Rock & Roll Memories: Remembering The Days And Nights Of The Pedestrians
Editor’s note: This article is excerpt from the liner notes accompanying The Whole Enchilada, a three-album compilation of Tucson desert rock from 1978 to 1994. It’s by singer-songwriter Billy Sedlmayr, who co-founded late-’70s band The Pedestrians. Dave Segar and I grew up beneath Tucson’s Santa Catalinas. Went to school together, played sports, chased girls, but…
The Daily Agenda: Candidates Hit Their First Deadline
It’s comeback season for politicians … It’s lawsuit season for bills … And Gosar sees the light? Editor’s note: The Arizona Agenda is a Substack newsletter about Arizona government and politics run by Rachel Leingang and Hank Stephenson. You can find their archives and subscribe at arizonaagenda.com. Today is the deadline for candidates to file…
The FEC Wants to Know Why Ron Watkins Failed to Disclose 40% of His Campaign’s Money
The man purported to be Q has run afoul of the Federal Elections Commission for failing to correctly report how much he raised and spent during his first quarter as a congressional candidate in a rural Arizona district. The FEC sent a letter to conspiracy theorist Ron Watkins’ campaign this week asking for explanations after…
Ducey Signs Anti-Trans Laws Barring Medical Treatment, Sports Participation
In a move against transgender youth in Arizona, Gov. Doug Ducey signed new laws barring them from participating in girls’ and womens’ sports, and from obtaining gender reassignment surgery. Senate Bill 1138 prohibits doctors from providing genital reassignment surgery to minors, including mastectomies or mammoplasties to feminize and masculinize a patient’s chest to be more…
15-Week Abortion Ban will Become Arizona Law
With the stroke of a pen Wednesday, Gov. Doug Ducey made it illegal for Arizona women to seek an abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy — even if they became pregnant because they were raped. The legislation, which will go into effect 90 days after the legislative session ends, was modeled after a Mississippi law…
Ducey Ends Statewide Emergency Declaration for COVID-19 Pandemic
Two years after declaring an emergency in response to what was then a newly emerging COVID-19 pandemic, Gov. Doug Ducey is rescinding that declaration, along with a host of public health policies implemented to curb the spread of the virus. Ducey on Wednesday officially terminated the statewide emergency declaration he signed on March 11, 2020,…
Two Bills: The Zombie Apocalypse Is Not Over Yet
We are still likely months away from a merciful end of the Arizona Legislature’s 2022 session (expected sometime in May or June), but legislative rules may well revive pot legislation that has been on life support for the past few weeks. In a session with few cannabis bills, as legislators focused more on punishing schools…
Southside Eats: More Than a Dozen Great Restaurants To Try Right Now
Tucson is famously home to the Best 23 Miles of Mexican Food, at least according to Visit Tucson, which annually throws a party dedicated to the concept. And while your mileage may differ as to the exact length, it’s undeniably true that any road to the best Mexican food runs through the southside, from the…
Steel, Crochet, Plastic, Clay, A Day at the Sculpture Tucson Festival: Taking in the many mediums and approaches to art at the largest outdoor sculpture show in Arizona
Megan McCarter is a mom who works 40+ hours a week at a construction company, but, instead of sleeping, she likes to put her BFA in sculpture to work by welding one-of-a-kind art pieces. Her recent work explores themes like infusing femininity into metalwork, or using oxidation to represent how humans change. Her piece, “Feel Free…
Drier Warning: University of Arizona Scientists Contribute to New International Climate Report
Few places in the world are quite like the Sonoran Desert, but according to the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report, it might not be so unique in the coming years. The report’s forecast: Increased temperatures and drought pose a risk to every continent, including to roughly 3.5 billion people who live in areas…
New Nuggets
SOCIAL EQUITY: Last week, the Arizona Department of Health Services announced it would hold the social equity lottery on April 8 at 1 p.m. Social equity licenses are intended to help repair some of the damage done to individuals and communities through the decades-long war on cannabis. After months of anticipation, and several lawsuits, the…
Tucson Salvage: Have You Seen This Ghost of Speedway Boulevard?
The following is one of the most heart-bending stories I’ve come across. He said his mother had his sister murdered. He had lost contact with all his relatives. I told you about him several weeks ago in these pages (“Jeremy, Portrait In Cardboard and Marker,” Feb. 3). Now, I’ve heard harrowing stories from Jeremy’s relatives…
City Week: Weekly Pics
Editor’s Note: While we are delighted to see Tucsonans once again gathering for fun events, we are also aware that variants are in circulation. Please consider getting vaccinated against COVID if you haven’t yet. Grace Rosario Perkins: The Relevance of Your Data. The newest exhibition at MOCA Features 14 large-scale paintings by Grace Rosario Perkins,…
Meet the Prickly Pair: The Weekly Debuts a New Food Podcast and Teaches You a Thing or Two About Pasta
This week, Tucson Weekly launches the Prickly Pair Podcast, featuring staff reporters Alexandra Pere and Nicole Feltman. In the coming episodes, Pere and Feltman will be talking with chefs, restaurant owners and other folks who make it so much fun to navigate our UNESCO City of Gastronomy. You’ll find the Prickly Pair Podcast at TucsonWeekly.com…
Care To Dance? Ballet Tucson Scores Another Balanchine
George Balanchine’s ballet “Who Cares?” will be the highlight of Tucson Ballet’s Spring concert this weekend. “We are very excited about that!” says Margaret Mullin, associate artistic director. The jazzy dance, inspired by Balanchine’s love affair with New York City, “is the fifth Balanchine piece in our repertory.” In the last few years, the company…
Still Jammin’: New Neon Prophet Book Chronicles the Reggae Band’s Legacy at Chicago Bar
For nearly four decades, anyone driving past the eastside Chicago Bar has seen a marquee that features Tucson reggae band Neon Prophet. The band has been playing at the bar since the 1980s. Author Harvey Burgess documents that enduring legacy in the new book Reggae Night: Neon Prophet at the Chicago Bar. The longtime band…
XOXO: Mark Your Calendars
Mark your calendars… Thursday, March 31 In Brad Kahlhamer’s paintings, you may find ancestral talismans, skulls, totem poles, fragments of song lyrics, eagle feathers, geometric designs, cartoons, katsina dolls and company logos. He was born in Tucson (1956) to native parents and raised by a German-American adoptive family. Many years before establishing a career in…
Feast On This
I think I may have gained about 10 pounds over the last few weeks as I’ve explored the southside restaurant scene. It’s been a few years since I have indulged in such a feeding frenzy and I have to say it was a blast. The old institutions like Mi Nidito and Crossroads are still on…
