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Arizona Sonoran News

Arizona Sonoran News

Student Newswire of The University of Arizona School of Journalism

Arizona Sonoran News

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Guests at the grand opening of the Louis Market Center for Cultural Organizing participate in celebration offerings with the installation of Rasgos Asiáticos on April 18, 2026. (Courtesy of Obsidian Media/Damian Becerra and the Southwest Folklife Alliance)

Louis Market: A community-owned space

Summer Williams, Reporter May 7, 2026

The Southwest Folklife Alliance, in partnership with the grassroots organization Regeneración, has opened the newly renovated Louis Market – formerly a local Chinese grocery store – as a Center for...

One of the basins excavated during 2012 construction of the Arroyo Chico Park Avenue Basins project, in Tucson, Ariz. taken on April 28, 2026. Arroyo Chico is an urban tributary of the Santa Cruz River, and the project both alleviated flood risks and restored the area with native vegetation and wildlife amenities. (Photo by Rory Cunnington)

Reshaping the Santa Cruz

Rory Cunnington, Reporter May 6, 2026

The Santa Cruz River is a sprawling watershed stretching through southern Arizona from Marana to northern Mexico. And it’s being reshaped by invasive plants. “We have invasive species that are throughout...

Guitarist Rich Hopkins, second from left, and frontman David Slutes, second from right, were the leading force behind the Sidewinders’ national attention in the 1980s and ’90s. (Courtesy of David Slutes)

One last night at La Rosa. Maybe.

Spencer Kyte, Reporter May 5, 2026

The sounds of banging rock ‘n’ roll and familiar voices will fill the walls of La Rosa on Friday, May 22, as four legendary Tucson acts take the stage at The First Annual Last Reunion Ever. The...

A rack of triangle-shaped cookies displaying the colors of the Mexican flag showcases the creativity of the bakers at La Estrella Bakery on Apr. 21, 2026.

Forty years of tasty treats

Patrick Coen, Reporter April 30, 2026

The smell of sugar, the sight of pastries in wood and glass display cases and the line of customers out the door tells you that you’ve arrived at one of Tucson’s most famous bakeries, La Estrella. Since...

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