Your Photo Radar Update for Thursday, Aug. 30
The Tucson Police Department’s photo-radar van will be in the following areas on Thursday, Aug. 30: 7 to 9 a.m.: Safford Middle School crossing on North Sixth Avenue 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.: On Speedway Boulevard near Silverbell Road 1 to 4:30 p.m.: Tolson Middle School, 1000 S. Greasewood Road 4:30 to 10 p.m.: On…
Ballot Buster
Blog reader bonus! TW contributor Dave Devine shared a nugget with us that we were unable to fit into The Skinny this week, but those of you who are plugged in get it anyway: For some time, Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard’s staff has been investigating allegations of vote flipping in last year’s Regional Transportation…
Your Photo Radar Update for Wednesday, Aug. 29
The Tucson Police Department’s photo-radar van will be in the following areas on Wednesday, Aug. 29: 7 to 9 a.m.: Escalante and Prudence roads 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.: On Kolb Road near Escalante Road 1 to 4:30 p.m.: Soleng Tom Elementary, 10520 E Camino Quince 4:30 to 10 p.m.: On Harrison Road near 22nd…
I Know This Is Already All Over the Internet …
… but it’s so spectacularly awful and hilarious that I feel the need to include it here. Even if this woman was apparently on the Today show or something today.
Your Photo Radar Update for Tuesday, Aug. 28
The Tucson Police Department’s photo-radar van will be in the following neighborhoods on Tuesday, Aug. 28: 7 to 9 a.m.: Davidson Elementary, 3950 E. Paradise Falls 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.: On Golf Links Road between Swan Road and Barraza-Aviation Parkway 1 to 4:30 p.m.: Lynn Urquides Elementary, 1753 W. Ajo Way 4:30 to 10…
More Bad News for Downtown Warehouse Tenants
An article in Sunday’s Arizona Daily Star asserts that the downtown warehouse occupied by Steven Eye and Solar Culture gallery is unsafe for the public. Says the Star: It was written up by several inspectors for sagging floors that don’t have adequate support for the load they bear, and for an exterior wall deteriorated and…
Your Photo Radar Update for Monday, Aug. 27
The Tucson Police Department’s photo-radar van will be in the following neighborhoods on Monday, Aug. 27: 7 to 9 a.m.: CE Rose Elementary, 710 W. Michigan 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.: On Grant between Oracle Road and I-10 1 to 4:30 p.m.: Menlo Park Elementary, 1100 W. Fresno 4:30 to 10 p.m.: On Grande Avenue…
Damn, He’s Opening Up the Closet
We’ll never be able to thank Dan Coleman enough for sharing Trapped in the Closet with us last year. Now the Independent Film Channel brings us new chapters in R. Kelly’s epic hip-hopera. It’s the most wonderful thing we’ve seen on the Web since “Chocolate Rain.”
Your Photo Radar Update for Saturday, Aug. 25
The Tucson Police Department’s photo-radar van will be in the following neighborhoods on Saturday, Aug. 25: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.: On Broadway Boulevard near Wilmot 1 to 4:30 p.m.: On Kolb Road near 22nd Street
The Dish Restaurant Opens Today
Psst: The Dish opens tonight after being closed for a couple of months while it moved a block away. The Dish used to seat 42 people and now will seat 25. I don’t understand the rationale of less seats at this popular and highly rated Zagat restaurant, but so be it. I just received an e-mail…
Your Photo Radar Update for Friday, Aug. 24
The Tucson Police Department’s photo-radar van will be in the following neighborhoods on Friday, Aug. 24: 7 to 9 a.m.: Booth/Fickett School, Kolb Road at Timrod Road 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.: On Wilmot Road near Golf Links Road 1 to 4:30 p.m.: Hudlow Elementary, Kolb Road at Fifth St. 4:30 to 10 p.m.: On…
Greyhound Racing and Dog Fighting
Throughout this whole Michael Vick dog-fighting fiasco, I have been thinking about the similarities to greyhound racing. Here is an interesting opinion in the Boston Globe that says it far better than I ever could. Like Arizona, Massachusetts is one of the 14 states where greyhound racing is still legal.
War Torn
Is the surge working? We’ve heard plenty from both sides as the deadline approaches for Gen. David Petraeus to deliver his much-anticipated report to Congress. The New York Times has an assessment from a group of soldiers who seem awfully pessimistic about the chances of success in Iraq, if success is defined as building a…
Police Dispatch
A Sticky Situation Ajo Highway and Kinney Road, July 23, 5:30 p.m. Authorities had to sort through conflicting stories about how a man ended up ejaculating on a woman’s chest, according to a Pima County Sheriff’s Department report. The woman, who told deputies she was a reflexologist and had a previous job with the College…
Fantasies of Escape
Cuban painter Victor Huerta Batista is paired with Francisco de Goya at the UA Museum of Art
T Q&A
Tucson Q&A with Alison Perino
High-Action Tale
Set in 1988, UA prof Ron Terpening’s latest suspense novel relates to modern-day events
Danehy
Since Tom thinks Barry Bonds, Pacman Jones and Michael Vick did wrong, he must be a racist
Pick of the Week
Choral Crescendo
Cutting-Edge Celtic
Gráda takes its evolving genre of music on a North American tour
O’Sullivan
A mom-vs.-son battle breaks out over the fate of a pair of pants
City Week
Our top picks of what to do and where to do it for the week.
Command This!
‘The Ten’ is alternately hilarious, horrendous and extremely offensive
Guest Commentary
Monsoon season offers hikers in the Catalinas extra adventure
Thriller Without Thrills
Two directors and a rewrite can’t save this ‘Body Snatchers’ remake
Top Ten in Books
Antigone Books best-sellers for the week
Just Another Night in Tucson
A note from the editor.
Top Ten in Movies
Casa Video’s top rentals for the week
Adventures in Atmosphere
Casablanca needs improvement, if our two visits are any indication
Mailbag
Howls of outrage and squeals of delight from our astonished fans.
Now Showing at Home
“The Kids in the Hall: The Pilot Episode,” “Inland Empire: 2-Disk Special Edition,” and “Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie for Theaters for DVD”
Noshing Around
Pretend You’re in Portland The city has come up with a yet-to-be-much-publicized idea to get people downtown. You can now hop on the Redline shuttle and be delivered to 24 stops near 100 retail businesses, 67 restaurants, 12 clubs, 11 galleries and museums, seven theaters and more. Pick up the shuttle on Fourth Avenue between…
Rookie Face-off
Democrats Regina Romero and Ken Green face off in the Ward 1 primary
Completely Solo
Peter Case comes to Club Congress on the heels of a fantastic new album
Peak Pique
Tucson Mountains residents want to protect a threatened slope
Soundbites
HELP JESUS GET A GUITAR Tucson’s Jesus Acedo has a tendency to stride the rail between genius and madness. For more than 20 years, with some interruptions, Acedo has been the guru behind Black Sun Ensemble. The band has become legendary in certain circles for its psychedelic combo of Eastern music and rock ‘n’ roll,…
Wash Worries
Will two new detention basins help Tucsonans avoid future flooding?
Nine Questions
Jim Peeken
¡Ask a Mexican!
Just one thing, muchacho: Not all women are interested in attracting hombres.
Live
Los Lonely Boys, Toots and the Maytals, at AVA at Casino Del Sol, Sunday, Aug. 19
Forced Leniency
Documents show that a rape case involving FBI informants curtailed the Lively Green corruption sting
Rhythm & Views
One of the greatest injustices in recent memory was the appointment of Bob Dylan to the position of lead salesman for the Victoria’s Secret lingerie company. Anyone who knows music knows Bryan Ferry is the only pop singer qualified enough to hawk women’s silk panties with any kind of authority (with the obvious exception of…
Freshman Disorientation
Your utterly irresponsible UA campus survival guide, compliments of the ‘Weekly’ interns
Rhythm & Views
Even if you don’t understand Spanish, José Saavedra Iguina’s rich baritone and muscular though gentle guitar playing communicate a beauty unmatched (and usually well respected) by most Tucson-based musicians. And for non-Spanish-speakers, Saavedra includes, in the liner notes of his third self-released album, English translations of all the lyrics. The Puerto Rico-born Saavedra, whose friends…
The Skinny
THE LONG, HOT SUMMER Here we are, in those miserable dog days of August. The heat has joined forces with the humidity to make the daylight hours a sweaty mess if we venture outdoors. Even the night brings little relief, except for those few days when the rain finally falls. And then we discover our…
Top Ten in Music
Toxic Ranch Records top sales for the week
Media Watch
‘Explorer’ Editor Confronts Ethics Issue Head-On
Rhythm & Views
Although Mandy Moore’s early teen-pop career suffered from the innocuous quality of her mainstream material, she was the least controversial of the young wave of female singers to emerge from the pack in the late 1990s–and prettier than Jessica, Britney and Christina combined. Four years have passed since Moore’s last full album, as her modeling…
The Range
A recap of last week’s news
Northwest Learning
The Music and Dance Academy expands its classes for kids and adults into Oro Valley
