Police Dispatch
Polite Prankster West Orange Grove Road and North Thornydale Road, June 7, 1:51 p.m. A mother called deputies after two males in a van repeatedly flashed pornographic magazines at her 14-year-old daughter, a report from the Pima County Sheriff’s Department said. The mother claimed to recognize the van and its occupants as they drove by,…
Smashing Bad Time
“The Hulk” doesn’t have much to offer besides its green star demolishing stuff.
Unsteady Balance
The state scrapes by with a new budget, but financial problems loom in the future.
Rumor Mill
UA’s Arizona Repertory Theatre offers a Neil Simon play worth talking about.
Taxing Inequities
The city’s new use tax will give some car buyers an unwanted surprise.
Not Your Father’s Sports Bar
Rusty’s combines a sports bar with a trendy restaurant under one architecturally unique roof.
Quiet on the Set
Fade to Black at Old Tucson.
Return of the Grammar Goddess
Run for cover–the English language is falling apart.
Flying High
Local track star Connie Jerz hopes to pole vault her way to Athens.
Nature’s Way
A note from the editor.
City Week
Queers like us; to bee or not to bee; by car, minivan and maybe even rail; The Arizona Plan.
Pick
The Samaritans
Anything With a Song
Joe Pernice talks about his new record and writing songs.
Soundbites
NO REST FOR THE WEARY: A few months back, everywhere I went, people were talking about Austin’s Weary Boys. It was one of those simple, word-of-mouth phenomena–“Hey, I saw this awesome country band a couple days ago, and their van broke down so they’re playing an unannounced show tonight to raise some cash to get…
Rhythm & Views
Vikas Pawa, formerly of the local band the Beating and current member of I Like Red, seems intent on projecting a perfect existential persona: On his first solo recording, he calls himself “Nowhere Man,” and many of the songs are about death and feeling utterly alone. Pawa plays every instrument on the record, which he…
The Inn Crowd
Invisible Theatre crams an ambitious lineup into a cabaret series at the Arizona Inn.
Up in Smoke
What’s in store for Summerhaven and Mount Lemmon?
Saints and Sinners
Eriks Rudans, a monk for art, sculpts the real world.
Mailbag
Howls of outrage and squeals of delight from our astonished fans.
Dead On
“28 Days Later” is a great zombie flick that does the horror genre justice.
The Skinny
The State Comp Fund files suit; fresh meat at City Hall; the Tucson Water welch; yet another Kino committee; what if they held an election and nobody ran?; Mark Zupan has left the building.
The Journey Within
The UA’s Pat Youngdahl crafts personal essays on self discovery, joy and God.
