Flowing Wells News

New York City teen Jonathan Nathan is in Tucson for six weeks to learn what manual labor is all about.

Martha Vazquez reports Knitting group has fun, helps community Several residents of the Fountains at La Cholla in Tucson formed a knitting group 17 years ago.

A group of Northwest Side residents will get free lodging at an extended-stay hotel after an electrical hazard forced them out of their trailer homes.

Ethan Burch has always loved science, but his appreciation for the subject is even greater since he attended the Flowing Wells Summer Science Camp.

The following libraries are participating in Job Help Day through most of August.

Tucson residents, businesses and schools will soon be hit with higher taxes on most of the services they use every month as the City Council voted Tuesday 6-1 to approve a new $1.3 billion city budget.

'And I still have the watch the Citizen gave me. It's had a lot of wear, but I can still read the inscription' . JON HOFFMAN, 1964 winner, shown in a photo that ran with a story on what he was up to 10 years after being named the Achievement Award winner Photos & images All Slideshows A Click thumbnails to view additional images VAL CAA'EZ/Tucson ...

The Flowing Wells school district is losing more than 30 positions but gaining seven parent-community-involvement coordinator jobs.

May 11, 2009, 7:06 p.m. SHERYL KORNMAN Tucson Citizen A man who collided with and killed a motorcyclist on June 21 while driving with a 0.210 blood-alcohol level was sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to negligent homicide.

When Elizabeth Celania-Fagen, the superintendent of the Tucson Unified School District, spoke with parents recently about state policies and budget cuts, she noted that she had heard the state spent about $17 million a year on the high-stakes AIMS test a ' the implication being that it's a lot of money for a test that some educators say isn't ...

The Flowing Wells Unified School District's list of personnel to be laid off was added to StarNet's database of Tucson-area school job cuts today.

David Marino reports Massive fee increases endanger after-school programs The Pima County Natural Resources Parks and Recreation Department is proposing a number of fee increases.

When the governor and state legislature return to work at the Capital Monday they'll face a new lobbying force.

Two Northwest Side school districts have approved plans to cut jobs in the face of impending budget shortages.

School districts across Tucson have given pink slips to hundreds of employees in recent days as administrators struggle to cope with state budget cuts.

It's that time of year again: BroFest is just around the corner. For all of you who are asking.

It appears that Ward 3 City Councilwoman Karin Uhlich's decision to fire City Manager Mike Hein has bought her some political trouble already: Democrat Bennett Bernal is planning to challenge her in the September primary.

The Lil Miners wrestling club headed down to Tucson to compete in the Flowing Wells freestyle wrestling tournament.

April 07, 2009, 4:22 p.m. Tucson Citizen tasteplus@tucsoncitizen.com Meet Heidi Jaenicke, a senior at Flowing Wells High School and the recipient of a Barbara Fenzl culinary scholarship.

Lupita Murillo reports Residents fuming over vandal destruction The Pima County Sheriff's Department has a special park patrol unit which is responsible for patrolling 99 county properties, among them Flowing Wells Park, considered the worst area for vandalism and graffiti in Tucson.