Police Dispatch
Toilet Tossing Mount Lemmon, July 13, 10:48 a.m. A salesman with Tucson recycling and waste phoned authorities to say that someone pushed four portable toilets over a cliff at the Windy Point lookout spot, a Pima County Sheriff’s Department report stated. The salesman said the toilets were delivered to Windy Point on July 8. When…
Water, Water Everywhere
As the monsoon finally gets going, Raices Taller’s ‘Lluvia’ show winds down
Danehy
The world is full of strange happenings…
Plane Stupid
‘Stealth’ was better the first time around, when it was a parody called ‘Team America’
Pretty Ugly
Lydia Millet’s characters are so profoundly twisted that they’ll make you laugh out loud
Tuttle
Advice on pulling off the perfect Tucson summer wedding
Pick
Cinematic Shorts
Top Ten in Books
Mostly Books best-sellers for the week
Guest Commentary
It’s time to end greyhound racing–and the abuse that goes along with it
Now Showing at Home
“The Muppet Show: Season One,” “Ghostbusters 1 and 2 (Double Feature Gift Set),” “Do Not Adjust Your Set,” and “At Last the 1948 Show”
Bites at the Bar
The Elbow Room’s Friday night fish fry excels–but the rest of the food does not
Politicos, Thieves and Crappy Crooners
A note from the editor.
T Q&A
Tucson Q&A with Glen Sampson
Noshing Around
Czech It Out The European Market and Deli is celebrating its grand opening. It’s filled with products from the Baltic and Mediterranean regions, wines from Argentina to Australia, beers from around the world, smoked fish, Greek cheeses and kefir, and international candies. Sandwiches and salads are served daily during lunch hours with seating in a…
Mailbag
Howls of outrage and squeals of delight from our astonished fans.
Taking Heroes to School
Despite stealing from other movies, ‘Sky High’loves the superhero genre enough to work
Steve Farley
When Steve Farley knocks on doors in Ward 6, the first thing he tells potential voters is that he’s the guy who designed the tiles of historic photos of Tucsonans that stand over the eastern entrance of downtown along Broadway Boulevard. The art project, which depicts a day when downtown was still a bustling city…
City Week
Big doings in Tucson this week.
Stolen Status
Arizona is the No. 1 identity-theft state, but the Legislature has refused to take action
Top Ten in Movies
Casa Video’s top rentals for the week
Nina Trasoff
Nina Trasoff says she got into the race for Tucson City Council because she’s worried about the community’s direction. “I have a vision of trying to maintain the essence of Tucson as we grow,” says Trasoff, 59. “I’m seeing just a complete lack of planning.” Planning is Trasoff’s biggest buzzword on the campaign trail. It’s…
Soundbites
THAT DAMN VEXING VAN Things can be a bit rough when you’re one of the best working punk bands today, you’re on a label whose taste the consumer can trust, you’ve got a tour of the West Coast scheduled, and you’ve got a broke-dick van that needs a cool grand’s worth of repairs to attain…
Battle Royale
Which Democrat will joust with Fred Ronstadt this November?
Sharing the Same Island
Cyril Neville combines African-American and Native-American cultures on a new tour
Forward Motion
Schwartz’s defense goes on the offensive while prosecutors claim he was seeking a hired killer last year
Nine Questions
Mike DeCicco
Crawlies on Display
A look inside the UA’s bug museum
Live
Lagoon and Muddy Bug at Plush, Thursday, July 28
The Skinny
HOT AS HELL Those edgy editors at the Tucson Citizen came up with a real summer sizzler for the paper’s lame Calendar section. They devised a “Hot Issue” with the hottest of Tucson, including hot politicians (Mayor Bob Walkup’s inclusion says it all), hot TV news personalities, hot UA athletes and hot regular folks whose…
Rhythm & Views
Like their two previous Six Degrees releases, Zuco 103’s Whaa! is a perfect summer record. Full of light, airy beats, slinky grooves, sultry vocals and considerable good cheer, it’s both poolside- and dance-floor-friendly. A truly transnational group, Zuco 103 is fronted by the Brazilian vocalist Lilian Vieira and filled out by German keyboardist/programmer Stefan Schmid…
Legal Briefs
Unexpected Discovery and Disclosure in the Stidham Murder
Rhythm & Views
Saddle Creek bands are not so much bands as projects, featuring one or two people running the show and any number of helpers, most of whom play in other Saddle Creek projects. Mayday is Ted Stevens’ (Cursive, Lullaby for the Working Class) project, and Bushido Karaoke, their third and best album yet, is entirely about…
Media Watch
Coulter: Plagio, ergo sum?
Top Ten in Music
Hear’s Music top sales for the week
The Range
A recap of last week’s news
Rhythm & Views
It’s starting to feel as if Robert Cray’s band, with its 14th album, has become the Hootie and the Blowfish of early 21st century blues. Cray is an admirable guitarist–especially in a live context–and a likeable, nonthreatening bandleader. Although he’s often called a bluesman, he’s primarily a blues-inspired soul crooner, which is most evident when…
