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Election Stunner: TIME Initiative Does Not Make Ballot
This just in from the Secretary of State’s Office: Secretary of State Jan Brewer today officially disqualified Proposition 203, the “Transportation and Infrastructure Moving AZ’s Economy” (TIME) Initiative as the measure lacked the minimum number of signatures to qualify for the November General Election ballot. The proponents for the TIME Initiative had initially turned in…
Tucson Favorite Things 1
While biking around, I tend to pay attention to the buildings, the people and the murals on the sides of the buildings more than I do zooming in my car. I started taking pictures. Here’s the first–this great building in the Dunbar/Spring neighborhood. Anyone out there know its history?
What Is It With Power and the Penis?
There are several ways to look at this whole John Edwards affair and the media frenzy that has joined it. Of course, when I first heard the rumors that he’d had an affair, it was a month ago when a tabloid was toting the story and trying to get a comment from Edwards, saying that they…
Rhythm & Views
My Morning Jacket’s latest is the sort of album that critics adore, because it allows us to flex our smarts by pointing out the different styles that a talented and ambitious band incorporates into its growing repertoire. What self-respecting rock crit doesn’t get excited when the title track lays a Prince-style falsetto and pizzicato guitar…
The Range
A recap of last week’s news
Musical Chairs
After 17 years, the Tucson Chamber Orchestra finds itself without the only leader it has ever known
Media Watch
KIIM Wins Radio-Ratings War for Second Straight Quarter
Urban Tales
The childlike, male-focused doodles of Dave Sayre star in MOCA’s ‘Invisible City’
T Q&A
Tucson Q&A with Mica Kinder
Top Ten in Books
Mostly Books best-sellers for the week
Police Dispatch
Blow: It’s What’s for Dinner UA Area, July 19, 4:28 a.m. A young woman wolfed down a quantity of cocaine after what was originally a routine traffic stop, according to a UA Police Department report. The officer said he pulled over the subject for exceeding the speed limit and having a nonfunctional license-plate light. Because…
Danehy
Names like ‘Moxie CrimeFighter’ and ‘Talula Does the Hula From Hawaii’ can only lead to negative consequences
City Week
Our top picks of what to do and where to do it for the week.
O’Sullivan
If plagues are any indication, then Tucson is surely God’s country
Gonzo World
The fascinating writings of Hunter S. Thompson get chronicled in this great, yet sad, documentary
Guest Commentary
The mainstream media may treat Obama like a rock star, but that doesn’t mean they’re going easy on him
Pick of the Week
Faces of Downtown
Musical Revelry
A note from the editor.
Now Showing at Home
“South Park: Complete Eleventh Season,” “Lost Boys: The Tribe,” “Top Gun (Blu-Ray),” “Kenny Vs. Spenny: Volume One Uncensored”
Mailbag
Howls of outrage and squeals of delight from our astonished fans.
Reefer Madness
‘Pineapple Express’ takes its place as one of history’s great stoner pics
Soundbites
NO, IT’S NOT SHORT FOR “TAMARA” Ladies and gentlemen, it’s TAMMIES time. This week, on Wednesday, Aug. 13, at the Rialto Theatre, the Weekly will celebrate the 15th anniversary of the Tucson Area Music Awards, our annual celebration of the best local music that Tucson has to offer, as voted by you, our music-lovin’ readers.…
¡Ask a Mexican!
Is legal for employers to prohibit employees from speaking Spanish?
Top Ten in Movies
Casa Video’s top rentals for the week
Nine Questions
Kenny G
Funding Fracas
Accusations of conflict of interest and misspent money take center stage in the District 2 supervisors’ campaign
Sound and Texture
Austin’s Octopus Project use whatever they can to make their unique instrumental music
Live
Toxic Ranch Records 20th Anniversary, Vaudeville Cabaret, Sunday, Aug. 3
A Park’s Plight
A neighborhood simmers over slated Aviation Parkway construction
Children of the ’80s
The music of Brooklyn trio Chairlift will take you back
Top Ten in Music
Zia Records top sales for the week
Split Ends
Pete Hershberger and Al Melvin: the yin and yang of the Arizona Republican Party
Noshing Around
New: World Sports Grille Sports fans, Sega’s World Sports Grille just opened in the Foothills Mall, with 15,000 square feet of interactive games to play and sports to watch while playing with your food. Check it out at 2290 W. Ina Road; 229-0011. Moved: Guadalajara Grill Guadalajara Grill moved to its new location at 1220…
Rhythm & Views
Black Kids’ self-released EP Wizard of Ahhhs, four tracks of synthesizer-heavy, high-energy pop songs with angsty lyrics, was released via the band’s MySpace page last year. It featured the truly fantastic “I’m Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance With You,” which became a hipster party anthem and scored spots on many media outlets’…
Olympic Odyssey
Tucson will be well-represented in the smoggy, controversial Beijing games
Hearty and Filling
Chris’ Café offers downtown diners tasty, simple eats–but beware of the line at noontime
Cool Read
Bisbee’s Bill Carter recollects on four fascinating seasons of fishing in Alaska
Seeking Stability
As Tucson students return to school, thousands live without a typical home
Rhythm & Views
Little Pieces, a Seattle-based three-piece, have with their first self-titled record a cure for your midsummer, economic-recession blues: clever rock songs, with catchy melodies and empathetic lyrics. No money? Little Pieces understands. “I’m bankrupt as an airline,” sings lead singer Herman Jolly on “The Skier,” but the jangly guitars and happy beat make the whole…
The Skinny
SURVEY SAYS: MCCAIN LEADS IN ARIZONA There’s been a lot of talk in recent weeks about whether Arizona would be a swing state in the 2008 presidential election. Maybe not so much. Republican John McCain has widened his lead over Democrat Barack Obama in Arizona to 16 percentage points, according to a new survey from…
