what makes a market worth showing up to By the time shoppers wander…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago  (343+ words) Tucson Spotlight and the Arizona Luminaria are hosting a free, nonpartisan meet and greet with state house and senate candidates from Legislative Districts 17 and 20 on June 10 in Tucson. RSVP required. Tucson Spotlight and the Arizona Luminaria are bringing candidates and…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago  (535+ words) The Richard El'as-Mission Library on Tucson's south side has reopened after a two-year renovation, featuring a 5, 000-square-foot expansion with a new children's area, teen space and seed library. A renovated and expanded Pima County library branch on Tucson's south side…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago  (228+ words) Tucson Spotlight's adult summer reading club returns with Pima County Public Library. Get your reading tracker at a local branch starting June 1 and earn prizes all summer. Adults who grew up earning personal pan pizzas for reading books will be…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago  (824+ words) The Sosa-Carillo House, a historic adobe home that survived urban renewal and a case of mistaken identity, has reopened in Tucson as a Mexican American heritage museum after a $2. 3 million renovation. A Tucson home that survived urban renewal, a case…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago  (430+ words) God's Vast Resources celebrated the launch of a new mobile shower unit May 7, giving unhoused Tucson residents access to free showers, funded by a United Health Care community grant. A Tucson nonprofit celebrated the launch of a new mobile shower…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago  (645+ words) Pima County spent more than $1. 25 million on baseball-related renovations at Kino Stadium in 2025, including a new scoreboard, playing surface and sound system. Tucson was set to host its first professional baseball regular season at Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium, but the…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (259+ words) Tucson Spotlight's first Information Ecosystem Assessment documents what 560+ Pima County residents need from local journalism and what's standing in the way. Tucson Spotlight released its first Information Ecosystem Assessment today, the result of seven months of community listening that took…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (500+ words) The Tucson City Council reviewed regional homelessness data showing a 4% decrease in Pima County alongside a loss of 200 shelter beds, and heard updates on the city's heat response efforts. Homelessness in Pima County dropped 4% this year, the first decrease since…...