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Laughing Stock: Gong Show at The Loft
“Before I worked here, I was trying to work on movies as an editor,” says J.J. Giddings of The Loft Cinema. “So much work goes into making a film, even a not so good film, that you deserve a chance to see it on the big screen.” Gittings is marketing director for Tucson’s nationally acclaimed…
Laughing Stock: What Are You Doing For New Year’s?
The joy of having friends over for New Year’s Eve can fall short of the annoyance of having to clean up after them when you’d rather watch football. We recommend making reservations for you and yours at Laff’s Comedy Caffe, laffstucson.com. The extremely reasonable price is a bonus; use the windfall to take a cab.…
The Weekly List: 23 Things To Do In Tucson This Week
Your Weekly guide to keeping busy in the Old Pueblo. Music The Nutcracker at Ballet Tucson. This might not be the space to be asking the questions, but does anyone hear the word “nutcracker” and just think of a useful advice used to get into a tasty wintertime snack anymore? Do people even use nutcrackers…
Tasha Needs a Home
Hi there. My name is Tasha. I am a 3-year-old female Domestic Short hair. I am a sweet independent girl looking for the purr-fect home! I am looking for a home that will be patient with me and give me plenty of time to adjust. I am also hoping they will have a scratching post…
The Tucson Connection in the Alabama Election
Last week’s big political news was the upset victory of Democrat Doug Jones over Republican Roy Moore in Alabama’s election for U.S. senator. There was also an important but not widely reported drama behind the drama of the election itself: the question of whether digital records of the voters’ paper ballots should be saved. Featured in that…
Tis the Season: KXCI Hosts Sonic Solstice Tonight
It’s the most wonderful time of the year (for awesome local music, that is). KXCI Community Radio is hosting its yearly Sonic Solstice celebration, running from 6-9 p.m. tonight at their studios on Fourth Avenue. The 16th edition of the show will feature six local artists over three hours, broadcast live on the independent radio…
An Incomplete Look at the Koch Brothers’ Influence in Arizona
The Koch Brothers, Charles and David, have been very much in Arizona news lately, something they and their associates don’t much like. They prefer to operate by stealth, under cover of dark money. Despite their wishes, a number of Koch-related dots have surfaced lately, loosely connected to one another. Let’s see if some patterns emerge.…
The Weekly Take: Sean Miller gives hope for rekindled Arizona-New Mexico rivalry
It’s been 18 years and 334 days since Arizona last made the 448-mile journey to the hallowed grounds of The Pit in Albuquerque. That game—a bitter 79-78 defeat at the hands of the 16th-ranked Lobos—featured former Arizona coach Lute Olson’s famous declaration on their longtime Southwestern foes. Olson, according to a 1999 Tucson Citizen piece,…
Happy Trails
The new Big Wash trailhead will provide public access into the Honeybee Trail system.
Police Dispatch
A middle school boy dumped urine all over an unsuspecting female.
Room with a View
If you love all kinds of movies, and you haven’t seen The Room, your life has been incomplete.
The Touring Dead
The route that San Francisco band Dead Country Gentlemen is taking is, in many ways, the classic rock ‘n’ roll dream.
Extraordinary Expatriate
Gabriel Naim Amor is originally from Paris, but visited Tucson in the ’90s and fell in love with the culture and landscape.
Finding Light in the Darkness
When Marlowe Katowney was 35 years old, his grandmother gave him an order.
XOXO…
Musical happenings this week, with a spotlight on The Great Cover-Up
Know Your Product
Local singer/songwriter Katie Haverly has been called a “jazzy mystic,” which is an odd but somehow accurate turn of phrase.
High Reward
As new as the marijuana industry is, predicting the effects it may have on our economy and society has been tricky.
Editor’s Note
Its our Local Heroes edition, where we focus the spotlight on six people who’ve given a lot to Tucson this year.
Reel Indie
Some (mostly) holiday fare for you this week at Tucson’s indie theaters.
Police Dispatch
A prank played on the Wildcats by another state’s college did not ruffle a stoic University of Arizona police officer
Radical Rebound
Mia, who was 16 years old at the time, remembers the day of Nov. 13, 2016 being like any other.
A Gut’s Life
Stacey Tecot is co-author of a new research article on the social behavior and microbiology of red-bellied lemurs.
Tucson Salvage
His bloodied hand shot up from the woodworking saw and flashed across his periphery, half of a forefinger severed and dangling by fleshy ribbons.
Pantry Pleasantries
Mark talks up a place on Fourth Avenue that sells some of the coolest kitchen gizmos he’s ever seen.
Spanish Spectacular
For residents of Spain, there’s nothing more emblematic of their land’s red fury than its food and wine culture.
Magical Musical
In this David Bennett-directed production of the 1965 Dale Wasserman musical, the dare to dream is sung, sold and sent soaring with force and conviction.
