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Yes, a Democrat Won a U.S. Senate Seat in Arizona!
Sinema didn’t declare victory until nearly a week after the election, on Monday, Nov. 12, after steadily gaining tens of thousands of votes
Lace Up Your Running Shoes for Tucson Marathon Events 2018
Tucson Marathon Events will take place on Dec. 8 from 7 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and include the Holualoa Tucson Marathon, the Tucson Medical Center Marathon Relay and the Damascus Bakeries Half Marathon. Happening annually since 1995, the event has grown from 800 participants to over 4,000. Last year 48 states and 5 foreign countries…
Scientific Publication for three high school students
Three high school students who were in summer internships with the UA Bioinformatics Laboratory will leave high school being published scientific authors. Usually only college students and graduates have the opportunity to be co-authors in scientific published work, but Liam Wilson, Wesley Chiu and Minsu Pumarejo each were able to complete a summer data science…
Widescreen Wednesdays Presents “Day for Night”
On Wednesday, Nov. 28 at 7 p.m. Michael Mulcahy, associate professor in the School of Theatre, Film and Television will introduce Day for Night, a 1973 film directed by Francois Truffaut. This French film is a melodrama about a film director watching the actors in his film drama while trying to get his movie made.…
Chef Janos Wilder Dinner Celebrates Tucson’s Gastronomic Designation
Janos Wilder, the James Beard Award-winning head chef at DOWNTOWN Kitchen + Cocktails, will host a special tasting event from 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 6 at Carriage House, downtown. The event will feature flavors from three sister cities of gastronomy including Florianopolis, Brazil, Macao, China and Phuket, Thailand. Devon Sanner from The…
BENNUVAL! Stories of Science and Space
Traveling since Sept. 2016, OSIRIS-REx is arriving at Bennu, the carbonaceous astroid it was sent to collect a sample from two years ago. To laud its mission, the UA College of Humanities is launching with BENNUVAL!, an “out-of-this-world family-friendly variety show.” This show is to celebrate OSIRIS-REx’s arrival to Bennu, as well as explore the “spirit of…
23 Great Things to Do This Weekend: Nov. 23-25
Mayor’s Tree Lighting Ceremony. You probably already know this, but Santa gets very busy this time of year. But he didn’t want to leave his beloved Tucsonans high and dry for this event, so he called in a favor from some of his friends in high places. And we’ll have Mayor Johathan Rothschild himself at…
Laughing Stock: With Wright, It’s The Little Things
“Are you a Charles Bukowski fan?” I ask. I’m interviewing American comedy icon and alt-comedy forefather Steven Wright. He’s the image of an oafish, taciturn BoSox fan, uncomfortable in any company but his own. He jokes in a perfectly dispassionate, one-liner sudoku about, for instance, lint or the attitude of a butterfly. Might Bukowski’s noisy…
Stay Safe on Thanksgiving: Holiday Fire Safety Tips
SERVPRO Fire Damage Restoration Specialists recently sent out a memo to Tucson residents for how to stay fire safe during the holidays. Spoiler alert, frying a turkey is much harder to do successfully than you think it is. A 2017 study from the National Fire Protection Association found that 47 percent of home fires are…
Three Great Things to Do in Tucson Today, Thanksgiving! Thursday, Nov. 22
Thanksgiving Cross-Country Classic. Maybe you were planning to work out through the month of November and didn’t get around to it, so you want to squeeze in one exercise session before Thanksgiving dinner. Maybe you just love hurdling over hay bales early in the morning. Or maybe you want to get out of helping set…
Sahuarita’s Own Shark Tank Competition
Three local businesses will be participating in Sahuarita’s 2018 EDGE Competition with a $4,000 prize available to whoever pitches the best business-growth strategy. Control Vision Inc., Native Gardens of Green Valley, and Suburban Real Estate Group are this year’s finalists. Along with other previous participants, these three groups have spent over 23 hours in workshops…
The Age of Online Shopping Could Mark the Beginning of “Retail Apocalypse”
Choosing where you spend your money is kind of like casting a ballot every time you make a purchase. Yes, your dollars do make a difference; a difference that could mean life or death for many retail stores as we know them. Opting out of a trip to the mall to shop online is nothing…
Claytoon of the Day: But Her Emails
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Three Great Things to Do Today: Wednesday, Nov. 21
Friendsgiving. American Eat Co. wants you to join them in celebrating friendship and good food on Thanksgiving Eve, with their own Thanksgiving event. Beer floats and flavored mimosas are just a couple of the food and drinks specials, while live music, a photo booth and a gratitude wall. 5 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 21.…
Local Shelters Celebrate Black Fur Day
The day after stuffing your face with all of the delicacies and deliciousness that come with the Thanksgiving holidays, you may be inclined to show your darker side in the classic American shopping frenzy that is Black Friday. Why not use Black Friday as an opportunity to make a more positive impact? This Friday contribute…
Bobby Bones and Sharna Burgess Surprise Fans, Win Dancing with the Stars
Country-radio host Bobby Bones and pro dancer Sharna Burgess are the winners of Season 27 of Dancing with the Stars. They were fan favorites throughout the whole season and surpassed their fellow competitors Alexis Ren and Alan Bersten, Evanna Lynch and Keo Motsepe and Milo Manheim and Witney Carson to be awarded the Mirrorball Trophy.…
Claytoon of the Day: Ditching Pelosi
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Three Great Things to Do in Tucson Today: Tuesday, Nov. 20
Fall Ikebana Floral Festival. It’s hard to find a sweeter way to spend a fall afternoon in Tucson than strolling through Yume Japanese Gardens. And that’s just on a regular day. During this festival, they’ll have dozens of flower arrangements on display in five different styles of Ikebana (Japanese flower arrangement), which will have you…
Adoptable Pet – Dusty Needs a Home
“Have you ever been loved by a cat with allergies?” – Dusty Would you like to learn more about Dusty? Give an adoption counselor a call at 520-327-6088, ext. 173 or visit at HSSA Main Campus at 635 W. Roger Rd.
Hanging Up My Blogging Hat (Pretty Much, Anyway)
Maybe it’s a case of blogger burnout. Maybe I’ve said my piece. Either way — probably both ways — I’m taking a break from blogging. Whether it’s temporary or permanent, I can’t say for sure. Lately I haven’t found myself rushing to the keyboard because “Damn it, this needs to be said!” I sidle over, sit…
GIVEAWAY: Warren Miller’s Face of Winter
Is this cold weather getting you in the mood for snow? Arizona Snowbowl opened last week and you know what that means… it’s time for some skiing! Legendary ski and snowboarding film maker, Warren Miller’s new film Face of Winter is coming to The Loft for one day only and we have your chance to go…
Claytoon of the Day: Trump’s California Dreaming
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Three Great Things to Do in Tucson Today: Monday, Nov. 19
Truck Stop Women. It’s Keep On Truckin’ month at The Loft, and what better way to treat yourself then by seeing a movie about a badass mother-daughter duo? Better yet, it’s only $3! The Loft Cinema is premiering this 1974 film on Monday night at 8:00 p.m. This action packed film will pull you in…
Soccer Referees Play Rock, Paper Scissors in Protest
On Oct. 26, Women’s Super League referee David McNamara accidentally left his coin in the dressing room before the start of the game between Manchester City and Reading, which was televised. In soccer, a coin is tossed before the game to determine who gets to start with the ball and what side of the pitch…
Time to Crank Out Bike Themed Art for BICAS Annual Art Auction
BICAS (Bicycle Inter-Community Art & Salvage) has been serving Central Tucson and surrounding communities for over 27 years now! The recycling center is a nonprofit that works to teach bike repair for sustainable transportation and uses bike parts to make art. They are calling for artists to submit awesome bicycle-themed art donations by Nov. 25th…
El Tour Expanding to Marana
Not all of El Tour is in Tucson. This year’s new 25-mile segment will start at Marana Heritage River Park, located at 12375 N Heritage Park Dr. This new option provides cyclists with a shorter distance, later start and easier parking than the 75 or 100-mile routes. For those who don’t know, El Tour de…
Flake Threat to Scuttle Judicial Nominees is Scuttled by Delayed Vote
Less than a day after Sen. Jeff Flake vowed to use whatever remaining leverage he has to push a bill protecting the Mueller investigation, he saw that leverage pulled away from him Thursday, at least for now. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley delayed action on 15 judicial nominees – including Bridget Bade from Arizona…
Claytoon of the Day: A Cereal Liar
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Sinema Lands in Washington, a Day after McSally Concedes Senate Race
Arizona Sen.-elect Kyrsten Sinema was already in Washington Tuesday, just one day after Republican Martha McSally conceded in the one of the narrowest, most closely watched races in the country. With more than 2.2 million ballots counted as of Tuesday evening, Sinema had a 38,295-vote lead, a 1.72 percentage point margin that made her not…
GIVEAWAY: Win VIP Tickets to See A Perfect Circle!
A Perfect Circle is coming to Phoenix next week and this s your chance to see them from the VIP section! They will be headlining the show with a lineup of Tricky and Night Club. Enter for a chance to win a pair of tickets, but not only tickets, an entire VIP experience for two:…
Three and Out: Arizona Heads to Pullman to take on Gardner Minshew and the Washington State Cougars
The Arizona Wildcats have a shot at throwing the college football world into complete and utter chaos this weekend. The Wildcats (5-5, 4-3) travel to Pullman, Washington to face off against seventh-ranked Washington State (9-1, 6-1). It’s a game that means a great deal to both sides, with the visiting Wildcats desperately seeking a sixth…
Claytoon of the Day: The Doctors’ Lane
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Annex Asset
Hermosa has only been open for a few months, but they’ve seen a steady stream of customers
Quick Bites
All the best culinary events this week
Reel Indie
All the best films to see around town this week
Coffin Rehearsal
A Minnesota winter, an acoustic guitar and a piano do not form the typical setting to create a groundbreaking hip-hop album.
Know Your Product
Don’t let Karla Bonoff’s numerous songwriting credits distract you from her proficiency as a singer as well.
XOXO
All of Tucson’s live shows this week
Electric Witches Take Tucson
Once, while Hannah Yeun McCarthy was onstage preparing to play a show, the sound guy took the guitar out of her hands and tuned it for her…
Editor’s note
Well, that was one heck of a midterm.
Wet Suit
The lawsuit seeks to collect reparations for the cost of “treating and removing contamination from public drinking water supply wells.”
On the road again
The Sabino Canyon shuttle service is on its way to making a comeback.
Police Dispatch
A “very mad” property owner called the cops on a strange man and his girlfriend who’d allegedly assailed him in his backyard
The Skinny
It appears the Pima County Sheriff’s Department may never get to the bottom of who stole Ally Miller’s memo
City Week
Find out how to fill your calendar this week
The Artists Speak
At a gallery reception, each of the artists described what art has meant to their lives.
Reich of the Living Dead
American soldiers get up close and personal with some mutant Nazi soldiers in Overlord, one of the weirder films to make it to the big screen in 2018.
Reading the Weed Leaves
Now that the dust has settled, three states have loosened restrictions on their cannabis laws, and their stories might enlighten the battle Arizona legalization is in for in 2020.
