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📚TUCSON TOME TRAIL WEEKEND IS HERE!!📚Get ready book lovers! April 25–26 is your chance to celebrate Independent Bookstor...
04/10/2026

📚TUCSON TOME TRAIL WEEKEND IS HERE!!📚Get ready book lovers!

April 25–26 is your chance to celebrate Independent Bookstore Day the best way possible by shopping local, discovering new reads, and connecting with Tucson’s bookish community 📖❤️

From cozy indie bookstores to fun pop-ups around town, it’s time to browse, shop, and show off your haul!

🎁 GIVEAWAY: A curated bookish bundle to one lucky participant!

HOW TO ENTER:

📍 STEP 1: SHOP + EXPLORE
Visit at least 3 Tucson indie bookstores
OR shop from local online vendors / pop-ups
(Yes both in-person + online count!)

📸 STEP 2: POST YOUR STOPS
Snap a pic at each stop or screenshot your order
Post and tag:


& the bookstore/vendor

🧾 STEP 3: SUBMIT YOUR ENTRIES
Make a screenshot collage of your posts
Comment it on THIS post to enter!

✨ ENTRY RULES:
• Your account must be public for verification
• First 3 stops = 1 raffle entry
• Every additional stop = +1 entry
(The more you explore, the better your chances!)

Grab your tote bags, rally your book besties, and hit the trail ❌🏴‍☠️

03/24/2026

is officially underway 🎉 Tucson’s largest entrepreneurial festival is back for its 11th year, bringing together creators, founders and small business owners from across the Southwest. From hands-on workshops and inspiring speakers to food, experiences and networking, this six-day event is all about connecting the dots in an ever-changing marketplace!

Centered in downtown Tucson at The Grand, this year’s festival offers everything from creative labs and pitch competitions to immersive experiences and community-driven conversations. Whether you’re building a business or just getting started, there’s something here for you.

Catch it March 24–29 and be part of the ideas shaping what’s next!

03/19/2026

New on Fourth Ave 👀🌭

Nathan’s Famous just opened its first Arizona location in Tucson bringing New York style hot dogs, crinkle fries, cheesesteaks & shakes right by U of A.

Grand opening is April 10… and there’s even a hidden speakeasy coming soon 👀

03/14/2026

The Tucson Festival of Books starts tomorrow! 📚✨

Stop by the Tucson Spotlight booth ( #466) while you’re exploring the festival. This reel shows how to get from the Student Union Memorial Center to The Commons, where you’ll find author panels this year featuring romance, mystery, and more. Then how to make your way to our booth from there.

At our booth you can:
📸 Take photos at our free photo booth
🔖 Grab free bookmarks
🎟 Pick up a bingo card and enter our raffle
🕵️‍♀️Meet our reporters and the Tucson Spotlight team

We’re so excited for this year’s festival and can’t wait to see you there! 💛

03/13/2026

The Tucson Festival of Books starts tomorrow! 📚🎉

Stop by the Tucson Spotlight booth ( #466) while you’re exploring the festival. This reel shows how to get from the Student Union Memorial Center to The Commons, where you’ll find author panels this year featuring romance, mystery, and more. Then how to make your way to our booth from there.

At our booth you can:
📸 Take photos at our free photo booth
📕Grab bookmarks
🎟 Pick up our bingo cards and enter our raffle
🕵️‍♀️Meet our reporters and the Tucson Spotlight team

We’re so excited for this year’s festival and can’t wait to see you there!

Looking for us at the festival? We’re HERE!!📚While you’re exploring the make your way over to the UA Mall near the Main...
03/13/2026

Looking for us at the festival? We’re HERE!!📚

While you’re exploring the make your way over to the UA Mall near the Main Library and come find us at Booth 466 👀

Stop by to:
📸 Snap a photo at our FREE photo booth
🎟️ Grab a festival bingo card
📚 Pick up limited-edition bookmarks and stickers
🎉 And enter to win a sweet bookish prize

03/12/2026

📚🎉 Come early and Stop by Booth 466 on the UA Mall this weekend at the to grab your festival bingo card and explore the festival for a chance to win a sweet bookish prize ✨📖

While you’re there, meet some of our amazing young journalists like 🎉Topaz 🎉and learn more about the work happening in our newsroom!

We can’t wait to see you at the festival! 📸

If you’ve got an author pass at the stop by and see us at the front of the line for a quick collab photoshoot! 📸 We’d l...
03/11/2026

If you’ve got an author pass at the stop by and see us at the front of the line for a quick collab photoshoot! 📸 We’d love to capture you during the festival!!

But everyone is welcome to our FREE Photo Booth from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday only!!😄

You can also pick up a limited-edition sticker, bookmark, and scavenger hunt card, plus be entered to win a massive bookish bundle 📚🎉

📍 Find us near the Main Library at Booth 466

03/11/2026

🚗Rollin’ Thru Time Auto Museum is home to more than 250 classic vehicles, from Model T’s and muscle cars to vintage fire trucks and tractors.

Joe Findysz’s lifelong passion for collecting and restoring cars. What started with a Model T he bought as a teenager has grown into one of Arizona’s largest collections and a “working museum” where engines are still rebuilt and history is preserved.

✍️by Elias Bonilla

It’s our first year at the and we can’t wait to meet you! Stop by Booth 466 in front of the UA Main Library to learn mo...
03/09/2026

It’s our first year at the and we can’t wait to meet you! Stop by Booth 466 in front of the UA Main Library to learn more about our newsroom and meet our talented early-career reporters!

📸 Take home a souvenir at our free photo booth
📝 Complete a quick survey to help us understand what our community needs
📖 Grab a limited-edition festival bookmark

02/18/2026

Tucson’s music scene isn’t just happening in big venues, it’s growing in backyards. 🎸🌵

The Infinite Conversation is redefining what it means to build community through music, hosting DIY shows at their home and partnering with local spaces like Cafe Passe to keep the city’s creative energy alive. 🎶

02/12/2026

Monsoon Chocolate is closing it’s Fort Lowell Cafe+Market on Feb. 15 after nearly 3 years 🍫

Due to rising cocoa prices and economic pressure on small businesses. The local chocolatier is shifting all cafe and retail operations back to its factory on E. 22nd St. (reopening Feb. 17).

A sweet chapter in Tucson’s food scene comes to an end, but Monsoon isn’t going anywhere.

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