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Meet 2025 Sand Devil Transfers: Tori Clement, Olivia McElroy & Kaydon Meyers
Sun Devil Beach Volleyball is adding three transfers to the 2025 roster: Tori Clement from Stetson, Olivia McElroy from the University of Arizona, and Kaydon Meyers from Pepperdine. Tori Clement had a 20-12 record playing on the top court for Stetson in 2024. Olivia McElroy, as a defender, went 18-15...
XMAS in July at Si Charro! Restaurants
Gift cards in $100 increments can be purchased at any Si Charro! location or may be pre-ordered now until July 22 at http://www.sicharro.com/xmasinjuly. All pre-orders will be mailed to purchasers by the end of July (depending on the destination please allow 5-8 business days to arrive). In-store sales will be available only on July 24th and 25th.
Three Arizona pitchers taken in first 10 rounds of MLB Draft indicate Wildcats’ strength on mound
Three Arizona Baseball standout pitchers were selected Monday in the first 10 rounds of the 2024 Major League Baseball Draft — southpaw Jackson Kent and right-handers Clark Candiotti and Anthony “Tonko” Susac — indicating the strength of the Wildcats’ pitching staff this season that contributed to Pac-12 regular-season and tournament championships.
Federal funding is coming to water infrastructure projects in Tucson area
More federal money for PFAS cleanup and other community projects is on its way to the Tucson area. Congressman Juan Ciscomani says his office has provisionally secured $34 million dollars in federal funding in the coming fiscal year that will go toward various infrastructure projects in his district — which includes parts of the Tucson area and stretches of the U.S.-Mexico border.
2024 MLB Draft: Arizona’s Cam Walty picked by Guardians, Reds select Wildcats’ top prep signee
How good was Arizona’s pitching in 2024? Its entire weekend rotation and backend reliever ended up getting picked in the MLB Draft. But so did the Wildcats’ top incoming pitching prospect. Senior right-hander Cam Walty was drafted by the Cleveland Guardians in the 20th round on Tuesday, the...
Tucson's Marro Technologies Innovates to Slash Software Costs for Businesses
Amidst the digital transformation, a Tucson-based startup is making significant strides toward optimizing software expenses for businesses. Marro Technologies, a venture that participated in Pima County Economic Development's Crucible at FORGE program, is offering a platform that meticulously monitors software usage across medium to enterprise-level companies. This solution effectively identifies overlooked savings by cutting down on unnecessary software licenses, as reported by the Pima County Newsroom.
Air conditioning improvements begin at TUSD schools
A construction worker directs an HVAC unit on the roof of Blenman Elementary School in Tucson, Ariz., on Friday, July 12, 2024. Trucks rolled into Blenman Elementary school before sunrise last Friday, carrying the first of 34 HVAC units supplied to TUSD schools through a $480 million bond that voters passed last fall.
New University of Arizona center to help lead national Indigenous language revitalization efforts
PHOENIX — A new center at the University of Arizona is one of only four designated by the U.S. Department of Education to lead a collective effort to empower tribal communities across the country to revitalize and maintain their languages. A five-year grant for $1.7 million from the Department...
Tucson family loses home in Sunday’s storm, working to recover
TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) - Many across southern Arizona continue to deal with the aftermath of Sunday’s storm, including one family on Tucson’s northside. “You can replace things, you can’t replace people,” said Alex Lewis, a resident at Vista Del Norte. A bedroom that is barely...
Top 5 scoring leaders in Arizona Basketball history
Arizona has a long and storied history of success dating back to the early 1900s when Pop McKale led the team. Since then, an astronomical number of talented players have found themselves on the hardwood playing for Arizona Basketball. Arizona's 1,000-point club is 55 members strong, but we only need...
Research shows protein isoform inhibitors may hold the key to making opioids safer
Researchers at the University of Arizona Health Sciences identified a new way to make opioids safer, increasing the pain-relieving properties of opioids while decreasing unwanted side effects through the spinal inhibition of a Heat shock protein 90 isoform. Opioids are the gold standard of chronic pain treatment, but they come...
Arizona mountain lion released back into the wild
A new video shows an Arizona mountain lion being released back into the wild. Wildlife officers captured the big cat on July 12 after it wandered onto the campus of the Tucson Medical Center. They tranquilized the mountain lion and put a GPS radio collar around its neck. It was released back into the wild on July 13 away from the Tucson area.
Wildcat Wrap: Arizona soccer and women’s golf add assistant coaches
Arizona soccer and women’s golf are heading into a season full of changes. Not only will the Wildcats be playing their first season in the Big 12, but they will be doing it with new coaches. Soccer added two new assistant coaches on Monday while new women’s golf head coach Giovana Maymon made her first hire.
Our new T-shirt celebrates monsoon and it's now available for preorder ☔️
On the first official day of monsoon last month, #ThisIsTucson hosted a Monsoon Mini Market and debuted a brand-new T-shirt. If you couldn't make it to the market or if we were out of your size when you got there, now's your chance to order the monsoon-y tee designed and printed by the very talented Tucson artist Planet Gabu.
Hanley Negotiates $4 Million Sale of Single-Tenant Property in Tucson, Arizona
Tucson, Ariz. — Hanley Investment Real Estate Advisors has negotiated the $4 million sale of a single-tenant property located in Tucson. First Watch occupies the property, which totals 4,164 square feet, on a triple-net-lease basis. Bill Asher, Jeff Lefko and Lee Csenar of Hanley represented the seller and developer in the transaction. Cory Krupinsky of Brisky Net Lease, in association with Brian Brockman of Bang Realty, represented the buyer, a private investor.
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