July 31, 2026

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ARIZONA HISTORY TUCSON

Z Beauty Bar

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I’ve built Z Beauty Bar from the ground up in the heart of downtown Tucson, and it hasn’t been easy. The constant juggling act of keeping a small business alive is a reality every Main Street owner knows. What makes it worthwhile is the community we’ve built and the clients who keep coming back. Part […]
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Juneteenth

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  Juneteenth is a federal holiday in the United States that celebrates the end of slavery. It was officially recognized as a federal holiday in 2021 when Joe Biden signed the “Juneteenth National Independence Day Act.” Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, when Union soldiers arrived in Texas and announced that enslaved people were free, more […]
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Goodbye to the penny! 

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  The U.S. stops producing the one-cent coin after 232 years. The halt in production follows a mandate from President Donald Trump, who called it a “waste” due to the high cost—it costs more to make a penny (3.69 ¢) than its face value of 1 ¢. On November 12, 2025, the U.S. Mint in […]
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César Chávez (1927–1993)

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Was a labor leader, civil rights activist, and advocate for farmworkers in the United States. Born in Yuma, Arizona, to a Mexican American family, he experienced firsthand the hardships of farm labor after his family lost their land during the Great Depression. In the 1960s, he co-founded the National Farm Workers Association (later known as […]
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Autumn in magical tones

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  When autumn arrives, the days shorten and the nights become colder, and the beginning of the change turns colorful. Chlorophyll —that green pigment essential for photosynthesis— fades away, revealing the yellows and oranges of the carotenoids that are with us all year round but remain hidden when chlorophyll dominates. Some leaves are tinged red […]
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Arizona Bilingual Newspaper, SAABE, and Latinas Arizona successfully hosted the traditional event Vive el Grito de Independencia de México

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Arizona Bilingual Newspaper, SAABE, and Latinas Arizona successfully hosted the traditional event Vive el Grito de Independencia de México at Reid Park, bringing together hundreds of families for a night filled with music, culture, and tradition. The celebration featured musical groups, bands, singers, masters of ceremony, media outlets, as well as a wide variety of […]

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