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Moneyball Jr.
“We’re middle class. We’re just not club sports middle class.”
The Coolest Things I Saw as a Tucson Tourist and Tucson Local Media Intern
I was wearing a jacket when I stepped out of Tucson International Airport into the 95-degree May air. I’d thrown it on just hours before as I left Ohio for the summer to visit family and intern at Tucson Local Media. But one step out of the airport and I realized, “The rumors are true.…
Four Great Things To Do in Tucson Today: Thursday, August 2
Beach House pen cool, dreamsicle pop for summer. For whatever season, listeners are transported to beach land, Cali or Brooklyn, sand in hair, waves breaking offshore with every repetitive melodic synth line. For 14 years, Beach House have been materializing the ethereal into those rolling sonic waves of instant nostalgia, sped up and slowed down…
Three Great Things To Do in Tucson Today: Wednesday, August 1
Liquid Sky. Invisible aliens in a flying saucer come to Earth looking for heroin. That’s just the set-up for the zany ’80s cult hit. With neon-lights, crazy costumes and an event crazier plot, this forgotten gem is just as much a feast for the mind as it is for the eyes. The Loft Cinema recently…
Four Great Things To Do in Tucson Today: Tuesday, July 31
Wes Anderson Trivia and Costume Party. Dear reader, please disregard the following palaver and rigmarole if you are not of the cultivated mold. Casa Video humbly petitions your appearance for a most festive gala lauding the preeminent auteur of our time, one Wes Anderson. The trivia comprises factoids from Anderson’s first eight films (Bottle Rocket…
Two Great Things To Do in Tucson Today: Monday, July 30
Make it Mondays! Another Monday, another visit to the Tucson Children’s Museum, where this week’s theme is “Schoolhouse of Rock–We’ve Got the Beat!” We’re assuming there’s going to be some Schoolhouse Rock involved, so kids can learn all about how a bill becomes a law (or at least how it’s supposed to work). But hey,…
This Sunday: National Chicken Wing Day!
Thank you, America for another random national holiday! This Sunday is National Chicken Wing Day, apparently, and to celebrate the occasion Wingstop will be offering five free classic or boneless chicken wings with any wing order at all their locations, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday. Did you know: In 1977, the City of…
29 Great Things To Do in Tucson This Weekend: Friday, July 27-Sunday, July 29
Monsoon Madness Plant Sale. The old saying is that April showers bring May flowers, but in Tucson, summer monsoon showers bring much a much wider, weirder and more wondrous selection of desert-friendly plants. Local growers and nationally-renowned plant owners alike will be at this annual Tohono Chul event, which will be enjoyable for both botany…
Laughing Stock: Every Reason to Laugh
Once named by Ebony Magazine “Black America’s Favorite White Comedian,” Gary Owen has lately gone pan-demographic. It was a risky move; many believed his black fans would drift away, even after he won his own series on BET and toured with Shaquille O’Neal’s All-Star Comedy Jam Tour. But the success of his Showtime Special, “I…
Three Great Things To Do in Tucson Today: Thursday, July 26
Christmas in July at Hotel Congress. It’s a sentiment shared by Americans everywhere on Christmas morning: “Wht a wonderful day. If only it were 105 degrees outside, then it would be perfect.” Well, at long last, HoCo is making all of our dreams come true. Holiday drink specials! Sexy elves! Mistletoe! There’s even going to…
World Margarita Championships are Only Two Weeks Away!
The summer will get a little more enjoyable on Aug. 10 at the Hilton El Conquistador, because dozens of the best local cooks and bartenders are joining forces for one awesome evening. No matter who is awarded as the margarita champion, the real winners are the tasters. For this 13th Annual World Margarita Championship, the…
Arizona Citizens for the Arts Step Into Politics
Unlike gun violence, education funding, or tax policy, arts and culture issues don’t really demand attention or ignite fire in the voting members of our society. However, Arizona Citizens for the Arts want to tell you that the arts are important to our community, and they serve vital roles in more ways than you might…
Less than half of immigrant families re-united by the eve of July 26 deadline
Tomorrow is the day that children separated from their families at the border are supposed to be reunited, but it doesn’t look like the Trump administration will meet that deadline. As of July 23, they had only reunited or “appropriately discharged” less than half the separated children in custody. The ACLU lays out the numbers…
PACC Drops Adoption Fees for Clear the Shelters drive
[image-2] If you’ve been looking to expand your family with a new pet, you’re in luck: Pima Animal Care Center is offering a chance to bring a four-legged friend home sans adoption fee. As part of the nationwide Clear the Shelters drive, PACC is waiving adoption fees for pets adopted from July 30 to…
Claytoon of the Day: Trump Derangement Syndrome
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Three Great Things To Do in Tucson Today: Wednesday, July 25
Birds of Tohono Chul Walking Tour. It’s easy these days to look up at the sky and see only a fickle force of nature, which seems like it’s trying to set you on fire until it starts unpredictably pouring down water. But when you look up at the sky, you also have a pretty good shot…
Check This Out: Upcoming The Loft Cinema Events
What better way to take shelter from the summer heat than in the oasis of an air-conditioned movie theater? The Loft Cinema’s got you covered with a variety of events over the next few weeks. Here’s a few to check out: Andy Goldsworthy’s Rivers and Tides This event spotlights the documentary about one artist’s integration…
A&E’s “Nightwatch Nation” Comes to Tucson
As an expansion to the nonfiction medical show “Nightwatch,” A&E is creating “Nightwatch Nation” which took the original show’s premise but filmed in many more U.S. cities, including Tucson. Similar to Cops, the show follows the night shifts of emergency responders as they deal with car crashes, drug overdoses, and other medical emergencies. “By capturing…
LD-3 Democrats Talk Policy at Clean Elections Debate
The five Democratic state congressional candidates in LD-3 met at Pima Community College West campus Friday evening, July 20, to debate policy and take questions from potential voters. The debate was sponsored by the Citizens Clean Elections Commission, an organization that enacts voter education, clean funding for candidate campaigns and campaign finance enforcement. Complete video…
Maui Invitational Bracket has Arizona and Iowa State Squaring Off
It may be 110 and swelteringly hot outside in the bastions of Southern Arizona, but we’re mere months away from the temporary solitude of watching a bunch of unpaid athletes playing basketball inside an undersized gym in the tropical paradise that is Maui. The young men of the Arizona Wildcats will take center stage at…
Should TUSD Educate Children at the Detention Facility in Tucson?
An agenda item on TUSD’s Tuesday night board meeting asks the question, Should TUSD provide education for the children living at a federal detention facility located in the district? The agenda item “direct(s) staff to research what authority and responsibility our district has to provide educational support to school aged children held in federal detention at…
Claytoon of the Day: Deflect with Philandering
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LD10 Democratic Primary Forum will be Held Tuesday
For those progressives who are tired of just tweeting #Resist and actually want to be a part of the democratic process, attending a State House Democratic primary forum is a great way get off the couch. AZ Clean Elections Commission is holding a Legislative District 10 primary forum where the four Democratic candidates will get…
Three Great Things To Do in Tucson Today: Tuesday, July 24
Troubadour Theatre Workshops. This week, a local youth theatre company is putting on two workshops for your favorite little Liza Minelli or Lin-Manuel Miranda. On Tuesday, July 24, they’re holding a musical theatre workshop for kids ages 10 to 18. Instructor Jake Walters will be working with participants on vocal skills from 9 a.m. to…
Dr. Word Asks: “Meddling?”
Dr. Word makes one of his rare appearances on The Range to express his mystification at the tenacity with which certain words stick to certain subjects in the journalistic world, often words inadequate to the task of reporting a story accurately. Such is true of the use of the word “meddling” when referring to Russian actions…
‘Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot’ Is One of This Summer’s Best Films
Gus Van Sant gets back into fine directing shape with Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far On Foot, his best effort in years. Joaquin Phoenix gets much of the credit; he’s terrific as real-life cartoonist John Callahan, an alcoholic who wound up in a wheelchair after a car accident with a new friend (Jack Black).…
Get Your Tickets: Drags Against Abuse
In America, 1 in 3 women and 1 in 4 men have experienced some form of physical violence by an intimate partner, and every day domestic violence hotlines receive approximately 21,000 calls, an average of close to 15 calls every minute, according to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence. In an effort to raise money for Wings For Women, a…
Honey Needs a Home
Honey has been waiting to meet her fur-ever family for over 100 days! She is a very sweet girl who loves to play. Honey enjoys running and spending time in the pool. When she is ready to relax she can’t turn away a back scratch. Visit Honey at HSSA Main Campus at 635 W. Roger…
The Psychedelic Furs Warmed Up Rialto Last Week
The Psychedelic Furs at The Rialto Theater, Tuesday, July 17 Before being banished for making a hellish cacophony, brothers Richard and Tim Butler started out jamming in their parents living room. During a time of mass unemployment, seeing the Sex Pistols at London’s 100 Club in 1976 proved transformative. “I had never seen anybody with that…
Arizona Wildcats Players Break Down Off-Season Basketball Expectations
It’s been four months since the University of Arizona men’s basketball team lost in unceremonious fashion to the Buffalo Bulls in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament. Fast-forward some 16 weeks, after the loss of the team’s top five scorers (Deandre Ayton, Allonzo Trier, Rawle Alkins, Dusan Ristic and Parker Jackson-Cartwright) and addition of…
That’s Not the Ann Kirkpatrick We Know
.@teambarbara's website says Congress should "abolish ICE and start fresh, building a new immigration enforcement system that is fair, just, compassionate and reflects the values of a nation of immigrants." She was accidentally booked for a Fox News interview this morning: pic.twitter.com/WFT0JDu88b — Matt Shuham (@mattshuham) July 23, 2018 The Daily Beast reports that this…
Democrats Revoke Support for Candidate Following Rape Allegations
Pima County Democratic party revoked support of Congressional District 2 primary candidate Yahya Yuksel following an explosive press conference a little over one week ago at which Yuksel failed to adequately defend himself against recently surfaced rape allegations. Last week, Represent Me AZ held a forum at Tucson Magnet High School for the candidates of…
Claytoon of the Day: The NRA is Fatale
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Five Great Things To Do in Tucson Today: Monday, July 23
Birds of Tohono Chul Walking Tour. It’s easy these days to look up at the sky and see only a fickle force of nature, which seems like it’s trying to set you on fire until it starts unpredictably pouring down water. But when you look up at the sky, you also have a pretty good…
What If…
This didn’t happen. Repeat: This did not happen. But what if… A 72 year old black man living in Miami Beach was about to be evicted from his condo. He was arrested in the act of trying to burn the building down. He had already dumped gasoline down a trash chute. He was caught in…
Tatts for Tails Contest Raises Big Bucks for HSSA
Raising money for the Humane Society of Southern Arizona is always a good way to help local animals in need. Recently, the HSSA gathered donations and some pretty impressive art at the same time through their Tatts for Tails Animal Tattoo Contest. The competition challenged Tucson locals to submit a photo of their animal themed…
Democratic CD2 Candidates Exchange Blows Over Gun Legislation Support
Find an updated and extended version of this story here. The tension was thick between Congressional candidate Matt Heinz and former-Congresswoman Ann Kirkpatrick at a Congressional District 2 Democratic primary forum, the evening of Thursday, July 20. The animosity between the two candidates widely considered to be the front runners, popped up repeatedly while all…
Sinema, O’Halleran Among 18 House Democrats Who Support ICE
On Wednesday, the U.S. House of Representatives voted on a GOP resolution that voiced support for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, as a response to mounting pressure from activists to abolish the government agency because of its history of infringing on immigrants’ human rights. The resolution passed overwhelmingly with 244-35, while 133 Democrats voted “present.” Among…
Claytoon of the Day: Double Negative President
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19 Great Things To Do in Tucson This Weekend: Friday-Sunday, July 20-22
Super Summer Sale on Fourth Ave. The temperature seems to be only climbing higher, while the prices on Fourth Avenue are about to get lower. This weekend, stores and vendors along the avenue are offering discounts that range from 25 percent off storewide at Mabel’s to women’s clothing discounted 75 and 90 percent off at…
If you drive US-93 from Wickenburg to Vegas you will die (probably)
What could be more American than taking a good old road trip through the barren patch of earth known as U.S. Highway 93, from Wickenburg to Las Vegas. The highway, which spans some 1,457 miles from the Dude Ranch Capital of the World to the U.S./Canada border, is the most dangerous in the country, according…
‘Ice Box’ Detention Facilities May Violate Flores Settlement
There’s a reason why people call immigrant holding facilities Ice Boxes—they’re freezing. Reuters covers this certain kind of torture, which many undocumented immigrant families seeking entry into the U.S. endure. During their detention last month in a U.S. Customs and Border Protection facility in Laredo, Texas, Karen and her two young sons were constantly cold. The…
Eight Things to Know about Mass Incarceration
The Arizona Ground Game hosts community forums every month in hopes of educating our community on controversial issues that can become complicated once you dive into the details. The group wants to see citizens engaged and informed once midterm elections come around this November. On Tuesday evening, TAGG brought Joel Feinman, head of the Pima…
Double-Plus Ungood: Sen. Flake Hits Trump for “Orwellian” Appearance with Putin This Week
Sen. @JeffFlake: "Well, we saw earlier this week in Helsinki what was a truly an Orwellian moment." Full video here: https://t.co/Jk5rOpnh1i pic.twitter.com/lCD0WmTw3I — CSPAN (@cspan) July 19, 2018 Talking Points Memo notes Sen. Jeff Flake’s criticism of President Donald Trump today on the Senate floor as he unsuccessfully tried to get his fellow Republicans to…
Back to the Well
“I’ve been living in Armory Park too long,” he says. “I get out into the desert and it’s insane and prickly and fierce.”
Life of Kings
There was a time when the best job in the world was working for a newspaper
Police Dispatch
A guy caught on campus with a lot of weed got in a lot of trouble for it, but had a nice time along the way
Private Exchange
Voters will decide whether to expand Arizona’s school voucher program this November
Nightcrawler
A couple of great live shows around town
XOXO
Live music shows to attend this week
City Week
Entertaining events for everyone in Tucson this week.
Cinema: Finding a Voice
First time director Boots Riley (leader of musical group The Coup) creates one of the craziest movies you will see
Police Dispatch
In a kind of modern David-versus-Goliath tale, a small young woman thrust herself past a couple of large guards
The Skinny
It is time for Yahya Yuksel to go and a bit more about the blogger on Miller’s payroll
Mad World
It might be difficult to find a story more harrowing, more dangerous, more humorous and more hopeful than Sarah MacMillan’s.
College Costs
On April 5, the Arizona Board of Regents announced the new 2018-2019 tuition rates for all three public universities
SAFER gets Sunk
SAFER Arizona failed to meet signature requirements by the July 5 deadline to put their recreational cannabis initiative on the ballot this year
Quick Bites
Great spots to eat at in Tucson this week
Editor’s Note
The Loft Cinema is once again coming to the rescue of parents who need a break at the end of summer vacation
Danehy
It is dumber than the dumbest thing that the dumbest dumbass on the other side could ever thinking of saying.
Chow: Royal Feast
Eritrean cuisine is slightly skewed from its more familiar neighbor, Ethiopia, as far as cooking is concerned. But not by much.
Hot Wax
Local Albums You Might Have Missed
Reel Indie
Great movies to see in local indie theaters this week
