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Student Newswire of The University of Arizona School of Journalism

Arizona Sonoran News

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Retired iMacs and monitors await new owners at the Arizona Surplus Store.

Arizona Surplus Store gives new life to items left behind

Aidan Alperstein, Reporter December 10, 2024

When students move out of the dorms each semester, what they leave behind ends up on the shelves of Arizona Surplus Store.  The store also is where you’ll find everything from old printers to bookshelves...

Susan Barnett (left) and Caitlin Schmidt (right) are the two founders of the recently launched Tucson Spotlight bilingual news outlet.

Women-led news outlet breaks the mold of local journalism 

Flo Tomasi, Reporter December 9, 2024

At the Women’s Plaza of Honor of the U of A, 10 women are standing together for the first official photo of their media outlet team. They gathered around its two founders.  Caitlin Schmidt and Susan...

Pablo Orduño has been a tattoo apprentice for eight months. (Courtesy of Flashpoint Photography)

Tucson’s non-profit tattoo shop trains next gen artists

Amanda Mourelatos, Reporter December 8, 2024

At Spark Project Collective, you can get a professional tattoo of your favorite pet starting at $50, and you can write off half of the fee on your taxes. Unlike other tattoo parlors in Tucson and, frankly,...

Memory Number One is a best selling candle at Cicada that smells like monsoon season in Tucson. Photo courtesy of Stacey McClure.

Tucson candle shop brings desert aromas to your home this holiday season

Annabel Lecky, Reporter December 4, 2024

Stacey McClure never imagined she’d have a career in candles. What began as a hobby to fill the long, uncertain days of the pandemic has blossomed into Cicada Candles, a cozy shop in Oro Valley and a...

Visitors observing an artist’s booth at the winter street fair. Courtesy Fourth Avenue Merchants Association via Casey Anderson.

There’s more to 4th Ave. than the street fair

Isabelle Freguia, Reporter December 4, 2024

Tucson’s much-anticipated Fourth Avenue Winter Street Fair returns Dec. 13-15, transforming the historic retail and entertainment district into a bustling celebration of art, food and community. But...

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