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Comedian Tig Notaro Has a Great Career Despite Bad Advice

Dec 1, 2016 Also on Arizona Spotlight: A veteran's eye witness account of the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor; the lasting legacy of uranium mining in the Navajo nation.

StoryCorps Invites America to Join in 'The Great Listen 2016'

Nov 18, 2016 Also on Arizona Spotlight: The "Feeding Our Future" series concludes with farmers and markets working together to feed Southern Arizonans.

Forever Yong’s garlic harvest is ready to go to market.

Feeding Our Future: Farmers and Markets

Nov 17, 2016 New ways to support small farmers and backyard gardeners, to grow our local food system

Visit Camp Bravo, a Base for Homeless Vets in Tucson

Nov 10, 2016 Also on Arizona Spotlight: a rundown of important results from state elections; and "Feeding Our Future" visits Tucson barrios where positive change is growing.

Tierra y Libertad, a collective in South Tucson’s Wakefield Neighborhood, reclaimed a back alleyway with colorful murals.

Feeding Our Future: Growing Community in Tucson’s Barrios

Nov 10, 2016 Home-grown efforts to improve Tucson’s struggling neighborhoods start with vegetable gardens.

Take a Ride in The Rap Van

Nov 4, 2016 Also on Arizona Spotlight: The 2016 election hits the home stretch in Arizona; students with mental illness struggle to cope in the classroom; Feeding Our Future, part 7: "The Politics of Produce Rescue"

The 9th Annual Haunted Halloween Arizona Spotlight

Nov 4, 2016 A collection of seasonal stories designed to thrill & chill!

Yolanda Soto, CEO and President of Borderlands Food Bank, in her office in Nogales. The bright paintings on her walls were all done by an inmate who works for Borderlands as part of a labor force program. (She’s a big fan of Kahlo’s.)

Feeding Our Future: The Politics of Produce Rescue

Nov 3, 2016 They share the same goal of feeding the hungry, but sometimes food banks step on each other’s toes.

Tucson's Historic "Sunshine Mile" Threatened by Redevelopment

Oct 21, 2016 Also on Arizona Spotlight: "Feeding Our Future" looks at turning garbage into gardens; Chris Dashiell explores the Hollywood "star system"; and a poetic essay from playwright Robert Beverly.

ll 17 Compost Cats are OSHA-Certified equipment operators. Clarisa Avalos says, “I’m having fun!” as she maneuvers the skip loader to turn a pile of wet compost.

Feeding Our Future: Turning Garbage into Gardens

Oct 20, 2016 How a group of UA undergraduates are saving the environment.

There are 400 wild, edible native foods in the Sonoran Desert. This food mandala is made from mesquite, ironwood, cholla cactus buds and cactus seeds.

Feeding Our Future: Harvesting the Desert

Oct 13, 2016 The answer to future food shortages may be right outside our doors.

'Bear Down' and Outlaw Baseball

Oct 13, 2016 The young man who coined UA motto spent summer before he died playing outlaw baseball in Douglas.

The Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona serves five counties and covers 23,000 square miles.

Feeding Our Future: Shortening the Line

Oct 6, 2016 The Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona is trying new strategies to solve the root causes of hunger.

Acclaimed World Music Artist Katia Cardenal Visits Tucson

Oct 6, 2016 Also on Arizona Spotlight: Finding new purpose after breast cancer strikes twice; and "Feeding Our Future" asks if the Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona can solve the root causes of hunger.

RinCon '16 Invites Arizonans to Get Their Game On!

Sep 29, 2016 Explore an annual weekend event where gamers of all ages gather to match wits, roll dice and play cards in a bewildering array of tabletop, strategy, and fantasy games.

Paralympian athlete Shirley Reilly is greeted by a fan during the celebration.

Athletes Recall Paralympic Games in Rio

Sep 29, 2016 Players gather in Tucson for a celebration at the University of Arizona

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