Heavens To Betsy
Jeff bets on Bolding.
The Skinny
Supervisor Mike Boyd skates again…County Superintendent of Schools Anita Lohr prepares to step down–and tries to put in the fix for her successor…and our young students sure had better keep their mouths shut these days!
Divine Intervention
Jerry and God talk shop.
Bursting Budgets
The reason county and city and school district budgets keep growing is simple: the number of people they serve keeps growing.
Cheap Thrills
Fun things to do that won’t cost a fortune.
Rhythm & Views
Reviews of a local punk compilation and Martial Solal’s latest.
County Accounting
The Board of Supervisors manage to pare down a few costs as they pass the largest budget in Pima County history.
City Week
Big doings in Tucson this week.
Nifty Knack
Set in the swinging ’60s, “The Knack…and how to get it” is like watching original source material for “Austin Powers.”
A Life By Design
Frederick Olmsted changed the face of America’s cities.
Territorial Testimony
Morality play disguised as genre potboiler, “The Difference” is a thinking-man’s Western.
Shiny Happy Nevershine
The first question people ask the members of Nevershine is usually the same these days: How did these local boys make it onto the KFMA playlist?
Soundbites
The Hang-Ups and The Gun & Doll Show at the Rialto; the Backstreet Boys in Phoenix; a local loose-groove compilation, and more!
Buff Paper
Throughout history, no image has been more consistently etched into rock, sketched on paper or painted in oils than the human body.
Crown Jewel
There’s more to entice in “Thomas Crown” than Rene Russo’s over-hyped breasts.
Tilting Windmills
Molina’s enormous platters will keep you happy and stuffed for days.
Food Chain-Gang
As big agribusiness companies eliminate genetic diversity in our food crops, a local organization fights to preserve seeds from vanishing crops.
