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Tucson Inn's iconic neon sign lights up after restoration work

Title: Tucson Inn's iconic neon sign lights up after restoration work
Date posted: 1 year ago
Description: A block party was held Dec. 12 to celebrate the lighting of the Tucson Inn sign near Pima Community College's downtown campus. The sign's restoration started as part of the Tucson Historic Preservation Foundation's Neon Sign Project. Wednesday's event, hosted by the PCC Governing Board, featured a preview of the lit sign, which is set to be full operational in early 2023. Video by Pascal Albright / Arizona Daily Star.

52nd Fourth Avenue Winter Street Fair

Title: 52nd Fourth Avenue Winter Street Fair
Date posted: 1 year ago
Description: The annual event is back on Fourth Avenue this weekend, with local artists, vendors, music and plenty of food options. Vendors are open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. Parking info, event maps and a line-up of performances can be found at fourthavenue.org. Video by Pascal Albright / Arizona Daily Star 2022.

One of the musical/lights displays from ZooLights at Reid Park Zoo

Title: One of the musical/lights displays from ZooLights at Reid Park Zoo
Date posted: 1 year ago
Description: One of the displays in the Expedition Tanzania is continuously synched to seasonal tunes for Reid Park Zoo's ZooLights. Video Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star

10+ new murals brought to Tucson this fall and winter

Title: 10+ new murals brought to Tucson this fall and winter
Date posted: 1 year ago
Description: Dozens of new murals by local artists have been unveiled since the start of 2022. Here are some you may have noticed recently:

Roadrunners goalie Ivan Prosvetov works with junior hockey players during a practice session at the

Title: Roadrunners goalie Ivan Prosvetov works with junior hockey players during a practice session at the
Date posted: 1 year ago
Description: Roadrunners goalie Ivan Prosvetov works with junior hockey players during a practice session at the Tucson Convention Center. Video Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star

Tucsonan Amy Jean Knorr celebrates 106th Birthday

Title: Tucsonan Amy Jean Knorr celebrates 106th Birthday
Date posted: 1 year ago
Description: Amy Jean Knorr celebrated her 106th birthday on Nov. 28, 2022. She was born in 1916 in Michigan, in a house without electricity, according to her family. She graduated high school in 1934 and earned a $90 scholarship to Michigan State, which paid for two semesters. She would earn her PhD in home economics from Michigan State. After marrying her husband Phillip, who passed in 2012, they moved to Tucson to work for the University of Arizona as professors. Her teaching took her to Brazil and Nigeria and she worked heavily with student teachers. She would later sponsor scholarships for students. Knorr continues to bring lively energy to every room, according to her family. She reads daily, enjoys socializing with friends and eating ice cream. She said she will live every day the best she can until she reaches 107. Video by Pascal Albright / Arizona Daily Star

Tucson Mall hosts local vendors for Black Friday Weekend Sale

Title: Tucson Mall hosts local vendors for Black Friday Weekend Sale
Date posted: 1 year ago
Description: Tucson Mall is playing host to local vendors for a Black Friday Weekend Sale on Nov. 25. The three-day event will feature over a dozen local vendors. They can be found inside the mall in front of Harley's Toys and Comics. Video by Pascal Albright / Arizona Daily Star

Consul of Mexico in Tucson on what’s being done to help migrants in distress

Title: Consul of Mexico in Tucson on what’s being done to help migrants in distress
Date posted: 1 year ago
Description: Rafael Barceló Durazo, consul of Mexico in Tucson, talks about how the consulate can help families who are looking for a missing loved one and what people who are crossing the border and in distress should do to get help. Video by Danyelle Khmara

Glen Canyon Dam's dedication ceremony in 1966

Title: Glen Canyon Dam's dedication ceremony in 1966
Date posted: 1 year ago
Description: After more than a decade of construction, Glen Canyon Dam was officially dedicated by First Lady Ladybird Johnson on Sept. 22, 1966.

Tucson Holiday Ice returns to spread holiday cheer

Title: Tucson Holiday Ice returns to spread holiday cheer
Date posted: 1 year ago
Description: Tucson Holiday Ice has returned to the Tucson Convention center and will run until Jan. 8, 2023. The Ice-Skating Rink has tickets and times available online. Video by Pascal Albright / Arizona Daily Star.

Border officials Migrants warn migrants about perilous border crossings

Title: Border officials Migrants warn migrants about perilous border crossings
Date posted: 1 year ago
Description: As deaths of migrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border reach an all time high, border officials send a message on how to get help.

Scenes from El Tour de Tucson's 39th year

Title: Scenes from El Tour de Tucson's 39th year
Date posted: 1 year ago
Description: The 39th Banner-University Medicine El Tour de Tucson kicked off Saturday morning with cyclists from across the U.S. and several other countries. Between 7,500 and 8,000 total riders were expected to participate in the event this year. Video by Rick Wiley, Mamta Popat, Kelly Presnell and Andrea Morabito.

39th Annual El Tour de Tucson

Title: 39th Annual El Tour de Tucson
Date posted: 1 year ago
Description: Tucson welcomed bicyclists from all 50 states and 10 countries to race in the 39th annual El Tour de Tucson on Nov. 19. The event was hosted by Banner University Medicine and the race is the region’s largest cycling event with more than 7,600 participants. Video by Pascal Albright /Arizona Daily Star

Downtown Tucson got a rare visit from a wild coatimundi.

Title: Downtown Tucson got a rare visit from a wild coatimundi.
Date posted: 1 year ago
Description: Watch Now: A coati caught at a historic mansion downtown is released back into the desert outside Tucson.

Chemistry building remodeling at the University of Arizona.

Title: Chemistry building remodeling at the University of Arizona.
Date posted: 1 year ago
Description: The University of Arizona is in the last stages of remodeling the school's chemistry building. The new construction is expected be completed by the time students return for the spring semester. Video Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star

The Lavender Manor opens on Fourth Avenue

Title: The Lavender Manor opens on Fourth Avenue
Date posted: 1 year ago
Description: The new shop held a grand opening Nov. 12 at 347 E. Fourth St., on the northern end of Tucson's Fourth Avenue. The Lavender Manor is open Wednesday through Sunday and sells homemade products and lavender from owner Carolyn Blair's family farm, Life Under the Oaks, in Oracle. Video by Andrea Morabito for the Arizona Daily Star.

TPD Chief Kasmar announces strategic partnership with the DOJ Part 3

Title: TPD Chief Kasmar announces strategic partnership with the DOJ Part 3
Date posted: 1 year ago
Description: Tucson Police Department Chief Chad Kasmar along with the U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona, Gary M. Restaino, announced to Tucson that it will be the latest city to be selected for the U.S. Department of Justice National Public Safety Partnership (PSP) program. Restaino talks about who is involved and what this means for Tucson. Video by Pascal Albright / Arizona Daily Star

TPD Chief Kasmar announces strategic partnership with the DOJ Part 1

Title: TPD Chief Kasmar announces strategic partnership with the DOJ Part 1
Date posted: 1 year ago
Description: Tucson Police Department Chief Chad Kasmar along with the U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona, Gary M. Restaino,
announced to Tucson that it will be the latest city to be selected for the U.S. Department of Justice National Public Safety
Partnership (PSP) program. Restaino talks about who is involved and what this means for Tucson. Video by Pascal Albright / Arizona Daily Star

TPD Chief Kasmar announces strategic partnership with the DOJ Part 2

Title: TPD Chief Kasmar announces strategic partnership with the DOJ Part 2
Date posted: 1 year ago
Description: Tucson Police Department Chief Chad Kasmar along with the U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona, Gary M. Restaino, announced to Tucson that it will be the latest city to be selected for the U.S. Department of Justice National Public Safety Partnership (PSP) program. Restaino talks about who is involved and what this means for Tucson. Video by Pascal Albright / Arizona Daily Star

Title: Over The Top
Date posted: 1 year ago
Description: Fifty-four brave souls took the 17-story drop, rappelling off of the roof of 5151 E. Broadway to raise funds for the Girl Scouts of Southern Arizona during their seventh Over The Top. Video by Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star

Counting Southern Arizona's bighorn sheep from the sky

Title: Counting Southern Arizona's bighorn sheep from the sky
Date posted: 1 year ago
Description: Watch Now: Aerial surveys show bighorn sheep numbers increasing in Southern Arizona

Veterans Day Parade returns to Tucson

Title: Veterans Day Parade returns to Tucson
Date posted: 1 year ago
Description: Watch now: After a two-year hiatus, Tucson's Veterans Day Parade made its downtown return Friday, Nov. 11. The parade route started at North Granada Avenue and West Alameda Street, then ran south to West Cushing Street before looping back around. Video by Jesse Tellez / Arizona Daily Star.

Tucson lines up to vote

Title: Tucson lines up to vote
Date posted: 1 year ago
Description: Pima County voters can vote in person at one of 129 vote centers from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday.

Tucson's annual All Souls Procession back for 33rd year

Title: Tucson's annual All Souls Procession back for 33rd year
Date posted: 1 year ago
Description: Watch now: The All Souls Procession, organized by Many Mouths One Stomach, ended its 33rd year with crowds winding through Tucson's west side to the annual burning of the decorative urn at the MSA Annex. Video by Pascal Albright / Arizona Daily Star.

Looking back at the last 10 years of Tucson's All Souls Procession

Title: Looking back at the last 10 years of Tucson's All Souls Procession
Date posted: 1 year ago
Description: The All Souls Procession returns for its 33rd year Nov. 6, with the two-mile route winding through Tucson's Barrio Hollywood and Menlo Park neighborhoods.

Watch Now: Cody's Friends provides food, leashes and blankets to Tucson pets

Title: Watch Now: Cody's Friends provides food, leashes and blankets to Tucson pets
Date posted: 1 year ago
Description: Cody's Friends Charity provides food and provisions to dogs and those in need. The charity has 48 drop off boxes around Southern Arizona and they are always in need of dry dog food according to volunteer Amber Allen. The non-profit is also looking for leashes, blankets and other donations year-round. For more information visit CodysFriends.org. Video by Pascal Albright / Arizona Daily Star

Watch: The Star honors former employees on Dia de Muertos

Title: Watch: The Star honors former employees on Dia de Muertos
Date posted: 1 year ago
Description: Every year for Dia de Muertos, the Day of the Dead, an altar in the Arizona Daily Star's newsroom pays tribute to those with ties to the publication and the Tucson Citizen who have died. This year, more than 70 photos dating back to 1927 are displayed.

Watch now: Bicyclists take to streets for Cyclovia Tucson

Title: Watch now: Bicyclists take to streets for Cyclovia Tucson
Date posted: 1 year ago
Description: Cyclovia Tucson returned with a new 5-mile route on Sunday Oct 30. The event encourages Tucsonans to take to the streets and enjoy outdoor recreational activities. Living Streets Alliance hosts Cyclovia twice a year and has several event hubs where Tucsonans can enjoy local food trucks, and other outdoor activities. Video by Pascal Albright / Arizona Daily Star

Watch now: Tucson creates new mural; brightens street

Title: Watch now: Tucson creates new mural; brightens street
Date posted: 2 years ago
Description: Volunteers painted street murals on Sat. Oct. 22 during an event hosted by the city of Tucson Department of Transportation and Mobility and Living Streets Alliance. The murals were designed by Tucson artist Yu Yu Shiratori. DTM also installed two new crosswalks and a mid-block crosswalk with ADA ramps to enhance safety. The murals are located on South Sixth Avenue next to Armory Park. Video by Pascal Albright/Arizona Daily Star

Watch now: Mini Time Machine Museum of Miniatures embraces Halloween

Title: Watch now: Mini Time Machine Museum of Miniatures embraces Halloween
Date posted: 2 years ago
Description: The Mini Time Machine Museum of Miniatures is ready for Halloween with its spooky themed exhibits. From the Addams Family to Jean LeRoy’s Buzzard Creek Ghost Town, there is lots to see. The museum is open Tuesday through Sunday from 9-4, and admission prices and other information can be found at theminitimemachine.org. Video by Pascal Albright / Arizona Daily Star

Watch Now: Trail cameras catch mountain lions at Tucson home.

Title: Watch Now: Trail cameras catch mountain lions at Tucson home.
Date posted: 2 years ago
Description: Four mountain lions have been recorded so far this year at a house in the Tucson Mountains.

Watch now: University of Arizona host candle light vigil for Prof. Thomas Meixner

Title: Watch now: University of Arizona host candle light vigil for Prof. Thomas Meixner
Date posted: 2 years ago
Description: After the loss of University of Arizona professor Thomas Meixner, friends, family and the community gathered by Old Main to participate in a candlelight vigil. The ceremony included words from UA president Robert Robbins, members of the church and Meixner's brother-in-law. Pascal Albright/ Arizona Daily Star

Watch now: Tucson Meet Yourself 2022 weekend preview

Title: Watch now: Tucson Meet Yourself 2022 weekend preview
Date posted: 2 years ago
Description: Downtown Tucson is playing host to the annual Tucson Meet Yourself festival. Held Oct. 7-9,, the event brings in large crowds with its vendors. There are food vendors, local artists, musicians and more featured at this event. Pascal Albright /Arizona Daily Star

Watch Now: Bobcat Sadie and a friend drink from a backyard fountain.

Title: Watch Now: Bobcat Sadie and a friend drink from a backyard fountain.
Date posted: 2 years ago
Description: A bobcat, named Sadie by researchers, drinks from a backyard fountain in Tucson in July, about two months before she was shot dead.

Watch now: UAPD addresses fatal shooting on campus

Title: Watch now: UAPD addresses fatal shooting on campus
Date posted: 2 years ago
Description: Chief Paula Balafas of the University of Arizona Police Department shared information on the shooting death of a male professor on Oct. 5. The suspect, 46-year-old Murad Dervish, was arrested by the Department of Public Safety near Gila Bend three hours after the shooting. Video by Jesse Tellez / Arizona Daily Star.

Watch now: Police respond to shooting on U of A campus

Title: Watch now: Police respond to shooting on U of A campus
Date posted: 2 years ago
Description: The University of Arizona campus was locked down Wednesday afternoon following a shooting inside the John W. Harshbarger Building, near East Second Street and North Mountain Avenue. Video by Rebecca Sasnett and Pascal Albright / Arizona Daily Star.

Watch now: Rattlesnake safety dog training

Title: Watch now: Rattlesnake safety dog training
Date posted: 2 years ago
Description: Central Pet Tucson has rattlesnake safety training available for dogs. These trainings expose dogs to the snakes with a professional handler, teaching avoidance to the dogs and owners. The trainings fill up fast and more information can be found through central pet Tucson. Pascal Albright / Arizona Daily Star

Watch now: Tucson Old Timers bond over baseball

Title: Watch now: Tucson Old Timers bond over baseball
Date posted: 2 years ago
Description: Formed by players all over the age of 60, the Tucson Old Timers are keeping their love of baseball alive year-round on the mound. The TOTs meet three days a week at Udall Park and compete against other local clubs. Video by Andrea Morabito for the Arizona Daily Star.

Watch now: Long lost painting returns home, to be rehung after 30 plus years

Title: Watch now: Long lost painting returns home, to be rehung after 30 plus years
Date posted: 2 years ago
Description: The famous "Woman Ochre" DeKoonig painting returns home to the University of Arizona Museum of Art after long lost mystery was solved. The painting was found in 2017 and has spent the last few years prepping to be returned home and hung to be seen by the Tucson community. The painting will be exhibited amoung other works in a new exhibit. Pascal Albright & Rebecca Sansett / Arizona Daily Star

Watch now: Groundworks Tucson brings the stage to teen musicians

Title: Watch now: Groundworks Tucson brings the stage to teen musicians
Date posted: 2 years ago
Description: Groundworks Tucson is a nonprofit that brings a stage and venue to local teen musicians. This safe space was created to give teen musicians a space to practice, perform and learn from one another and other local musicians. Logan Greene is one of the founders of this nonprofit and talks about the importance of the space to the community. For more information visit groundworkstucson.com. Pascal Albright / Arizona Daily Star

Watch now: Sabrina Plattner discusses importance of health education

Title: Watch now: Sabrina Plattner discusses importance of health education
Date posted: 2 years ago
Description: As a health educator, Sabrina Plattner teaches courses on childhood obesity prevention to university students majoring in nutrition and public health for the University of Arizona Department of Health Promotion Sciences. She has worked with kindergarten students up to 12th-graders teaching the importance of nutrition and physical activity for health wellness.

Plattner is also the co-chair of Activate Tucson, a community coalition that since 2004 has worked with the College of Public Health promoting healthy lifestyles, physical activity during recess in public schools, and community gardens. Video courtesy Sabrina Plattner.

Childhood and adolescent obesity

Title: Childhood and adolescent obesity
Date posted: 2 years ago
Description: Dr. Nicole Person-Rennell, medical director of the University of Arizona Mobile Health Program, is seeing an increase in childhood and adolescent obesity.

Reader Chat: Jennifer Anderson and Edward Buster, running for Vail Governing Board chat with the

Title: Reader Chat: Jennifer Anderson and Edward Buster, running for Vail Governing Board chat with the
Date posted: 2 years ago
Description: Watch now: Jennifer Anderson and Edward Buster, running for the Vail Governing Board chat with the Arizona Daily Star about a variety of issues.

Watch Now: Border Wildlife Study

Title: Watch Now: Border Wildlife Study
Date posted: 2 years ago
Description: Sky Island Alliance and Wildlands Network put cameras in the San Bernardino National Wildlife Refuge to document animals crossing the border through the floodgates in the border wall

Watch now: New exhibit highlights cultural practices at end of life

Title: Watch now: New exhibit highlights cultural practices at end of life
Date posted: 2 years ago
Description: The Arizona State Museum on the University of Arizona campus has a new exhibit that highlights cultural end of life practices. Executive Director of the Southwest Folkslife Alliance and exhibit curator Leia Maahs talks about the importance to the community while Lisa Falk, head of community engagement, explains the work involved in putting the exhibit together. John Amoroso, Executive Director of the David and Lura Lovell Foundation, talks about the importance of the interactive concepts in the exhibit. The exhibit will be up until Februrary 2023 and the museum plans an interactive day in November where the community can learn more about cultural end of life practices. Pascal Albright / Arizona Daily Star

Watch now: Tucson's award-winning 'Loop' remains a top outdoor attraction

Title: Watch now: Tucson's award-winning 'Loop' remains a top outdoor attraction
Date posted: 2 years ago
Description: Tucson Landmarks: With origins dating back to 1978, the Chuck Huckelberry Loop provides miles of paved walkways, art, views of plants and wildlife and a way to get around town. Video by Andrea Morabito for the Arizona Daily Star.

Amy Bhola, Amy Krauss and Gina Mehmert, running for CFSD Governing Board chat with the Arizona Daily

Title: Amy Bhola, Amy Krauss and Gina Mehmert, running for CFSD Governing Board chat with the Arizona Daily
Date posted: 2 years ago
Description: Watch now: Amy Bhola, Amy Krauss and Gina Mehmert, running for CFSD Governing Board chat with the Arizona Daily Star about a variety of topics.

Reader Chat: Jennifer Eckstrom, running for TUSD Governing board chats with the Arizona Daily Star

Title: Reader Chat: Jennifer Eckstrom, running for TUSD Governing board chats with the Arizona Daily Star
Date posted: 2 years ago
Description: Watch now: Jennifer Eckstrom, running for TUSD Governing Board chats with the Arizona Daily Star about a variety of issues.

Reader chat: Val Romero running for TUSD Governing board chats with the Arizona Daily Star

Title: Reader chat: Val Romero running for TUSD Governing board chats with the Arizona Daily Star
Date posted: 2 years ago
Description: Watch now: Val Romero running for TUSD Governing board chats with the Arizona Daily Star answering questions about various topics

Reader chat: Anastasia Tsatsakis and Leroy Arnold Smith Jr., running for Vail Governing Board chat

Title: Reader chat: Anastasia Tsatsakis and Leroy Arnold Smith Jr., running for Vail Governing Board chat
Date posted: 2 years ago
Description: Watch now: Anastasia Tsatsakis and Leroy Arnold Smith Jr., running for Vail Governing Board chat with the Arizona Daily Star

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