Cover Stories
Apollo Anniversary
In honor of the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11, Danehy recounts the history and feeling of watching the landing.
UA recounts NASA work on eve of Apollo anniversary
What does the Apollo 11 mission have to do with Tucson? As it turns out, quite a lot.
Laughing Stock: Four weddings and some cosmic goo, plus Comedia en español
“Never the bridesmaid, always the bride.” Eternal MILF and perennial bride Jodi White has kept all four of her wedding dresses – like notches on a belt, we imagine. Mostly we’re impressed that, with three kids, she has room to store them all. Good job on the divorce settlements! In comedy, White’s the mom everyone…
Who Wins When People Trash TUSD?
Let’s put aside arguments about who is most responsible for Tucson Unified School District’s declining enrollment and poor test scores. By my lights, the district does a far better job with its students than it is given credit for, but I know others see it as a failing district which has brought its problems on…
Police looking for $50,000 in stolen paintings
The Pima County Sheriff’s Department is on the lookout for roughly $50,000 worth of paintings stolen from a northside home earlier this month. On Wednesday, July 10 just after 6:30 p.m., sheriff’s deputies responded to a burglary call in the 6900 block of North Chula Vista Reserve Place, near the intersection of West Ina and…
Claytoon of the Day: Boris Baby
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XOXO: Where to rock, Wednesday, July 24
From the outset, they set their sails for deeper seas, not knowing exactly where they would land. On Hail Mary (Geronimo West, 2019) producer Mark Neeham (The Killers, Imagine Dragons) sought to capture these Austinites’ high-energy, folksy, roots rockin’ country live act—with outstanding four-part harmonies—unadulterated in the studio. “If I’m going to be singing something…
How much is Arizona spending to bail out private schools?
Tucson’s Green Fields private school is closing. According to an article in the Star, the school’s enrollment has fallen from 246 students in 2001 to as few as 105 in 2015. Green Fields is a K-12 school, so the 2015 enrollment numbers work out to an average of eight students per grade. No school can…
Youth hiring event coming to Tucson area
Nearly a dozen businesses have already committed to attending a Pima County youth hiring event taking place next Wednesday afternoon. From 1 to 3 p.m. on July 31 at Pima County’s Youth One-Stop Employment Center, 320 N. Commerce Park Loop, residents ages 16 to 24 are invited and asked to come dressed in their best…
Phoenix Sky Harbor switches to desert landscape to save water, money
PHOENIX – Some of the landscaping at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport has changed from front-lawn green to desert tan. The airport recently finished replacing nearly 11 acres of turf with native flora as part of a water conservation project that’s expected to save nearly half a million dollars a year. The landscaping approach is…
XOXO: Where to rock, Tuesday, July 23
It’s an all-ages event sure to surfeit the senses. Striving to provide safe community shows, Tucson Pyrate Punx presents Potbelly, Bleach Party USA, Sucker for the Sour and Whiskey Drunk at the Spark Project Collective. “When you don’t pick up the phone I make up what you said.” Bellows is the imaginative bedroom recording project of NYC…
Claytoon of the Day: Blackface Meets Rickyface
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Asylum seekers moving into vacant detention center
A local Catholic organization sees a detention facility as a “blank canvas” they can transform into a welcoming humanitarian shelter, but some community members believe it is impossible to repurpose a building that actively incarcerates people. The Pima County Board of Supervisors held a special meeting Monday, July 22 where they voted to approve an…
Taco Sauce talks their latest tour
Local Garage rock/surf-punk rockers Taco Sauce just returned to their Old Pueblo home after a mini tour in the southwest. Ambur Wilkerson had the chance to ask them about the tour and upcoming projects. Check out Taco Sauce tonight at Club Congress. 1. How’s the tour going? Isabella: So, a few weekends ago we went…
Sabino Canyon Road repaving project
On Monday, July 22 through Thursday, July 25, between the nighttime hours of 7 p.m. and 5 a.m., Pima County Department of Transportation along with their contractor, GraniteSabino Canyon Construction, Inc., will continue work on north Sabino Canyon Road from the Tucson City limits to east Cloud Road. The work will consist of installing survey…
Adoptable Pet: Cupcake Needs a Home
“Hi there! My name is Cupcake and I am a 1-year-old girl. I am a mellow girl who absolutely loves to be pet. I have done well with kittens but do not have any experience with dogs or kids. I came to HSSA as a stray and hope to find a loving home that can…
Claytoon of the Day: Just Peachy
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HSSA has over 150 cats waiting for their forever families
This summer, the Humane Society of Southern Arizona (HSSA) has experienced an increase in the number of pets coming into the shelter. Right now HSSA has over 150 cats that are waiting for their forever families. “We have had to add kennels to our cat adoptions area, place multiple cats in each kennel, turn our…
Claytoon of the Day: Hate Your Face
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XOXO: Where to Rock this Weekend, July 19 to 21
Friday, July 19 In July 2017, Chester Bennington, vocalist for Linkin Park and a father of six who had battled depression for years, was found dead in his Southern California home. His death was ruled a suicide by hanging. Lethal Injektion, Outsiders, Dirty Magic, Within A Dream and The Diversion Program front the Second Annual…
Claytoon of the Day: Barr Chokes Justice
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Police Dispatch
In a kind of modern David-versus-Goliath tale, a small young woman thrust herself past a couple of large guards to successfully shoplift one tiny item from a Foothills-area big-box store.
Tucson Salvage
Brian Smith explores the lives of the residence of Stone Ave.
Quick Bites
Food events around Tucson this week.
Love and regrettes
t has undeniably been a huge couple of years for Los Angeles indie-punk band The Regrettes.
XOXO
Live music to jam out to this week.
Greater Gators
Crawl, the biggest surprise so far this summer when it comes to simply having a damn good time at the movies.
Danehy
While doing research for his Apollo 11 cover story, Tom stumbles upon an interesting story about the Navajo workers of Silicon Valley.
Know Your Product: Bellows
Originally the solo recording project of Oliver Kalb, Bellows has now grown into a full band.
Trail Grazing
The Coyote Pause Café is the front and center with some seriously good southwest chow.
To the Moon!
Jim Nintzel introduces this weeks story about space exploration and our newest addition to the team.
Reel Indie
Movies in your local indie theaters.
Hard Lessons
For years, arizona teachers have struggled to make ends meet, while working in classrooms that are overcrowded, under-supplied and falling apart.
City Week
Events to fill your week.
