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Rachel Tomlinson, a worker at Hunter’s Kitten Lounge, sits on a couch inside the lounge while Bojjie cuddles on her lap on Jan. 30, 2025. Bojjie is a non-adoptable cat at the lounge due to his special needs requirements.

Hunter’s Kitten Lounge fosters community and finds cats loving homes

Emma LaPointe, Reporter February 26, 2025

Just six months after opening, Hunter’s Kitten Lounge has become a go-to spot for cat lovers, offering a cozy space to relax and adopt. The lounge, located at 5319 E. Speedway Blvd., is an extension...

The Sahuaro girls' basketball team huddles before a game at Sahuaro High School in Tucson, Ariz. Photo courtesy of Steve Botkin.

Here come the Cougars

Jimmy Furcini, Reporter February 24, 2025

Thirty-five consecutive playoff appearances. Twenty-one regional championships. Two state titles. A 2019 Arizona Gatorade Player of the Year. For more than three decades, the Sahuaro High School girls...

1925 Tucson Rodeo Parade. Photo Courtesy of Herb Wagner.

A century in the saddle: Tucson’s rodeo parade turns 100

Jimmy Furcini, Reporter February 5, 2025

As the Tucson Rodeo Parade celebrates its 100th anniversary, the community is coming together to honor a tradition that has endured for generations.  The parade, the largest non-motorized procession...

Joe Gauci of Malta Joe's Baked Goods holds up some freshly baked pastizzi.

Pastizzi Perfection – Tucson has the only pastizzi factory in America

Reese Anderson, Reporter November 4, 2024

Sometimes, good things just land right in front of you.  For Joe Gauci, it was his mother's pastizzi recipe.  “It was Christmas time and I had just finished baking a bunch of Maltese cookies...

Giselle, left, and Lucero Ramirez tabled during the 2024 Indigenous People’s Day event at the University of Arizona on Oct. 14.

Tucson sisters start club for Indigenous and Oaxacan students at UA

Zoe Montaño October 21, 2024

Gisselle Ramirez, a third-year astronomy major at the University of Arizona, has always felt connected to her heritage through Tucson’s small Oaxacan community. That connection inspired her and her...

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