A Hunk of Stardom
A new reality dating show comes to Tucson in search of meat.
Traffic Accident
Clear Channel has traffic reporters in Tucson. Our mistake.
Word Wealth
Certain words from other languages express meanings that no English words can.
Coulter Club
Of all the recent liberal-bashing books, New Right Babe Ann Coulter’s is the worst.
Downtown Dilemma
A note from the editor.
City Week
One paycheck away; flutterby wanted; Lou Grant’s in da house; a yen for opiates; candidate-speak; you’re my superhero.
Pick
Ned Schaper, aka Mat Bevel, the Commander of the General Belief System Technology Project.
Walk This Way
Tori Amos, coming to Tucson next week, talks about her recent record, ‘Scarlett’s Walk.’
Soul Sister
The Gossip’s Beth Ditto is a vocal revolution.
Bringing Downtown Back to Basics
Project, grant, property owner if applicable, and purpose for grant. Grants listed are from the fifth year of Back to Basics (2002-2003) or are unpaid carryovers from previous years. REAL MONEY Silver Screen Tucson Fox Theatre Foundation: $260,000 Nonprofit corp. Roof and marquee and façade for old Star building. Cold Storage Toole Avenue/Warehouse District: $190,000…
Soundbites
TAMMIES TIME: It’s more humid than wet rats fucking in a tube sock. University students are starting to trickle back into town. And those few venues lucky enough to have gone on summer vacation are back up and running. Which means the relative musical drought of Summer 2003 is finally subsiding, and that it’s time…
Getting Back to Basics
As funding is chopped, the City Council tweaks its neighborhood and downtown reinvestment plan.
Going Platinum
Gary Auerbach’s old technique creates photos for the future.
Mailbag
Howls of outrage and squeals of delight from our astonished fans.
Old Fashioned Eats
Austin’s is a throwback to a simpler time–and don’t try to use a credit card.
The Skinny
Dollars for scholars; all aboard the light-rail bandwagon; Alan Lurie gets a new gig; preaching to the choir, but not the Star.
Noshing Around
Lemmon Aid The independent restaurant community Tucson Originals comes together to donate a portion of its sales on Wednesday, Aug. 6 to benefit the Mount Lemmon Fire District. Money will also go toward buying seedlings to plant in fire-damaged areas. Check out www.tucsonoriginals.com for a list of participating restaurants. Eat out for a great cause.…
Police Dispatch
Taken for a Ride East Snyder Road and North Harrison Road, July 11, 1:51 p.m. A HandiCar driver grabbed his crotch while repeatedly telling his passenger–a multiple-stroke victim who he was driving home–that “he liked girls,” a PCSD report stated. The husband of the 53-year-old passenger told deputies that his wife told him she was…
Maps With Feminine Geography
Internal and external journeys in “A Road of Her Own” reflect the movement in women’s lives.
Violence Fighters
Tucson Q&A with Cathy Busha.
Boob Raider
There’s no reason to care about a boring character like Lara Croft beyond her nipples.
Smile!
Speeding drivers beware: Photoradar may be coming to Tucson.
Not Enough Dimension
“Spy Kids 3-D” doesn’t suck as bad as other 3-D movies, but it still sucks.
