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New Chef at Maynards
Maynards Market and Kitchen at 400 N. Toole Ave. has brought Addam Buzzalini on board as the new executive chef, according to Richard Oseran, who owns the restaurant/market and the Hotel Congress across the street. “He’s very talented, he’s very passionate and he’s going to take us to where we want to go,” Oseran said,…
Now That’s What We Call a Wardrobe Malfunction
For those of you who didn’t get a chance to see the bonus footage available to Pima County Comcast subscribers during the Super Bowl yesterday, the clip is now available on YouTube. There’s a bit of censoring to, um, block the kick, as it were, but you still might find it NSFW.
Judge Doesn’t Buy Latest Ballot Battle
If you hoped the legal proceedings that brought the Pima County Democrats and Libertarians into court on Jan. 14 would bring relief for those who continue to question the results of the 2006 Regional Transportation Authority election … well, you’ll need to look elsewhere, at least for now. Judge Charles Harrington released his ruling on…
So That’s What the Tenth Dimension Is All About
My favorite line from this video: “In other words, all possibilities are contained in the tenth dimension.” If you think about it, it’s really comforting to realize that somewhere, in some other parallel universe, certain outcomes worked out better for you.
Saguaro Ranch: If You Care Get There On Feb. 3
If you’re one of those hikers I’ve seen taking to the Tortolita Mountain Park by way of the mountain loop road that goes through Saguaro Ranch, then by all means get yourself to the Marana Town Council meeting on Feb. 3 at 7 p.m., at the Marana Municipal Center, 11555 W. Civic Center Dr. in…
Get Your Newspaper on Your Home Computing Device!
This is making the rounds among the dwindling members of the Media Elite:
Stripped: Village Voice Media Drops All Comics in All Papers Nationwide
Our good friend Max Cannon, the twisted genius behind “Red Meat,” brings us the news that alt-weeklies around the country are cutting comic strips from their pages. This week, Village Voice Media–the folks who own the Phoenix New Times and a bunch of other alt-weeklies around the country–“suspended” publication of all their comics, according to…
When I Say Student, You Say Power…
Students from the three state universities marched on the Capitol Wednesday demanding legislators re-think the proposed budget cuts that would reduce state support for public universities by as much a 40 percent by Fiscal Year 2010. The protesters carried signs saying “budget cuts are nuts” and “invest in me” and chanted “Hey, hey, Ho, ho,…
Woody’s Wins!
This morning about 20 people filed out of Judge Jeffrey Zlatow’s courtroom in Tucson City Court hugging and shaking Dave Huff’s hand to congratulate him on his win today against the city to remove the red tag placed on his business in mid-October. The red tag was the result of a series of complaints made…
Casa Video’s Top Rentals
Due to a printing error, the complete top 10 Casa Video rentals list is not on page 34 in the Jan. 29 issue. Here is the whole list: Max Payne 20th Century Fox The Deal Peace Arch Saw V Lionsgate The Express Universal Chris Rock: Kill the Messenger HBO Appaloosa New Line My Best Friend’s Girl Lionsgate Swing…
I Dream of Jinni
Dazzling design and solid storytelling propel the animated ‘Azur and Asmar’
Rhythm & Views
Recent comparisons of Or, the Whale to the Carter Family are presumably due to the wonderful male-and-female vocal harmonies shared by the two groups. But Or, the Whale–in which all seven members sing–actually plays music that sounds more like Byrds-Burritos-brand twangy rock than old-timey country. Which would have been nice, sure, but this glorious debut…
Danehy
Even on their way to the Super Bowl, the Cardinals don’t deserve Tom’s love
City Week
Our top picks of what to do and where to do it for the week.
Ocean Size
Rane Arroyo’s magnificent ‘The Buried Sea’ hits like a verbal tsunami
Messina
Football’s just as real in the women’s leagues
It Bites and Sucks
The ‘Underworld’ prequel drives a stake into the franchise
Top Ten in Books
Antigone Books best-sellers for the
Guest Commentary
A love-hate relationship with Tucson
Now Showing at Home
“Friday the 13th,” “King Kong (Blu-ray),” and “Death Race”
Don’t Try This at Home
European Market and Deli’s unusual fare holds up better on the premises than as take-out
Neighbors in Need
A note from the editor.
Indie Watch
What’s happening in the world of independent film in Tucson.
Noshing Around
Make Your Own Dough Feeling a little kneady? If so, dust off your apron and head down to the Radisson Suites Hotel (7051 S. Tucson Blvd.) on Saturday, Jan. 31, for a couple of baking classes brought to you by the people at King Arthur Flour. A class on making sweet and savory breads goes…
Mailbag
Howls of outrage and squeals of delight from our astonished fans.
Top Ten in Movies
Casa Video’s top rentals for the week
¡Ask a Mexican!
Anti-immigrant campaigns are made so rigorously legal immigrants are treated fairly?
Soundbites
NOT DAVE MATTHEWS You may know Tim Reynolds as one-half of the Dave Matthews-Tim Reynolds Acoustic Duo. Or, you may have seen one of his frequent solo acoustic performances at Plush over the years. You certainly know the Dave Matthews Band, for which he now reportedly plays guitar full-time. You may not, however, know him…
Poverty and Pride
Arizona’s poorest residents live in unregulated colonias–yet this type of meager rural existence may not even be sustainable
Nine Questions
Devil Doll
Holy Crap!
Pima County residents face steep increases in their sewer bills
Live
Amy Ray, Jennifer O’Connor, Plush, Saturday, Jan. 24
Mission by Half
Can San Xavier restoration beat the clock?
A Blue Note Night
A Centennial Hall performance celebrates Blue Note Records’ 70th anniversary
Bike Paradise
Two BMX enthusiasts want bikes to be allowed at the new skate park, but the city isn’t so sure it wants them there
Blemish Balm
For Golden Boots, human error is the beauty of music
The Skinny
NUMBERS RACKET The plot thickened last week at the Legislature when the GOP budget proposal that’s getting all the headlines–you know, the one cooked up by Sen. Russell Pearce and Rep. John Kavanagh that slashes education by somewhere around a billion bucks and takes more than $300 million from the universities–got held up in the…
Rhythm & Views
The term “accessible” is an easy, and vague, shortcut for music critics. Listening to Merriweather Post Pavilion, Animal Collective’s critically dubbed “accessible” eighth album, the question is raised: Accessible to whom? Looping beats and rhythms, lyrics repeated like mantras in low bellows and pixie chirps, and a layered electronic din smother this album. Granted, the…
Media Watch
Michaels, Lee, Sitton Among Clear Channel Layoffs
Rhythm & Views
This is either the best band named for a Shakespeare play, or the best album name borrowed from a Seinfeld episode (the one about Festivus). Either way, fans of manic, raucous jangle-pop should take heed of the debut by this bunch of young backstreet bards from New Jersey. Released last fall by Troubleman Unlimited, this…
Police Dispatch
Bullets vs. Pebbles West Coriander Drive, Jan. 4, 9:42 a.m. An evidently hallucinating man used rocks to defend himself against perceived gunshots, according to a Pima County Sheriff’s Department report. Sheriff’s deputies arrived at the scene and met with a homeowner who described seeing a middle-aged male with a crew cut knocking on the door…
Top Ten in Music
Zia Records top sales for the week
T Q&A
Tucson Q&A with Jean Baruch
Primal Zoo
The Now Theatre offers up a tragic Edward Albee tale of class warfare
Pick of the Week
For the Collective Good
‘Orlando’ Blooms
Rogue Theatre presents a terrific production of a problematic script
