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Two Famous Sam’s pubs in Tucson to be redeveloped

Two Famous Sam’s pubs in Tucson to be redeveloped

  • Gabriela Rico

For Subscribers: The restaurants on North Oracle Road and East Irvington Road will become different businesses.

Forest Service signals support for mine's plans to spread out in Patagonia Mountains

Forest Service signals support for mine's plans to spread out in Patagonia Mountains

  • Henry Brean

A critical minerals mine under construction in the Patagonia Mountains could soon be allowed to expand onto Coronado National Forest land, under a draft decision from the U.S. Forest Service.

Love your employer? Make Top Workplace nomination

Love your employer? Make Top Workplace nomination

  • Arizona Daily Star

For the fourth year, Tucson.com and the Arizona Daily Star will recognize outstanding workplaces in the region.

5 things to know about proposal to reopen big San Manuel mine

5 things to know about proposal to reopen big San Manuel mine

  • Henry Brean

A Canadian company wants to reopen the San Manuel copper mine more than 20 years after it closed northeast of Tucson.Five takeaways from Sunday's story about a Canadian company's plan to reopen the San Manuel copper mine more than 20 years after it closed northeast of Tucson.

Report: Big CAP cuts would trigger huge economic hits, major job losses in Arizona

Report: Big CAP cuts would trigger huge economic hits, major job losses in Arizona

  • Tony Davis

Arizona will take nearly a $3 trillion total economic hit and lose millions of jobs that would have come to the state by 2060 if Central Arizona Project deliveries are halted by the federal government, a new report from the project's governing agency says.

Plans floated to reopen San Manuel Mine as part of regional copper development

Plans floated to reopen San Manuel Mine as part of regional copper development

  • Henry Brean

The closed mine in San Manuel could reopen under a deal announced by a Canadian company that also wants to develop a major new mine 55 miles northeast of Tucson.

Burger countdown: A new Shake Shack is set to open in Tucson

Burger countdown: A new Shake Shack is set to open in Tucson

  • Arizona Daily Star

A second new Shake Shack location in Tucson opens Wednesday.

Tucson's only Chinese pharmacy opening new location

Tucson's only Chinese pharmacy opening new location

    For Subscribers: Yong Sheng Herbs is set to open this sprint at a new location on East Broadway near South Tucson Boulevard.

    U of A to sell prime land on Sabino Creek donated by famed horse breeder

    U of A to sell prime land on Sabino Creek donated by famed horse breeder

      The University of Arizona plans to sell the 80-acre Al-Marah ranch along Sabino Creek on the Tucson area’s northeast side that famed Arabian horse breeder Ruth “Bazy” Tankersley left to the university to be used as an equine center when she died in 2013.

      Critical minerals mine near Patagonia now 50% complete as final federal approval nears

      Critical minerals mine near Patagonia now 50% complete as final federal approval nears

        Construction speeds along at the South32 Hermosa mine in the Patagonia Mountains southeast of Tucson, even with final U.S. approval of the project still months away.

        Southern chain, Chicken Salad Chick, to open 5 Tucson locations

        Southern chain, Chicken Salad Chick, to open 5 Tucson locations

          The popular Southern chain Chicken Salad Chick is officially heading west. With plans for five locations across the Tucson area — including Oro Valley and Casa Adobes — here is when the first scoop is expected to arrive.

          Tucson's Air National Guard has global impact

          Tucson's Air National Guard has global impact

            Arizona Air National Guard's 162nd Wing occupies less than 100 acres near Tucson's airport, but its impact stretches around the world.

            Tucson's The Monica inspires new Catalina Foothills cafe

            Tucson's The Monica inspires new Catalina Foothills cafe

              Flores Concepts/Si Charro, parent of El Charro Café, Charro Steak and downtown's The Monica, is bringing neighborhood cafe to a hot corner on North Kolb Road and East Sunrise Drive. 

              New Tucson lounge a perfect place for a puff and a putt

              New Tucson lounge a perfect place for a puff and a putt

                For Subscribers: Fairway Cigars will open at 2900 E. Broadway this spring.

                New owner saves Tucson's oldest bookstore from closing

                New owner saves Tucson's oldest bookstore from closing

                The Book Stop, the venerable shop at 214 N. Fourth Ave., will remain open after all.

                Taiwan company enters US market via Tucson

                Taiwan company enters US market via Tucson

                Jiann Sheng Machinery & Electrical Co. will join the University of Arizona Center for Innovation under the scope of Tech Park Arizona

                U of A to build massive $250M dorm project at Speedway and Campbell

                U of A to build massive $250M dorm project at Speedway and Campbell

                A new 19-story dormitory is coming to a major Tucson intersection. Here’s what the $250 million project means for the University of Arizona and its 1,200+ future residents.

                A new boutique wine bar to open in Tucson

                A new boutique wine bar to open in Tucson

                For Subscribers: Turquoise Wine Bar, which has a has monthly rotating selection of wines and other beverages, is set to open this year in Tucson's Catalina Foothills.

                Compromise plan would regulate Arizona's short-term rentals

                Compromise plan would regulate Arizona's short-term rentals

                PHOENIX — Efforts to allow Arizona cities and towns to limit the number of new Airbnb's and other short-term rentals have failed in the Legislature amid industry opposition.

                Social Security & You: Questions about spousal benefits never stop

                Social Security & You: Questions about spousal benefits never stop

                I've been saving up questions I've gotten from readers about benefits for spouses. It's an issue I've covered a hundred times in this column. But the questions still keep coming. So, here is column No. 100 — one about benefits paid to wives and widows — and occasionally, husbands and widowers.

                $35 million expansion coming to U of A semiconductor facility

                $35 million expansion coming to U of A semiconductor facility

                Arizona Commerce Authority invests in expansion of the University of Arizona semiconductor research and manufacturing facility. 

                First of 3 new Tucson Shake Shack locations opens next week

                First of 3 new Tucson Shake Shack locations opens next week

                For Subscribers: The first of three local Shake Shack locations will open its doors next week in Casas Adobes Plaza, on the corner of North Oracle and West Ina roads.

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                U of A emphasizes mining leadership, expects more US funding in critical minerals push

                U of A emphasizes mining leadership, expects more US funding in critical minerals push

                The University of Arizona is focusing on mining as one of its strengths and initiatives, and expects increased federal funding for it as the Trump administration emphasizes interest in critical minerals, including copper and rare earth minerals.

                Love your employer? Make Top Workplace nomination

                Love your employer? Make Top Workplace nomination

                For the fourth year, Tucson.com and the Arizona Daily Star will recognize outstanding workplaces in the region.

                Walmart buys site of future Tucson super store

                Walmart buys site of future Tucson super store

                For Star Subscribers: The existing Walmart store at Tucson Place Shopping Center is being expanded from the current 84,600 square feet to 160,000 square feet.

                Tucson's Generation Cool expands into Super Thrift collective

                Tucson's Generation Cool expands into Super Thrift collective

                Tucson’s vintage boutique Generation Cool is about to get even cooler.

                From the editor: A life filled up with family, and giving back

                From the editor: A life filled up with family, and giving back

                After the sale of his auto dealership empire was announced in January, Jim Click agreed to sit down with me to discuss his 54-year Tucson tenure as a businessman, civic leader and philanthropist.

                3 major student-housing projects canceled in Tucson

                3 major student-housing projects canceled in Tucson

                For Star subscribers: For the first time in 10 years, no new student housing projects have been scheduled in Tucson.

                Tucson loses Transplant Pizza, brewery and Marana Serial Grillers

                Tucson loses Transplant Pizza, brewery and Marana Serial Grillers

                Partners behind Serial Grillers' ventures refocus on two most most viable restaurants, but they plan to bring Transplant Detroit-style pizza into the menu. 

                Why a Tucson real estate family pivoted to Phoenix

                Why a Tucson real estate family pivoted to Phoenix

                The Ashland Group a long-time Tucson-based business has recently been focused instead on projects in Phoenix, citing its more business-friendly atmosphere. But the firm says it also wants to fight for Tucson's economic success.

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