Downtown Tucson businesses prepare for grand reopening

The core of downtown Tucson is unlike any other, filled with art, local shops and restaurants.

However, over the past few months many of those local businesses have had to close their doors and keep them that way to keep staff and customers safe.

THE DOWNTOWN AREA.

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