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It’s ShowTime!
It’s a Thursday afternoon and underneath bright TV studio lights, Five on 20 anchors Ty Besh and Rich Aguirre are bantering back and forth as they rehearse before they go live with their evening newscast.
Lindy’s New Location is Open and Awaiting its Food Network Debut
Things are looking a little different on Fourth Avenue these days: Lindy’s Diner on 4th, a business of 13 years, moved to a bigger location—and they don’t even have to change their name. Lindy’s is now where Bumsted’s once lived (and Bumsted’s isn’t happy about it, but as Lindon Reilly, owner of Lindy’s put it:…
Keep On Poppin’ On: Pop-Up Shops Gain Popularity in Tucson as Entrepreneurs use the Concept to Reinvent Their Craft
The “pop-up” trend has gained much attention in Tucson in the last few years thanks to an up and coming chef, an innovative restaurant owner, and a couple of creative entrepreneurs. Pop-ups—temporary shops or events that typically last anywhere from a day to a few months—have been popular in big cities, but Tucson has recently…
Cinema Clips: Life
The new sci-fi-horror film starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Ryan Reynolds, is an inconsistent but overall sturdy genre pic that looks great and ultimately delivers the goods despite a few slow patches and a couple of remarkably dumb moments. Credit director Daniel Espinosa for setting a grim tone and sticking with it through the very end.…
Cinema Clips: Your Name
Japanese anime is about the last type of vehicle where I would expect to see a body switching comedy, but here it is. Two teenagers in Japan find themselves inhabiting each other’s lives when they are dreaming, and general nuttiness ensues. Of course, this is Japanese anime, so things get a little deeper and metaphysical…
BASIS Makes a Rare Response to Criticism: Part 2
Here’s a statement I would be happy to read from the people who run BASIS schools: “We take some of the most talented children in the country and turn them into the best educated students in the world.” I could quibble with a statement like that, questioning whether the BASIS curriculum and methodology are the…
Quick Bites: Tour de Cookie
What’s better than riding your bike through a scenic route? Eating cookies while you do it. The second annual Tour de Cookie is coming to Tucson to support the Marana Rotary Club as they help fund international community service projects such as special needs playgrounds, access ramps, and water projects in Africa. On Saturday, April…
The Weekly List: 12 Things To Do In The Next 10 Days
Your Weekly guide to staying busy in the Old Pueblo. Arts and Culture The Films of Sofia Coppola. Watch the movies of the iconic director every Thursday in April. Some of Coppola’s most noted works are The Virgin Suicides (1999), Lost in Translation (2003) and Marie Antoinette (2006). She was the first American woman ever nominated…
Win Tickets to See Of Montreal This Sunday
As one of the most prolific neo-psych bands of modern times, Of Montreal have some incredible albums (2008’s Skeletal Lamping) and some fabulous disasters (we’ll let you pick one of the last 15 studio albums that clashed with your personal rhythm at the time of release.) The thing that always makes them an incendiary live…
Lady Needs a Home
Hi, I’m Lady! I’m a silly, 2-year-old girl and I’m looking for a home! I know how to sit for treats like a good girl and in my previous home I got along well with other dogs and was crate trained! If you have little kids bring them over for a meet and greet because…
BASIS Makes a Rare Response to Criticism
It almost never happens that BASIS responds to its critics. The charter chain isn’t shy about promoting itself, but it rarely answers people who question its assertions. Back in 2014, I received a response when I posted about BASIS’ high national high school ranking. Julia Toews, then the Head of BASIS Tucson North, thought my analysis…
A Safari for Sipping: Wine Party at the Zoo
Tigers, lions and booze—oh my! If you love wine, animals and live music (and who really doesn’t?), head on over to the Reid Park Zoo on Friday, April 7 from 6-8:30 p.m. for its Wine Gone Wild fundraiser extravaganza. Drink samples will be provided by 3 Amigos Tequila, Breakthru Beverage, Rancho Rossa Vineyards, Sonoita Vineyards…
Laughing Stock: Tom Green Is Cooler Than You. Also Lots Funnier.
Tom Green’s 1968 Oldsmobile Cutlass may have more fans than you do on Instagram. It’s just another credential of his cool. But the latest is this one: The day after his April 6 stand-up performance at the Rialto Theatre, his first horror film, Bethany opens in theaters throughout the US. Co-staring Zack Ward and Shannon…
Mickey Needs a Home
Hi, I’m Mickey! I’m a handsome 3-year-old boy and I’m looking for a new home! I have been homeless now for over 90 days and HSSA cannot figure out why, I’m a really good boy. I get along with other dogs and would do great in a home where I can get ample exercise and…
Streets of This Town: Reid Park Dreaming
“Streets of This Town” is a little daily photo series featuring random pics I take on long walks through Tucson—to sort of coincide with Tucson Salvage.
‘Vouchers on Steroids’ ESAs Used Mainly By Affluent Parents
Here’s the Republicans’ ESA pitch: “We just want to give poor children the same opportunity to attend private schools as rich kids have.” Here’s their real goal: “We want to give rich kids as much taxpayer money to pay for private school tuition as we can.” According to a well researched article in the AZ Republic,…
Australia’s Mighty Paper Kites Play a One-Off at Club Congress
If you close your eyes in a desert sea of sun cup wildflowers and listen to their rustle in the wind you can sort of imagine the beauty of Australia’s The Paper Kites. The gentle, mixed-gender harmonies of Broken Social Scene or Yo La Tengo, or even Graham Nash solo (’70s), couple with the hypnotic…
Pima County Supe Ally Miller Taken Out of County Building on a Stretcher
Multiple sources have told the Weekly that Pima County Supervisor Ally Miller was taken out of her office on the top floor of the county’s downtown headquarters on a stretcher by an emergency crew earlier today. No word yet on what happened to cause Miller’s medical emergency or her current condition. Miller has provided an…
Help the Humane Society of Southern Arizona Set a World Record
It’s time to put those canines on display! The Humane Society of Southern Arizona is attempting to break the world record for the most dogs in one photograph. Owners should bring their pooches to La Encantada tomorrow morning at 10 a.m. to appear in the shot. HSSAZ needs a minimum of 200 dogs to show…
Song of The Day: Billy Sedlmayr Weighs in on Johnny Marr’s ‘New Town Velocity’
Johnny Marr was once half of Manchester, England’s The Smiths, who, in their heyday, drove single after single up the UK pop charts while also gathering North America’s uncanny adulation. Their debut album took the UK press by the hand and forged a love affair with lead singer Morrissey—an eccentric in all things. Maudlin, obsessive,…
Another Look at the BASIS School Enterprise
It’s been awhile since I’ve written about BASIS schools. Most of what needs to be said has been said already, by me and others. And besides, the “BASIS education miracle”—which isn’t miraculous in any way, shape or form—has become background noise in the “education reform”/privatization propaganda machine. The charter schools no longer need the intense…
The Weekly List: 19 Things To Do In The Next 10 Days
Your Weekly guide to keeping busy in the Old Pueblo. Fun in General Going to the Dogs. Join the Humane Society of Southern Arizona as they attempt to set the world record for most dogs in a photo right here in Tucson. Bring your furry friend and a leash to be a part of the…
Know Your Product: Social D.
Orange County’s Social Distortion, led by the inimitable and impossibly charismatic Mike Ness, has never been your run-on-the-mill punk rock band.
Danehy
In extremely relative terms, times were tough for white racists in Mississippi in the decade between the mid-1950s and the early-’60s.
Not The Greek Mafia
When current owner and head cook Kelli Phillips’ great grandfather, came to America from Greece in 1904, his changed his original last name from Poulopolous to Balon to fit with his new home.
Guest Opinion
It is interesting to note that the word ‘water’ is referenced 63 times in the Muslim holy book the Quran in relation to its uses, water as a blessing, and its importance.
Police Dispatch
An unwanted trailer-park visitor embarked on a malicious power trip.
Campus Cannabis
College campuses have always been a hotbed for marijuana.
Police Dispatch
A UA student was dismayed to wake up from a booze-induced slumber to find his room a mess, some of his possessions stolen…
Show Us the Money
Arizona Secretary of State Michele Reagan campaigned on making it easier for people to see how money flows into political campaigns, and she has a plan for a website that will help.
Noise Annoys
One of Tucson’s greatest—and most fun—rock ’n’ roll bands in this decade was called Prom Body.
Little Girls Understand
Punk band Zeke formed in Seattle back in ’92, around the time the city’s music was exploding internationally.
The Skinny
Will U.S. Rep. Martha McSally remain wedded to the GOP agenda or will she show an independent streak?
Ask a Mexican!
I need to know why do salvatruchas think they are superior to every Mexican and Guatemalan in every way?
Vintage Vinyl
Jack Wallace and the High Tones “You Are The One”/”I Think of You” Zoom Records, ZR001, 1959 While watching Jack Wallace and the High Tones perform at a dance, two Catalina High School students, Ray Lindstrom and Burt Schneider, decided there and then to start what became Tucson’s first record label, Zoom Records. The duo…
Editor’s Note
The recent failure to repeal the American Healthcare Act could be the perfect example of why the Republican Party needs to stop being the party of no.
Justice Denied
On May 8, 1942, seven-year-old Mae Yanagi was all dressed up in her springtime finery.
Dust Devil
Is it Really Spring? Is it true? Is it really spring? In the desert The creosote is blooming. Against a carpet of gold and white, Colors delicate, colors fresh, Its green advertises life and a new beginning. The phaino is confused Wondering if it should head north, The ironwood’s gloomy green brightens And the errant…
Buggy Life
Life, the new sci-fi/horror starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Ryan Reynolds, is an inconsistent but overall sturdy genre pic that looks great and ultimately delivers the goods despite a few slow patches and a couple of remarkably dumb moments.
