Here's your local news at a glance for Thursday, the 3rd of September.
Good morning, Tucson.
🎭 Culture
Incas Peruvian Cuisine, a family-run restaurant in Catalina Foothills, will serve a special Peruvian menu at Sonoran Week starting Friday, Sept.
4 through Sunday, Sept. 13 to mark its fifth participation in the event.
Reid Park Zoo's baby giraffe Ndizi (which means banana in Swahili) is now six months old, stands nine feet tall and weighs 600 pounds; he was born on World Banana Bread Day.
🎓 Education
8th grader Nikola Bria Lukow from BASIS Tucson North was named among the nation's Top 300 Innovators in the Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge after competing against nearly 2,000 students, and Top 30 finalists will be announced on Sept.16 (his project set him apart among his peers).
🌲 Environment
Arizona State Parks and Trails is offering campers a $15 nightly discount at four state parks this September (discount applies to eligible camp stays).
A new $27 million technology upgrade is set for Tucson's 32-year-old southside water treatment plant to improve PFAS removal, chemicals known as 'forever chemicals,' from groundwater.
The upgrade will boost cleaning efficiency and protect local water quality.
🏛️ Government
The Town of Marana unveiled a plaque on Tuesday at its Municipal Complex in honor of late Mayor Ed Honea, whose nearly 40-year service shaped the town's fiscal care — a tribute that brought together residents sharing their memories.
The VA awarded more than $3 million to expand the Southern Arizona Veterans' Memorial Cemetery in Sierra Vista.
The funding will build 2,600 columbarium niches + upgrade landscaping, irrigation and infrastructure to serve over 104,000 veterans and eligible family members.
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