South Tucson News

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On May 10, Weekly World Central ran a great column by our Randy Serraglio on Mexican poet Javier Sicilia's visit to Tucson and his battle against the U.S. war on drugs that has left more than 50,000 Mexican citizens missing or dead, including Sicilia's own son, Juan Francisco.

Amy Glor is a UA grad with a bachelor's in journalism and more than a little sun damage.

I don't often write mash notes for local bands or musicians on the Range. My editor probably thinks that's a good thing.

Reporter: Claire Doan TUCSON Given the events of the past few weeks, anything out of the ordinary can quickly turn into a startling discovery.

Today the county is discussing the lease on a building in South Tucson with UA to create a community kitchen garden in South Tucson.

Carolyn Sugiyama Classen was a 2008 Tucson Citizen My Tucson columnist. She was born and raised in a sugar plantation community on Hawai'i Island, then belonged to a Jesuit "koinonia" at the Paulist Center in Boston.

Reporter: Claire Doan TUCSON The U.S. Postal Service announced that it will abandon its plan to close thousands of post offices nationwide and instead operate shorter hours at rural locations.

The Southern Arizona Green Chamber of Commerce, El Mercado San Agustin, Brasserie San Agustin and the purveyors of the Mercado invite all Tucsonans to the SAGCC's A May Green Mixer , tomorrow night, Thursday, May 10th from 5:30p - 7:30p. Mingle with others who have an interest in caring for the Earth, in sustainable ways of living and join with ... (more)

The song, Bring Isa Home, was created by the Flight Team to raise awareness for the 6-year-old that was last seen Friday, April 20.

About 500 protestors marched up 6th Ave. from South Tucson to Armory Park in downtown.