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09/16/2025

This Hispanic Heritage Month we celebrate with pride our Hispanic and Latine communities that make Tucson the vibrant city it is! Tucson is historically rooted in Mexican and Indigenous land and culture, and these influences contribute to our rich cultural tapestry. From art and food to language and tradition, our Sonoran heritage amplifies the beauty of this community.

From the very beginning, Tucson Spotlight has been committed to serving the needs and wants of our Hispanic community – translating stories into Spanish everyday, providing information through social media and highlighting the leaders and changemakers of our communities.

Follow along to learn more stories about our Latine and Hispanic communities!

08/26/2025

Thank you Tiny News Collective for believing in early-stage newsrooms like ours and for highlighting the people behind them 🙌

In their latest profile, our co-founders and share the story of how Tucson Spotlight came to life: a bilingual nonprofit newsroom built on listening first, covering overlooked communities, and making local journalism accessible to everyone.

From showing up in South Tucson week after week, to creating spaces for face-to-face conversations with city leaders, to building trust across languages and neighborhoods — our journey has always been about people, not just headlines.

Read the full Q&A to see how Tucson Spotlight is reimagining what local news can look like in Southern Arizona.
https://www.tinynewsco.org/5-questions-with-nancy-flores-of-austin-vida/

08/15/2025

📚✨ Mini Book Bag Charm Giveaway! ✨📚

Tomorrow’s the big day! 🎉 Join us at the Summer Reading Club Wrap Party—where school book fair nostalgia meets breakfast burritos, candles, and all things bookish.

📅 Saturday, August 16
🕗 8 a.m. – Noon
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(2700 N. Campbell Ave.)

💼 FREE Mini Book Bag Charm — Take our quick local news survey at the event and snag an adorable charm to keep or share (while supplies last)!

Plus:
📖 Claim your Summer Reading prizes (trackers & bingo cards required)
🎟 Tote bag raffle at 10:30 a.m. for bingo finishers

Come celebrate summer reading, meet fellow book lovers, and support Tucson’s creative community!

08/03/2025

We’re not even a year in — and almost 2,000 of you have shown up for local stories and showing us a lot of love! 🥹🌵

to say thank you, we’re giving away 3 spotlight swag packs + a gift card to either:
🕯️
🍕 anchovies
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to enter:
💬 comment + tag 2 friends
📩 subscribe to our newsletter at www.tucsonspotlight.org
❤️ like any 3 of our posts
👀 follow us here

winners will be picked soon, good luck to all!! 💛

07/28/2025

We’re shining a spotlight on — one of Tucson’s most legendary pizza spots 🍕 and a proud partner in our Tucson Summer Reading Club! 📚✨

If you read 20 books or more this summer, No Anchovies is hooking you up with a coupon for a FREE slice of pizza. That’s right — reading = pizza. Just like the good old days, but better. 🔥

Whether you call it No Choves, No A’s, or Chovies, this UofA hotspot at 870 E. University Blvd. has been serving up iconic slices since the ‘90s — and now they’re helping us bring the magic of summer reading back for adults. 🙌

Here’s how to join the club:
✅ Pick up your tracker at Bookmans East, Homeward Books, Desierto Books or online
✅ Log your reads, complete fun bingo challenges
✅ Read 20+ books = pizza prize at our Aug. 16 summer celebration at 🎉

Because reading is better with snacks. 📚🍕

07/25/2025

We want to shine a spotlight on .books — A cozy and community rooted bookstore in Tucson, and a proud partner in our Tucson Summer Reading Club 📚☀️

All summer long, readers have been swinging by their shop at 3054 N. 1st Ave #8, to grab bingo cards and reading trackers — and often leaving with a new favorite read too.

Homeward is worker-owned and filled wall-to-wall with stories by q***r and BIPOC authors, visionary sci-fi, thoughtful nonfiction, and everything in between.

It’s a space built with intention — and we’re so proud to team up with them.

Haven’t joined the club yet? There’s still time!

✅ Grab your tracker at Homeward, Bookmans East, Desierto Books or download online
✅ Read books, do challenges, win prizes
🎉 And join us at our summer celebration on August 16 at !

Reading was always more fun with a community behind it — and Homeward has been helping us bring that magic back. ❤️

07/23/2025

✨Summer recs from our fourth local author spotlight: !✨

The Tucson librarian and author of Black Love Matters is joining our Summer Reading Club with a pick that’s high on emotion and perfect for your July TBR:

📚 Whenever You’re Ready by

“While this book came out at a time when I couldn’t read about grief, I’m excited to pick up this sapphic estranged-friends-to-lovers roadtrip novel this summer! Katz’s first book destroyed me in the best way, and I’m prepared to smile my face off at the forced proximity—but probably through the tears that are bound to come as they deal with their grief at the loss of not just their friend, but also their friendship. Not to mention, Rachel Runya Katz knows how to put a sentence together, so it’s going to be a beautiful story either way.”

What are you reading this summer? How many books have you added to your tracker? Drop a comment and be entered to win some bookish swag! 👀🎁

📍Pick up your reading tracker + bingo card at:
– Bookmans East (ask at the counter)
– Homeward Books Collective
– Desierto Books
💻 Or download from the link in bio!

🎉 Save the date: Our end-of-summer bash is Saturday, August 16 at ! Bring your completed tracker + card to claim prizes and celebrate with fellow readers.

07/17/2025

📚⏳ You’ve got one more month to track those books, crush your bingo card, and earn some sweet rewards — including stickers, bookmarks, pizza coupons 🍕 and entries to win a custom tote!

Need a tracker or bingo card? Grab one at:
📍Bookmans East
📍Homeward Books
📍Desierto Books
💻 Or print one from the link in bio!

06/26/2025

📚 Author spotlight! Jen DeLuca—creator of Haunted Ever After and the Well Met series—is joining our Summer Reading Club and sharing one of her favorite reads:

✨ The Undercutting of Rosie and Adam by Megan Bannen
“This is the third book in the series that starts with The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy, one of my all-time favorites. Summer is the perfect time to dive into a fantasy world—and Tanria has it all: demigods, dragons, zombies, sass-talking mail animals, found family, romance, and plenty of action.”

So… what are you reading this summer? How many books have you added to your tracker? Drop your answer in the comments for a chance to win some sweet swag! 🎁

Need a tracker or bingo card? Pick one up at:
📍 Bookmans East
📍 Homeward Books Collective
📍 Desierto Books
💻 Or print your own from the link in bio!

And don’t forget: prizes drop at our end-of-summer bash on Saturday, August 16. Bring your completed card + tracker and get ready to celebrate! 🎉

06/11/2025

🌞 Summer recs from our first featured author, Sarah T. Dubb!

The Birding with Benefits author is kicking off our Summer Reading Club with her own favorite reads:

💘 Ready to Score by Jodie Slaughter
“One of my favorite contemporary romance authors — she hits the perfect combo of comedy, incredible spice, and absolutely real and relatable characters.”

⚖️ Courtroom Drama by Neely Tubati Alexander
Sarah’s excited to dive in after loving Neely’s last book, In a Not So Perfect World. Plus, Neely is an Arizona author she met at this year’s Tucson Festival of Books!

More recs and bookish goodness coming all summer long. Pick up your reading tracker + bingo card at:

📍 Bookmans East (ask at the counter)
📍 Homeward Books Collective
📍 Desierto Books
📍 Our June 12 Community Book Club
💻 Or download + print your own from the link in bio!

🎁 Don’t forget — all prizes will be up for grabs at our end-of-summer bash on Saturday, August 16. Bring your completed card and tracker, come early, and get ready to celebrate! 🥳

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06/09/2025

You might’ve already seen some new bylines on our site or fresh faces in our reels — we’re excited to officially introduce our new summer interns!

Say hello to Sarah Arellano, Katherine Martinez, Emma LaPointe, Macy Hernandez, and Jacob Aries ✨

At Tucson Spotlight, interns don’t just shadow — they report, write, film, and tell the stories that matter most to Southern Arizona. We’re proud to offer more paid internships than any other newsroom in the region, and it’s all thanks to our community’s support.

These five are already making waves in our newsroom — and this is just the beginning.

If you believe in local news and want to help us keep mentoring the next generation of journalists, consider becoming a paid subscriber or donating on our website. Every bit helps.

05/21/2025

🎓 Tucson Spotlight is so proud to celebrate three of our incredible reporters who just earned their master’s degrees from the University of Arizona!

Congratulations to Susan, Samantha, and Thatcher — your dedication, curiosity, and powerful storytelling have shaped our newsroom and the Tucson community in so many ways. From spotlighting migrant voices to elevating local politics and Spanish-language media, your work matters.

We can’t wait to see what’s next for each of you — the future of journalism is brighter because of your voice. 💫📰

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