Jan 1-7, 2004

Jan 1-7, 2004 / Vol. 20 / No. 43

On Guard

A local filmmaker explores the job of correctional officers in state prisons.

Rhythm & Views

There’s a reason the guys in The Darkness jokingly call themselves the straight Queen. And it’s not just because of singer Justin Hawkins, whose dog-whistle squeal could level chandelier factories. Or the group’s perfect homage/ mockings of early ’80s pop metal, right down to the AC/DC riffs and references to genital warts. Not even the…

Soundbites

WORSHIP AT THE TEMPLE: In what we can only hope will become an ongoing holiday-time tradition (this is the second consecutive year), some of the biggest names in local music are banding together for a fundraising extravaganza to benefit community radio station KXCI, along with the art studio and gallery/performance space known around these parts…

Police Dispatch

Candy Violence South Cardinal Avenue and West Valencia Road, Dec. 8, 4:19 p.m. Deputies arrested a Tucson man after he allegedly threw candy at his wife’s face and grabbed her shirt collar inside of their sport-utility vehicle, a Pima County Sheriff’s Department report stated. The woman told Deputy Alexander Tisch that she and her husband…

Noshing Around

Tavolina Just opened at 7090 N. Oracle Road at Ina Tavolina serves Northern Italian fare. Specialties include grilled and roasted meats and homemade ravioli stuffed with butternut squash in a butter-sage sauce. Chef Massimo and his wife, Deborah, welcome you to the 40-seat restaurant. Open Monday-Saturday for lunch and dinner. 531-1913. Good News and Bad…


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