Alfonso Figueroa and his team snack on carrots and fruit while their coworker has his blood pressure checked and his blood sugar measured. They laugh and joke as they await their own free checkups, adding to the family atmosphere at the Winchester Heights Community Center just north of Willcox. Alfonso heads the group of pistachio … Read more

Los supervisores del Condado de Pima votaron el martes para continuar financiando el sistema de apoyo que ayuda a los residentes que enfrentan desalojos a conectarse con asistencia legal a través de una postal enviada por correo. La Junta de Supervisores votó en la reunión del 17 de diciembre para continuar financiando organizaciones locales de … Read more

Pima County supervisors voted Tuesday to continue funding the support system that helps residents facing eviction get connected to legal help through a postcard in the mail.  The Board of Supervisors voted at the Dec. 17 meeting to continue funding local legal aid organizations to help people stave off evictions. The federal dollars are funneled … Read more

University of Arizona President Suresh Garimella is eligible for $225,000 in bonuses for 2024-2025 on top of his base salary of $810,000 after the Arizona Board of Regents board approved an amendment to his contract during a special board meeting Wednesday. Garimella’s bonuses are tied to six board-approved compensation goals that correspond to different amounts … Read more

In the summertime, Keisha Kootswatewa and her family would travel the powwow circuit across the country and into Canada. Her daughters would dance with their dad. And Keisha would spend weeks beforehand sewing at their home on the Hopi Nation, handmaking their regalia. “She beaded, she sewed, created things,” Yolanda Bydonie says, in awe of … Read more

Outgoing Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb signed a state-mandated legal disclosure — under penalty of perjury — that misrepresented his financial history when launching a law enforcement nonprofit in 2018. The public charity also has failed to file several required annual reports with the Arizona Corporation Commission. An official with the commission, responding to Arizona … Read more

Me da gusto en anunciar que el periodista Rafael Carranza – quien ha crecido y ha reportado en nuestro estado durante la última década – se incorporó al equipo de Arizona Luminaria en colaboración con el Local Reporting Network (Red de Reportajes Locales) de ProPublica. Rafael trabajará de manera conjunta con editores de Arizona Luminaria, … Read more

I’m thrilled to announce that veteran journalist Rafael Carranza — who grew up and spent the past decade reporting in our home state — has joined our Arizona Luminaria team full time in partnership with the ProPublica Local Reporting Network. Rafael will collaborate with Arizona Luminaria editors as well as ProPublica editors and specialized teams … Read more

Imagine a place where time stands still, and every corner holds a story. Welcome to the Big Chicken Barn Books in Ellsworth, Maine – a treasure trove of nostalgia that’s about to become your new favorite destination. “Books Used & Rare” – a siren song for bibliophiles everywhere. This weathered barn holds more stories than … Read more

Imagine a place where time stands still, yet every corner tells a story. Welcome to the Wiscasset Antiques Mall, a treasure trove of yesteryear nestled in the heart of Maine’s picturesque coastal town. A barn-red beacon of nostalgia! This antique mall looks like it’s been plucked straight from a Norman Rockwell painting, complete with a … Read more