Late-Breaking Events
Here are some events that were received too late to be included in our print issue. Friday, March 9-Sunday, March 11 Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Catalina Point, 15930 N. Oracle Road Art and Craft Show. Local vendors offer paintings, jewelry, pottery, clothing, toys and more…
Wingspan Exec Director Stepping Down
In LGBT community center Wingspan’s weekly e-mail newsletter—hitting e-mail boxes this evening—executive director Kent Burbank announced he’s stepping down: Here are the first three paragraphs of his statement: After lengthy personal reflection, I have decided to step down as Executive Director of Wingspan. I feel that it is time for me to explore new challenges…
Meeting Needs
Mia Madison, the mother of an autistic boy who was running up against a wall while trying to secure day care for her son, just e-mailed to tell me that the YMCA has reversed course. “They’ve agreed to accommodate him and prepare for the possibility of other children like Ethan using their program,” Madison wrote.…
US Airways Says: Oops!
So, did anyone have some problems with US Airways’ computer system yesterday? Are you having any today? If you’re flying that airline today, you may want to give yourself some extra time.
Terror in the Streets!
KAET-TV and the ASU journalism school are once again taking the pulse of Arizona. The latest Cronkite-Eight Poll shows that 51 percent of the registered voters surveyed support a proposed law labeling illegal immigrants who break any laws as domestic terrorists. Also noted: Sen. John McCain leads the presidential race in Arizona, if not nationally; Hillary…
Update: Kyl Appears to be Backing Down …
… from the journalism/treason proposal blogged about here yesterday, according to Beltway publication The Hill. UPDATE UPDATE: Alert reader Kynn Bartlett notes that the link is not working. Here’s another link. Thanks, Kynn! And be sure to check out this week’s issue of the Weekly, where Saxon Burns takes a deeper look at this mess.
Some Late-Breaking Events
Here are a few events that were received too late for us to include in the print issue. Saturday, March 3 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. 17th St. Market 810 E. 17th St. Balkan Spirit and Seyyah. Jeffrey Holson of Balkan Spirit will perform on the djebe, dundun, dumbec, gemshorn and guitar. Seyyah will perform…
Another Sierra Vista Child Leukemia Victim
The Sierra Vista Herald (which, like the Weekly, is owned by Wick Communications) is reporting that another child from the area has leukemia. The wonderful Renee Downing has written two cover stories for the Weekly. Check out “For the Kids” (May 18, 2006) and “Cancer Wars” (Feb. 12, 2004). Please keep young Dale Evon in…
Tell All Your Out-of-State Friends: McCain’s a Right-Winger
Well, we now know what we already knew: McCain’s running. Remember: Anytime you hear someone refer to McCain as a moderate, or anything other than a flip-flopping sellout anti-gay politician, you must take action.
Glass on the Go
Tom Philabaum is closing up shop in the foothills to make more art downtown
The Range
A recap of last week’s news
Windswept Words
William Pitt Root’s Western poetry leaves readers with an appetite for more
Media Watch
KXCI Chooses a GM
Top Ten in Books
Mostly Books best-sellers for the week
Police Dispatch
The Jerks Stopped Short Of A Wedgie Irvington and Mission Roads, Jan. 30, 4:30 p.m. A group of schoolyard bullies used anti-German epithets while tormenting a boy who was waiting for class to begin, according to a Pima County Sheriff’s Department report. The 14-year-old middle schooler was reportedly waiting outside a portable classroom for his…
Noshing Around
New: Bakerzin The UA Main Gate area is the home of the first United States location for Bakerzin. Sixteen other stores exist in Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia and China. Bakerzin serves exquisite French pastries plus fresh soups, salads, pizza, sandwiches and main courses in a hip see-and-be-seen futuristic magenta neon setting. Tucson resident and franchise owner…
T Q&A
Tucson Q&A with Rose Rice
Diner Divine
Café Jasper does breakfast and lunch right–and the baked goods excel
Pick of the Week
As Kristy Krüger stood wrapped in an American flag at her brother’s gravesite at Arlington National Cemetery, she was inspired by the exuberant way he lived life. A true solider with aspirations to become a general, Lt. Col. Eric John Krüger had been on his third tour of duty in the Middle East. He was…
Danehy
Kids usually do best with both parents around–especially if the parents are famous
City Week
Our top picks of what to do and where to do it for the week.
Tuttle
It’s true: Death isn’t so bad, but dying can be nearly unbearable
Flash of Brilliance
‘The Aura’ works on multiple levels and keeps the viewer constantly surprised
Guest Commentary
Expect the beginning of the end of Tucson as we know it to arrive next year
Book Smarts
‘The Number 23’ is entertaining–despite the presence of Joel Schumacher
Start of Something New
A note from the editor.
Now Showing at Home
“Half Nelson,” “For Your Consideration,” “The Butcher Boy,” and “Gandhi”
Live
Limbeck, The Broken West, The Swim at Plush, Saturday, Feb. 24
¡Ask a Mexican!
Why is it in their nature for Mexicans to steal?
Top Ten in Movies
Casa Video top rentals for the week
Rhythm & Views
Lucinda Williams’ voice conveys raw vulnerability. From her earliest recordings with Smithsonian Folkways to the more polished product of, say, 1998’s Car Wheels on a Gravel Road, she hides nothing. Whatever the band, producer or personal circumstances surrounding the process, Williams never allows daylight between her and the listener. Her voice betrays her inner landscape…
Mailbag
Howls of outrage and squeals of delight from our astonished fans.
Healing Influences
Lila Downs melds classic Mexican ballads with modern musical touches
Rhythm & Views
Romy Hoffman used to play guitar in Ben Lee’s Noise Addict, but Hoffman has since discovered hip-hop, and Macromantics, or Miss Macro, is her MC name. Moments in Movement, her first album, has moments that move better than others: On some tracks, Miss Macro’s voice is downright annoying, and some of the rhymes sound forced…
Cost Versus Culture
Tucson’s Warehouse District fights an uphill battle to survive
Soundbites
IN RELIEF There’s not an ounce of truth to the rumors that stalwart Tucson Weekly music editor Stephen Seigel scored two tickets to paradise and is sunning himself south of the border. He’s just away from his desk this week. It’d be impossible replace him, but you’re stuck with yours truly until he returns to…
Top Ten in Music
CD City top sales for the week
Unmet Needs
A mother’s attempts to keep her autistic son in mainstream day care highlight a hole in the system
Montreal Magicians
Malajube transform the ebullient into the exotic
Rhythm & Views
I’ve no idea what Satomi Matsuzaki means when, on Deerhoof’s new tune “Kidz Are So Small,” she sings, “If I were a man, and you a dog, I’d throw a stick for you.” But it sounds delightful and endearing. And the way the song’s barebones electronic music evolves from remedial hip-hop to Brazilian carnival rhythms…
Fee Flurry
A long and winding court case involving Mount Lemmon charges gets even longer
Nine Questions
James Arrr
Leaving People Happy
Ballet Hispanico combines Latin dance forms into something joyous
Got Your Papers?
If you’re planning to fly to Mexico for spring break, you’ll need a passport
Not So Meaty
LTW gives a bit of merit to Neil LaBute’s weak ‘Fat Pig’
The Skinny
ANYBODY GOT A MATCH? Minds much sharper than ours have observed that money is the mother’s milk of politics. You might have the greatest ideas since former state Rep. Jeff Groscost gave that big boost to the alt-fuel vehicle market, but you’re still going lose on Election Day if you can’t communicate with the voters.…
