If this was the opening scene in a film instead of a simple newspaper story, the camera might quickly find a young couple slowly sipping from their glasses of wine, quietly discussing their day, clearly content to be there for a while.
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The Project Blue data center will use groundwater from two new wells being drilled on the property.
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The smell of sugar, the sight of pastries in wood and glass display cases and the line of customers out the door tells you you’ve arrived at one of Tucson’s best-known bakeries, La Estrella.
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For Star subscribers: Tempo by Hilton Tucson Uptown, where Foothills Mall once was, will have 144 rooms.
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For Star subscribers: Belvedere Terrace, 4431 E. 22nd St., has 72 unit with 22 designated for formerly homeless seniors.
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For Subscribers: Nittetsu Mining will invest up to $27 million in the future Oracle Ridge mine near the Pinal County line.
For Star Subscribers: Analysts say rising living costs for utilities, groceries and gasoline, combined with workplace reductions in Arizona and fueling the uptick.
Opponents of the Copper World mining project in the Santa Rita Mountains have placed a lien on 160 acres of state land that mine developer Hudbay Minerals Inc. purchased to keep the land from being developed for now.
The 95,000-square-foot health center is set to open on Tucson's north side at North Stone Avenue, just south of East River Road.
For Star Subscribers: Renewed interest in shopping centers on major streets led to the sale of Broadway Star Shopping Center, on East Broadway near South Prudence Road.
The land sale is seen by Copper World developer Hudbay Minerals Inc. as a way to add a "buffer" area between the mine and Corona de Tucson.
For Star subscribers: Vacant grocery stores and big-box retail spots around Tucson could become apartments with retail on the ground floor, as zoning changes and high construction costs push landlords to rethink space.
A section of West Grant Road near Interstate 10 will be closed through most of the summer beginning later this month.
Project Blue developer Beale Infrastructure, however, says Tucson issued "a permit for temporary water per the normal course of business."
Three shops anchored by a Shake Shake will open on North Campbell Avenue south of East Fort Lowell Road.
Power was officially turned off to the current Highmark Stadium on Friday. It is considered the start of the stadium’s mass demolition and is a significant milestone for the project as the new stadium nears completion.
For four decades, Interfaith Community Services has been a lifeline for Tucsonans, but it also helps drive Tucson's economy.
Just off North Fourth Avenue, tucked between Harley’s Coffee and a tattoo shop on Sixth Street, sits Tucson’s newest vintage store, Almandel.
Lower water levels at Lake Mead are likely to lead to higher prices for electricity from Hoover Dam — prices high enough to make the power unaffordable to at least some of the dam's customers, a state official says.
For Star Subscribers: Soldier's Best Friend works with trainers to prepare shelter dogs for pairing with veterans.
Tucson's Rio Nuevo economic development program would be abolished under the plan unveiled Monday by the Legislature's Republican majority to balance the state budget. GOP lawmakers dubbed such subsidies "crony capitalism.''
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The University of Arizona’s innovation arm is proving to be a major economic driver, generating nearly $460 million in statewide impact and supporting more than 3,000 jobs in 2025, according to a new report. The growth highlights how turning university research into startups and new technologies is fueling Arizona’s economy.
Tucson’s retail scene is changing, with new grocers planned and older big-box stores sitting empty. Downtown leaders are urging locals to return and support small businesses.
Local first-time homebuyers grapple with rising costs yet out-of-state homebuyers don’t blink at dropping millions into a second home.
A new report says Tucson should focus on roads and highways, not bike lanes or free transit. City officials say those choices reflect community values and accessibility needs.
PHOENIX — A judge ruled the Arizona Department of Water Resources acted illegally when it changed how it determined if there was enough groundwater available to support new homes in metro Phoenix in 2023 and left builders thousands of lots they could not develop.
For Star Subscribers: Southwest Autism Research & Resource Center is set to open next year on North Campbell Avenue, the group's first location outside of Maricopa County.
School superintendents say UA isn’t doing enough to recruit first-generation college students.
Pima County continues to narrow in on plans to build needed residential infrastructure in Vail, but some residents aren’t pleased with proposed projects.