Good morning, Tucson.

Santa Rita Park reopens this weekend after an $8 million renovation that adds a splash pad, playground and sports fields.

A community celebration begins Friday at 5 p.m. with a ribbon-cutting — scheduled for 5:30 p.m. and continues Saturday with Movies in the Park.

The Housing and Community Development quarterly newsletter released on Oct.

1 provided updates on affordable housing projects, public housing and voucher services, and upcoming meetings of the Commission on Equitable Housing and Development across Tucson.

Albers Aerospace expanded its Tucson manufacturing facility on Wednesday, Sept.

30 to nearly triple its space and add at least 25 new jobs, doubling its current workforce. Company officials celebrated the expansion with an 11,500 donation to the Pima Community College Foundation for student scholarships.

Barnes & Noble will open a new 16,000 sqft bookstore next week at Oracle Wetmore Shopping Center in Tucson.

The store will host a book signing event with author Kathleen Glasgow.

Award-winning miniaturist Amanda Kelly is exhibiting her piece The Need to Keep at the Mini Time Machine Museum until April 11.

The show features a tiny U-Haul truck chained behind a coffin to explore themes of isolation, anxiety, and hoarding.

Kinney Road remains closed from the eastern intersection of McCain Loop and Kinney to the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum entrance until Nov.

24 due to county work—drivers should use McCain Loop as an alternate route.

Federal agencies refused to renew permits for 12 Humane Borders water stations on federal lands across southern Arizona, affecting areas near Tucson, Arivaca, and Green Valley.

The nonprofit said it will pursue every legal option to restore its lifesaving service amid growing desert hardships.

The Senate passed the bipartisan Chiricahua National Park Act on Sept.

30 and sent it to the president’s desk; if signed, the 102-year-old Chiricahua Monument (a 12,000-acre site) in Cochise County becomes the state’s fourth national park, boosting tourism and rural jobs.

Arizona DOT’s communications office earned two national AASHTO TransComm awards for its work on the SR 187 project and recognized Community Information Officer Kirsten Johnson for her public outreach today.

Arizona will host the undefeated Bearcats (Family Weekend) tomorrow at Casino Del Sol Stadium at 8:00 p.m. The team, coming off recent wins, will try to extend its streak with star players Noah Fifita and Tre Spivey expected to lead the charge.

At the Mexican Baseball Fiesta on Oct.

1 in Tucson, the Arizona Wildcats defeated the Hermosillo Naranjeros 17-11 in a four-hour slugfest that saw 28 runs scored (photos available).

The University of Arizona soccer team will take on Oklahoma State at 5 p.m. today in Stillwater to challenge their record.

The Wildcats, who led OSU 3-0 in past match-ups, are working to boost their attack before returning home.