Jun 26 – Jul 2, 2008

Jun 26 - Jul 2, 2008 / Vol. 25 / No. 18

Literary Burlesque!

The goings-on in Tucson are relatively slim during the summer, partially due to it being damn hot outside. Usually, the City Week section, the fiefdom of the interns (including myself), tries to alleviate this boredom by pointing out interesting goings on around the city. But sometimes, deadlines and the reality of being a weekly paper…

Josh Garvey

Never Mind

Looks like we’ll still have City Manager Mike Hein to kick around for a while. After all the drama that followed City Councilman Steve Leal’s e-mailed request for Hein’s resignation, the council met today and Leal delivered a quasi-apology for bungling the resignation demand, though he added that he still had frustrations with Hein. The…

Jim Nintzel

Brew Gets a Response From Huck

Elections are back on the table for the Pima County Board of Supervisors at the meeting this Tuesday, July 1. Pima County Administrator Chuck Huckelberry sent out a memo to the supes for discussion on where Pima County will go with new elections procedures, much based on the opinions provided by Arizona Secretary of State…

Mari Herreras

Looks Like Martha Made It!

Martha Gilliland, a geophysicist and former UA provost and now a tutor with the Literacy Volunteers of Tucson, made it to the top of Mount Kiliminjaro on Wednesday. The Tucson Weekly interviewed the 63-year-old Gilliland recently regarding her plans to climb the Tanzanian mountain and at the same time use the adventure as a way…

Mari Herreras

We Have a Budget!

The Arizona Legislature may wrap up work today after finally passing a budget last night. We’ll be digging into it for details soon, but here are some reports from the Arizona Republic and the Arizona Daily Star. As we predicted in this week’s Skinny, the budget that finally passed did not have much in the…

Jim Nintzel

New At ScrambleWatch: Political Calendar!

You might not have realized it, but we’re less than a week away from our first Clean Elections debate! Republican Senate candidates Pete Hershberger and Al Melvin, who represent the yin and the yang of the Arizona Republican Party, will talk about the issues at 6 p.m. next Wednesday, July 2, at the Nanini Library,…

Jim Nintzel

Tucson and Tucson Interfaith HIV/AIDS Network Loses a Great Champion

Scott Blades, executive director of Tucson Interfaith HIV/AIDS Network (TIHAN), recently announced the passing of Dr. Myron Morris, who died June 23 at the age of 83. From Scott: More than any other person, Myron has been the face of TIHAN:  devoting more volunteers hours, raising more funds, and serving more CarePartners than any other person…

Mari Herreras

Noshing Around

Vegetarian Deal For only $3, Govinda’s Natural Foods offers an eight-course vegetarian feast on Sundays from 7 to 8 p.m. The line starts forming at 6:45 p.m. Govinda’s is located at 711 E. Blacklidge St.; 792-0630; govindasoftucson.com. Coming Back Soon: Amereno’s Fans of the former eastside Amereno’s Little Italy will be pleased to know that…

Karyn Zoldan

Home No More

While foreclosures are skyrocketing, eviction rates remain steady–but renters are finding help is hard to find

Dave Devine

A Musical Gift

Bob Huff uses his daughter’s death in Iraq as motivation to help other grieving families with a CD

Josh Garvey

Soundbites

SO LONG, DANNY RHODES We were saddened to hear that on May 23, renowned Arizona blues guitarist Danny Rhodes, a member of the Arizona Blues Hall of Fame, lost his battle with stomach cancer. To pay tribute to their friend and fellow musician, several performers will gather this week to perform. From 6:30 to 9…

Stephen Seigel

The Skinny

SMELLS LIKE B.S. Evidently, there’s still some stink coming from the Roger Road Wastewater Treatment Plant–or maybe, just maybe, it’s just some good old-fashioned Pima County campaigning. Donna Branch-Gilby is challenging District 3 Supervisor Sharon Bronson in the Sept. 2 Democratic primary. (Shameless plug: Learn more about the race at our new campaign Web site,…

Mari Herreras and Jim Nintzel

Rhythm & Views

Shearwater vocalist and songwriter (and ornithologist) Jonathan Meiburg’s voice is otherworldly–there is no better word for it. His vibrato wavers on the edge of unsettling; his volume and key changes arrive suddenly, like a memory you thought you’d forgotten; he delivers terrifying and poetic lines with casual abandon. He sounds as if he’s from another…

Annie Holub

Rhythm & Views

On Pinkerton, regarding the subject of committing to a relationship, Weezer once implored listeners, “Why Bother?” Now, as that cult album approaches its 12th birthday, listeners can return the favor with each new Weezer release. Sure, there are reasons to continue listening, but most seem inappropriate: to hear what kind of lyrical disasters Rivers Cuomo…

Michael Petitti

Rhythm & Views

Any progeny of the late Nigerian revolutionary and Afrobeat mega-star Fela Anikulapo Kuti is a chip off a mighty big block, but, based on his self-titled debut CD, his son Seun is up to the task. Not only does he share some of his father’s vocal mannerisms, drive and passionate devotion to uncovering social injustices;…

Carl Hanni

Police Dispatch

Spontaneous Combustion? North Royal Palm Drive, May 26, 11 p.m. A motor-home dweller allegedly caused a severe fire at his residence that almost killed several people, said a Pima County Sheriff’s Department report. Sheriff’s deputies found the motor home engulfed in flames and saw a man in his 40s running around waving a garden hose.…

Anna Mirocha

Danehy

‘Newsweek’ magazine’s list of top high schools is a load of garbage

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