Gabriela Rico

4 days ago | tucson.com | Gabriela Rico

The Tucson Botanical Gardens is expanding into a neighboring garden. It has acquired the Yume Japanese Gardens of Tucson, a block to the south of its location at 2150 N. Alvernon Way. Founded by Patricia Deridder in 2011, Yume was designed as a serene environment featuring eight gardens, including a Dry River Garden, Koi Pond, and Bamboo Garden. Tucson Botanical Gardens is planning some infrastructure projects within the three-quarter-acre space.

5 days ago | tucson.com | Gabriela Rico

Citing low return on investment, the U.S. Department of Labor is phasing out Job Corps program nationwide including Tucson’s Fred G. Acosta Job Center which has operated locally since 1979. Job Corps was established as part of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 as a free residential education and job training program for low-income youth between the ages of 16 and 24.

2 weeks ago | tucson.com | Gabriela Rico

A hotel aimed at traveling minimalists, where the room is second to the adventure, is proposed for downtown. Marriott wants to introduce its Moxy Hotel brand to the Tucson market. The brand started in Europe as a sort of “youth hostel,” according to Marriott officials. Developers Scott Stiteler and Rudy Dabdoub own the vacant lot next door to the MLK Apartments on Fifth Avenue and immediately above the Depot Plaza parking garage.

2 weeks ago | tucson.com | Gabriela Rico

The popularity of a Thai street food restaurant, that started in Tucson in 2020, has prompted its fourth location. Tuk Tuk Thai leased 1,920 square feet in the Williams Centre, 5350 E. Broadway at Craycroft Road. The tenant was represented by Craig Finfrock, of Commercial Retail Advisors. Isaac Figueroa, with Larsen Baker, represented the landlord, The Plaza at Williams Centre II LLC.

3 weeks ago | tucson.com | Gabriela Rico

Construction is expected to start soon on a new apartment complex that will tower nearly 40 feet higher than other complexes near the University of Arizona campus. The 19-story building with 395 units and 1,064 bedrooms will be located on the northwest corner of East Speedway and North Campbell Avenue, records filed with the city of Tucson show. The current Palm Shadows apartment complex at that corner is scheduled for demolition, according to a notice sent to area residents late last month.