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The 1916 Masonic temple’s historic meeting rooms are transformed into state-of-the-art screening rooms for Film Festival Tucson.

Film Fest Tucson presents a weekend of cinematic treasures.

Also on Arizona Spotlight: Legendary auteur John Waters brings his show "End of the World" to the Fox Theatre.
In addition to housing the classes, the Sonoran Stitch Factory also contracts work with businesses in the area.

City-funded sewing class gearing up for second year

Program leaders say there's high demand locally for workers who can sew

Court documents reveal suspect in UA shooting was banned from university

46-year-old Murad Dervish had been expelled and barred from the University of Arizona in February 2022.

The Buzz: A look at election integrity as Nov. 8 draws near

Why do claims that the last election was persist and what's being done to counter them?

Charges filed after killing of UA professor

Former UA student Murad Dervish has been charged with first degree murder and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
More than one-third of households in Tucson are considered housing cost burdened.

Tucson to reopen lottery for public housing and Section 8 vouchers

The lottery was last open in 2017.
Vikki, from "The Crone Body".

Praising the earned beauty of "The Crone Body".

Also on Arizona Spotlight: Author Susan Miner on building the foundation for inner peace; and the history behind Ormsby Park in Tucson's Barrio Santa Cruz.
A housing subdivision under construction in Tucson off Silverbell Road. December 2020.

Tucson has high rate of low-income, cost-burdened renters and homeowners

That's despite the city having a high rate of housing affordability.
Police officers in downtown Tucson on June 24, 2022.

Tucson receives $2 million grant to reduce gun violence

Funding comes from a $100 million investment from the U.S. Department of Justice to help communities across the country combat gun violence.
The Central Tucson Groundwater Treatment System, located near Davis Monthan Air Force Base, removes PFAS contaminates from the aquifer below the area.

The Buzz: Dealing with Arizona's PFAS problem

Why are the chemical class also known as forever chemicals so dangerous, and what's being done to fix the problem?
A globe is visible in the foreground as a child runs past at Casa Alitas in Tucson. The nonprofit offers shelter, medical aid and helps arrange travel for migrants admitted into the United States.

Local migrant shelter reaching capacity after influx of migrants in Tucson

Last year, Casa Alitas received 100 to 175 people a day. Now, they receive 400 to 450 people a day.
More than one-third of households in Tucson are considered housing cost burdened.

Tucson landlords can no longer discriminate based on source of income

The mayor and city council passed the measure earlier this week
Mariachi Aztlán de Pueblo High School performing.

Mariachi builds bridges between generations.

Also on Arizona Spotlight; The history of Rukin Jelks and the Rillito Park Racetrack; memories of being a Tucson teen in the 1970s; and a teenager in Hermosillo who is an emerging film composer.
The city is reducing curbside recycling pickup in an effort to save money and adapt to global shifts in the industry.

Tucson eyes hikes in Water, trash, other costs

City parks and parking lots would also get more expensive.
Google Street View image of a Planned Parenthood location in Phoenix.

Planned Parenthood Arizona files immediate stay of anti-abortion ruling

The immediate stay would allow for services to continue until legal proceedings play out.
Protests begin outside of the Pima County Superior Court following the reinstatement of an abortion ban on Friday, Sep. 23, 2022.

Protests begin after abortion ban is reinstated

Friday evening, protesters took to the Pima County Superior Court following its decision to reinstate a century old abortion ban.

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