Where There’s Smoke
Northwest Fire District has money to burn.
Tough Calls
Bust your cell phone, and give the cops a break.
Newsreel
A newspaper consultant is someone who couldn’t cut it in daily journalism, and now teaches techniques of failure to newsrooms across the country. About four years ago, consultant Chris Urban reportedly pocketed $80,000 for setting Pulitzer’s Arizona Daily Star on the road to ruin. To implement her recommendations for prettying up and dumbing down the…
Cheap Thrills
Fun things to do that won’t cost a fortune.
City Week
Big doings in Tucson this week.
Keep on Truckin’
Ready to hit the road, new band Truck tries to avoid assembly-line rock.
Soundbites
I LOVE YOU, TAMMY: What can I say about Tammy? She’s such a sweetheart, always there when–huh? Whazzat? Ohhh, the TAMMIES, right. What can I say about the TAMMIES? You know the drill by now: big ceremony honoring the best the local music scene has to offer, as voted by you, the discriminating listener. 2001…
Rhythm & Views
Tucson’s late guitar hero Rainer Ptácek was no stranger to the recording studio, but his finest moments were always in small rooms playing to a few dozen attentive listeners, with only a microphone stand separating him from his audience. This disc captures a full 20 numbers from a magical performance at Tucson’s Performance Center on…
Many Nations, Indivisible
The Center for Creative Photography chronicles community crusaders.
Trenchant Governance
Tom Volgy writes about politics from the inside.
Boxcar Willies
A showcase of culture-jamming films will artfully give you the creeps.
Mailbag
Howls of outrage and squeals of delight from our astonished fans.
The Skinny
TORTOLITA STILL LIVES: An 11-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled unanimously in favor of the embattled Town of Tortolita, returning their lawsuit for a hearing on the merits in front of Judge Raner Collins. It was a victory not only for Tortolitans, but for the voting rights of all of…
Catch a Falling Star
Vapid content, turgid circulation, declining ad revenue and a depressed staff make for one plummeting newspaper.
