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The Tucson news you'd otherwise miss — a daily brief (web & podcast), coverage of Tucson, Pima County, Marana & Oro Valley government, and what's opening around town. Free Sunday newsletter: tucsondailybrief.com/newsletter.html — by Nicholas De Leon.

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Voter registration deadline is 11:59 p.m. tonight, plus the rest of the day's Tucson news — local government, public safety, business, and events.
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Voter registration deadline is 11:59 p.m. tonight
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Tucson Daily Brief @tucsondailybrief.com · 04/10/2026
Our holiday guide is up: Thanksgiving through New Year's in southern Arizona. Resort Thanksgivings run $98 to $165 a person, and Saturday, Dec. 5, has five events from Marana to Tubac. Every listing links to the venue's own page, and we'll add more each week.
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Holidays in the Desert 2026 — Tucson Daily Brief
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Tucson Daily Brief @tucsondailybrief.com · 04/10/2026
⚠️ Wind Advisory from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. today for the Tucson metro and much of Southeast Arizona, plus the rest of the day's Tucson news — local government, public safety, business, and events.
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⚠️ Wind Advisory from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. today for the Tucson metro and much...
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Tucson Daily Brief @tucsondailybrief.com · 03/10/2026
The board will consider a formal decision on a first-round employee retention stipend — a direct financial matter for district staff — alongside an update on… Top of the agenda: Board to Decide on Employee Retention Stipend
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What to Watch: Marana Unified School District Governing Board
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Tucson Daily Brief @tucsondailybrief.com · 03/10/2026
Governing Board Regular Meeting — 4:30 p.m. Executive Session; 5:30 p.m. Public Meeting — Duffy Community Center Multipurpose Room, 5145 E. Fifth Street, Tucson, AZ 85711 Top of the agenda: District's Full-Year Finances — $740 Million in Revenue and Spending — Come Before the Board
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What to Watch: TUSD Governing Board
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Tucson Daily Brief @tucsondailybrief.com · 03/10/2026
Taco Bell #041988 holds a newly listed Pima County food-establishment permit at 4601 W Ajo Hwy, Tucson AZ 85757 — typically a new restaurant, cafe, or food business preparing to open.
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Taco Bell #041988 — New Food Establishment Permit
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Tucson Daily Brief @tucsondailybrief.com · 03/10/2026
Fox Tucson Theatre - bar holds a newly listed Pima County food-establishment permit at 17 W Congress St, Tucson AZ 85701 — typically a new restaurant, cafe, or food business preparing to open.
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Fox Tucson Theatre - bar — New Food Establishment Permit
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Tucson Daily Brief @tucsondailybrief.com · 03/10/2026
Two fatal crashes close major Tucson roads Friday night, plus the rest of the day's Tucson news — local government, public safety, business, and events.
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Two fatal crashes close major Tucson roads Friday night
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Tucson Daily Brief @tucsondailybrief.com · 02/10/2026
New rules for where data centers can be built in Oro Valley move to the front of the conversation Wednesday, as the Town Council takes up a review of town code that could reshape how the fast-growing industry fits into a desert community that prizes its character.
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What to Watch: Oro Valley Town Council
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Tucson Daily Brief @tucsondailybrief.com · 02/10/2026
Marana is moving to lease nearly 5,000 acre-feet of Colorado River water to help supply its rapidly growing population — the most consequential item on…
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What to Watch: Marana Town Council
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Tucson Daily Brief @tucsondailybrief.com · 02/10/2026
SHAVED ICE SALOON - Main/Pink Building holds a newly listed Pima County food-establishment permit at 4100 S PALO VERDE RD, TUCSON AZ 85714 — typically a new restaurant, cafe, or food business preparing to open.
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SHAVED ICE SALOON - Main/Pink Building — New Food Establishment Permit
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Tucson Daily Brief @tucsondailybrief.com · 02/10/2026
SHAVED ICE SALOON - Main/Pink Building holds a newly listed Pima County food-establishment permit at 4100 S PALO VERDE RD, TUCSON AZ 85714 — typically a new restaurant, cafe, or food business preparing to open.
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SHAVED ICE SALOON - Main/Pink Building — New Food Establishment Permit
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Tucson Daily Brief @tucsondailybrief.com · 02/10/2026
Scented Leaf Tea House holds a newly listed Pima County food-establishment permit at 3025 E Speedway Blvd, Tucson AZ 85716 — typically a new restaurant, cafe, or food business preparing to open.
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Scented Leaf Tea House — New Food Establishment Permit
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Tucson Daily Brief @tucsondailybrief.com · 02/10/2026
Scented Leaf Tea House holds a newly listed Pima County food-establishment permit at 3025 E Speedway Blvd, Tucson AZ 85716 — typically a new restaurant, cafe, or food business preparing to open.
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Scented Leaf Tea House — New Food Establishment Permit
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Tucson Daily Brief @tucsondailybrief.com · 02/10/2026
Police report details Venture-N shooter's planning and motive, plus the rest of the day's Tucson news — local government, public safety, business, and events.
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Police report details Venture-N shooter's planning and motive
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Tucson Daily Brief @tucsondailybrief.com · 01/10/2026
The official rain gauge at the airport finished the season almost exactly at normal, but the rain came in the wrong order. Across southern Arizona, the weather service issued more flash-flood warnings than in any year since at least 2002.
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The 2026 Monsoon, by the Numbers
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Tucson Daily Brief @tucsondailybrief.com · 01/10/2026
The board will consider approving the district's 2025-2026 Annual Financial Report — a full-year accounting of how Amphitheater spent public money — and will hear a required annual update on bond and capital projects spending.
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What to Watch: Amphitheater Public Schools Governing Board
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Tucson Daily Brief @tucsondailybrief.com · 01/10/2026
The board will consider approving the district's 2025-2026 Annual Financial Report — a full-year accounting of how Amphitheater spent public money — and will hear a required annual update on bond and capital projects spending.
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What to Watch: Amphitheater Public Schools Governing Board
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Tucson Daily Brief @tucsondailybrief.com · 01/10/2026
Turquoise Wine Bar holds a newly listed Pima County food-establishment permit at 4772 E Sunrise Dr, Tucson AZ 85718 — typically a new restaurant, cafe, or food business preparing to open.
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Turquoise Wine Bar — New Food Establishment Permit
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Tucson Daily Brief @tucsondailybrief.com · 01/10/2026
Istanbul Mediterranean Express holds a newly listed Pima County food-establishment permit at 5660 W Cortaro Farms Rd, Marana AZ 85742 — typically a new restaurant, cafe, or food business preparing to open.
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Istanbul Mediterranean Express — New Food Establishment Permit
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Tucson Daily Brief @tucsondailybrief.com · 01/10/2026
Istanbul Mediterranean Express holds a newly listed Pima County food-establishment permit at 5660 W Cortaro Farms Rd, Marana AZ 85742 — typically a new restaurant, cafe, or food business preparing to open.
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Istanbul Mediterranean Express — New Food Establishment Permit
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Tucson Daily Brief @tucsondailybrief.com · 01/10/2026
Private prison firm signs ICE contract to reopen former Marana prison as detention center, plus the rest of the day's Tucson news — local government, public safety, business, and events.
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Private prison firm signs ICE contract to reopen former Marana prison as...
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Tucson Daily Brief @tucsondailybrief.com · 01/10/2026
MARANA, Ariz. — The Marana Planning Commission on Wednesday, Sept. 30, recommended without dissent that the Town Council approve new noise limits for data centers and require operators to set aside money to clean up a site if it shuts down.
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Marana planners back new data center noise and shutdown rules; residents say they fall short
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Tucson Daily Brief @tucsondailybrief.com · 01/10/2026
Chef Maria Mazon asked on Instagram what's keeping people away from Fourth Avenue. She told us parking and safety are her biggest worries.
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Fourth Avenue Chef Maria Mazon: 'Let's Literally Get Together and Just Fix It'
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Tucson Daily Brief @tucsondailybrief.com · 30/09/2026
Shake Shack #1729, represented by agent Andrea Dahlman Lewkowitz, has applied for a new Series 12 license at 3105 N. Campbell Ave. in Tucson's Ward 3.
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Shake Shack #1729 — Series 12 Restaurant (New License)
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Tucson Daily Brief @tucsondailybrief.com · 30/09/2026
Pueblo Vida Brewing, represented by agent Kyle Edward Jefferson, has applied for a new Series 7 license at 121 E. Broadway Blvd. in Tucson's Ward 6.
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Pueblo Vida Brewing — Series 7 Beer and Wine Bar (New License)
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Tucson Daily Brief @tucsondailybrief.com · 30/09/2026
A hillside grading exception that would let a homeowner dig nearly twice as deep into a slope as town rules normally allow headlines Tuesday's Planning &…
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What to Watch: Oro Valley Planning & Zoning Commission
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Tucson Daily Brief @tucsondailybrief.com · 30/09/2026
Shake Shack #1729, represented by agent Andrea Dahlman Lewkowitz, has applied for a new Series 12 license at 3105 N. Campbell Ave. in Tucson's Ward 3.
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Shake Shack #1729 — Series 12 Restaurant (New License)
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Tucson Daily Brief @tucsondailybrief.com · 30/09/2026
Miracle Mini Mart, represented by agent Jeffery Craig Miller, has applied for a person and location transfer of a Series 9 license at 902 W. Miracle Mile in Tucson's Ward 3.
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Miracle Mini Mart — Series 9 Liquor Store (Person and Location Transfer)
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Tucson Daily Brief @tucsondailybrief.com · 30/09/2026
Two downtown hotel subsidy deals — one using a special sales tax arrangement and another using a government property lease — headline a meeting that also includes a public hearing on how the city spends its federal housing dollars and a vote to amend the City Manager's employment contract.
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What to Watch: Tucson Mayor & Council
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Tucson Daily Brief @tucsondailybrief.com · 30/09/2026
Miracle Mini Mart, represented by agent Jeffery Craig Miller, has applied for a person and location transfer of a Series 9 license at 902 W. Miracle Mile in Tucson's Ward 3.
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Miracle Mini Mart — Series 9 Liquor Store (Person and Location Transfer)
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Tucson Daily Brief @tucsondailybrief.com · 30/09/2026
Two downtown hotel subsidy deals — one using a special sales tax arrangement and another using a government property lease — headline a meeting that also includes a public hearing on how the city spends its federal housing dollars and a vote to amend the City Manager's employment contract.
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What to Watch: Tucson Mayor & Council
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Tucson Daily Brief @tucsondailybrief.com · 30/09/2026
Garage Sports Bar holds a newly listed Pima County food-establishment permit at 19221 S Alpha Ave, Green Valley AZ 85614 — typically a new restaurant, cafe, or food business preparing to open.
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Garage Sports Bar — New Food Establishment Permit
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Tucson Daily Brief @tucsondailybrief.com · 30/09/2026
A hillside grading exception that would let a homeowner dig nearly twice as deep into a slope as town rules normally allow headlines Tuesday's Planning &…
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What to Watch: Oro Valley Planning & Zoning Commission
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Tucson Daily Brief @tucsondailybrief.com · 30/09/2026
Hurricane Polo remnants flood roads, strand drivers across Pima County, plus the rest of the day's Tucson news — local government, public safety, business, and events.
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Hurricane Polo remnants flood roads, strand drivers across Pima County
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Tucson Daily Brief @tucsondailybrief.com · 29/09/2026
Dad Bod Pizza Rollz holds a newly listed Pima County food-establishment permit at 4501 W Van Buren, Phoenix AZ 85043 — typically a new restaurant, cafe, or food business preparing to open.
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Dad Bod Pizza Rollz — New Food Establishment Permit
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Tucson Daily Brief @tucsondailybrief.com · 29/09/2026
A developer is seeking a Conditional Use Permit to build garage condos at the southeast corner of Rancho Vistoso Boulevard and Moore Loop in Oro Valley.
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High Desert Garage Condos — Around Town
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Tucson Daily Brief @tucsondailybrief.com · 29/09/2026
A developer is seeking a Conditional Use Permit to build garage condos at the southeast corner of Rancho Vistoso Boulevard and Moore Loop in Oro Valley.
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High Desert Garage Condos — Around Town
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Tucson Daily Brief @tucsondailybrief.com · 29/09/2026
Investigators review possible new ransom note in Nancy Guthrie case, plus the rest of the day's Tucson news — local government, public safety, business, and events.
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Investigators review possible new ransom note in Nancy Guthrie case
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Tucson Daily Brief @tucsondailybrief.com · 28/09/2026
⚠️ FLOOD WATCH: A flood watch for the Tucson metro area and all of southeast Arizona takes effect at 11 a.m. today and runs through 11 p.m. Tuesday, issued by NWS Tucson, plus the rest of the day's Tucson news — local government, public safety, business, and events.
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⚠️ FLOOD WATCH: A flood watch for the Tucson metro area and all of southeast...
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Tucson Daily Brief @tucsondailybrief.com · 27/09/2026
Two hikers rescued Saturday on Tucson-area trails, plus the rest of the day's Tucson news — local government, public safety, business, and events.
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Two hikers rescued Saturday on Tucson-area trails
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Tucson Daily Brief @tucsondailybrief.com · 26/09/2026
Talamazka - Sonoran Grill and Seafood holds a newly listed Pima County food-establishment permit at 190 W Continental Rd #202, Green Valley AZ 85622 — typically a new restaurant, cafe, or food business preparing to open.
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Talamazka - Sonoran Grill and Seafood — New Food Establishment Permit
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Tucson Daily Brief @tucsondailybrief.com · 26/09/2026
Talamazka - Sonoran Grill and Seafood holds a newly listed Pima County food-establishment permit at 190 W Continental Rd #202, Green Valley AZ 85622 — typically a new restaurant, cafe, or food business preparing to open.
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Talamazka - Sonoran Grill and Seafood — New Food Establishment Permit
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Tucson Daily Brief @tucsondailybrief.com · 26/09/2026
Supreme Produce @ Fry's #58 holds a newly listed Pima County food-establishment permit at 2001 E Irvington Rd, Tucson AZ 85714 — typically a new restaurant, cafe, or food business preparing to open.
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Supreme Produce @ Fry's #58 — New Food Establishment Permit
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Tucson Daily Brief @tucsondailybrief.com · 26/09/2026
Sammy's Deli holds a newly listed Pima County food-establishment permit at 1303 E University Blvd, Tucson AZ 85719 — typically a new restaurant, cafe, or food business preparing to open.
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Sammy's Deli — New Food Establishment Permit
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Tucson Daily Brief @tucsondailybrief.com · 26/09/2026
Sacred Hand Beer Co holds a newly listed Pima County food-establishment permit at 3895 N Oracle Rd, Tucson AZ 85705 — typically a new restaurant, cafe, or food business preparing to open.
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Sacred Hand Beer Co — New Food Establishment Permit
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Tucson Daily Brief @tucsondailybrief.com · 26/09/2026
Hungry Howies #1855 holds a newly listed Pima County food-establishment permit at 16054 N Oracle Rd, Tucson AZ 85739 — typically a new restaurant, cafe, or food business preparing to open.
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Hungry Howies #1855 — New Food Establishment Permit
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Tucson Daily Brief @tucsondailybrief.com · 26/09/2026
Baskin Robbins holds a newly listed Pima County food-establishment permit at 8670 E Broadway Blvd, Tucson AZ 85710 — typically a new restaurant, cafe, or food business preparing to open.
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Baskin Robbins — New Food Establishment Permit
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Tucson Daily Brief @tucsondailybrief.com · 26/09/2026
Baskin Robbins holds a newly listed Pima County food-establishment permit at 8670 E Broadway Blvd, Tucson AZ 85710 — typically a new restaurant, cafe, or food business preparing to open.
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Baskin Robbins — New Food Establishment Permit
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Tucson Daily Brief @tucsondailybrief.com · 26/09/2026
A project called High Desert Garage Condos is seeking a Conditional Use Permit in Oro Valley to allow the development of garage condos. The case is currently active, meaning the proposal is still under review and no decision has been made.
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High Desert Garage Condos — Around Town
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