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Rural Revival
Replacing God’s mountains with man’s never looked so beautiful as the uprooted earth towering over Clifton, Arizona.
Plan a Staycation Adventure Close to Home
The thought of spending time in sweltering temperatures has a way of postponing all outdoor excursions, but don’t let the triple digits prevent you from satisfying your desert wanderlust this summer. The kids are out of school, so there’s no better time than the present to use some of that vacation leave you saved up.…
8 Great Things To Do in Tucson Today: Thursday, July 12
INGMAR BERGMAN RETROSPECTIVE TRAILER from Janus Films on Vimeo. The Seventh Seal. Yeah, there’s going to be a lot of Ingmar Bergman in the coming weeks. The Loft Cinema is celebrating the Swedish director’s 100th birthday to the glee of beret-wearers and Philip Glass-listeners everywhere. Picture this: A tired, old knight meets up with Death…
3 Great Things to do in Tucson Today: Wednesday, July 11
Together Again! We know it can be tempting to do everything you can to ignore how hot it’s getting, but we also know from experience that method is pretty ineffective. So why not focus on things that are better when they’re hot, like mashed potatoes, movie stars and jazz? As part of the Invisible Theatre’s…
5 Great Things to do in Tucson Today: Tuesday, July 10
Senior Pride Speakers Series. While this monthly event is hosted by Southern Arizona Senior Pride, which celebrates and supports LGBTQ+ seniors in our community, all are welcome. This month, guests will hear from Beth Fuller, owner of TLC Coordination and Advocacy, an organization that advocates for seniors and individuals with disabilities or serious mental illness…
3 Great Things to do in Tucson Today: Monday, July 9
Murder at Cactus Casino. We don’t know what it is about murder, but for some reason it’s not fun when it happens to you, but true crime television shows and musical murder mystery dinners are some of the best ways there are to spend time. You can watch Forensic Files anytime, so if you’re looking for…
Know Your Product
It makes sense Jesika von Rabbit is based out of Joshua Tree. Her music is carefree like a hippie mecca should be, but it can also be as alien as the high desert. For a decade, von Rabbit lead the indie-electronic-pop band Gram Rabbit, releasing a handful of successful albums. In 2013, Gram Rabbit went…
23 Great Things to do in Tucson this Weekend: Friday July 6-Sunday July 8
Lovers: Part One. Talk about tension. In this play by Brian Friel, two teenagers in 1966 Ireland meet up on a hilltop to study for their exams. As if that’s not stressful and high-stakes enough, they’re also there to discuss their unplanned pregnancy. As Joe, who is studious but not ready to be an adult and…
Oh My! Whatever Will We Do Without High Stakes Tests?
My last post was all about how wrong-headed and destructive high stakes tests are to schools, teachers and students. We need to get rid of the yearly tests. Not jigger with them. Not improve them. Not replace them with complex, multi-faceted rubrics to rank schools’ effectiveness. Get rid of them. Repeal and don’t replace. There’s only so…
If the High Stakes Tests Don’t Make Sense, Neither Will the Results
Back when I was a younger man and a big Kurt Vonnegut fan, his novel Sirens of Titan was required reading. (Everything of his was required reading.) The book’s main character wrote down a list of things he wanted to be sure to remember. I only recall one item: “If the questions don’t make sense, neither…
Claytoon of the Day: Touched by a President
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Fireworks 5X5 for the Fourth
It’s that time of year again as grills get fired up, firework tents are popping up all over town, dogs are looking for good hiding spots, and Americans are getting ready to celebrate the 4th of July. Here are five tips each with five tricks to make sure you have a fun, safe and legal…
Bitsy Needs a Home
Bitsy needs a home, do you need a Bitsy? “I am a sweet 4-month-old girl who is searching for the purr-fect family. Could that be you?” – Bitsy Come fall in love with Bitsy at PAWSH Park Place at 5870 E. Broadway Blvd. Have questions? Give an adoptions counselor a call at 520-327-6088, ext. 133.
Pitbull Coming to AVA Amphitheater Sunday
Pitbull: If you think the Sonoran Desert is scorching, how about a night of heat all the way from Miami? Pitbull, the one and only Mr. 305, Mr. Worldwide will grace the AVA Amphitheater stage at the Casino del Sol on Sunday, July 8. “Feel the Moment” with the number one Latin pop singer for…
Jay Varady Replaces Mike Van Ryn as Tucson Roadrunners’ Head Coach
There will be a new face manning the bench area at Tucson Arena this fall when the Tucson Roadrunners kick off their third season of regular season play. Jay Varady, who spent four years in the United States Hockey League and one in the Ontario Hockey League, was tabbed as the team’s third coach in…
PACC Offers Advice to Keep Pets Safe During Fireworks
Each year, Pima Animal Care Center gets slammed with lost and injured pets who become frightened by Fourth of July fireworks. With the holiday right around the corner, PACC offers tips to keep pets from becoming startled and launches an adoption special to make room for incoming strays. Fourth of July week has become one…
Claytoon of the Day: The Accomplice
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Student Housing Monastery: Conflict Over the Fate of the Historic Benedictine Continues
The latest proposal for development around the Benedictine Monastery didn’t receive much support from the 100 or so neighbors who attended a public meeting at the historic chapel on June 28. Architect Corky Poster with Poster Frost Mirto, a local design firm that emphasizes preservation and sustainability, framed the proposal as being their last effort…
Catch AZ-Made ‘Wastelander’ at Screening Room on Saturday Night
You can catch an Arizona-filmed post-apocalyptic flick at downtown’s Screening Room this Saturday, June 30. Wastelander follows Rhyous, an ex-soldier who wanders the desert searching for his lost home and family. The movie’s writer and director, Angelo Lopes, was living in Hawaii when he started working on the script, but he moved to Arizona in…
Fighting Injustice with Art
If the nation’s current events are weighing heavy on your mind, consider attending the YWCA’s new exhibition opening tonight. Titled “How We See The World,” the show focuses on local artists who created visuals in response to today’s most important problems and social justice movements. It’s easy to become cynical, despondent or just straight up…
Slaughter at the Annapolis Capital: A Tragedy Hits Close to Home
A man with an apparent grievance and loads of ammunition ambushed my former newsroom on Thursday, June 28. The 38-year-old gunman shot through, then entered the glass-encased front door of the newsroom I once called home, gunning down anyone daring to escape out the back. The gunman was a well-known figure in the Annapolis Capital…
Claytoon of the Day: Erode Us With SCROTUS
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The World Cup Competition is Getting Tough
It’s been another week of preliminary games at the World Cup, and the matches have been full of excitement, surprise and heart wrenching moments. The round of 16 starts this weekend, and the top two teams from each group have been decided. Most of the games played this week were extremely difficult to predict, and…
AP Gets a Little Less A-Preciation
AP — Advanced Placement — is the first name that comes to most people’s minds when they think about college credit courses in high school. But the courses may not be a good as their sales pitch. The fact is, lots of colleges don’t give wholesale credit to students who pass their AP exams. And…
Meet Your Candidates: Hometown Hero and Congressional Hopeful DJ Morales Wants to Bring Jobs to Arizona
Danny “DJ” Morales considers voters in Congressional District 2 to be his family. Given that the district spans more than 7,800 square miles, two counties and more than 390,000 registered voters, it’s safe to say that’s a big family to take care of. Morales was born and raised in Douglas until the age of 12,…
Concentrate Commotion: Arizona Appeals Court Deems Marijuana Extracts Illegal Under State Law
The Arizona Court of Appeals ruled in a 2-1 decision Tuesday, June, 26, that cannabis extracts are illegal under Arizona law. But don’t panic yet. Industry insiders and professionals seem to have arrived at the consensus that the court made such a heinous decision that the Arizona Supreme Court will reverse it, and extracts will…
Claytoon of the Day: History With SCOTUS
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Know Your Product
If you’re exhausted from the current trap trend permeating modern hip hop, you clearly haven’t heard Arizona’s own Black One.
Cannabis Crossings
Like the rest of news industry, this week we’re going to talk about immigration.
Reel Indie
Movies this week in Tucson’s indie theaters.
Electric Dreams
Do opposites really attract? In the world of electronic folk, they just might.
XOXO…
Music news and shows in Tucson this week.
Dark Horse Rides Again
At a June 19 Pima County Republican Club gathering, Ken Bennett told the crowd that when he saw Gov. Doug Ducey “cave” to K-12 educators, he knew he had to run for governor.
City Week
This week in Tucson…
Police Dispatch
A neighbor called the cops after hearing a male-and-female couple in an adjoining apartment start “yelling and screaming.”
Police Dispatch
A man came home to find that a random young woman had encroached on his property, stolen a couple random items, and wreaked all the havoc she could without actually entering his house.
Sic Semper Tyrannosaurus
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom is a big dumb dino joke of a movie.
Editor’s Note
This week, staff reporter Danyelle Khmara takes us on a tour of Clifton, Arizona, a sort of poor man’s Bisbee.
No Exit
As the U.S. House of Representatives continued to flounder on immigration reform, Dreamers continue to feel like hostages.
The Skinny
Road bonds looking for approval and the Weekly looking for Keith Bee Jr.
Player’s Lounge
Punching large buildings until they fall down, blasting away alien invaders and going bowling with the Simpsons family.
Quick Bites
Food related events in Tucson this week.
Another World
Arizona Otherworldly, an exhibition at Tohono Chul Park, is all about the strange formations that Arizonans, natives and newcomers alike (including me), learn to love.
