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Do Souls Recognize Borders?

Anna Augustowska shares her observations about how two different places honor All Souls Day.

Local Junk Shop May Be Home to Friendly Ghosts

Betty Blues Junk Shop has been experiencing paranormal activities recently.

Pima County Library's Ghost in Tucson List Investigated

Laura Palmisano reports on the origins of the list and visits one of the "haunted" locations.

Domestic Abuse Survivor Becomes Advocate

In Pima County, domestic violence deaths on the rise

Stairwell Session: Howe Gelb

Hear a new solo performance and an interview that reveals Gelb's conversation to be as unpredictable as his music

Local Homeless Women's Shelter Offers Sense of Community

A 1,200-square-foot house stands near south downtown Tucson, where women in need can eat, rest, feel support.

UA's Women Wheelchair Basketball Players Heading to 2016 Paralympics

Three team members have committed to travel to Rio de Janeiro for the games "Gold medal...that's what we want."

"I'm just happy when people are listening."

Drummer Joe LaBarbera has enjoyed a more than 50 year career playing the music that he loves - jazz

Acclaimed Fusion Percussion Band Red Baraat Coming to Tucson

A Q&A with Sunny Jain, who DownBeat magazine describes as a rising star of the percussion world.

The Power of Circus Amperean

Find out how a small performing arts group is blending mad science and high voltage to entertain Tucson audiences

The World Beat of Solvei

Learn how a singer, dancer and composer from Norway began a musical love affair with the American Southwest

Melissa Etheridge

From matters of the heart to global issues and political change, Etheridge sings loud and strong about the things she cares most about

Stairwell Session: Joe Peña

The Greyhound Soul frontman sings some new songs, recorded in an unusual place

Tucson Drive-In History

Film writer Chris Dashiell takes a fond look back at the golden age of the Old Pueblo's outdoor movie theaters

Group Detained After Asking for Asylum at Border

Nine long-time undocumented U.S. residents want to 'come back home.'

Special Report, Part 4: 'Matters of Principal'

Last day of school for first-timer, veteran

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