Explorer Newspaper @Explorer_News

The voice of Marana, Oro Valley and Northwest Tucson. explorersocial.tucsonlocalmedia.com Southern Arizona Joined August 2010

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a day ago

In 2021, Oro Valley issued $25 million in bonds to complete a bicycle pump track, pictured here during construction in 2024, and other amenities at Naranja Park. Bonds have been repaid with money from the town’s Community Center Fund. tucsonlocalmedia.com/explorernews/n…

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In mid-September, ongoing revenues from a half-cent recreation sales tax are going to be migrated from Oro Valley’s Community Center Fund to its General Fund. tucsonlocalmedia.com/explorernews/n…

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3 days ago

A building Oro Valley is purchasing to house its future police headquarters has been used as an urgent care facility, to house outpatient physical therapy and as offices for medical professionals. tucsonlocalmedia.com/explorernews/n…

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4 days ago

Friends of Catalina State Park have contributed $20,000 toward Pima County’s purchase of Kelly Ranch, the 109.7-acre parcel on the east side of Oracle Road that buffers the park from development. tucsonlocalmedia.com/explorernews/n…

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Oro Valley has received a $144,500 grant from Arizona State Parks to pay for concrete pathway repairs, signage and a new graveled trail around the pond site at the Vistoso Trails Nature Preserve. tucsonlocalmedia.com/explorernews/n…

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End the summer with a celebration at Loews Ventana Canyon Resort’s Maven’s Oath Paella Party. tucsonlocalmedia.com/explorernews/d…

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2 weeks ago

Increasingly, Tucson’s prime intersections go to national chains with deep pockets, while independent operators are pushed to side streets, tucked-away plazas and less visible locations. tucsonlocalmedia.com/explorernews/d…

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2 weeks ago

For an estimated $3.8 million, the town of Oro Valley is considering the purchase of a building that would become a new facility for the Oro Valley Police Department. tucsonlocalmedia.com/explorernews/n…

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In the fiscal year that ended June 30, the town of Oro Valley issued 112 permits for new single-family homes. tucsonlocalmedia.com/explorernews/n…

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3 weeks ago

Nine people have expressed formal interest in filling an Amphitheater Public Schools board seat left vacant after the death of Patricia “Patsy” Harris. tucsonlocalmedia.com/explorernews/n…

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3 weeks ago

AI has become a practical and valuable tool for small businesses in Southern Arizona across industries, helping them innovate, streamline operations and stay competitive. tucsonlocalmedia.com/explorernews/c…

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3 weeks ago

Faced with rising temperatures, prolonged drought and escalating building material costs, a lot of Tucsonans are rethinking what actual “home improvement” means in this region. tucsonlocalmedia.com/explorernews/n…

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4 weeks ago

The Oro Valley Town Council is expected to consider an ordinance that would shift revenue from a half-cent sales tax to the town’s General Fund. tucsonlocalmedia.com/explorernews/n…

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4 weeks ago

D.A. Ranch Estate Vineyards, a family-owned boutique winery nestled in Cornville, has joined forces with Tappa Distribution to introduce its estate-grown wines to restaurants, retailers and hospitality venues across the state. tucsonlocalmedia.com/explorernews/d…

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a month ago

Stephanie Hillig, principal at Copper Creek and Painted Sky elementary schools in Oro Valley, takes attendance “very seriously.” tucsonlocalmedia.com/explorernews/n…

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a month ago

More than two years in, the marriage of Tohono Chul Park and Children's Museum Oro Valley is a match made in...the Sonoran Desert’s special magic, leaders of both organizations agree. tucsonlocalmedia.com/explorernews/n…

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a month ago

When Oct. 26 arrives, there’s a chance Tucsonans will go outside in the morning and notice that the air feels different, maybe even a bit crisp. tucsonlocalmedia.com/explorernews/s…

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a month ago

Arizona is already quietly becoming one of the nation’s most dynamic electric markets. As fuel costs climb, charging infrastructure expands, and more drivers get behind the wheel of EVs, the old narratives are fading fast. tucsonlocalmedia.com/explorernews/f…

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a month ago

A new school needs a new principal. So when Tangerine Farms K-8 opens its doors to more than 520 students for the first time on Monday, Aug. 4, Zachary Singer will be at the helm. tucsonlocalmedia.com/explorernews/n…

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a month ago

A $2 a month increase in Oro Valley’s stormwater utility fee would help the utility become “less reliant on grants moving forward,” Chief Financial Officer Dave Gephart told a Zoom audience last week. tucsonlocalmedia.com/explorernews/n…