After watching the two national conventions, Tom has some thoughts
A once-great American company stumbles toward the elephant graveyard
What's historic, anyhow?; Buddhists revolt!
By endorsing only two candidates for three seats, leadership at the teachers' union has let down its members
Medical MJ
In Los Angeles and at home, medical-marijuana dispensaries score small victories
Currents Feature
The federal DOE's Office of Civil Rights determines that TUSD officials retaliated against a whistleblower
Currents Feature
Citizens speak out about the RTA's inflexibility regarding Broadway Boulevard
Currents Feature
Cold case: Two years ago, Anthony Duron, an innocent bystander, was killed at Pearl nightclub
Here’s your chance to weigh in on whether Arizona should expand health-care coverage for poor families … The air war has begun in Congressional District 1 … Goodbye, Wanda Shattuck … and so much more!
A "queen" confuses a convenience store for Target; a homeless man holds a TV captive
Church and state?; Bugs on parade; Classic advice about strangers in play form; Culture, now available outdoors
Pick of the Week
Adam Carolla will step out of the studio and onto the stage at the Rialto Theatre on Friday.
Cinema Feature
'Branded' is an epically awful film about marketing ... or something like that
Cinema Feature
Featuring a story within a story within a story, 'The Words' is way too convoluted
Titanic (Blu-ray); 30 Rock: Season 6; Holy Flying Circus (Blu-ray)
Casa Video's top rentals for the week ending Sept. 9, 2012
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Tucson Area Music Awards
An (admittedly incomplete) look back at some of the significant music events during the TAMMIES voting period
Tucson Area Music Awards
Tucson music veteran LeeAnne Savage takes home two of the top 2012 TAMMIES
Tucson Area Music Awards
Boreas, the TAMMIES Up-and-Coming Artists of the Year, begin work on their 'Opus One'
Tucson Area Music Awards
Linda Ronstadt and her grandfather, Federico, join the Tucson Area Music Awards Hall of Fame
Music Feature
Legendary punk frontman Keith Morris seems revived by OFF!
Music Feature
Calexico releases its first studio recording in four years
Wilco returns; Maná comes back to Tucson; MEOWmeow Productions plans a "Ho-Down!"; and much more!
Toxic Ranch Records' top sales for the week ending Sept. 9, 2012
It's A Beautiful Day, Club Congress, Sept. 7
Review
Invisible Theatre satisfies with vignettes about motherhood; the Rogue wows with an epic journey that goes on a bit too long
Review
Two Heddas are better than one at Beowulf Alley
Review
Two exhibits at the Gallery of the Sun show not-oft-depicted sides of Ted DeGrazia
Book Feature
A retired ASU professor looks back at Arizona's populist roots
Mostly Books' best-sellers for the week ending Sept. 7, 2012
A new look for NoRTH; big changes at the Co-op; and Greek restaurants aplenty!
Chow Feature
Oro Valley's Grain River Asian Bistro offers some dishes that are among the region's best