City Week
Finding her way back; homey music; having a ball; peer in; a long, long night.
Random Queries
Tom has questions about men and movies, UA football and–God help us–home schooling.
Oil and Water
“Stuck on You” fuses dumb comedy and sensitive drama as unnaturally as the two co-stars.
Merry Shop-mas
‘Tis the season of peace and good sales to all.
Saintly Pop-Rock
Chris Holiman may have traded bar-hopping for a family, but his music is better than ever.
Picks and Pans
A note from the editor.
Soundbites
THEY’LL PASS YOU BY: Back in the glory days of Tempe rock–mid-’80s to mid-’90s, we’ll call it, well before corporate interests dumped piles of dough into developing Mill Avenue into the soulless stretch of Starbucks and Urban Outfitters that now attracts ASU’s Greek set–the strip was home to a burgeoning music scene. The Meat Puppets…
Mailbag
Howls of outrage and squeals of delight from our astonished fans.
Mapping Weaving
Ann Lane Hedlund finishes the work her teacher started with “Blanket Weaving in the Southwest.”
I’ve Got a Little List
(with apologies to Gilbert & Sullivan)
That’s Amore
Giacomo’s owners offer authentic Italian cuisine and friendly conversation.
Brush Off
A painting job between two friends goes awry, and the Registrar of Contractors intervenes.
Angels in Tucson
Borderlands’ “A Tucson Pastorela” is entertaining as always.
The Skinny
Bonds away!; primarily speaking; and more!
Literary Decency
Ron Carlson again proves he’s a master of the short story with ‘At the Jim Bridger.’
Police Dispatch
Sleeping Beauty Seeks Revenge Northeast Tucson, Nov. 24 11:48 p.m. A Tucson woman called police in an attempt to scare some male friends after they allegedly photographed her naked while she was asleep, a Pima County Sheriff’s Department report stated. The woman told deputies that she was sleeping at a male friend’s house when they…
Rhythm & Views
In 1995, the four members of U.S. Maple took all of the elements of rock and roll that they liked (drum crashes, power chords, mystery, emotion, violence, nuance, atonality and odd rhythmic timing) and put them in a Hefty bag. They then proceeded to smash the bag with four collective rubber mallets. Next, they drove…
Reefer Madness
Busted on a marijuana charge seven years ago, David Leon now faces a life sentence of exile from the United States.
Noshing Around
Local Connection to Amazon.com The Tucson Cooperative Warehouse, a natural and organic foods distribution company located at 350 S. Toole Ave., carries more than 6,500 products online such as food, health and beauty aids, vitamins and supplements, pet supplies, household supplies and gifts. The warehouse’s Web site, www.shopnatural.com, is now featured in Amazon.com’s beta store…
Medical Miracles
Once a month, a Nogales church becomes a hectic clinic, helping Mexican kids in need.
Farewell to a Matriarch
Lupe Eckstrom, 1915-2003
Organic Odyssey
Tucson Q&A with Manish Shah.
Get Out of Town!
During the past year, these people, businesses and organizations have done Tucson wrong–so we’re giving them the boot.
Crowning Achievement
The “Lord of the Rings” trilogy concludes with a stunningly wonderful film.
Pick
The Corazón de Justicia Awards
