http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/category/downtown downtown news from TucsonSentinel.com - Tucson's independent nonprofit online news en Copyright 2010 2010-09-09T15:49:03+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/080210_free_parking/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/080210_free_parking/#When: 16:11:27Z Dylan Smith ParkWise has opened two downtown parking lots to current bus pass holders for the duration of the Sun Tran strike. news, business, downtown, trans_growth, local, breaking 2010-08-02T16:11:27+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/072810_1070_demonstration/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/072810_1070_demonstration/#When: 05:58:29Z Fernanda Echávarri Opponents of SB 1070 gathered Wednesday night at the Arizona Regional Office Complex downtown to peacefully protest the immigration law during an overnight vigil. flags, news, politics, border, crime, downtown, local, arizona, breaking, hub_headlines 2010-07-29T05:58:29+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/071210_secondsaturdays/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/071210_secondsaturdays/#When: 19:12:39Z Emily Jones Photo gallery: The Second Saturdays Downtown festival offered a range of entertainment from street performers like living statues, breakdancing b-boys, stilt walkers and live music of many genres. flags, news, business, downtown, arts_culture, dance, theatre, entertainment, music, todo, breaking, hub_headlines 2010-07-12T19:12:39+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/062810_hotel_kozachik/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/062810_hotel_kozachik/#When: 03:04:23Z Steve Kozachik Guest opinion: Councilman Steve Kozachik wants answers before the Rio Nuevo convention hotel gets the OK from the city. flags, news, politics, business, downtown, local, opinion, guestopinion, breaking, hub_headlines, lead_ok 2010-06-29T03:04:23+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/062810_bodies/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/062810_bodies/#When: 19:13:42Z Dylan Smith “Bodies… The Exhibition,” a display of plasticized human bodies and body parts, has extended its Tucson run through Sept. 12. flags, news, business, downtown, education, sci_tech, local, breaking, hub_headlines, lead_ok 2010-06-28T19:13:42+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/061010_rio_hotel/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/061010_rio_hotel/#When: 16:19:27Z Dylan Smith The Rio Nuevo Board turned down a request Wednesday by the city to OK a timeline for a $190 million hotel at the convention center. flags, news, politics, business, downtown, local, breaking 2010-06-10T16:19:27+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/060910_downtown_hotel/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/060910_downtown_hotel/#When: 18:45:43Z Dylan Smith The Tucson City Council gave the nod to a tentative timeline that lays out the process for negotiating agreements necessary for a new downtown hotel. Developer Humberto Lopez asked the city to fund a rehab of his Hotel Arizona, and to assist with another new hotel. flags, news, politics, business, downtown, local, breaking 2010-06-09T18:45:43+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/060810_bodies/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/060810_bodies/#When: 18:01:13Z Dylan Smith Beginning today, teachers will be offered free admission on Tuesdays to “Bodies…The Exhibition.” flags, news, business, downtown, education, sci_tech, local, breaking, hub_headlines 2010-06-08T18:01:13+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/052810_soundbite_boycott/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/052810_soundbite_boycott/#When: 16:48:41Z Michael Truelsen Several musical acts have formed a coalition – The Sound Strike – to organize boycotts of Arizona in wake of the state’s new immigration law. nationworld, news, politics, border, downtown, entertainment, music, breaking, hub_headlines, lead_ok 2010-05-28T16:48:41+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/051310_bodies_open/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/051310_bodies_open/#When: 16:30:05Z Doug Isbell An exhibition equal parts science, sculpture and horror show opens to the public Saturday as part of the Downtown Tucson Partnership’s continuing effort to enliven Tucson’s main urban corridor. flags, news, politics, downtown, education, health, sci_tech, local, breaking, hub_headlines, lead_ok, weird 2010-05-13T16:30:05+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/051010_cypresshill/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/051010_cypresshill/#When: 20:16:11Z Maggie Golston Latino hip-hop group Cypress Hill has canceled their May 21 concert at Tucson’s Rialto Theatre. flags, news, politics, border, downtown, local, entertainment, music, breaking, hub_headlines, lead_ok 2010-05-10T20:16:11+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/050810_cele_memorial/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/050810_cele_memorial/#When: 00:56:12Z Dylan Smith A celebration of the life of Cele Peterson is scheduled for Monday, 5-8 p.m., at the University of Arizona Poetry Center, 1508 E. Helen St. flags, news, business, downtown, family, history, local, entertainment, style, breaking, hub_headlines 2010-05-09T00:56:12+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/050610_2ndsaturdays/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/050610_2ndsaturdays/#When: 23:12:45Z Dylan Smith The launch of 2nd Saturdays Downtown is Saturday from 5-10 p.m., and features live music at several venues, an outdoor stage, and out on the thoroughfare. Does this new event have the formula for resurrecting a downtown tradition? flags, news, business, downtown, arts_culture, classical, visualarts, entertainment, music, todo, breaking, hub_headlines 2010-05-06T23:12:45+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/040810_downtown/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/040810_downtown/#When: 03:15:14Z Dylan Smith Michael Keith, a developer and downtown advocate, will be the interim head of the Downtown Tucson Partnership, the public/private agency tasked with downtown development. flags, news, politics, business, downtown, trans_growth, local, breaking 2010-04-09T03:15:14+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/040610_bodies/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/040610_bodies/#When: 18:30:17Z Doug Isbell One of the next prominent signs of life in the ongoing revitalization of downtown Tucson may be a public exhibition of 160 specimens of cadavers and body parts. flags, news, downtown, education, sci_tech, local, entertainment, todo, breaking, hub_headlines, lead_ok 2010-04-06T18:30:17+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/033110_lyons/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/033110_lyons/#When: 17:50:29Z Dylan Smith Updated: Glenn Lyons will be leaving his position as CEO of the Downtown Tucson Partnership in May to head a similar public-private group in Des Moines, Iowa. flags, news, business, downtown, trans_growth, local, breaking, hub_headlines Apr 1, 2010, 5:50 pm http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/032110_fatal_collision/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/032110_fatal_collision/#When: 21:06:30Z Dylan Smith A pedestrian was killed Saturday when he was struck by a vehicle downtown, said a Tucson police spokeswoman. flags, news, crime, downtown, trans_growth, local, breaking 2010-03-21T21:06:30+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/031110_unisource/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/031110_unisource/#When: 18:42:42Z Dylan Smith A new $60 million headquarters building for UniSource Energy will bring 360 more workers downtown in a solar-powered, energy efficient structure, the company said Thursday morning. flags, news, business, downtown, trans_growth, local, breaking, hub_headlines 2010-03-11T18:42:42+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/031010_accesstucson/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/031010_accesstucson/#When: 16:08:09Z Dylan Smith The city’s Channel 12 will move to Access Tucson’s downtown facility, and both operations will be funded equally, the City Council voted 6-1 Tuesday. flags, news, politics, business, downtown, media, local, breaking, hub_headlines 2010-03-10T16:08:09+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/021810_streetcar/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/021810_streetcar/#When: 19:22:25Z Dylan Smith Tucson’s modern streetcar project was awarded $63 million by U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood on Thursday. The federal grant is a slice of a $1.5 billion federal transportation program. flags, news, politics, business, downtown, trans_growth, local, breaking, hub_headlines 2010-02-18T19:22:25+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/021710_streetcar/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/021710_streetcar/#When: 14:06:22Z Dylan Smith Updated: Tucson’s modern streetcar project will be awarded $63 million in federal stimulus money, say Reps. Gabrielle Giffords and Raúl Grijalva flags, news, politics, business, downtown, trans_growth, local, breaking, hub_headlines Feb 18, 2010, 2:06 pm http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/0211610_trans_chief/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/0211610_trans_chief/#When: 01:17:35Z Fernanda Echávarri Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood is expected to announce Thursday that Tucson will get federal funds to extend the city’s streetcar line. flags, news, politics, downtown, trans_growth, breaking, hub_headlines 2010-02-17T01:17:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/021210_downtown/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/021210_downtown/#When: 03:27:53Z Fernanda Echávarri Downtown merchants discussed ideas, complaints, and concerns with City Councilman Steve Kozachik on Friday night at a forum set up by Kozachik’s office. flags, news, politics, business, downtown, breaking 2010-02-13T03:27:53+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/020910_providence/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/020910_providence/#When: 16:55:42Z Dylan Smith One of Tucson’s largest companies announced that it will move its corporate headquarters downtown. flags, news, business, downtown, local, breaking 2010-02-09T16:55:42+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/020110_citytext/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/020110_citytext/#When: 04:19:45Z Dylan Smith Updated: Text of Mayor Walkup’s ‘State of the City’ address, as prepared for delivery. “For generations, men and women from all over the world have chosen Tucson to be their home. They choose Tucson for jobs, health, military service, climate, culture, safety, education and inspiration.” flags, news, politics, business, downtown, local, opinion, letters, breaking Feb 3, 2010, 4:19 am http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/012810_accessclose/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/012810_accessclose/#When: 20:05:30Z Dylan Smith Access Tucson will shut its doors for four weeks - Feb. 10 to March 9 - following a 60 percent cut in city funding. flags, news, politics, business, downtown, media, local, breaking, hub_headlines 2010-01-28T20:05:30+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/012310_reidparkrecall/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/012310_reidparkrecall/#When: 06:48:50Z Dylan Smith Updated: A small group of political activists came out into the cold on Saturday morning. Spurred by radio talk shows and political blogs, they signed up to circulate petitions calling for a recall of Mayor Bob Walkup and council members Karin Uhlich and Regina Romero. flags, news, politics, business, downtown, local, breaking, hub_headlines Jan 24, 2010, 6:48 am http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/011910_amyrude/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/011910_amyrude/#When: 06:17:59Z Maggie Golston Amy Rude has assumed the alias of Auntie Boots and is bringing her monthly Low Down Blues Revue downtown to energize the local music scene. flags, news, downtown, arts_culture, entertainment, music, todo, breaking, hub_headlines, review 2010-01-20T06:17:59+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/102309_rogue/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/102309_rogue/#When: 03:23:33Z Dave Irwin The Rogue Theatre’s new permanent home is helping boost attendance for their avant garde productions.  According to Joe McGrath, artistic director of the company, attendance at this season’s first project, Animal Farm, was up by 30 percent over previous shows. flags, news, downtown, local, arts_culture, theatre, breaking 2009-10-24T03:23:33+00:00