Big Savings Made Simple as New Store Opens for Business

As the plane landed in Lima, Peru, I thought I knew what to expect. I wanted to improve my Spanish and help a community in need. I thought I was doing a good deed by devoting a month of my summer to helping a town struck with poverty.

Lindsey Vonn, 2010 Olympic gold and bronze medalist and two-time defending World Cup all-around skiing champion, has got "a lot of moxie," Herb Krohn said.

My career spanned more than two and a half decades

Last week, the residents at Clare Bridge in Oro Valley were treated with a visit from a couple of mini horses, brought by the organization Little Hooves and Big Hearts.

The good thing about Pay-per-View is that once in awhile you can get a sneak peak of little-known movies that have yet to be released on the big screen. “Freelancers” is one of those, and will be released in theaters on Sept. 13.

August 30, 2006 - Football is back. A simple phrase in the literary sense but a connotation that sends ripples through the slumber of summer sports.

Chance Chapel and his stepfather Travis Robinson used to go to all the University of Arizona basketball and football home games.

Seats for a majority of the board members of a small Avra Valley water utility are in jeopardy.

Heading into the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (NFR) ranked as number five in the world, Marana’s Sherry Cervi, 37, said she discovered her love for barrel racing at a young age.

The Choir at Wilson K-8 School attended the National Choir Competition from March 28 through March 30 at Disneyland and brought back four trophies, including first place in the Show Choir category, first place in the Mixed Choir category and first place Jazz Choir.

Monday's Twin Peaks Interchange groundbreaking ceremony was no gilded-shovel, ounce of dirt affair.

A few weeks ago it was Ironwood Ridge’s Alex Rapp who slugged three homers out of the park. Then, Erin Rocker knocked two out of the park against Pueblo last Monday.

A near-capacity crowd packed the Marana Town Council chambers on Aug. 17, ready to comment during a resumption of the public hearing on a zoning change that would allow a commercial landfill in Northwest Marana.

They burned the mortgage at Splendido last Thursday, and setting the big note aflame was worth a celebration.

Marana may drastically increase the size of the Tortolita Preserve, a 2,400-acre desert park near the Dove Mountain development, and may reintroduce the cactus ferruginous pygmy owl there. However, the town must overcome many obstacles before the plan comes to fruition.

Jan Maehlen is proof positive good things do come in tall packages.

Ironwood Ridge pulled off the biggest upset of this high school football season Friday, and did so in convincing style.

When a football coach’s first official day at a new job involves sitting in a windowless room answering three hour’s worth of press questions over the steady buzz of fluorescent lights, it’s a pretty good indicator the pressure is on.

Marana’s new town manager will have several large projects to tackle as he takes over operation of the town.

(BPT) - Planning a large celebration can be challenging. From setting a date that works for everyone to creating a fun party atmosphere, there is a lot of work that goes into planning the perfect event. Regardless of who the party is for, there are some ways to ensure your big party comes off without a hitch.

There'll be some 30 cyclists with ties to Sanofi-aventis who'll pedal in El Tour de Tucson on Nov. 21.

(BPT) - Upwards of 100 million viewers will tune in to watch a professional sporting event this winter and spring season. As the fans wait for those historic moments of triumph and dramatic play-by-play recaps, they also partake in a celebration of food and feasting at halftime, and throughout the game.

I promise to tell you more than the others have about who the big losers really were.