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Arizona Sonoran News

Arizona Sonoran News

Student Newswire of The University of Arizona School of Journalism

Arizona Sonoran News

FOOD

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...

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...

Casa Maria Soup Kitchen on Nov. 23. Casa Maria is a Catholic Worker House that serves food and gives clothing to those in need.

Tucson nonprofits need donations

Gracie Kayko, Reporter December 3, 2024

Casa Maria Soup Kitchen is in need of clothing and food donations to help the unhoused and low-income people they serve on a daily basis. Casa Maria exists entirely on private donations, whether that...

Carnitas Los Reyes opened three years ago and is located at 5050 E. Broadway Blvd.

An authentic flavor experience at Carnitas Los Reyes

Reese Anderson, Reporter November 27, 2024

Sitting in the dusty gravel of an empty parking lot off a bustling Tucson thoroughfare sit a few lone food trucks. The wind carries the smell of Mexican food across the lot from a bright orange truck in...

Eleazar Beltran smiles inside his restaurant, Paco's Mexican Food, on Oct. 15. Beltran said a half-page newspaper article put Paco's on the map.

Paco’s Mexican Food: Simple food and good vibes for almost 30 years

Noor Haghighi, Reporter November 21, 2024

For Eleazar Beltran, owning one Mexican restaurant out of hundreds in Tucson is never about competition.  “You have to focus on your customers: what they need and what they want. Not seeing what...

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