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The Sleeping Mexican Wakes Up
In the mid-1990s, Maribel Alvarez embarked on a pilgrimage to a bookstore in Whittier, Calif., hoping to meet the biggest heretic in Mexican culture since Santa Anna. The bookstore’s owner, Charles Phillip Jimenez, was an amateur historian from the nearby city of El Monte who had self-published a booklet in 1990 that attempted to do…
The Cheba Hut’s 420 Party Is This Friday
The Cheba Hut, a sandwich shop at 1820 E. Sixth St. that’s as well-known for delicious sandwiches as it is for naming those sandwiches after strains of marijuana and other references to the pot culture, throws its annual 420 celebration this week. Live music, cheap eats, contests and more take place throughout the day on…
Last Call – Replacing Rep. Patterson
Do you think Rep. Daniel Patterson is a disgrace to Arizona? Think you can do better? Well, registered independents of Legislative District 29, now’s your chance to prove it – but you have to act fast. Update that old resume, write a note about why you deserve the job and send them over to the…
MMJ Collective Shaping Up Nicely
A couple months ago, I wrote about the then-new Green Halo Caregiver Collective, which is on the west frontage road along I-10 just south of Prince Road. At the time, the place had just opened, and it was lacking a bit in decor and goods. I am happy to report that the place is going…
Take a Look Inside the New Cartel Coffee Lab Location
Cartel Coffee Lab has moved from it’s corner spot in a strip mall in the 2500 block of North Campbell Avenue to a larger and very stylish spot just a few doors down. Watch the time-lapse video from the grand opening over yonder. The place applied for and got a liquor license some time ago…
Let’s Watch a Video by The Last Call Brawlers
Justin Valdez of the Last Call Brawlers was kind enough to send me a link to his band’s latest video for the track “Timeage” from their new album “Pressures of Living, Darkness of Dying”. They seem to capture the very essence of modern rockabilly with this clip, burning a photo of a Bettie Page look-a-like…
Ron Barber Has a TV Ad Now
The first ad from the Ron Barber camp, which starts running on local television today, does a decent job of separating the Democratic candidate’s positions from those of his opponent, plus fills in some of Barber’s back-story that voters might not be aware of, but if you want to start some sort of campaign ad…
Let’s All Get Potted – Even in your Desert Landscape
Creating a container garden is an act of beauty in itself. There is no digging in the ground, which especially in the desert is daunting. Pots can be moved, plantings easily changed and as we grow older (never old), pots can make it easier on our backs as we can sit in a chair to…
Photos From Jesse Kelly’s Primary Victory Party
As most predicted, Jesse Kelly rose above his Republican competition to win a spot on the CD 8 Special Election ballot with Ron Barber.
Congressional District 8 GOP Primary Results: Kelly Wins Big; McSally Second; Sitton in Dead Last
Updated 10:08 (153 of 352 precincts partially reporting; 198 completely reporting) Frank Antenori: 13,099 (20.9 percent)Jesse Kelly: 23,434 (37.4 percent)Martha McSally: 15,299 (24.4 percent)Dave Sitton: 10,531 (16.8 percent)
Second-Place Finisher McSally: I ‘Look Forward to Beginning My Campaign’ in CD 2
From the Martha McSally campaign: Sixty-eight days ago, I decided to run for Congress to change the country, and although we did not come out on top tonight, our campaign made a significant statement. I am humbled by the process, and support the nominee in the upcoming Special Election in June. I also look forward…
Kelly: ‘The General Starts Tonight’
From Jim Nintzel, at the Jesse Kelly gathering tonight at the Viscount Suite Hotel: After the early results came in—showing that he had a commanding lead—Jesse Kelly declined to declare victory, but said he was “humbled” by the show of support. “The general starts tonight,” he said. Kelly’s gathering was smaller than the party he…
Congressional District 8 GOP Primary Election Results: Coming Soon
Keep watching this page for Congressional District 8 special primary-election results. Secretary of State Ken Bennett’s office reports that the first results—mostly from early-voter and mail-in ballots—will be published around 8 p.m. Word around town is that Election Day turnout has been fairly light. That means the early-voter/mail-in count may constitute the bulk of the…
Coachella’s Tupac Hologram Not Really A Hologram, Still Cool
Thanks to Rolling Stone (by way of MTV) and technology blog Ars Technica, it’s been found that the coolest damn part of Coachella’s first weekend was not as much a hologram as it was a modernized 19th century magic trick — one made possible by the same digital arts company that brought you such films…
Some Robot-Building Kids Could Use Your Help
As part of the Sonoran Science Academy, Team CRUSH 1011 builds award-winning robots, this year building a basketball-playing machine using vision-tracking cameras and other things I don’t understand. On April 7, the team won the second-highest award at the Las Vegas regional, allowing them to compete at the national competition later this month. However, there’s…
Gillian Welch Is Coming! Gillian Welch Is Coming!
There’s been a lot of great concert news here in Tucson lately, but I’m probably as excited for the Gillian Welch show coming to the Fox Theatre on June 1st as any show I can remember. Maybe the Freestyle Explosion, but that’s about it. However, Gillian Welch and her sidekick David Rawlings might be two…
Garbage, Rialto Theatre, April 16, 2012
90’s alt-rock stars Garbage stopped by the Rialto Theatre last night as part of their reunion tour.
What Lies Ahead: The Fight To Complete Gabby Giffords’ Congressional Term
Jim Nintzel Voters are headed to the polls today to decide which GOP candidate is going to take on Democrat Ron Barber in the June 12 special election to finish the rest of Gabrielle Giffords’ congressional term. Yesterday, we saw the release of a general election poll that showed Republican Jesse Kelly—the GOP nominee in…
I Blame Facebook for Ruining My Presidential Dreams
Report: Every Potential 2040 President Already Unelectable Due To Facebook The Onion, America’s Finest “News” Source, has exposed a fundamental problem that threatens to crush Democracy as we know it: That every potential 2040 President is already unelectable thanks to Facebook. If you ignore the other reasons I’m generally unelectable (being more “cute-ish” than “ruggedly…
Your Guide to the CD 8 Special Election Events Tonight
While turnout might not be terribly inspiring for today’s CD 8 Special Election primary, the candidates will still have their events, spin their win or loss, and probably tip poorly. If you’re interested in possibly seeing a Republican cry, take your chances at one of their election night festivities this evening. Of course, you could…
Finally, the In-Depth Freecell Article You Asked For
The unbeatable game Sometimes I wonder if I’m the only person who spends absurd amounts of time thinking about subjects like whether all the games on Freecell can be solved, but then, every once and awhile, there’s a brilliant moment of validation, like “Unbeatable,” a feature on The Gameological Society (a new spinoff of the…
Ted Nugent Might Want to Be More Careful With His Words
Oh, Uncle Ted. We’d love to see you perform at the Pima County Fair on April 28th, but you might end up in some secret detention facility if you don’t tone down the rhetoric (bold added for emphasis): ”We’ve got four Supreme Court justices who don’t believe in the Constitution. Does everybody here know that…
Doing Anything For Lunch This Thursday?
A small caravan of food trucks will convene at Brookline College at 5441 E. 22nd Street this Thursday, April 19. There’s more on the event over here. My favorite truck these days has to be Ni Hao Amigos, which serves both Mexican and Asian fare out of a cool, weathered old truck. They’re next on…
Press Releases People Think They Need to Send Me
Thank goodness. I was really concerned that a alt-rock musician that I hadn’t thought about in a decade or so was jumping into a relationship with someone I’ve never heard of.
Of Monsters and Men are Coming to the Rialto!
Very exciting concert news today, at least as far as I’m concerned, as Stateside announced that Of Monsters and Men are coming to the Rialto on May 31st. Tied possibly with Tanlines and Fred Hammond, I’ve probably listened to the debut from Of Monsters and Men as much as any album this year, so much…
My Life As a Chocolate Judge
Yesterday I was at the Tucson Taste of Chocolate event at the Doubletree Hotel where I was a judge along with Karyn Zoldan, Edie Jarolim, Mary Paganelli and three other celebrity judges. It was a fund raiser for the Rincon Rotary. You would not believe all the ways people presented chocolate. There were all the…
Dear Women Everywhere, I’m Sorry for What We’ve Done to Your Brains
video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player In order to rapidly lose weight ahead of their weddings (theoretically to men that love them just the way they are), some brides are taking to replacing the “eating” process with the insertion of a feeding tube into their nose which provides “a constant slow drip of protein and fat,…
My Adventures Learning to Cook Japanese
Yesterday I took another cooking class at the Foundation for Inter-Cultural Dialogue. This time it was Japanese food. I have to hand it to the instructor – sadly I didn’t get her name – but she had to step in at the last minute because the original instructor’s kids were sick. She did a fine…
So, 2Pac Perfomed at Coachella Last Night (Sort Of)
Pitchfork has the entire Dr. Dre/Snoop Dogg set from Coachella, and it’s absolutely worth watching, if only for the parade of guest stars, including Kendrick Lamar, Wiz Khalifa, 50 Cent and Eminem, but let’s face it, all anyone really wants to see is the clip of a holographic 2Pac seemingly returning from the grave to…
Political Roundtable: The CD8 GOP Primary, Mexican-American Studies, Patterson’s Resignation & More!
Pima County Democratic Party Chairman Jeff Rogers and Republican strategist John Ellinwood visit Arizona Illustrated’s Political Roundtable to discuss the resignation of state Rep. Daniel Patterson, the latest bills at the Arizona Legislature, next week’s GOP primary in the race to finish Gabrielle Giffords’ congressional term and the ongoing battle over ethnic studies in the…
Flores to End PCC Affiliation by June 30
According to a Pima Community College press release, former chancellor Roy Flores will end his affiliation with the college on June 30 due to health reasons. Flores was expected to stay on the college payroll through June 2013: Dr. Flores turned 70 on April 4. He served as PCC’s chancellor from March 2003 to February…
Strange Quotes From a New York Times Article on Male Waxing
Image courtesy of Shutterstock. Like this, but lower Just throwing this out there, but if you’re going to get a bikini wax, that’s totally fine, but perhaps having these sort of quotes come up in Google searches for your name for the rest of time might not be somewhat regrettable down the road: Evan Scott,…
Can Someone Tell Me If These Taste Good?
There are five bags of these Takis snacks in the Tucson Weekly snack machine and everyday I walk past them (they’ve received the center, eye-level premium placement) and wonder what they are and whether they are a delicious secret functioning as a key unlocking a Narnia of flavor. It’s been sort of taxing on my…
Political Roundtable: The Final Stretch in CD8 GOP Primary, Patterson’s Resignation, More Turmoil at TUSD & More!
This week on Arizona Illustrated’s Political Roundtable: Election Day is around the corner for the four Republicans who hope to complete Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords’ term. We’ll catch up on where the race stands just days before voters make their choice. Plus: Patterson quits before his fellow lawmakers can give him the boot, the director of…
You Need to Put Your Phone Away at Concerts
Photo courtesy of Shutterstock. I’m guilty of this as well in the era of the iPhone, but Maura Johnston has a thoughtful blog post on the Village Voice’s music blog discussing why we should spend less time documenting the time we’re having at concerts and more time actually experiencing the entertainment. Maybe this is my…
Great Moments in Tucson Facebook Statuses
It surprises me a little that The Buffet has a Facebook page, but if you enjoy booze-related humor, it’s a worthwhile “like”.
This Little Kid Rammstein Cover Band Is Totally Freaking Me Out
Cornelia, you might only be five years and ten months old, but your maraca-enhanced drumming style will be your ticket to stardom. On another note, who lets their kids listen to Rammstein (says the guy whose ten year old went around saying “that shit cray” a few weeks ago, inspired by a Kanye West/Jay Z…
This Week in Tucson Bicycling
A Tucson couple decided they liked their bike so much that they would use them to move. Check out the photos and find out how it went. Tucson’s Mayor kicked off bike to work week by riding his bike to on Monday. See the video of the rideb. Tucson mountain bikers are pushing to allow…
Giant Lego Organ Might Be The Pinnacle of Human Inventiveness
Everything else will be downhill from this today. There’s really no point in trying to create anything else, now that we’ve been exposed to a player organ that uses landscapes from the Star Wars series as a roll. Let’s just start over on Monday.
Former Tucsonan Groovin’ with Music Videos in Santa Fe
Writer’s Note: The video below was produced by Eric Heithaus, former Tucsonan and pal o’ the writer. Enjoyed it enough to want to share – hope you enjoy, too! Grooving Music Video Illustrates – and Solves – America’s Biggest Problem Grooving music with a hard-hitting beat that leaves you startled yet oozing with peace. Such…
Stop the Polluter Protection Act Correction
In Stop the Pollution Protection Act (April 12, The Skinny, page 9), we published an incorrect number for Gov. Brewer’s office. The correct number is (800) 253-0883. The story (and correct number) is here. We apologize for the error.
Finally, a Useful Guide to Getting Facebook Likes
You should read the entire comic, but the above frame from The Oatmeal should probably be everyone’s guide to using the internet.
Idiot Boksen – The Kenny Powers Redemption Watch
“Well, that was a little on the bleak side.” That’s how the supremely awesome Nathan Rabin began his recap of the fourth episode of Eastbound & Down’s third season over at the AV Club. I’d call it poetic understatement. My feeling was, “How in the hell can the writers possibly redeem this guy?” Let’s recap…
Got a Spare Milly Sitting Around, Waiting To Be Spent?
Now that the Occupy (Enter Name Here) fad has seemed to die down and the one-percenters no longer have to concern themselves with defending their frivolous spending, it’s time for the richest of the rich to get back to finding ways to blow through large wads of cash. May I suggest, then, the Big One…
You Should Go See the Southwest Soul Circuit on Saturday
My life is generally lacking in enough ’90s R&B and hip hop content, so the free concert at the Rialto this Saturday night as part of 2nd Saturdays seems perfect for my musical needs. I don’t exactly understand what will be happening on stage (although I am looking forward to the set by Savant, the…
Talking Comics: Bloodstrike Edition
After a week off, Eric and Arnie return to discuss Bloodstrike, which is not (much to my dismay) an ink-and-paper sequel to the Jean-Claude Van Damme film Bloodsport. Still might be good though.
Bennett: Supes Must Pick Independent To Fill Patterson’s Seat
Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett has informed Pima County Supervisor Ramon Valadez that state Rep. Daniel Patterson was an independent at the time of his resignation yesterday, so the seat is supposed to go to an independent. Patterson, who was elected as a Democrat, changed his registration to independent as the walls closed in…
Patterson: You Can’t Fire Me, I Quit!
Facing an almost certain expulsion from the state House of Representatives, Rep. Daniel Patterson resigned yesterday just minutes before his fellow lawmakers were scheduled to vote on a measure to kick him out for disorderly behavior. Patterson was the subject of a House ethics investigation, which stemmed from allegations of domestic violence and turned into…
City Week
Tucson’s finest film fest; Yay for free speech!; Go see Little Joe; Airplanes!
Noshing Around
Elliott’s on Congress approaches its opening; Boba, tacos and brunch!
TQ&A
When Brittany Mazur, Miss Tucson Desert Rose 2012, made it to the Top 40 on American Idol’s 2011 season, it was the highlight of her career, she says. When she was 10, she was chosen to sing the national anthem for the Diamondbacks. She has also sung it for the Colorado Rockies, the Phoenix Suns…
Slop Rock for Flat Tops
Tucson is a town of musical multitaskers. Show me a musician in downtown Tucson who’s in only one band, and I’ll show you an anomaly. Otherly Love’s Ben Schneider is one of those multitasking guys. In addition to fronting Otherly Love as the band’s singer/songwriter/producer/guitar-player, he also plays drums, records and tours with one of…
Danehy
Next week’s special primary election could be a once-in-a-lifetime spectacle. (Considering the slaughter that started the series of events that led us to this point, let’s certainly hope so.) The winners (Democrat Ron Barber and whoever emerges from the four-way free-for-all on the Republican side) will spend the next eight weeks—and a considerable amount of…
Two Newer Plays
It’s amazing that in a city the size of Tucson, our theater community gives us so many opportunities to see newer plays—sometimes even penned by actual Tucson denizens. Currently, Etcetera (the late-night group associated with Live Theatre Workshop) and Borderlands Theater have a couple of newer plays on the boards. And it’s a delight that,…
Soundbites
You should really go see fIREHOSE; St. Vincent and tUnE-yArDs as well; and a bunch of other shows too.
Editor’s Note
April is busy as heck here at Weekly World Central. Here is some pertinent info about some of the stuff we’re busy with: • Thanks to the 326 of you who, as of this writing, have already voted in our Best of Tucson® poll. To those of you who haven’t voted yet: What are you…
Taming Albee
It was funny, but it was awful,” the character Martha says in Edward Albee’s 1962 classic, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Middle-aged Martha is talking about a boxing match she had with her professor husband, George; he was publically humiliated, and it was awfully funny. “Funny but awful” describes a great deal of Virginia Woolf.…
Summerdog Returns
As bluegrass bands go, Summerdog was never ordinary. The Tucson group, active from the mid-1970s to the early ’80s, was characterized by its diverse tastes and for performing music in a variety of styles. Not only did Summerdog play traditional high-and-lonesome bluegrass, as well as some old-timey string-band music and a dash of country; it…
Serraglio
Please forgive this column if it’s less than perfectly coherent. I’ve been watching way too much television. It starts every March. I rarely watch TV, but the annual spring orgy of basketball drama is too rich to pass up. I get sucked into a black hole, and before you know it, I’ve exposed myself to…
Fabric Expressions
When Edison Tootsie was a boy on First Mesa in Hopi land, he used to ride out in a horse-drawn wagon with his father. They’d drive around the mesa, picking up other men. When the wagon was full, the group would head to the Baptist church, where they’d hold an all-day, all-male quilting bee. Tootsie…
Top Ten in Music
1. Besmirchers If Loving You Is Wrong … (Puke in the Sink) 2. Boogie Nazis Boogie Nazis (self-released) 3. Al Foul Live at Tucson Roller Derby, Vol. 1 (self-released) 4. Grannies For Those About to Forget to Rock (Wondertaker) 5. Man Bites Dog Man Bites Dog (self-released) 6. Custody Battle Custody Battle (Morning Star) 7.…
Mailbag
If Frank Antenori gets to decide if he wants to obey laws, we should decide if we want to pay him; More on Daniel Patterson
Down but Not Out
There’s a passel of local college students who know essayist and short-story writer Dagoberto Gilb as the guy who showed them that writing could be an act of pumping their fists. On their first day of freshman composition, they were told to produce a writing sample. It should be a rant, they were told—something that…
Nine Questions
For nine years, Tana Kelch was the owner of Bohemia, an art gallery and gift shop that primarily sold the work of Tucson artists and craftspeople. She also incorporated live music by local musicians into events whenever possible. Bohemia closed in January, and Kelch is currently in search of her next adventure. What was the…
Guest Commentary
Looks like I’m one of many people who wander around Tucson eyeing strips of flat soil with certain designs: “Ah, there’s a good spot for pulling in water from the street to support native plants and trees.” At a March 31 event aimed at preparing Tucson for climate change, water-harvesting won a top award for…
Top Ten in Books
1. The Hunger Games Suzanne Collins, Scholastic ($8.99) 2. A Game of Thrones: A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 1 George R.R. Martin, Bantam ($8.99) 3. Catching Fire Suzanne Collins, Scholastic ($17.99) 4. A Feast for Crows: A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 4 George R.R. Martin, Bantam ($8.99) 5. Mockingjay Suzanne Collins,…
Open Process
After months of criticism for a lack of transparency, Pima Community College officials recently announced that the search process for a new chancellor will rely on community involvement. According to C.J. Karamargin, vice chancellor for public information and government relations, the college is “very early in this process, and numerous details still need to be…
Shooting Gallery
In morning’s early light, Dr. Joe Robinson pokes the syringe in a tiny bottle, raises it above his head, and draws back the plunger. Robinson apparently doesn’t wish to publicize his finesse; each time I try to photograph this handiwork, the longtime veterinarian spins his back to me. And so, for minutes on end, we…
Primary Appeal
If there was a moment that got people talking after last week’s debate among the Republican candidates who hope to complete Gabrielle Giffords’ congressional term, it came when Martha McSally delivered a reality check to Jesse Kelly’s questionable claim that the United States has “significantly” more oil than Saudi Arabia. “Jesse, we don’t have more…
Live
Arlo Guthrie is a national treasure in more ways than one. If he’d never written a song of his own, Arlo could still hold center stage with songs and stories from his dad, Pete Seeger and Lead Belly. Conversely, if he weren’t Woody’s son, Arlo could still hold center stage with his own brilliant folk…
The Skinny
Stop the Polluter Protection Act!; Tucson gets to keep its elections; DOJ says OK to IRC congressional maps; and more!
Again, With Hindsight
Every holiday season, Frank Capra’s It’s a Wonderful Life re-emerges on TV to remind us that people used to be nicer—or at least more idealistic. But the film is rightfully a classic, and James Stewart proves with each viewing that his Everyman beats just about anyone else’s. Touchback is, for all practical purposes, It’s a…
Orbital: Wonky (ACP)
What do we talk about when we talk about dance? Or techno? Or rave, acid house or electronica? Maybe it should be story, because something Wonky does beautifully is create narrative out of soundscape. This isn’t the endless, sprawling dance album that your older cousin had. (You know, he was there when “rave” started.) The…
Police Dispatch
Don’t urinate on the product; Steel Reserve stories
Ask a Mexican!
Dear Mexican: Why do Hispanics deny that George Zimmerman is Hispanic? He did nothing wrong and has been crucified in the media. La Raza cannot bow down to the race-baiters and race-traitors who call themselves African-American leaders! Brown and Down Dear Wab: This column is ¡Ask a Mexican!, not ¡Ask a Hispanic!, but I’ll play,…
Media Watch
More shakeups at KGUN; KVOI adds Huckabee; and more!
Various Artists: The T.U.C. Mixtape (Tucson Underground Cares) (Self-Released)
When I think of Tucson music, the last genre that comes to mind is desert-grown, below-the-radar hip hop. That has now changed with the release of the Tucson Underground Cares compilation album, which features 20 tracks from local emcees. There isn’t a single wack track here, a rare feat for any comp, but especially for…
Hide the Pies
I generally haven’t liked the American Pie films. They’re lazy and sloppy, with only occasional moments of genuine laughter. They give R-rated comedy a bad name. American Reunion brings the gang back together 13 years after the so-so first film, and nine years after the abysmal American Wedding. I actually had hopes for this one,…
Justin Townes Earle: Nothing’s Gonna Change the Way You Feel About Me Now (Bloodshot)
With rich, full arrangements that veer more toward Memphis soul than the country-rock-stomp of his father, Justin Townes Earle’s new record is a subtle triumph. While there’s no reason the younger Earle should still worry about his father’s shadow, it’s right there in the album’s opening lines: “I hear my father on the radio, singing…
When Development Comes …
Tangerine Road is mostly a long, dip-filled stretch of nothing as it stretches from Interstate 10 east toward Oro Valley. There’s not much to see, and even less to do, other than to try to get across it as fast as possible. However, development along Tangerine seems inevitable—and is expected by town officials in Marana,…
Limits and Liability
The ever-shifting sands of the Arizona medical-marijuana scene continue to send grit and dust under my door. Last month, masked gunmen robbed a caregiver of his plants, a few thousand dollars in cash, a phone and a gun. Police swooped in and quickly arrested the home-invaders, though one remains on the loose. (See “Good Cops,”…
Top Ten in Movies
1. War Horse Disney 2. We Bought a Zoo 20th Century Fox 3. The Descendants 20th Century Fox 4. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo Sony 5. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Universal 6. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close Warner Bros. 7. The Sitter 20th Century Fox 8. The Muppets Disney 9. A Dangerous Method Sony…
Laughing Skeptically
Count on religion—as well as politics, astrology, ghosts and even fortune-telling—to get a proper skewering when the Evolution of Comedy Tour starts in the Old Pueblo on Sunday, April 15. What makes this comedy show different from many others is that the rationalist comedy trio of Ian Harris, Jason Resler and Maurice Northup aim to…
Now Showing at Home
The Divide; Mystery Science Theater 3000: XXIII; War Horse (Blu-ray)
Weekly Wide Web
On Wednesday, April 4, the blog Three Sonorans disappeared from TucsonCitizen.com, setting off a flurry of Facebook posts, interviews and discussions about where online-media provocateur David Abie Morales would end up next. TucsonCitizen.com editor Mark Evans seemed to have simply had enough of Morales’ antics, but that didn’t stop the outrage machine from ramping up.…
Another Hit at St. Philip’s
St. Philip’s Plaza has been the home of some special restaurants, including Café Terra Cotta, Acacia, and current tenant Vivace. Now, in the spot last occupied by Acacia, Union Public House is showing the potential to become special, too—although some improvements need to be made. The restaurant, which opened last Halloween, touts “honest food and…
Stop the Polluter Protection Act! Call Gov. Brewer and Urge Her To Veto
The last time we asked readers to urge Gov. Jan Brewer to veto a bill, it actually worked: Brewer vetoed HB 2757, which would have allowed electronic billboards along Arizona’s highways. So we’re once again asking you to reach for your telephone to give Brewer a call and ask her to veto HB 2199, otherwise…
