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Block A Sports Bar & Grill has opened at Congress Street and Fourth Avenue in downtown Tucson, replacing HiFi Kitchen and Cocktails.

Operated by Grant Krueger, the renovated 9,000 sqft venue features LED video walls & safety measures and has partnered with Arizona Athletics as a fan hub.

The Plate Full of Care senior meals program at Ellie Towne Community Center in Flowing Wells secured $45,000 funding to serve seniors until the end of 2027 after nearly closing last summer, with United Health Care stepping in to help.

Pima County will install speed bumps on Tuesday, Aug.

18 on Gates Pass Road (near the parking lot area) to improve road safety.

Over 100 neighbors met Wednesday in Three Points to oppose Repsol's planned 500-MW solar and battery project covering 5,554 acres along Ajo Highway; the community will reconvene on Aug.

19 at Serenity Baptist Church to address further concerns.

More than 100 Sonoran desert tortoises rescued from illegal captive breeding are now available for adoption by the Arizona Game and Fish Department, which requires adopters to secure a proper burrow (for safety).

The program offers locals a chance to add a lifelong pet that must remain in Arizona.

Bystanders rescued several people caught in rapid water flow in Sabino Canyon on Aug.

13, 2026 as officials report that emergency crews are now assessing the situation.

Tucson native Adam Harper, a University of Arizona graduate from Old Pueblo, was chosen as a Video Systems Engineering Intern and will join a 30-day ocean research expedition using camera controls and mapping tools aboard the Nautilus near Wake Island this August and September.

The University of Arizona expects a 1% increase in Ph.D. admissions this fall, bucking a 15% decline reported among research institutions nationally.