Sweet Sixteen
A note from the editor.
Hoop Hell
Martin Lawrence proves he’s not leading-man material in this family-friendly failure
Upscale Excellence
Acacia mixes elegance, splendid service and delicious–if sometimes small–dishes
Mailbag
Howls of outrage and squeals of delight from our astonished fans.
Top Ten in Movies
Casa Video’s top rentals for the week
Noshing Around
Frost Could be the weather, but rumor has it that crowds are already filling the recently opened gelato joint in Casas Adobes Shopping Center at 7131 N. Oracle Road. Frost is locally owned by friends Jeff Kaiserman and Stephen Ochoa, who expertly create 39 made-on-the-premises flavors, including the hard to find, like hazelnut. Open daily…
Hoop Heaven
Scenes from the Tucson Summer Pro League
Now Showing at Home
“The Jerk: 26th Anniversary Edition,” “Made in Sheffield: The Birth of Electronic Pop,” “Moog” and “Cry-Baby: Director’s Cut”
The Skinny
¿NO COMPRENDO? It’s been about three weeks since Gov. Janet Napolitano revealed her plan to satisfy a federal judge’s order that the state spend more money to educate students who don’t speak English. Napolitano’s solution to the Flores suit would cost $13.5 million in the upcoming school year and climb to a startling $185 million…
Dance Floor Warriors
Weird War frees your ass (in the hopes your mind will follow)
Arena Arithmetic
As Tucson considers building a new arena, the question remains: How would it be paid for?
The Desert Noir Thing
Tucson’s John Coinman celebrates a new CD release
Dollar Signs
City Council candidates reveal their contributors
Soundbites
YOUR TICKET TO ‘SHANGRI-LA’ OK, so there are so many great things about the Kinks tribute show tonight, Thursday, July 7, that I feel like, just to satisfy that compartmentalization instinct that lies within us all, I must number them. Here goes. 1) It’s the muhfuggin’ Kinks. If you’ve never had a friend who made…
Endangered Act
Conservatives smell blood among endangered species
Nine Questions
K.K. Downing
Contract Dispute
It’s a slow go for L. Lo’s county criminal-defense contracts
Live
The Sweat Band, The Willowz and Electroshockbox, Plush, Saturday, July 2
The Range
A recap of last week’s news
Rhythm & Views
Metalheads who can afford cable best remember Manntis as the group who finished third in MTV’s reality show Battle for Ozzfest. But the Southern California-based quintet did not have to win to showcase their talents. Smartly signed by Century Media Records, Manntis’ Sleep in Your Grave, proves who the better band was. Combining an array…
Legal Briefs
Unexpected Discovery and Disclosure in the Stidham Murder
Rhythm & Views
The latest official release from the chronically underrated one-man outfit Electroshockbox, Panther Master, is slick in both packaging and production. It’s also silly as all hell, with a cartoon ninja-panther (which is also a demon!) on the cover, Tron-D’s hilariously goofy lyrics and the kind of techno beats that actually make fun of themselves (like…
T Q&A
Tucson Q&A with Jay Melosh
Rhythm & Views
The Nick Luca Trio has dropped the “Nick” and “Trio” parts of their name and is now simply Luca, which makes them sound more like a band than before–“Nick Luca Trio” could be a jazz group, or a lounge act, or even a circus sideshow. The Nick Luca Trio, whether acoustic, keyboard-oriented or full-on electric,…
Media Watch
Radio DMAFB Drama, Act II
Top Ten in Music
Hear’s Music top sales for the week
Police Dispatch
Lethal Force West Overton and North Thornydale Roads, June 16, 2:03 a.m. A man who said a flashlight was stolen from his garage asked if he could shoot the thief if a similar incident happened in the future, a Pima County Sheriff’s Department report stated. The man told a PCSD telephone operator that he walked…
Potluck of Cabaret
Invisible Theatre takes to the Arizona Inn for its annual July music performance series
Danehy
Hear ye, hear ye: A middle-aged white guy discusses the future of hip-hop
Pick
Weighty Matters
Stretching Glass Art
A new genre–printmaking from glass–stars at Philabaum Glass Gallery
Tuttle
Should we fret over the news, or should we not worry and be happy?
City Week
Big doings in Tucson this week.
Ode to ‘Wallace’
An ‘Arizona Republic’ columnist tells the story of a legendary Phoenix children’s show
Guest Commentary
Attitudes, not aptitudes: a local perspective on women in academia
Painful Reality
Cameras follow as a man confronts the church who allowed him to be abused
Top Ten in Books
Antigone Books best-sellers for the week
