A couple run a retreat in the mountains of tiny Patagonia, Ariz., that takes away technology and hopes to teach guests about surviving in the...
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At Local Video Store, Loyalists Keep Renting. Free Popcorn Helps.
Casa Video, a movie rental store, has kept its customer base despite competition with online services and large corporate chains.
For Charter School, Idyllic Vision Runs Up Against Reality
The founders of Sierra Oaks School in Oracle, Ariz., hoped that in addition to offering a strong basic academic foundation, they could incorporate plenty of...
Stargazing Scientists Pour Hopes Into Giant Mirror
Hundreds of people — astronomers, donors and interested citizens — will gather at the University of Arizona to watch a furnace making the second of...
Fund Offers Financial Help to Women Seeking Abortions
Pregnant women in Arizona unable to pay for an abortion can now get help, no questions asked, from the Abortion Access Network of Arizona.
In Nogales, Tourism Takes a Hit From Drug Violence
The city once depended on out-of-town visitors for revenue. But the local economy has plummeted as drug-related violence in the area has colored potential visitors’...
Reading, Writing, Ethnobotany and a 120-Mile Commute
Members of the Tohono O’odham Nation travel for hours each day to the Ha:sañ Preparatory & Leadership School in Tucson, which offers a path to...
He Dreamed of Outer Space and Landed in ‘Optics Valley’
Robert Breault worked hard to become a scientist in hopes of becoming an astronaut. But he found his passion closer to Earth.
For Arizona Gold Miners, Even a Speck Is Worth the Hunt
Miners scour the Arizona mountains for gold that will never make them rich.
During the Institute, students are working journalists supervised by reporters and editors from The New York Times and The Boston Globe. Opportunities for students include reporting, copy editing, photography, Web production, print and Web design, and video journalism. Institute graduates now work at major news organizations, including The Associated Press, The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post and The New York Times itself, and dozens of midsize news organizations.