Student Newswire of The University of Arizona School of Journalism

Arizona Sonoran News

Arizona Sonoran News

Student Newswire of The University of Arizona School of Journalism

Arizona Sonoran News

Ski lift area at Arizona Snowbowl just outside of Flagstaff. (Photo courtesy of Frederick Dennstedt)

Ski resorts hoping to avoid last year’s slippery slope

Chris Real November 20, 2014

When Arizona comes to the minds of people, it’s usually the Red Rocks of Sedona, the Sonoran Desert in southern Arizona and the metropolitan Phoenix. There’s also the blistering summer heat that can...

A backdrop of Old Tucson Studios where more than 500 productions were filmed. (Photo courtesy of www.hiptravelreview.com

Arizona film commissions lack state support despite rich history

Chris Real November 6, 2014

In Arizona, city film commissions are on their own when it comes to bringing in major films as the state lacks marketing and incentives to bring in large film productions. “Arizona does not have incentives...

Jennifer Juan sits at her fry bread stand in front of the San Xavier del Bac Mission south of Tucson, Ariz.

More than just dough with fry bread

Chris Real October 23, 2014

On the outside, fry bread is merely what its title says it is. A golden-brown fried piece of dough the size of a Styrofoam plate that can be sweetened with honey and powdered sugar or treated like a taco...

A basketball hoop carries more impact on reservations. Photo by: Chris Real/ASNS

Basketball comes to the reservation

Chris Real September 24, 2014

Basketball has become a thriving sport on Native American reservations spawning a national tournament and two of the largest high school gyms in the U.S. “Rez ball” as it is called on the reservations,...

Load More Stories