Hellenic Cultural Foundation Honors El Greco Owner
The Tucson Hellenic Cultural Foundation will host a dinner on Jan. 20 honoring Ptolemeos “Pete” Kotzambasis (1935-2006), former owner of El Greco Restaurant, president of St. Demetrius Greek Orthodox Church and founding member of the Hellenic Cultural Foundation. Call Kiki at St. Demetrius Church office at 888-0505 to make your reservation ASAP (by 5 p.m. today,…
Raytheon Strike Over?
Raytheon and the striking workers from the International Association of Machinists (IAM) Local 933 have reached a tentative agreement; the workers will vote on the contract tomorrow (Sunday). Check out the IAM news release here.
Tucson Happenings
Each week, we receive e-mails announcing Tucson happenings that arrive past the deadline for inclusion in the paper. As a service to our blog readers, we have included a few of these events below. Saturday, Jan. 13 from 4 to 5 p.m. Valley of the Moon, 2544 E. Allen Road. Fairies are Real. Wander around Tucson’s only fantasy garden park, full…
Michael Moore’s Bright Idea About Sending Troops to Iraq
Michael Moore has a bright idea about sending troops to Iraq. He doesn’t think that 20,000 are enough, and his suggestion will certainly ruffle some Republican feathers—but quite frankly, it’s the best idea so far.
Public Service Announcements
If any of you southsiders here any shrieking and cries of pain from Weekly World Central today, please accept my apologies and be advised that the reason for the sniveling is that I am doing contest entries today. I hate doing contest entries. Doing them makes my soul hurt. Also … confidential to the dude…
Media Watch
R Dub’s Slow Jam to Brazil
Rhythm & Views
Idealized romanticism, frank sensuality and a realistic sense of heartbreak are some of the themes among the original tunes and standards performed by Tucson jazz-pop torch singer Diane Van Deurzen on her debut album. Van Deurzen’s originals, the lush title track and sly, sexy “Walk My Honey Path,” co-written with pianist Lisa Otey, are the…
Police Dispatch
Mercury, Cream And Sugar Orange Grove Road and La Cholla Boulevard, Dec. 14, 9:34 a.m. An employee at a nursing home told authorities a subordinate tried to poison her, according to a Pima County Sheriff’s Department report. The woman works at a nursing home in the 6200 block of North La Cholla Boulevard, the report…
Top Ten in Music
Zia Records top sales for the week
T Q&A
Tucson Q&A with Wilene Lampert
True Character
Brandon Kosters gets the part of a gay teen just right in ‘Talk of the Town’
The Range
A recap of last week’s news
Action Bound
A painter, a poet and a publisher work together to produce a limited-edition Sept. 11 lamentation
The White Savior
The great Hilary Swank overdoes it in the overly cute ‘Freedom Writers’
Top Ten in Books
Antigone Books best-sellers for the week
Danehy
Tom Horne needs to learn: Math is invaluable to everyone
Pick of the Week
Musical Rebirth
Love and Hate
The UA updates a book illustrating the history of conflict surrounding the border
O’Sullivan
Filling in this week for Catherine: her sister, Crabby
Highs and Lows
‘Candy’ is chock full of prettiness and drugs and poetry and feelings and nipples
Charbroiled Bliss
A reader leads us to a tiny spot featuring Sonoran food with huge flavors
Guest Commentary
Learn from South Africa: Money is better spent on people, not barriers
City Week
Our top picks of what to do and where to do it for the week.
Noshing Around
Olive Tree Turns 30 Congratulations to John Condiss, owner (along with his ex-wife) of Olive Tree Greek Restaurant for 30 years of business. This is no small feat in the restaurant business, especially for an independent restaurant. The Olive Tree is open weekdays for lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., and dinner daily from…
Time to Speak Out
A note from the editor.
Now Showing at Home
“The Last Kiss,” “Saturday Night Live: The Complete First Season,” and “Invincible”
Mailbag
Howls of outrage and squeals of delight from our astonished fans.
Top Ten in Movies
Casa Video’s top rentals for the week
Show Up and Support
Don’t Let Carpetbaggers Gut Beautiful Rosemont Valley
Soundbites
TWO NIGHTS OF WOOD Club CrawlTM, The Great Cover-Up, the Club Congress Anniversary celebrations–all have become traditional events in the annals of Tucson music, and this week brings another one of those institutions. The first Wooden Ball, originally conceived by organizer Chris Holiman as a way of unifying a then-fractious local music scene, was held…
Under the Big Top
Jugglers! Acrobats! Clowns! It’s your guide to the 2007 Legislature!
First Lady and the King
The legendary Wanda Jackson hits Tucson in remembrance of Elvis
Asking for a Raise
Will a new economic-development blueprint do anything to increase Pima County’s low wages?
Nine Questions
Brice Winston
Sacred Domain
Officials and neighborhood leaders try to gauge Proposition 207’s pending effects
Live
A Tribute to Ariel Cramer Benefit, Rialto Theatre, Saturday, Jan. 6
The P.U.-litzer Prizes
Pundits had many, many low moments in the year 2006
Rhythm & Views
The always adventuresome Polly Jean Harvey was a frequent guest on legendary DJ John Peel’s live BBC Radio One sessions. Her hypnotically charged and authoritative delivery hardly suffers in the sterile broadcasting environment, and this inexpressible quality is plentiful on The Peel Sessions 1991-2004. Released to honor Peel on the second anniversary of his death,…
The Skinny
AMNESTY, SHAMNESTY Having overthrown the GOP overlords, the new Democratic majority in Congress has their hands full this week, what with the plans for increasing the minimum wage, muscling the drug companies to reduce prescription-drug costs, boosting homeland security and busting on oil companies. But we’re hopeful that they’re soon going to turn their attention…
Rhythm & Views
A “tatterdemalion” is someone who is tattered or worn down, which seems like an odd title for a record by a band like The Black Watch, who refuse to be broken down. Tatterdemalion is The Black Watch’s 10th album, and they’re one of those good bands that, for whatever reason, haven’t ever had a moment…
