The abandoned service stations, the old junkyards and the idled factories that dot the Flowing Wells area could someday hum with new industry and new jobs for area residents.

To help bring that day a little closer, Pima County, in cooperation with an active neighborhood association, is laying the groundwork for a business infill incentive district that will make it easier for property owners to redevelop sites in the North Side area to the east of Interstate 10.

• Sabino hosts 'little UN' of 16 exchange students (with slide show)
• Ants don't have to be specialists to benefit colony, UA study finds
• Rosemont mediator backs out of process
• Obama reveals today names of his choices for his security team
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The Arizona Wildcats won Sunday with a formula that has been obvious since the minute Chase Budinger returned from the NBA Draft pool last June: lots and lots of production from Budinger, Jordan Hill and Nic Wise.

The Big Three, as they are increasingly called.

• Opinion by Greg Hansen: In this month of giving, Wildcats need a gift: support of fans
• Arizona football: Cats clearly know what's at stake as clock ticks down
• UA Sports Notebook: Good practices earn Johnson minutes
• Arizona volleyball: Loss to Washington St. helps keep Cats out of volleyball playoffs
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A new Air Force stealth fighter pitched as a possible future resident of Tucson has hit a snag getting approval for its first home base in Florida because of its high noise level.

Depending on altitude, the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter could be roughly a dozen times as loud as the A-10 attack jets flown locally at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, and several times as loud as than the F-16 fighters the Air National Guard flies from Tucson International Airport, data in Air Force environmental studies suggest.

• I-10 bypass west of city urged (with poll)
• Mission to Mars: the hits to come
• Prescott: Arizona's Christmas village
• Getting your dollar's worth
• Fall 2008 All-Southern Arizona teams

StarNet has a new feature, the Clubs and Organizations Database. We would like to make this a resource for everyone from newcomers to long-time residents to find others with similar interests.

Check it out. If it looks a little lean now, it's because we need your club's information.

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Once he really thought about UA's potential 2009-10 roster, Solomon Hill figured he'd be better off elsewhere - no matter who the new coach is.

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• Remote Controlled: Major Tucson artists featured on 'CBS News Sunday Morning'
• StarNet Editors' Blog:Top videos in November
• Tales from the Morgue: Tucsonans and saguaros - a prickly relationship
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