Some Late-Breaking Events
Here are a few events that were received too late for inclusion in our print issue: Thursday, July 12 at 10 a.m. Presidio San Agustin del Tucson Church Avenue and Washington Street Candidate announcement. Green Party member Dave Croteau will announce his candidacy for mayor. Visit www.davecroteau4mayor.org for info. Saturday, July 14 at 2 p.m.…
Photo Finish
Lt. Mike Pryor of the Tucson Police Department tells us that cameras to bust speeders and red-light runners should be up and running by mid-August. It’s taking a bit longer than Pryor had hoped to get the program underway, but the city now has a contract with American Traffic Solutions of Scottsdale. The company is…
Say No Evil
Former U.S. Surgeon General Richard Carmona, a local who made it big in Washington, D.C., has come out swinging against the Bush administration, saying the Bushies muzzled him on key issues. Big surprise there. Is this presidency over yet?
BARK! The Musical: Fundraisers for Local Dog Rescues
BARK! The Musical comes to Tucson starting July 13 (Well, technically, it starts on July 12, but that preview show is already sold out) and plays numerous times to what we in the dog rescue business hope are packed audiences. You see, the good and talented folks at BARK! are giving back to the dog rescues. $5…
To-Do List
Al Perry, the legendary local cowpunk, tells us he’s playing a long set tonight at The Hut, at the intersection of Fourth Avenue and Eighth Street. We’ll be there! And we’re hoping he’ll dedicate “We’ve Got Cactus” to us. Also, it’s First Friday Shorts at the Loft Cinema, where anybody can bring in their homemade…
Big Box Blow-Up
As we predicted a few weeks ago on the blog and in The Skinny, City Hall has rejected the Consumer Choice initiative, brought to you by Wal-Mart. If approved by voters in November, the proposition would have overturned the portion of the city’s big-box ordinance that restricts grocery sales in big-box stores. The city’s legal…
Groupthink?
A woman in Wichita, Kan., died after getting knifed at a convenience store. The crazy part is that five people reportedly went about their business while she lay there dying; one person even took a picture of her with her cell phone. Video shows shoppers stepping over dying woman
Some Late-Breaking Events
Here are a few events that were received too late for inclusion in our print issue. Saturday, July 7, at 7 p.m. through Sunday, July 8, at 7 p.m. Tucson Convention Center 260 S. Church Ave. Endurance Weekend 0.7. A gaming and charity event. Features seven tournaments in games such as CounterStrike and Super Smash…
The Range
A recap of last week’s news
Rhythm & Views
The thumbnail: Jack White, rock’s most beguiling dandy, rediscovers his love for the six-string, throws in mariachi and a bagpipe, and lets loose; Meg White drums loudly and ably. The White Stripes don’t need to prove their chops or defend their decisions anymore, and Icky Thump is the sound of a seasoned band on a…
Danehy
Legislators showed their true colors when they reconsidered an ignition-interlock bill
Media Watch
Lomonaco Returns to Radio/Documentary Format
Top Ten in Music
CD City top sales for the week
Tuttle
It’s time the Bill of ‘Rights’ got an overhaul
T Q&A
Tucson Q&A with Matt Finstrom
Rhythm & Views
With a release timed to coincide with that of remastered versions of his early albums for Asylum, as well as a goiters-and-all oral-history biography by his ex-wife, Preludes is a collection of early versions of future classics and previously unreleased songs by Warren Zevon, unearthed in storage by his son following his death in 2003.…
Guest Commentary
The truth behind the legend of compact fluorescent lamps
Police Dispatch
Kids These Days Skyline Drive snd Swan Road, June 4, 12:36 a.m. A teenager chased down a male peer who allegedly egged her car–and she claimed she got socked in the face for her trouble, according to a Pima County Sheriff’s Department report. The teen said she and her sister heard something strike a window…
Printing Prodigy
Ralph Gibson’s legendary photo-book press gets a look from the Center for Creative Photography
¡Ask a Mexican!
Will Jesús and María someday wake up and realize they no longer need six sons to scratch in the dirt to survive?
City Week
Our top picks of what to do and where to do it for the week.
Fangs of an Epiphany
UA instructor Erec Toso writes about how an encounter with a rattlesnake changed his life
Greetings from Tuscon
A note from the editor.
Pick of the Week
Rockin’ Green
Top Ten in Books
Mostly Books best-sellers for the week
Mailbag
Howls of outrage and squeals of delight from our astonished fans.
Go See This Movie
The classic ‘Killer of Sheep’ finally gets the theatrical release it so richly deserves
Noshing Around
Late Night Pizza Oregano’s Pizza Bistro is staying open later during the summer, according to a press release. If you feel like a Chicago-style pizza, or perhaps a huge salad or a baked sandwich, Oregano’s is open until 10 p.m. Sundays-Thursdays, and 11 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. Oregano’s is located at 4900 E. Speedway…
A young couple leaves the rat race behind to run a sustainable cattle ranch
A young couple leaves the rat race behind to run a sustainable cattle ranch
Robot Wars
Michael Bay’s headache-inducing style does in the otherwise decent ‘Transformers’
Marketing-Made Mex
Yet another chain Mexican restaurant has come to Tucson, and we have to ask: Why?
Peter Bigfoot’s beautiful self-reliance school faces a future that’s far from secure
Peter Bigfoot’s beautiful self-reliance school faces a future that’s far from secure
Top Ten in Movies
Casa Video’s top rentals for the week
Time and tide wait for no hombre in the ever-growing village of Rocky Point
Time and tide wait for no hombre in the ever-growing village of Rocky Point
Now Showing at Home
“Louis C.K.: Shameless,” “The Verdict: Collector’s Edition,” and “Planet Earth: The Complete Series”
Habitat for Humanity struggles to find volunteers to help build homes for the needy
Habitat for Humanity struggles to find volunteers to help build homes for the needy
Rolling With the Doe
Talking children’s music, the Fourth of July and manly footwear with a country-punk legend
Social Warfare
Conservative state lawmakers make a pre-emptive strike against HPV vaccines in the name of abstinence
A New Approach
Incubus kicks off its smaller-venue North American tour here in Tucson
Native Mystery
A unique partnership finds health answers on the reservation
Soundbites
ON THE STATE OF ROCK ‘N’ ROLL Last week in this space, I told you that, while most Tucson summers are less than great in terms of the number of opportunities to go see live music, this summer–July especially–is particularly dismal. So rather than pull teeth and come up with a bunch of shows to…
Solitary Pursuits
Glynn Thompson watches for smoke and ponders life at the Lemmon Rock Lookout
Nine Questions
Jesus Acedo
Buzzing Bliss
While bees die off around the world, Southern Arizona’s bees so far seem to be doing just fine
Live
Great Northern, Emily Long, Tracy Shedd, at Plush, Thursday, June 28
The Skinny
IMMIGRATION BREAKDOWN The Senate gave up on the grand bargain last week, meaning we’re not likely to see immigration reform in the Bush administration’s lifetime. Sure, we may get more Border Patrol agents and more fences, but those were on the way already. And we may get a few more token federal immigration raids on…
Rhythm & Views
Phoenix’s Love Me Nots traveled to Detroit to cut their debut record with garage-rock kingpin Jim Diamond (producer of the White Stripes, Detroit Cobras, etc.) and returned with the huge-sounding, righteously rocking In Black and White. Diamond certainly knew just what to do: turn everything up as loud as possible, give everyone equal space in…
