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Arizona Sonoran News

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Dance majors in an advanced ballet class at the School of Dance in Tucson, Ariz. on Nov. 22, 2024. Students take several technique classes during the school week.

From Los Angeles to New York City: Careers of UA School of Dance alumni

Gwendolyn Buettner, Reporter January 6, 2025

TUCSON, ARIZ.--The hustle and bustle of Broadway street looks different now for Alejandro MullerDahlberg as he steps into New York City’s famous entertainment district as a performer. As a dancer in...

Rillito Park Heirloom Farmers Market was bustling on Nov. 24, 2024.

Farmers markets fuel Tucson’s local economy and community

Lizzy Sorensen, Reporter December 29, 2024

Under the warm Tucson sun, the Rillito Park Heirloom Farmers Market comes alive with vibrant colors and rich scents. Rows of canopies shelter piles of rich tomatoes and jars of thick honey arranged by...

A thriving native edible rain garden at the entrance of Watershed Management Groups Living Lab Learning Center on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024. During WMG’s Native Edible Tree project event, participants were taken around the site to learn about rain gardens.

Native edible plants and their benefits

Gracie Kayko, Reporter December 11, 2024

In the northern region of the Sonoran Desert, surrounded by five mountain ranges and 350 days of sunshine, lies Tucson where native edible plants grow.  The saguaro, barrel and nopal cacti are staples...

Sofia Chavez picks out grapes at the Trader Joes off Campbell on Sunday, Dec. 8.

Shake up your New Year with these traditions from around the world

Makenzie Dilworth, Reporter December 11, 2024

New Year’s Eve in America is all about fireworks, fancy parties and that stroke-of-midnight kiss. We’re glued to the TV watching the ball drop in Times Square and when it's zero, we pop the cork...

TFD Wildland Team working with equipment to battle a wildfire in 2024. (Courtesy of Tucson Fire Department Wildland Team)

When rain becomes fuel: How last summer’s monsoons could ignite this year’s wildfires

Emily Tibbetts, Reporter December 11, 2024

Tucson faces a growing wildfire threat in the new year, fueled by last summer’s heavy monsoons.  While last summer’s rain brought relief to the desert, it also started the growth of grasses and...

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