Mixed Diagnosis
Medicare get grins, grimaces and shrugs in Green Valley.
Trial and Error
A local theatre company stumbles through its walk on the Wilde side.
Lord Have Mercy
More static at community radio station KXCI-FM.
Over the Hill
Characters in the bittersweet comedy “Later Life” struggle with time’s passage.
Where All the Lights Are Bright
Downtown development thrives as Michael Keith works on new housing projects.
Suburban Sobs
Ryan Harty’s debut story collection chronicles the sadness of the American Southwest.
No Apples for the Teachers
In this news commentary, a UA grad assistant discusses how she and her peers work long hours for low pay and no guarantees.
Illuminating Seafood
Lighthouse II brings a touch of the East Coast to the Old Pueblo.
Home Run
Tucson Q&A with Marty Roth.
Noshing Around
Serving the American Dream Here’s the story of a young Son Bui who came to the United States from Vietnam. He labored at menial jobs, went to school, learned English and worked his way up. Before opening Son’s Bakery & CafÉ, he was the head baker at Tanque Verde Guest Ranch. A reader said he…
Police Dispatch
Drive-Through Delinquency North Thornydale Road and West Linda Vista Boulevard, Nov. 15, 10:59 p.m. Deputies arrested an allegedly drunken Tucson man after they saw him playing a guitar while sitting on the ground in a McDonald’s drive-through, a Pima County Sheriff’s Department report stated. When Deputy Ryan Powell pulled into the fast food restaurant, he…
The Skinny
Bonds away! Brian Peabody’s technical foul! New blood at the TMA! And more!
City Week
Laughs at the Monolog Cabin; lights at the Tucson Botanical Gardens; tours at local B&Bs and so much more!
Pick
Terry Tempest Williams and Emmet Gowin.
Coaching Quagmire
The NCAA’s game of conference musical chairs may bite a former local star athlete.
Rhythm & Views
Tucson’s own Yellow Cabs’ first record, The Season, is yet another fine work of music production to recently leap out of the I Like Red studio, run by Nowhere Man frontman Vikas Pawa. Like its siblings (The Crouton’s Suck and Nowhere Man’s Considered to Tears) Pawa’s expert recording skills are evident everywhere on the record,…
Future Shock
A look ahead at some possible news stories.
Magical Mystery Bore
Don’t go looking for “The Missing.”
Holiday Kindness
A note from the editor.
Time Out
A craptacular trip to the 15th century.
Mailbag
Howls of outrage and squeals of delight from our astonished fans.
Space Jam
“Funktronic rock” band Particle is accelerating its pace.
The Missing Billions
American Indians are owed a lot of money from the government. They may even get some of it.
Rhythm & Views
When a great band’s been around for a while, they end up with a lot of songs that weren’t quite awesome enough to make the final cut. And when that band’s members run a successful indie rock label, we get a lot of albums full of that ephemera every time the vaults get cleaned out.…
The New Boss
The Tohono O’odham Nation’s first chairwoman wants to make life better for her people. Now if only the government had the same goal.
Soundbites
BIG BANG: Not unlike I Am the World Trade Center and The Coup, Austin instrumental quartet Explosions in the Sky did not have coincidence on their side two years ago. The band’s debut album became a casualty of Sept. 11 for the following reasons: the album, released just a week prior to Sept. 11, was…
The Big Winners
During the past five years, Tohono O’odham Nation’s casinos have bankrolled a number of economic and social projects that are either finished or in the planning stages, including: · $24 million for scholarships for 1,200 students · $14 million to build and operate a community college, with an additional $71 million budgeted over a five-year…
Pas de Deux
Two dance performances take center stage on campus this weekend.
