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Special Projects

Here's a look a projects the Citizen has done over the past few years.

These stories can touch your heart - or your pocketbook. We have compiled them all - the best of the Tucson Citizen - so even older stories and series are available to readers.


Tucson Origins

Where we were born


Examining Rio Nuevo's Tucson Origins park

Tucson Police

24 hours with the Tucson Police Department


A two-day series examining Tucson's police force

Election 2006

Election 2006 coverage from the Tucson Citizen


Colorado Delta

Special Report - The Colorado River Story


The Tucson Citizen is proud to publish the findings in our third annual joint project with UA's journalism department: a study of the staggering human, economic and environmental effects of changes perpetrated on a river that is the property of two nations.
Tucson's meth menace Tucson's meth menace

Stories and resources about Tucson's growing methamphetamine problem.
DUI DUI: a failure to convict
Tucson has one of the highest DUI arrest rates in the country.
Central Tucson Today Central Tucson Today
Your complete guide to the heart of the Old Pueblo.
Back to school Back to school 2005
Students and parents prepare for the upcoming school year.
Panama Panama: Sovereign Straits
Series designed to build a broader understanding of our hemisphere.
Summer survival Surviving summer
Articles and photo galleries showing how Tucsonans cope when the mercury soars over 100°.
East Side Today 2005 East Side Today
What's going on in the region's schools, neighborhood businesses and a look at East Side history.
Bush on Social Security Bush in Tucson on Social Security
Bush discusses his plans for Social Security. Learn what is on tap for when the President is in town.
Spring Training 2005 Spring Training
Stories, schedules, photo galleries and videos of spring training.
2005 La Fiesta de los Vaqueros 2006, 2005, 2004 La Fiesta de los Vaqueros
Stories, schedules, photo galleries and videos of La Fiesta de los Vaqueros.
2005 Gem, Fossil and Mineral Showcase 2005 Gem, Mineral and Fossil Showcase
Schedule, maps, local interest, stories of the gem show.
Tucson and Austin High-tech blueprint
Austin, Texas, college town and state capital, can teach Tucson a lot about creating a vibrant, 21st-century economy.
New Year, New You New Year, New You
A week-long look at how to make New Year's resolutions and how to accomplish them.
Central Tucson Today Central Tucson Today
A look at life in central Tucson.
Back to School Back to School
A five day package on going back to school.
Election 04 2004 Election
Local election coverage and Tucson Citizen endorsements.
Public art Public art in Tucson
Not everyone agrees such projects are a thing of beauty.
Hitting bottom Hitting bottom
Alcoholism, a family disease
Chile Chile's Free-Trade Agreement
A five day package on the effects of the free-trade agreement of Chile.
burglary Burglary
A two day package on burglary in Tucson.
Summer Survival Guide Summer Survival
The Tucson Citizen's guide to making it through Tucson during the summer.
2004 Sea of Cortez Sea of Cortez
A three day package on the disappearing underwater world.
2004 East Side Today East Side Today
A look at life on Tucson's East Side.
2004 International Mariachi Conference 2004 Tucson Mariachi Conference
Schedule, stories, videos and images of the 22nd annual conference. Chose from the 2001, 2002 or 2003 festivals.
La Fiesta de los Vaqueros 79th La Fiesta de los Vaqueros and Parade
Schedule, stories, videos and images of the Tucson Rodeo.
Cents and Sensibility Cents and Sensibility
A four-part series on the financial fog to help you build up monetary muscle.
100 Years of Flight 100 Years of Flight
A three-day series chronicling the change that aviation has made on Tucson.
Legacy of Addiction Childhood Lost: Legacy of Addiction
A five-day series on the hopes, fears and failures of families trying to break the hold of addiction.
Oil Oil: The Latin American Connection
The oil industry has had far reaching effects on the Latin American countries that pump oil to the United States.
Clean Elections Clean Elections: A System Under Fire
Regardless of your view on Arizona's controversial Clean Elections law, no one can deny it has altered the state's political landscape
Giving Thanks for Anna