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The UA’s Tourney Chances
OK, we all know the UA men’s basketball team has been blowing chunks lately. They’ve lost two in a row, four of their last seven and are 5-8 since starting 12-1 and being ranked No. 7 in the country. They’re now tied for fifth in the Pac-10 with an 8-7 conference record. They’re as close…
Polk Winner
Ray Ring, a former reporter for the Arizona Daily Star, is among the winners of the latest crop of George Polk awards. Ring, the “Northern Rockies Editor” for High Country News, won the political reporting award for a story on a campaign to destroy land-use planning through “takings” ballot initiatives. High Country News is a…
Live: Willie Nelson
WILLIE NELSON DIAMOND CENTER AT DESERT DIAMOND CASINO Sunday, Feb. 18 Willie Nelson was on my List of Performers I Want to See Before They and/or I Die before I attended his show last Sunday. Not only is his music legendary, but his willingness to stand up for righteous social causes (i.e., the promotion of…
How Will This Effect My Satellite Radio?
It appears that XM and Sirius are merging. I am cool with this, as long as they leave baseball and the dance stations on XM alone, dammit.
Scrotum, Scrotum, Scrotum
If you say even the most mundane word enough times it can begin to sound nonsenical. Perhaps the folks having conniptions over the use of the title word of this entry in a Newbery-awarding-winning children’s novel haven’t said it enough. Given their objections, they might have avoided saying the word at all. If you’re clicking…
The Day the Music Died
We’re still sorting out the details, but we tell you that it appears that Hear’s Music, the independent music store at 2508 N. Campbell Ave., will be shutting its doors by the end of the month after 16 years in business. Store owner Britton Dornquast, who has dedicated countless hours to improving the Campbell Avenue…
Send Letter to Urge Strict Punishment for Greyhound Abuser
Several months ago a greyhound by the name of Boston was rushed to Pima Animal Care Center. Boston had been denied food, water, shelter, ventilation and human contact for more than a month. His abusers pled guilty, and one of them has been sentenced. The primary abuser, Mr. Mendibles, will be sentenced Feb 26. He…
Hey, Writers!
I am sure you have a story or seven about editors who are idiots, but I doubt you’ve ever asked/told to do something this insane. If you have, comment and let us know!
Calling All Local Musicians
The Tucson Weekly wants your picture! If you are a local musician or play in a band, e-mail us a high resolution photo. We’ll keep it on file and try to publish it when you have a gig. We prefer jpegs, with a resolution of 200 dpi or higher. E-mail your photo or questions to…
Some Late-Breaking Events—and One Cancellation
Here are some events—and one cancellation—that were received too late to be included in our print issue. CANCELED: Saturday, Feb. 17 from 8 to 10:30 a.m. Rural Metro Fire Department Station No. 71 4445 E. Benson Highway Pancake Breakfast and Tour. Call 219-2069 or e-mail annemarie.sweeney@rmetro.com for info. LATE-BREAKING EVENTS: Saturday, Feb. 17 from 2…
Questions From My Morning Errands
1. So the Motor Vehicle Division makes Tucsonans drive to one of three places for smog checks: the eastside (22nd/Sarnoff), the extreme northwest side (Prince and Interstate 10) or the southwest side (Valencia/Midvale Park). Wouldn’t it make a hell of a lot of sense—and cut down on some serious vehicle emissions—to put a testing station…
¡Ask a Mexican!
Translations of all the smutty street-Spanglish put-downs courtly maestros de Español wouldn’t have dreamed of teaching
Top Ten in Movies
Casa Video’s top rentals for the week
Top Ten in Books
Mostly Books best-sellers for the week
Our Continuing Border Coverage
A note from the editor.
Waste of Talent
Eddie Murphy follows up some of his best work with some of his worst
Noshing Around
Eat Downtown The first Eat Downtown, an urban culinary adventure, happens 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 22, at the historic Hotel Congress, 311 E. Congress St. Attendees will enjoy outstanding food and wine from eight of Tucson’s finest downtown eateries: Cup Café, Barrio, Café à la C’art, Caffe Milano, Casa Vicente, Cushing Street, El…
Mailbag
Howls of outrage and squeals of delight from our astonished fans.
Cult Classic
Experience the movie that is to the Western what Norway is to spinach
Playing It Safe
Yet another chain has come to town offering bland, uninspired ‘Italian’ cuisine
Insufficient Funds
Activists say the state is failing to adequately subsidize child care
Now Showing at Home
“Lucky Louie: The Complete First Season,” “Eddie Murphy: Delirious,” and “Marie Antoinette”
Peep Show
Watchdogs worry that someone’s been sneaking a peek at early-ballot results before Election Day
Got Blige?
The Grammy Awards–live-blogged and in print!
Money Grab
A city-county fight over water-line relocation expenses could mean an increase in your water bill
Musical Resilience
New Orleans’ Preservation Hall Jazz Band keeps the joyousness alive
Death, Life, Home
The story of a young man, trying to provide for his family, who died trying to illegally cross the border
Soundbites
BASS NEEDS Local quartet Sketching in Stereo will release their debut CD, Fools Love Charades, this week. (We got an advance copy, so we’re not sure on what label, if any, it’s being released.) The band includes former Gorilla Behind Bars frontman Rob Howlett on vocals and guitar, guitarist Ryan Maziarz and drummer Charlie Hamilton.…
The Skinny
NO WAY, JOSÉ Even as he told the morning daily that he was done with the Ward 1 office last week, Tucson City Councilman José Ibarra dreamed up one last wackadoodle scheme: a “penny for public safety. Ibarra wants to ask voters to approve a one-cent sales tax for police and firefighters, which–along with city…
Nine Questions
Courtney Robbins
The Range
A recap of last week’s news
Live
The New Drakes, The Swim, The Downtown Saints, At The Hut, Saturday, Feb. 10
Media Watch
Gimino Brings Own Style to ‘Citizen’ Columnist Position
Rhythm & Views
What is it about whistling that is so infectious? Were humans whistlers before we learned to speak, so whistling triggers some innate sense of communication on a primal level? Whatever the reason, the whistling on “Young Folks,” the second real song on Swedish Peter Bjorn and John’s Writer’s Block, is the sort that sticks to…
T Q&A
Tucson Q&A with Jason Saunders
Rhythm & Views
Most cities seem to boast at least one authentic bluesman, who commands the attention of fans and his fellow musicians alike. In Phoenix, that official ambassador of the blues has for many years been the formerly Texas-based singer Big Pete Pearson. Apparently, he has been performing for more than a half-century, but a listen to…
Police Dispatch
Unrelenting Hostility Orange Grove Road and La Cholla Boulevard, Jan. 21, 6:02 p.m. A girl at a mental-health center was arrested for assaulting another girl with a yellow trashcan lid, a Pima County Sheriff’s Department report stated. Nobody reportedly witnessed the girl attacking her peer, both of whom are 16. However, several staff members at…
Rhythm & Views
Ably distinguishing himself from the proliferation of Joshuas and Joshes afflicting today’s music, Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter Joshua Radin uses his huskily whispered vocals (often in harmony with Priscilla Hartranft), alluring melodies and accents of cello and piano to convincingly replicate sensitive ’70s folk-rock à la Paul Simon, Tumbleweed Connection-era Elton John and the ubiquitously influential…
Web Revenge
Got a petty grudge? Cook up a phony accusation, and post it online
Top Ten in Music
Hear’s Music top sales for the week
Danehy
Tom has high hopes for the next week in local sports
Following the Amnesty Trail
Leo W. Banks follows one of Arizona’s most popular illegal alien crossing routes and finds piles of garbage, trampled public lands, angry residents and the suspected presence of a vicious gang
People With Issues
Local theater companies currently offer sex talk, nudity and a touch of Southern hospitality
Tuttle
It’s time for the United States to officially apologize to black Americans
Pick of the Week
Pet Paradise
Throwing Weight Around
The young men and women of Pilobolus are ready to get twisted
Guest Commentary
Catalina Magnet High School’s lesson: School officials don’t care what happens in the classroom
City Week
Our top picks of what to do and where to do it for the week.
Nature’s Gifts
Tucsonan John P. Milton thinks people should take spirituality outdoors
