Laughing Stock: All over the map
The wild side To say that Stavros Halkioas’ Instagram account is “body-positive” is like saying The National Enquirer is biographical. But Insty handle Stavvybaby2, has lots better production values and even some stylish flair. We have to laugh at how shamelessly Halkioas flaunts his body and his character while remaining within PG limits. It’s only…
Six More Months of E-Scooters
The Tucson City Council approved a six-month extension to the city’s e-scooter pilot program after a 6-1 vote at last night’s study session. The program, which started last September and was scheduled to end next week on March 12, will be extended through September 12. “I would like to consider a motion that we expand…
Claytoon of the Day: Anti-Greta
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Claytoon of the Day: Hard Ballin’ For Biden
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Tucsonan Makes U.S. Olympic Marathon Team
Tucsonan Abdi Abdirahman qualified on Saturday, March 1, for the men’s 2020 U.S. Olympic Marathon Team at the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials in Atlanta, Georgia. This will be the 43-year-old’s 5th time representing the U.S. at the Olympics. He is the oldest American runner to make the team. Abdirahman finished third with a time of…
There’s Still Time to Vote in Summit Hut Banff Grant Challenge
Next week, Summit Hut will host its Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival, three days of films that range from thought-provoking mountain movies to outdoor adventures. Summit Hut will donate a portion of the ticket sales to local nonprofits, and this year they asked Tucson to help them pick two deserving organizations to benefit from the festival. There are…
Claytoon of the Day: Purging With Ginni
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Get Your Girl Scout Cookies This Weekend
Whether you’re Team Thin Mints or Team Samoas, don’t miss your chance to stock up on your favorite Girl Scouts’ cookies during the National Girl Scout Cookie Weekend, starting today and ending this Sunday, March 1. The event happens nationally every year as a way to recognize the positive impact of the Girl Scouts Cookie Program…
UA Breaks Ground on Tech Park at The Bridges
On Thursday, Feb. 27, the University of Arizona broke ground on The Refinery, the first building at UA’s Tech Park at The Bridges. The Refinery will be four-stories and 120,000 square feet, and is expected to serve as an example of the technology-driven workspace found at the Tech Park at The Bridges. The building is…
Taco Sauce Releases Two New Songs
Taco Sauce, Tucson’s favorite femme-friendly Sabbath-worshipping punk band, just dropped two new tracks: “Good News” and “Kick Rocks” ahead of a multi-state tour starting March 1. While the new songs contain the same confrontational vocal style and energetic instrumentation, they also feature a welcome change in production that keeps Taco Sauce from treading the same…
It Is Finally Here! The 2020 Tucson Weekly Cannabis Bowl!
With 4/20 on the horizon, it’s once again time to crown new winners in the Weekly’s sixth annual Cannabis Bowl! As in previous years, we are asking readers to let us know their favorite dispensaries, budtenders, concentrates, edibles and more. Deadline to cast a ballot is midnight on Tuesday, March 24. • You can only vote…
Claytoon of the Day: Pray The Corona Away
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Movie Star
Peggy Johnson grew up loving film, but it wouldn’t be until after a 25-year career as a reporter with Arizona Public Media that she would helm the celebrated role she’s known for today: executive director of The Loft Cinema.
Johnson will be awarded with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Tucson Local Media Women of…
Lofty Legislation
As the Safe and Smart Arizona Act initiative effort gains traction, state lawmakers are considering legalizing cannabis in the state legislature.
Danehy
You’d figure that having done Lent for all these years that it would get easier. I’ve certainly learned from some of my mistakes so at least I’m not making things worse as the years go by. Here’s my five toughest Lents.
Tucson Salvage
A mother-daughter team teaches kids to find their own rhythm.
XOXO
From the gritty roar of Kid Congo & The Pink Monkey Birds and Hot Snakes to the sublime ascendancy of a true virtuoso, Itzhak Perlman, this week has it all. Read on…
Pop Stand
Variety of this nature is well understood by Jeronimo Madril, owner of Geronimo’s Revenge food truck, and Matty Parsons, owner of Shifty’s Pizza, who recently teamed up to create a pop-up restaurant every Wednesday at Thunder Canyon Brewstillery. The two chefs reimagine various comfort food dishes from around the world, adding Sonoran flare to many…
Quick Bites
The best culinary adventures and libations in town this week.
City Week
Your guide to the best events going on in town this week.
Bad Dog
A grumpy-growly Harrison Ford sporting a David Letterman beard stars alongside a CGI dog in this latest cinematic take on Jack London’s classic (but far too nasty to be faithfully adapted for kids) The Call of the Wild.
Reel Indie
The latest flicks, cult films, documentaries and indie hits coming to a theater near you.
Go With the Flow
Dry River Redemption has its headwaters, so to speak, in two separate batches of songs, and the album itself became what flowed downstream from the confluence.
Fancy Footwork
This week’s cover story features Megan Maltos and her mother, Jill, who run Danswest, a local dance school that has been teaching kids the ups and downs of everything from ballet to hip-hop for decades. Plus, we celebrate The Loft’s Peggy Johnson and check out what’s new in food, music and news.
Cross-Cultural Currents
Niyaz (meaning “yearning” in old Persian), is an ethno-electronic Iranian-American husband and wife duo blending traditional Middle Eastern acoustic instruments, medieval Sufi poetry and the ancient folk songs of Iran with the sounds of electronic music.
Police Dispatch
A homophobic drifter-type using University of Arizona facilities was kicked off campus after drifting way too far in a random interaction with a stranger, according to a UA Police Department report.
Know Your Product: James Supercave
LA pop outfit James Supercave blend wild electronic production with darkly smooth vocals to create a collection of psychedelic melodies that reminds us what makes modern indie music so engaging.
See James Supercave w/ Nightweather and Moontrax at Club Congress. 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 29. Free. 311 E. Congress St. 21+
