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The Tucson Weekly Endorsement: Ron Barber
Voters should pick trusted public servant Ron Barber to complete Gabrielle Giffords' term
by Tucson Weekly Editorial Board
There's a reason that Republicans who have worked with Democrat Ron Barber are stepping across party lines to support him. It's because those Republicans—former Tucson Mayor Bob Walkup, Tucson City…Cover Story
The Tucson Weekly Endorsement: Ron Barber
Voters should pick trusted public servant Ron Barber to complete Gabrielle Giffords' term
By Tucson Weekly Editorial Board May 17, 2012
Gargulinski
With proper planning, camping in Arizona can be paradise on Earth
By Ryn Gargulinski May 17, 2012
Mailbag
Political party madness; Support Fourth Avenue; The fight against extra fees; Caption issues; Corrections
May 17, 2012
Ask a Mexican!
By Gustavo Arellano May 17, 2012
Speak Up!
A May 25 hearing will help decide whether PTSD and other afflictions are added to the state's MMJ qualifying-conditions list
By J.M. Smith May 17, 2012
Stop Watch
Upstanding undocumented immigrants test an overburdened system and tenuous reform efforts
By Tim Vanderpool May 17, 2012
Specific Help Wanted
The Tucson High principal search gets a do-over—and some insiders don't buy the district's explanation
By Mari Herreras May 17, 2012
Right-Wing Rule
One of the most conservative sessions in the Arizona Legislature's history is in the books
By Jim Nintzel May 17, 2012
Fun With the Freeway
The latest Interstate 10 project near Prince Road has created hassles for some—and amusement for others
By Brian J. Pedersen May 17, 2012
The Skinny
Early voting is underway on Thursday, May 17, in the special election for Gabby Giffords’ seat … Barber and Kelly continue to spar over Social Security and Medicare … Who is behind all those ads we’re seeing on TV? … and more!
By Jim Nintzel May 17, 2012
Media Watch
Career help for journalists; AZPM awards; Poor naming choices at KVOA; and more!
By John Schuster May 17, 2012
City Week
Wrestling gone wild; Safe travels to Guatemala; Creative children; Super-local radio
By David Mendez May 17, 2012
Been There, Done That
'The Dictator' covers too much familiar ground to succeed
By Colin Boyd May 17, 2012
Now Showing at Home
Being John Malkovich; Chronicle (Blu-ray); Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie
By Bob Grimm May 17, 2012
Wonderful Bubble
Montreal's Plants and Animals lowered the pressure to record their third full-length album
By Eric Swedlund May 17, 2012
GSol: Mythic Images: Live at Café Aquí (Self-released)
By Jim Lipson May 17, 2012
Great Lake Swimmers: New Wild Everywhere (Nettwerk)
By Eric Swedlund May 17, 2012
Godhunter: Wolves (Acid Reflux)
By Jarret Keene May 17, 2012
Soundbites
Spiritualized is coming to town!; Morrissey returns; and more!
By Stephen Seigel May 17, 2012
Top Ten in Music
The 17th Street Guitar and World Music Store's top sales for the week ending May 11, 2012
May 17, 2012
Brand-New Works
Two Tucson women will debut plays in Scottsdale, thanks to the Arizona Women's Theatre Company
By Sherilyn Forrester May 17, 2012
Eclectic Gathering
Raices Taller's annual 'Mujeres' show succeeds at reflecting on women's lives
By Margaret Regan May 17, 2012
Beyond Books
The UA Poetry Center hosts a three-day symposium that will turn poetry into action
By Margaret Regan May 17, 2012
Cosmos Deconstructed
UA astronomer Chris Impey takes readers on a journey that starts at the very beginning of time
By Paul Wine May 17, 2012
Mediocre Meat
Except for friendly service, the Vail Steak House Café and Diner was a disappointment
By Jacqueline Kuder May 17, 2012
Noshing Around
Bella D'Auria opens; Places to beat the unbearable heat; and more!
By Adam Borowitz May 17, 2012
Mommy Dearest: Depressed Moms Can Affect Babies' Brains
By Emily Soriano Dec 7, 2011 8:28 pm
Digging for Dollars
The drug cartels have made Nogales the tunnel capital of the Southwestern border
By Leo W. Banks Apr 7, 2011
Little Orphan Oscar
The visuals in Disney's 'Chimpanzee' amaze; sadly, Tim Allen's narration annoys
By Bob Grimm Apr 26, 2012
Let's Watch Will Ferrell Stand by People Making Arepas
By Dan Gibson Feb 28, 2012 11:00 am
Vazquez Departs KVOA; Sources Say She Was Involved in a Shoplifting Incident
By John Schuster Feb 13, 2012 6:35 pm
Police Report: Martha Vazquez Banned From Tucson Mall, Park Place After Alleged Shoplifting
By Mari Herreras Feb 14, 2012 12:46 pm
Lindy Reilly Is Suing The Owner of Redline Sports Grill
By Adam Borowitz Apr 18, 2012 4:19 pm
Trying to Cancel Ted Nugent's Show at the Fair Is a Colossal Waste of Time
By Dan Gibson Apr 20, 2012 4:00 pm
Jesse Kelly Just Making Stuff Up as He Goes Along
By Dan Gibson May 12, 2012 12:00 pm
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Shameless Self-Promotion: 'Weekly' Scribes Nab Five Awards in Arizona Press Club Contest
The Tucson Weekly took home five awards this year in the Arizona Press Club’s annual contest—including a first-place award for Margaret Regan in the Arts Criticism category. The results of the awards, for work done in… -
Political Roundtable: The Kelly-Barber Debate, The CD8 Campaign Ads & a Bit More
I'd hoped to talk about a lot more on last night's Political Roundtable, but the discussion about the race between Democrat Ron Barber and Republican Jesse Kelly to complete Gabby Giffords' term ended up stretching through… -
Freestyle Explosion Preview: a Conversation With Exposé's Ann Curless
One thing that's worth noting about Ann Curless, one of the members of Exposé's classic lineup, who are playing the TCC Arena tomorrow night as part of the Freestyle Explosion package concert: she seems like an… -
Welcome Back, Shondies (Move to Tucson)
I don't often write mash notes for local bands or musicians on the Range. My editor probably thinks that's a good thing. Anyway, the last time I professed my love for a band was Seashell Radio.… -
Sierra Club Gives Failing Grade To Every Southern Arizona Republican State Lawmaker
Our Southern Arizona Republican lawmakers—Sens. Frank Antenori, Al Melvin and Gail Griffin and Reps. David Gowan, Ted Vogt, Vic Williams, Terri Proud, David Stevens and Peggy Judd—all got failing grades on this year's Sierra Club report… -
La Salsa Fresh Mexican Grill at Main Gate Square Has Closed
The La Salsa Fresh Mexican Grill located at 825 E. University Blvd., Suite 181, has closed. A company representative verified the closure this morning, saying that it pulled out of Main Gate Square about five days… -
Tucson Padres: Home for the Weekend
The Tucson Padres launched a new homestand a big 13-0 win over the Nashville Sounds last night. The Padres are in town every night through next Thursday, May 23. Why not get out to a game…
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Political Roundtable: The Kelly-Barber Debate, The CD8 Campaign Ads & a Bit More
I'd hoped to talk about a lot more on last night's Political Roundtable, but the discussion about the race between Democrat Ron Barber and Republican Jesse Kelly to complete Gabby Giffords' term ended up stretching through… -
Sierra Club Gives Failing Grade To Every Southern Arizona Republican State Lawmaker
Our Southern Arizona Republican lawmakers—Sens. Frank Antenori, Al Melvin and Gail Griffin and Reps. David Gowan, Ted Vogt, Vic Williams, Terri Proud, David Stevens and Peggy Judd—all got failing grades on this year's Sierra Club report… -
Political Roundtable Tonight: The CD8 Debate, Legislative Leftovers & More!
Tonight on Arizona Illustrated's Political Roundtable: Pima County Democratic Party chairman Jeff Rogers and Pima County Republican Party chairwoman Carolyn Cox debate about this week's debate between Republican Jesse Kelly and Democrat Ron Barber in the… -
(No) Thanks Ken Bennett for Stirring Up the Birther Stuff Again
Secretary of State Ken Bennett is seemingly planning on running for Governor in 2014, so maybe this is his angle to appeal to the crazy people of our state, but seriously, we have to do this… -
Susan G. Komen Is My Enemy No. 1
Susan G. Komen is my enemy No. 1. The reason? It's a two-parter, so bear with me: 1) The politicizing of abortion has nothing to do with breast cancer research and finding a cure. 2) The… -
TUSD Responds to Urrea, Urrea Responds
On May 4, acclaimed writer Luis Alberto Urrea—The Humingbird's Daughter, The Devil's Highway, and Queen of America—was on the PBS show Moyers and Company discussing the book banned that took place in the Tucson Unified School… -
Watch Tonight's CD 8 Candidate Forum
Chris Conover and Andrea Kelly moderated an one hour forum with the candidates in CD 8 special election. Early ballots go out tomorrow, but there's an additional debate on the calendar sponsored by the Star, May…
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La Salsa Fresh Mexican Grill at Main Gate Square Has Closed
The La Salsa Fresh Mexican Grill located at 825 E. University Blvd., Suite 181, has closed. A company representative verified the closure this morning, saying that it pulled out of Main Gate Square about five days… -
Mexico City Kitchen Rocks the Spelling World
You don't have to spell correctly to make awesome food, as proved by this delicious Facebook post sent out this afternoon by local food truck Mexico City Kitchen: Thank you everyone for you support. We are… -
Beer + Crepes = Awesomeness
Dragoon Brewing Co. holds its official grand opening tomorrow, Friday, May 18, and food truck Animal Farm will be in the parking lot. Then, as if that isn't awesome enough, on Saturday, May 19, more tasting… -
I Am So Conflicted About the Local-Food Movement
In the first weeks that I started writing the Noshing Around column here at the Tucson Weekly, local food was the hottest thing going. But it wasn’t long before I started to smell bullshit in the… -
Mega Food-Truck Action Tonight and Friday
The local caravan of mobile eateries will descend upon the Lazydays RV at 3200 E. Irvington Road this evening. There will also be beer and margaritas for sale. More on that here. There's another food-truck event… -
Today in "Simpsons" Episodes Come to Life
Listen: don't tell people it's "all-you-can-eat" if you don't really mean it. This is America. We don't put up with that sort of falsehood. Bill Wisth, I don't use the word "hero" very often, but you… -
Spring Arizona Restaurant Week Is Upon Us
Think of Arizona Restaurant Week as a sort of culinary talent show where area restaurants bundle up their finest offerings into three-course meals for a special price. It starts this Saturday, May 19, and runs through…
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Freestyle Explosion Preview: a Conversation With Exposé's Ann Curless
One thing that's worth noting about Ann Curless, one of the members of Exposé's classic lineup, who are playing the TCC Arena tomorrow night as part of the Freestyle Explosion package concert: she seems like an… -
Welcome Back, Shondies (Move to Tucson)
I don't often write mash notes for local bands or musicians on the Range. My editor probably thinks that's a good thing. Anyway, the last time I professed my love for a band was Seashell Radio.… -
Happy Birthday, Taj Mahal
I'm personally not the biggest Taj Mahal fan — sometimes the world music influences sort of wear on me — but he'd be worth noting just for "She Caught the Katy," which is just a great… -
The Best Tribute to Chuck Brown You'll Read
It's impossible to overstate how popular and influential go-go singer/guitarist Chuck Brown was in the Washington, DC area, even if his fame didn't really transcend regional fame, other than a few hits and some legendary samples.… -
You'll Enjoy This Justin Bieber Article More Than You'd Think
There's no particular takeaway to Drew Magary's profile of Justin Bieber in the new issue of GQ other than the fact that he seems to be kind of dull, doesn't want to be punched in the… -
'Steeling' for a Hot Summer
By Drew McCullough Apocalypso, a steel band from Tucson, Ariz., originally was formed in 1999, and has been together ever since. Apocalypso plays shows around Tucson at various venues, such as the restaurant Sakura. Don Cox,… -
Happy Birthday, David Byrne
Happy 60th birthday to David Byrne, born on May 14th, 1952 in Dumbarton, Scotland. Mostly I'm just using his birthday as an excuse to post one of my favorite live performances of all time (Adrian Belew…
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Political Roundtable Tonight: The CD8 Debate, Legislative Leftovers & More!
Tonight on Arizona Illustrated's Political Roundtable: Pima County Democratic Party chairman Jeff Rogers and Pima County Republican Party chairwoman Carolyn Cox debate about this week's debate between Republican Jesse Kelly and Democrat Ron Barber in the… -
In Case You Were Wondering What's Up With the Wiggles
VIDEO: The Wiggles say goodbye It never really occurred to me that there would be a new batch of Wiggles, but I suppose I also just assumed that there would be a time when their popularity… -
Today in "Simpsons" Episodes Come to Life
Listen: don't tell people it's "all-you-can-eat" if you don't really mean it. This is America. We don't put up with that sort of falsehood. Bill Wisth, I don't use the word "hero" very often, but you… -
These Are the Crappy Shows Coming to Network TV in the Fall
The fact that I'll probably only have so long to appreciate some of my favorite TV shows (Community, 30 Rock and Parks & Rec, like every jerk on the internet) is a little troubling to me,… -
Recommended: a Series of Articles About British Game Shows
I fully recognize that an in-depth discussion of the current state of British game shows might be the sort of thing that only interests a hundred people (including and especially myself), but The Gameological Society, a… -
Idiot Boksen - The First Great Bit of Millenial Television
If you spend any amount of time in the writing/publishing world, you'll hear an aspiring (or accomplished) writer extolling the virtues of Stephen Pressfield's The War of Art or Malcolm Gladwell's Outliers. For good reason, too.…
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Shameless Self-Promotion: 'Weekly' Scribes Nab Five Awards in Arizona Press Club Contest
The Tucson Weekly took home five awards this year in the Arizona Press Club’s annual contest—including a first-place award for Margaret Regan in the Arts Criticism category. The results of the awards, for work done in… -
Political Roundtable: The Kelly-Barber Debate, The CD8 Campaign Ads & a Bit More
I'd hoped to talk about a lot more on last night's Political Roundtable, but the discussion about the race between Democrat Ron Barber and Republican Jesse Kelly to complete Gabby Giffords' term ended up stretching through… -
Sierra Club Gives Failing Grade To Every Southern Arizona Republican State Lawmaker
Our Southern Arizona Republican lawmakers—Sens. Frank Antenori, Al Melvin and Gail Griffin and Reps. David Gowan, Ted Vogt, Vic Williams, Terri Proud, David Stevens and Peggy Judd—all got failing grades on this year's Sierra Club report… -
Overlay Zone Challengers Go Back to Court
Remember, Weekly World Central contributor Dave Devine's guest commentary on the city's adoption of an overlay zone near the UA and the city's botched rejection of the signatures collected for a referendum to go to the… -
Running Against Grijalva? No Voter Database for You!
The Arizona Democratic Party refused requests from two Democratic Party candidates for the party's voter file — both candidates, Amanda Aguirre and Manny Arreguin are running against incumbent Raul Grijalva for U.S. Congress. Hat tip to… -
RIP, Don Ritchie
Although the internet does enough to make me feel like I hate every single person on the planet at times, without it I would have never read the Christian Science Monitor's story in 2010 about Don…
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Staff Pick
MOCA
Flinching Eye Collective presents "Atemporal Radio Tour" from 7 to 10 p.m., Thursday, May 24; $8, $5… More
@ MOCA
Thu., May 24
265 S. Church Ave.
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