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Haeden Visits the Pima Post Party
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Haeden Visits the Pima Post Party

Local Tucson Musician Haeden stopped by The Pima Post Party to perform two of their songs and chat with us about their inspiration. Check it out in the video below. Setlist: 1. "Hold On" 2. " You Want It All" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1gqDnhMm3U Director: Mike Korchmaros Producer: Zoe Stover Executive Producer: Ambur Wilkerson Camera: Christian Meza
Empowering Students with PCC’s Adulting 101 & 201 Series
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Empowering Students with PCC’s Adulting 101 & 201 Series

Photo courtesy of Pima Community College's First Year Experience Program's Instagram. Flyer of past Adulting 101 event. By Rebecca Ursule Pima Community College offers a program that goes beyond the conventional academic curriculum, aiming to equip students with essential life skills crucial for navigating the complexities of college successfully. This program, known as the Adulting 101 & 201 Series, is designed to empower students with practical knowledge and resources to thrive both on and off campus. Mission of the Series Adulting 101 & 201's mission is to empower students to navigate adulthood with autonomy, independence and confidence. The series recognizes that college life extends beyond classrooms and textbooks; it encompasses the development of s...
Sweet Tomatoes Exclusively Returns to Tucson
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Sweet Tomatoes Exclusively Returns to Tucson

By Steve Forrester Between 2023 and 2024, over twenty different Tucson-area restaurants closed their doors. We’re happy to see that one restaurant has returned with their doors wide open, and not just returned to Tucson, but exclusively returned to our fair city. This restaurant is Sweet Tomatoes, which had its grand re-opening at Broadway and Wilmot on April 1st, 2024. At 11:00 a.m. on that drizzly Monday morning, a long line of guests showed up (the first in line arrived at least an hour early), and all applauded when the doors opened and the line began to slowly step inside the renovated restaurant. Everyone in line gave a sigh of relief because finally, a lost institution had been resurrected, just after Easter Sunday. The hostess and management gave everyone a warm, wel...
Learn About La Fiesta de los Vaqueros
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Learn About La Fiesta de los Vaqueros

By Lynessa Corrales & Mike Korchmaros Image courtesy of Mike Korchmaros Okay, buckaroos and buckarettes. Get ready for this year's Tucson Rodeo. The La Fiesta de los Vaqueros (Festival of the Cowboy) is celebrating its 99th year here in the Old Pueblo. It runs from Feb. 17-25. This year’s parade will follow a new route. The new route will begin at South 12th Avenue and West Drexel Road. The route will head east on Drexel to South Nogales Highway. Then it will head north until it reaches East Irvington Road, just before reaching the rodeo grounds. The parade starts at 9 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 22. It is free for everyone. but grandstand seats are available to purchase. There is also a parking charge. La Fiesta de los Vaqueros (or the Tucson Rodeo) has been a long-...
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This Christmas, Let’s Shop Local

With Christmas approaching, you may be scrambling to find last-minute gifts. Before running to chain department stores, consider a local business for presents this year. According to an Indie Impact Study Series by research firm Civic Economics, for every dollar spent at a locally owned business, 43 cents remains in the economy compared to only 13 cents when spent at a non-locally owned business. Shopping locally not only keeps our economy strong, but often leads to unique finds for the perfect holiday gift. Small downtown businesses offer options from indie accessories to books and treats. Pop Cycle is a popular source for local upcycled items, and has two in-house brands: DDCo design for functional stuff such as magnets, coat racks, and plaques, and Monster Booty Threads for your fas...
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Pima Community College Interim Chancellor Releases Statement Regarding Nevada University Shooting

In the wake of yesterday's shooting at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, which left three people dead, we ask that you keep the victim’s families, friends and loved ones and our fellow academic colleagues in your thoughts and prayers. These senseless acts of violence, many of which have occurred in places of learning, remind us of the work we need to do as a College and as a country to find solutions to gun violence and make our communities and campuses safe for all.  Today and tomorrow, we will have an increased presence of uniformed Pima Police Officers on all of our campuses, and they will be available to answer questions and address concerns. Additionally, we remind all employees and students that if you see something, say something. ...
Soccer player D’Andre Pickett named First Team NJCAA All-American
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Soccer player D’Andre Pickett named First Team NJCAA All-American

The Pima Community College men’s soccer program announced November 29, 2023 that defender D’Andre Pickett was named First Team NJCAA Division II All-American. Pickett helped anchor a defense that secured eight shutout victories. He played and started in 16 of the 17 games this season with one goal and four assists, per a press release.. Pickett earned first team All-ACCAC and first team All-Region I, Division II. He was also selected to the NJCAA Division II All-Tournament team.   Photo by Stephanie van Latum
A Night of Remembrance: Tucson’s 34th annual All Souls Procession
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A Night of Remembrance: Tucson’s 34th annual All Souls Procession

The horn of a conch shell signals the beginning of the procession, led by women in ghostly white garb chanting and dancing to deep drumbeats. Urn ambassadors preparing to lead the procession. At first, the procession is relatively slow, stopping and starting to allow onlookers to write notes to be deposited into the large urn behind the leaders. One woman silently holds out a basket, an offer to accept a slip of paper inside; a memory, or perhaps a prayer, or a simple, “I miss you”. One of the Urn's attendants collecting notes from the crowd. The procession snakes its way up Grande, the quiet footsteps punctuated by the beats of participants’ loved ones’ favorite music or occasional teams of dancers. One woman dances relentlessly to a stream of Latin hip hop, a lit photo of a wo...
Pima basketball player honored with ACCAC Division II Player of the Week
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Pima basketball player honored with ACCAC Division II Player of the Week

Pima Community College women’s basketball player Rylei Waugh received praise from the ACCAC conference during the week of Nov. 5-11, 2023, per a press release. She started the Gila Monster Shootout in Thatcher, AZ with a double-double of 29 points and 10 rebounds in Pima’s win over No. 13 ranked South Plains College. Waugh averaged 22.6 points, 7.0 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 2.3 steals during the three-game stretch. The Aztecs open ACCAC conference play on Tuesday, Nov. 21 against Phoenix College. Game time is set for 5:30 p.m. at the West Campus Aztec Gymnasium. Photo by Brian Halbach