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🌱 Patch AM: Want new Latina friends in Tucson? Meet the women behind Tucson Primas

Coming up on the Tucson Patch calendar: Mainly Murals Walking Tour-Jan 3rd

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In today's newsletter:

  • Want new Latina friends in Tucson? Meet the women behind Tucson Primas
  • How Tucson neighbors can declutter, recycle trees, and plant shade in 2026
  • How will Tucson’s new $15.45 wage change prices and paychecks?

Also on today's calendar: Mainly Murals Walking Tour-Jan 3rd and 9 more events.

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Today's riddle: The world champion tongue twister just got arrested! 🤔 (Answer below!)

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  • Tuesday: Cloudy, with a high of 72 and low of 55 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Cloudy and warm, temps: high: 76, low: 56.
  • Thursday: Not as warm with showers, with a high of 68 and low of 53 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Tucson Primas build community for young Latinas (tucson.com) — A new group called Tucson Primas is giving young Latinas in Tucson a welcoming way to make friends through movie nights, holiday parties, hikes and more. Founded by two cousins, the club is rapidly growing, planning a book club, collaborations with local artists and businesses, and even a small scholarship for a Tucson or University of Arizona student.
   

2. How to welcome 2026 with less clutter, more sustainability (tucson.com) — Tucson Clean & Beautiful is kicking off 2026 with hands-on ways for locals to declutter and live more sustainably, from neighborhood tree plantings to free Christmas tree recycling. You’ll find specific January dates, Tucson locations, and easy ideas for reusing, thrifting, and cutting waste that can save money while greening your home and community.
   

3. Tucson businesses for next minimum wage increase (kvoa.com) — Starting January 1, many Tucson workers will see their minimum wage rise to $15.45 an hour, keeping the city above state and federal levels. Local employees and business owners share mixed reactions, from relief over rising costs to worries about small business strain, with some planning modest price hikes and others urging solutions that don’t cut workers’ pay.
   

4. ADOT announces I-10, I-19 upgrades to improve Tucson traffic (kgun9.com) — Major freeway work on I-10 and I-19 will reshape how you drive around Tucson starting in 2026, with lane expansions, new interchanges, and better bike and pedestrian access. ADOT’s projects stretch from the northwest side to southeast of downtown and the Irvington Road/I-19 area, plus new safety technology between Nogales and Tucson.
   

5. Street racers take over Tucson intersection (kold.com) — A late-night street takeover at Fort Lowell Road and Tucson Boulevard jolted Midtown residents awake as cars spun through the intersection, leaving tire marks, debris, and fireworks residue. Tucson police quickly responded, arresting two drivers and impounding their vehicles, while neighbors and county officials call for tougher measures to curb increasingly dangerous street racing on local roads.
   

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  • I'm still looking for the family of this male, long-haired, black and brown, miniature dachshund.
    No collar or microchip. He was caught on 12/23 at about 6pm near Grant and N. Catalina, and he was seen running around the neighborhood at about noon… (Nextdoor Garden District)
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    If you see a elderly red Australian Cattle dog please contact me at Hes very friendly, he is also blind. UPDATE: Yoda has been found safe and is… (Nextdoor Civano)
  • Curious to know what projects ADOT has in store for Southern Arizona in 2026? The Tucson area will see the completion of an I-10 widening project,... (X: ArizonaDOT)
  • The Pima County Board of Supervisors will soon decide how to allocate over $27 million from a recent land sale on South Harrison Road.... (X: KVOA)
  • Pull-A-Part posted a job opening for Rack Operator | Auto Salvage & Recycling in Tucson. Apply here.
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