Cover Stories
Traditional with a Twist
The lineup for this year’s Tucson Jazz Festival is a fine balance of well-known names and some that are waiting to be discovered.
Legacy Act
It’s been nearly 39 years since Charles Mingus died, but people continue to keep his legacy alive and well.
Laughing Stock: Seven-Year Niche
It’s been seven years since Donnie Cianciotto first made mayhem of Broadway’s greatest hits with a cast of actors and improvisers in Phoenix, Arizona. In 2012, he moved the project to Tucson, where his artistic vision, Musical Mayhem, grew such strong roots it survived its founder’s success. The company continued to thrive even after Cianciotto…
Governor, You’re No Don Quixote.
Monday as I waited for Doug Ducey’s State of the State Address, I wrote a post predicting what he would say about education. I guessed he would speak in glittering generalities about the importance of education, and that he would promise more funding without talking dollars and cents. And I guessed he would ask us…
The Weekly List: 25 Things To Do In Tucson This Week
Your Weekly guide to keeping busy in the Old Pueblo. Watch This! Connect the Dots: TEDx Tucson. If you spend your spare time (and maybe sometimes working hours) watching Ted talks and doing and redoing the math to see if you’d ever be able to afford an actual TED conference, then this TEDx conference might…
Chico Needs a Home
Hi there. I’m Chico! I am a 2 year old boy looking for my fur-ever family! I am a playful boy who is looking for an active family. I hope my new family gives lots of belly rubs and enjoys playing fetch! I would do best in a home without cats, but would love to…
Everybody in Arizona Is For Education
I began blogging almost by accident in 2008. I asked Mike Bryan, the owner, proprietor, sole writer and chief bottle washer for Blog for Arizona if I could write about education on BfA, and he said sure. I imagined myself working in an arcane backwater. Few people would be interested in the details of state…
Arizona Football: Kevin Sumlin Heads List of Names to Replace Rich Rodriguez
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last 24 hours, you probably know there will be a new football coach in Tucson come fall. The University of Arizona is tasked with finding said coach after ending its relationship with Rich Rodriguez, siting concern over the “Direction and climate of the football program,” as…
How to Raise a Billion Dollars For Schools Without Raising Sales Taxes
Friday’s big education news is a funding package put together by AZ Schools Now to generate $950 million in additional money for schools without increasing the sales tax. That’s enough to get us even with where we were in 2008. Arizona is spending less per student now than it was in 2008 using inflation-adjusted numbers.…
Arizona Diamondbacks offer special Spring Training presale to Tucson residents
Fans trying to get a sneak peek at this year’s Arizona Diamondbacks squad are in luck, at least if they live in the Tucson area. The team, who went 93-66 a year ago, winning the National League’s Wild Card game, is offering a 50 percent off, one-day special on Friday for Tucson-based fans. Interested fans…
The Tip-Off: Allonzo Trier and Deandre Ayton Face Utah/Colorado in the Mountains
It’s beginning to look a lot like March, at least for those that follow the Arizona Wildcats basketball team. The Cats, fresh off an 84-78 win over in-state rival ASU, are 11-3 on the year and have won eight straight games. They’ve done so by lighting up the LED scoreboard of McKale like a dollar-store piñata—averaging…
Know Your Product
The Tucson—and indeed Arizona—hip-hop scene is on the rise, and there’s a stunning bill of local talent at The Flycatcher on Friday.
The Great Doobie Debate
Just in time to gear up for the final boss, Arizona medical marijuana has finally gotten the best of longtime foe Bill Montgomery.
Tome After Tome
You’ll want to stay away from the Book Stop if you don’t like books, art, music, vintage photographs, good conversation, ice cream or a little bit of adventure.
Deadbeat State
Arizona’s childcare subsidies are based on the 75th percentile of child care costs from the year 2000, which is the oldest rate but not the lowest percentile.
Danehy
Those of us who lived through 1968 and are fortunate enough to still be around will attest to the fact that it was the most horrible of years.
Honor Their Memory
The January 8 Memorial Foundation was established in February, 2012 with a goal to raise funds for the construction of a Memorial next to the Historic Pima County Courthouse in downtown Tucson.
Tucson Jazz Fest Schedule
A quick look at the Jazz Fest schedule.
XOXO…
Now that the din from New Year’s Eve has subsided, let’s rapidly descend back into the madness…
Editor’s Note
Ron Barber on the Jan 8 memorial, plus all the details on the Tucson Jazz Festival, the state of childcare for low income residents, a birthday for the Book Stop, and so much more!
Police Dispatch
A three-year-long feud between two exercising neighbors came to a head recently.
The Movable Feast
Get your comfy shoes on and stretch those legs and belly because Tucson Food Tours is the perfect way to start 2018 with a bit of movement and a lot of munching.
Native Touch
When the annual Gem, Mineral, and Fossil show comes to town, the entire industry takes over the town.
Creature Feature
Leave it to Guillermo del Toro to make 2017’s weirdest mainstream movie.
Reel Indie
A look at your options this week for indie cinema.
