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Tucson Salvage
A story about a mixed martial arts fighter who made some serious mistakes in his life.
The Weekly List: 24 Things To Do In Tucson This Week
Your Weekly guide to keeping busy in the Old Pueblo. Festivals Old Pueblo Playwrights New Play Festival. Have you ever written a play? If you have, you know it’s not easy, and if you haven’t, you can probably guess that it’s not easy. Take this opportunity to give some props to local playwrights while also…
Pima Supe Ally Miller Says She’ll Support Sales Tax for Roads If Chuck Huckelberry Quits
Pima County Supervisor Ally Miller told a radio show host this morning that she’d support a proposed half-cent sales tax for transportation improvements—but only if Pima County Administrator Chuck Huckelberry agreed to resign from the top post. Miller told Wake Up Tucson host Chris DeSimone that she would break her promise to voters to never…
Teachers, Ducey and Politics
Wednesday, teachers “Walked In” all over the state. They gathered outside their schools before class, then walked into the building together. Lots of teachers. We’ll have to wait for the news coverage and Facebook posts to know how many. The walk-in is in preparation for a possible walkout. Not a strike, not yet. A walkout.…
Looks Like Lawmakers Are Moving To Squash That Ballot Prop To Block School Vouchers
Just last week, The Skinny advised y’all to keep on eye on Republican state lawmakers because they might try to find a way to prevent voters from deciding the fate of the expanded voucher program that GOP legislators and Gov. Doug Ducey tried to put into place last year. Well, lookie here: the Arizona Republic…
Claytoon of the Day: Witch Hunt
Find more from cartoonist Clay Jones here.
Blockers
A trio of deranged parents (Leslie Mann, John Cena and Ike Barinholtz) discovers a pact by their three daughters to lose their virginity on prom night, so they stalk them on their special evening. This sounds like the basis for a crap movie but, as things turn out, results in what will surely stand as…
The Democratic Gubernatorial Candidates On Education
The three Democratic candidates for governor—Steve Farley, David Garcia and Kelly Fryer—debated at UA Saturday, April 7. They covered a lot of ground, but I want to focus on their statements about education. Full Disclosure: I haven’t decided who I’m going to vote for in the Democratic gubernatorial primary, though I do know who I’m…
Free Event with Noam Chomsky this Friday, April 13!
Noam Chomsky presents American Exceptionalism Reconsidered at Joel D. Valdez Main Library (Jácome Plaza) on Friday, April 13 at 7 pm. Chomsky, considered the founder of modern linguistics, has been called one of the most influential public intellectuals in the world and America’s most useful citizen. He’s also authored more than 100 books on topics…
Baby Needs a Home
Hi there. My name is Baby! I am an 8-year-old boy who is feeling lucky about finding the purr-fect family! I arrived at HSSA shortly after my owner passed away. When I got to HSSA I was very shy. I will do best with a patient family that will give me time to adjust. I…
Zona Politics with Jim Nintzel: Talking with City Councilman Steve Kozachik
On this episode of Zona Politics with Jim Nintzel, we talk with Tucson City Councilman Steve Kozachik about the future of Fourth Avenue, the Benedictine Sanctuary and Broadway Boulevard between downtown and Country Club Road, as well as the possibility that the F-35 may be coming to Tucson.
Claytoon of the Day: Teacher Walkout
Find more from cartoonist Clay Jones here.
A Partial List Of UA Freedom Center’s Funders
Follow the money, or as much as you can find, anyway. Always good advice. The University of Arizona recently responded to a records request from Kochs Off Campus to list all funders of the Freedom Center since 2008 and the amount each contributed. It doesn’t appear to be a complete list, but it paints a…
Interview with a Robot
In October 2017, Sophia became a citizen of Saudi Arabia. Later that year, at only 2 years old, Sophia was designated the first ever “Innovation Champion” of the United Nations. She was created by Hanson Robotics and has a transparent skull of whirring gears and motors. She/it (depending on how you feel about humanization of…
Laughing Stock: Architecture, Historic and Human
“BBVN is a neighborhood that’s more like a village,” says Richard Richard Roati, board member of the Broadmoor Broadway Village Neighborhood Association in the mid century modern heart of Central Tucson. “Casey Bynum offered the club for a fund-raising event for our historic designation.” The community-spirited Bynum lives in the neighborhood, and manages the nearby,…
The Three B’s of This Weekend’s Baja Beer Festival
(Four if you count bloat, and five if you count bliss.) The Brews The guys over at Sentinel Peak are bringing their Salida del Sol Amber beer, which is like a desert sunset in beer form, both because of its warm color and the way drinking it melts away the stresses of the day into…
The Lineup: What To Do In Tucson This Week!
In partnership with our friends at KFMA, The Weekly has launched a new podcast to let you know where to have fun in this dusty burg—and man, is there a lot to do! (As you can see if you check out our City Week, Reel Indie, Quick Bites, Nightcrawler and XOXO columns.) The Lineup feature…
Claytoon of the Day: Drain the Sewer
Find more from cartoonist Clay Jones here.
From Starter To Star
It was a text from a chef friend that sent me driving to a small taqueria across the street from the Tucson Medical Center a while back.
Editor’s Note
This week we introduce a new political cartoon, plus a Tucson Salvage cover feature by Brian Smith on a local MMA fighter’s road to redemption.
Know Your Product
Sometimes a upbeat, infectious folk tune is just what you needed, and Brie Capone is seemingly gifted with crafting them.
Ride and Seek
After months of inquiries by The Chronicle of Social Change, it is unclear if Arizona is making good on the promise of the law’s foster care provision.
On the Move
The eventual passage of two bills affecting Arizona’s medical marijuana industry could spell out some good news and some bad news for the business.
Class Struggle
About 45 people recently made their case for keeping the school open: educators, students, graduates, neighbors and even entire families.
Reel Indie
This week’s offerings include Mary Poppins, a doggie film fest, and a preview for the AZ International Film Fest.
A Record of Many Colors
The story of Carlos Arzate’s new record can be summed up in the story of how its centerpiece song came to be.
XOXO…
The musical love happening this week…
Busting Stereotypes
The movie focuses on a communal ranch founded in 1976 and still going today.
Visions of Johanna
In the rumbling merriment of The Buffet bar, Johanna Martinez and I sit surrounded by faces carved by heartache.
Lame Game
Rather than relishing the opportunity for ’80s nostalgia, Spielberg opts for whiplash pacing and miscasting.
Police Dispatch
A zealous, hyper-seeming man was found wandering the University of Arizona stadium on a “mission” nobody could figure out.
Police Dispatch
A large man carrying around some sinister stuff, like weapons and drugs, was arrested for stealing a variety of much more frivolous items.
The Skinny
In a tragic turn of affairs, hundreds of bits of legislation came to a sad end last week when the deadline passed for bills to be heard in committee.
