Centennial Celebration at Santa Rita High
Sat, 11 Feb 2012 09:00:00 -0700
Santa Rita High School's student council has organized a day
long celebration in honor of Arizona's Centennial, and to benefit
school programs that were on the verge of being cut with recent
budget wo
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Feb. 11: Today in Arizona history
Sat, 11 Feb 2012 07:00:00 -0700
1942: Construction of Arizona State School for the Deaf and the
Blind in Tucson is underway.
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MLK's niece to discuss right to life
Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0700
Martin Luther King Jr.'s niece will speak about anti-abortion
issues at a lunch in Tucson next week.
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Deaths
Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0700
The deceased are from Tucson unless otherwise noted. Occupations
are given if available.
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Snow, a famous polar bear, settles in at Reid Park Zoo
Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0700
A polar bear that received media attention after she and her
brother were abandoned by their mother is now living at the Reid
Park Zoo.
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Ben's Bells: Support network founder honored
Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0700
The recipient of this week's Ben's Bell is Shay Beider, founder
of the nonprofit Integrative Touch for Kids.
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Blood donations
Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0700
The American Red Cross will be seeking blood donors at these
times and places in the area next week. To schedule an appointment,
call 1-800-733-2767.
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Your photos can document the centennial
Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0700
Wanted: your photos of a day in the life of Arizona - taken on
the state's 100th birthday Tuesday.
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Pilot downed in Vietnam in '66 is returning home
Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0700
Before Carolyn Poston's younger brother left for Vietnam in
1966, she made one request.
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Giffords book co-author killed in crash
Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0700
DETROIT - Jeffrey Zaslow, the West Bloomfield, Mich.-based
author who wrote best-sellers such as "The Last Lecture," about a
professor dying of pancreatic cancer, and a recent book on U.S.
R
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Lottery
Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0700
Drawings for Friday, Feb. 10
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Mormons fled violence in Mexico to find safety in new state of Arizona
Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0700
Six months after Arizona became a state, Tucsonan Jeanette
Done's mother fled Mexico's revolution in a journey that helped
establish Tucson's first Mormon community.
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Events will boost the mood, but watch for street closures
Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0700
Leading up to the state's centennial birthday Tuesday, several
events are being hosted this weekend in Arizona's honor.
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Reid Park Zoo gets new polar bear
Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:50:00 -0700
A new polar bear is now living at the Reid Park Zoo, although
the public will have to wait before they can see her.
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Navy names new warship after Giffords
Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:02:00 -0700
The Navy is naming a new combat ship in honor of former U.S.
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.
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Saturday event will benefit Humane Society
Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:05:00 -0700
Casas Adobes Plaza will host Paws in the Plaza from noon to 3
p.m. Saturday. The shopping center is at the southwest corner of
West Ina and North Oracle roads.
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Ferris wheel starts spinning in downtown Tucson today
Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:57:00 -0700
The ferris wheel — part of the centennial celebrations downtown
— will start running at noon Friday.
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Street closures in Downtown Tucson
Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:00:00 -0700
Motorists traveling through the following downtown areas can
expect delays, due to closures for the Arizona Centennial
Celebration:
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Feb. 10: Today in Arizona history
Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:00:00 -0700
1967: Buena Vista, Tucson's first new movie theater since 1946,
plans grand opening.
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Deaths
Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0700
The deceased are from Tucson unless otherwise noted. Occupations
are given if available.
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Gem Show opens at TCC
Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0700
THINKING ABOUT GOING?
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Correction
Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0700
• The Tucson Kitchen Musicians Association's fundraising concert
at Boondocks Lounge is from 5 to 9 p.m. Sunday. The day was
incorrect in a story on Page 10 of Thursday's Caliente section.
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List kids' summer programs in Star guide
Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0700
When classes are out for summer vacation, kids can fill their
days with hundreds of active, creative and just plain fun programs
put on in the Tucson area.
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Rio Nuevo wants talks with Tucson kept secret
Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0700
The public nearly got a chance to learn more about the terms
that are on the table in the mediation between the Rio Nuevo board
and the city of Tucson.
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Court halts fees for use of Forest Service land
Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0700
A federal appeals court on Thursday slapped down the U.S. Forest
Service for charging fees for those who park and hike in the
Catalina Mountains.
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