Cover Stories
Cool Ways To Have a Hot Time
Events to fill those lazy summer days
Summer Survival 2019: Beat the Heat!
Summertime, and the living is easy…
Movies in the parks, movies in the pools: Special summer screenings
Cool films to keep your summer swimming along
Now Hear This: Rock, Jazz, Hip Hop and more are coming your way
Where to rock this summer
Fill up and take advantage of summer food specials
Where to eat and drink this summer
See Beauty in the Desert at Hotel McCoy
Local artist and photographer, Tony Aragon, shares his slice of the desert in an installation at Hotel McCoy. The dramatic, mercurial landscape photographs show the natural and unusual beauty of the desert, from quaking monsoon skies to saguaro ribs and blooms. Aragon is a storm chaser, a lover of big skies, moody clouds and webs…
Downtown Kitchen Hosts “Happy Hour with Gary Nabhan”
Tucson’s favorite ethnobotanist Gary Paul Nabhan will be mixing specialty cocktails at Downtown Kitchen for a happy hour benefiting the Tucson City of Gastronomy nonprofit on June 4. Serving as a “celebrity bartender,” Nabhan will use his agricultural and ecological know-how to expertly make some drinks from pomegranate and prickly pear shrubs. This is also an…
An Evening with Two-Door Hatchback
On Saturday, June 1 enjoy a night of music brought to you by Two-Door Hatchback. The group, made up of Samantha Bounkeua and brothers Marco and Dante Rosano, will be performing a selection of lullabies and original music. Catch these talented three from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Sand-Reckoner Tasting Room, located in the…
Adoptable Pet: Brody Needs a Home
“Hi everyone! My name is Brody and I am a 4.5 year old boy that loves to snuggle up with humans! I was brought to HSSA because my previous family was allergic to cats. I hope I get to meet you!” – Brody Visit Brody at HSSA Main Campus at 635 W. Roger Rd. or…
Series Finale: Black Renaissance Ended on a High Note
Black Renaissance, the four-week series highlighting local Black artists, ended on a high note with performances by Black Caesar, Seanloui and Street Blues Family. Night four of Black Renaissance, hosted by Fiona Cadet and Khalil Knight-Papaioannou at Hotel McCoy, was centered on live music made by local bands. Phoenix-based rocker Black Caesar played a song they felt…
Six Great Things to Do in Tucson Today: Thursday, May 30
Ken’s Hardwood Barbecue Two-Year Anniversary. Southern Tucson’s smokiest restaurant and food truck combo is celebrating its second year in business, and for the occasion, there will be meal deal of brisket, ribs, cornbread and more. Get out there and celebrate with a local meal “backed by tradition and legacy.” 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday,…
XOXO: Where To Rock Thursday, May 30
Luring listeners in with dark, hard-hitting rhythms and belting vocals, on “Forgive Me, Karma,” these Atlanta hard rockers “walk with fire.” Royal Thunder are at Club Congress. With fellow Atlanteans, hard rock/metalists. Details here. Brash and hard hitting, on Annihilator (Evacuate Records, 2018) these Austin punks crank it out bullet fast. Sniper 66 utterly obliterate…
Kathy Hoffman Is Doing What She Was Elected To Do
Four years ago when Republican Diane Douglas was the new Superintendent of Public instruction, I’d written four posts about her by the end of May, much of it positive. I’m a bit ashamed to admit I’ve gone this long without writing about our current superintendent, Democrat Kathy Hoffman. It’s time to correct that. My posts about…
‘Booksmart’ Is Stylish, Playful, Funny and Fresh
The day before graduation, best friends and academic overachievers Molly and Amy are struck by the devastating regret that they never partied during high school. Not once. With the same focus and follow-through that allowed them to ace their AP courses, they set out to make for all that lost time in just one epic…
Where Love Lives: Charrovida Now Open
There was great wisdom in the prescription by Greek physician Hippocrates when he said, “Let food be thy medicine, and medicine be thy food.” Though he spoke these words thousands of years ago, their relevance remains at the newest restaurant to come from the Flores Concepts family, Charrovida. I sat down with Ray Flores, the…
Claytoon of the Day: Trumped Up Brexit
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Four Great Things to Do in Tucson Today: Wednesday, May 29
MOCA ArtNow! screening and lecture. The Museum of Contemporary Art is hosting a lecture from their Artist-in-Residence, David Fenster. Fenster will screen and discuss multiple of his films, as well as discuss his work during a Q&A session. Fenster is a filmmaker based in Marfa, Texas, whose work has screened at museums and festivals around…
XOXO: Where to Rock Wednesday, May 29
Bewitching brujas, girl group/garage rockers Taco Sauce lead the blurred crusade. Crooked Saints and More Freaks are in tow. At Club Congress. Details here. “I got a noose/I got a noose/I got a noose around my neck.” With themes focusing on nihilism, occultism, depression and death, Purveyor in “D(r)ead,” Ghostemane blurs the lines between the moshpit and…
High Court Rules Cannabis Extracts Are Legal in AZ
Patients and industry professionals alike let out a collective sigh of relief as the Arizona Supreme Court officially ruled cannabis concentrates legal Tuesday, May 28. Judges ruled unanimously in a 7-0 decision that the 2010 Arizona Medical Marijuana Act clearly allows cannabis extracts. The opinion closes a tumultuous chapter in Arizona cannabis legality that Downtown…
Jellywink is Back!
On Saturday, May 25, 2019, Jellywink Boutique made its return to Tucson and celebrated with their “Grand Opening” event. Previously owned by Ally Booker, new-owner Erin Voss stepped in and has brought back the welcoming, inclusive vibe of this unique sex toy shop. Those 18 and up can walk in and find educational books, attire…
Has Pima County Supervisor Ally Miller Lost Her Chief of Staff?
Details are sketchy, but the ink was barely dry on last week’s print edition (in which we introduced you to newly hired District 1 employees Tyler Mott and Bill Beard) that we heard a rumor that Mott was no longer working for Pima County Supervisor Ally Miller. Since Miller fancies herself a champion of transparency,…
Rep. Tom O’Halleran To Visit Oro Valley for Budget Workshop
After witnessing the dramatic 35-day government shutdown that ended in January, now is as good a time as ever to learn more about how the federal government prioritizes its money. Representative Tom O’Halleran of Arizona’s 1st Congressional District will be hosting a budget workshop and town hall at the Oro Valley Community Center, 10555 N. La Cañada…
Claytoon of the Day: Shake It For Trump
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19 Great Things to Do in Tucson This Weekend: May 24 to 26
Friday: Downtowns Around The Globe at The Carriage House. Ever wanted to experience the cuisine of Tsuruoka, Japan? Janos Wilder’s Carriage House is hosting a cooking demonstration and dinner featuring: shiitake mushroom soup, ankake pork, shrimp donburi, ramen salad and edamame ice cream to top it off. Plus, the meal features wine to really bring…
XOXO: Where to Rock this Weekend – May 24 to 26
Friday, May 24 Multiculturalism in effect: Their rich sound is a mezcla of rockabilly, cumbia, jazz and Gypsy sung, in both English y Español. Their odyssey began when a 20-year-old, trumpet-wielding firebrand of an English singer moved to Spain to form a band with a rockabilly double bassist and the “best flamenco/punk guitarist” that the…
Storied Past: A Well-Read Woman: The Life, Loves and Legacy of Ruth Rappaport
A Well-Read Woman: The Life, Loves and Legacy of Ruth Rappaport archives the harrowing, and at times brazen, tale of a librarian who championed access to information and balked at sexism in the workplace years before the Western feminist movement came to be.
Sneak Peek: Fox Theatre
A sneak peek at what you can see at the Fox Theatre
Reel Indie
Movies to see at Tucson’s indie theaters this week.
XOXO
Where to rock in Tucson this week
The Sizeys Return: Small Things Considered
Some 81 artists made it into the invitational show, with petite paintings, wee weavings and small-scale sculptures and photos.
Quick Bites
Where to eat and drink in Tucson this week
City Week
Memorial Day fun and festivities to kick off your summer
Know Your Product: Black Mountain
Since forming over a decade ago, Canadian rockers Black Mountain have shifted genre multiple times, but always maintained a sense of adventure.
Crucial Contrasts
Arizonans could soon have a first look at what 2020 will have in store for another opportunity at legalizing adult-use cannabis.
Police Dispatch: Tablet Tug-o’-War
A phone-store customer and employee tussled like toddlers over a tablet…
Danehy
Tom is increasingly unhappy with the offerings of his cable system
Police Dispatch: An Unharshable Mellow
Some Oro Valley stoners were just high enough to, like, totally not care when a cop nailed them for having a vehicle full of marijuana and paraphernalia
Editor’s Note
There’s a lot to like about summer in Tucson believe it or not!
Hands off the Wheel
On Aug. 10, 2018, a semi-truck drove between Tucson and Phoenix without any human intervention.
Guest Opinion: Stay out of the sun—and tanning beds—to avoid skin cancer
May is Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month, so listen up for skin cancer protection.
Slick Wick Flick Clicks
The gun opera that is the John Wick franchise keeps on rolling and shooting with gory gusto, and some great dogs to boot.
The Skinny
Ducey, legislative leaders cook up a lousy budget plan and two new amphibians take on the job of carrying a scorpion across the river
Paleo-Riffic! The Hidden Grill
In the tight space that used to house a Chinese restaurant called The Hidden Wok, the Hidden Grill is the brain and love child of Allison and Chris McClain, who adopted the paleo lifestyle while living in Atlanta.
