Project White House: Concession Speeches!
As we note in this week’s Range, the final vote counts are in for our Project White House presidential candidates. Congrats to Sandy Whitehouse, who appears to have landed 626 votes. Whitehouse defeated both Connecticut Sen. Chris Dodd and former Alaska Sen. Mike Gravel. Four candidates have taped concession speeches that we’ll be posting on…
Because We Love You …
… just in time for Valentine’s Day, here’s a new issue of the Weekly, online and ready for your perusal. Feel free to comment on its contents here.
Taking Restaurant Dining to New Heights
A fellow food and wine enthusiast sent this to me. I’ll say that I have dined around, and this is one dining experience that I never want to have. Scroll down, and you can see how far off the ground you are. I have vertigo just looking at it. And worse–what happens if you have…
Pima County Cuts as Bonds Are Considered
A Pima County sales-tax proposal tossed around a couple of years ago probably looks pretty good to bureaucrats right now, as county department heads scramble to meet the demands set by County Administrator Chuck Huckelberry in a memo issued to all departments on Feb. 4. Huckelberry had told county department supervisors that he needed to…
Lawsuit? What Lawsuit?
I’m still waiting to hear from Pima County regarding a lawsuit filed by the county two years ago against the Arizona State Land Department. A call went out to Pima County Administrator Chuck Huckelberry before the Tucson Weekly went to press this past issue, but the call has remained unanswered. The question: What is the status of…
Project White House: One Last Happy Hour
As we close the books on our Reality Journalism competition, we’re going to have one last Project White House Happy Hour from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Danny Baboquivari Lounge, 2910 E. Fort Lowell. Will we have concession speeches? Announcements of independent bids for the presidency? The revelation of what “CF” really stands for? Find…
¡Ask a Mexican!
The confluence of two macho societies created a hyper-masculine raza cósmica that frowns upon gay men
Top Ten in Movies
Casa Video’s top rentals for the week
Taste of Lebanon
The owner of the late, lamented Le Mediterranean is back with simpler, but equally tasty fast-casual food
Tasty Coverage
A note from the editor.
Now Showing at Home
“Romance and Cigarettes,” “Monty Python’s Life of Brian: The Immaculate Edition,” “King of California,” “Aqua Teen Hunger Force: 5 “
Let it Grow
The Community Food Bank gets its collective hands dirty to promote gardening and the importance of fresh vegetables
Mailbag
Howls of outrage and squeals of delight from our astonished fans.
Magical Mystery
Meet Black Mountain, the latest in a series of fine Canadian bands
Retro Restaurants
While these longtime Tucson favorites are gone, the memories of them remain
Market Watch
Plans for the train depot’s lobby have some historic preservationists crying foul
Full-Spectrum Phenomenon
The man behind Bassnectar wants people to come to the Gem and Jam with enthusiasm, without expectations
Conscious Kitchens
Tucson restaurants are making more of an effort to be eco-friendly
Limestone Madness
Vail-area neighbors fight mining interests and wonder if their only hopes rest with the governor
Soundbites
FROM DYLAN-LIKE TO HIPPIE-DIPPY One of the best scenes in Don’t Look Back, D.A. Pennebaker’s film covering Bob Dylan’s 1965 concert tour of the United Kingdom (which is filled with great scenes, by the way), is the one in which Dylan meets Donovan. A little perspective: At this point in Dylan’s career, he is on…
Dining Detours
How’s all the construction affecting downtown restaurants? The answer depends on who you ask
Puffing Up McCain
Arizona’s senior senator starts to do the right thing, but always ends up putting his career first
Live
Family of Light, Rich Hopkins, Lisa Novak, Larry Cooper, at Club Congress, Friday, Feb. 1
Brain Trust
UA researchers tap clues about memory and aging
Nine Questions
Brendan Rush Dance
The Skinny
MONEY TALKS Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords brought a brainy guest to Tucson last week: Comptroller General David Walker, the head of the U.S. Government Accountability Office. We couldn’t make it to Walker’s talk because we were busy learning about the latest trends in hard-hitting investigative journalism at a big alternative-newsweekly confab in San Francisco. (Just wait…
Rhythm & Views
The title for Thao Nguyen’s second album comes from the song “Swimming Pools,” which pops along with seemingly unsuspecting banjo and power chords. Listen closely to Thao’s breathy vocals, though, and the song’s real feminist bent becomes far less bubbly. “We splash our eyes full of chemicals just so there’s none left for little girls,”…
Media Watch
KHYT Dumps Classic Rock for Classic Hits
Rhythm & Views
Dark psychedelic garage rock continues to be all the rage, as if veteran bands like Brian Jonestown Massacre and Black Rebel Motorcycle Club hadn’t already exhausted the idea. Sure, Dead Meadow has been around since 1999, so, yes, we should give them a little credit for jumping on the bandwagon earlier than most. The trio…
Police Dispatch
Don’t Toy With Traffic North Thornydale Road, Jan. 13, 10:29 p.m. A car full of young people reportedly caused a scene when one passenger appeared to threaten passing vehicles with a gun, said a Pima County Sheriff’s Department report. The reportee stated that she had been driving on Interstate 10 when a two-door 1970 Dodge…
Top Ten in Music
Toxic Ranch Records top sales for the week
Alba-Tross
So-so ‘The Eye’ lets good talent go to waste
Rhythm & Views
This Brooklyn trio’s facility with bubblegum-punk and cathartic noise-pop is both disarming and unsettling. The songs on the band’s third CD–following the universally praised Awesomer in 2005–balance a sense of rock ‘n’ roll depravity with romantic decay that makes a listener want to wash his hands after the final track. The droning psychedelic minimalism of…
The Range
A recap of last week’s news
Going Down Singing
The Rogue Theatre takes ‘Happy Days’ for a spin before delivering it to Ecuador
T Q&A
Tucson Q&A with Grant Bashore
Dance Whirlwind
Another Russian ballet company on a grueling U.S. tour makes a stop in Tucson
Danehy
The writers’ strike has turned a fine TV season into a sad mess of reruns and reality
Pick of the Week
Sonic Valentine
Fiction That Sparks
While it also contains some misfires, ‘New Stories From the Southwest’ offers some truly illuminating work
O’Sullivan
Poo is gross, but it’s nothing compared to the other stuff we’re dumping into our environment
How the South Was Boring
The obvious, trite plot of ‘Honeydripper’ will leave viewers longing for a nice, big dose of Ritalin
Top Ten in Books
Antigone Books best-sellers for the week
Guest Commentary
Wingspan’s new executive director will need to work to make the organization more diverse and welcoming
City Week
Our top picks of what to do and where to do it for the week.
Noshing Around
New: Grimaldi’s Pizzeria The menu claims to be world-famous, but you’ll have to be the judge of that. Independently owned with other franchise locations in Arizona, Las Vegas and Dallas, this is Tucson’s first location. Grimaldi’s uses a coal brick oven at 446 N. Campbell Ave., Suite 100 (formerly LaFerlita’s Pizza); 882-6100; open Monday through…
