Raising their glasses in celebration, Margret Augustine and Carl Hodges toast the groundbreaking for the Biosphere 2 project in the Oracle area. The celebration took place on Jan. 30, 1987. The complex was billed as a self-sustaining environment for humans, and in 1993 eight "biosphereans" ended a two-year stint living inside its sealed ecosystem.
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The 16,056-square-foot location in the Oracle and Wetmore Shopping Center was previously occupied by Jo-Ann Fabrics & Crafts.
Out in the Avra Valley, about 30 miles northwest of Tucson, a wide swath of water pours down a fenced-off canal about 80 feet wide.
A Tucson middle school teacher and girls high school assistant basketball coach has been arrested on suspicion of 10 counts of sexual exploita…
Thousands in Tucson joined “No Kings” protests Saturday across the U.S. and in Europe.
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