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Fair House
When Kate retired from a career in social services, she started working as a housing tester for the Southwest Fair Housing Council.
The Weekly List: 25 Things To Do In Tucson This Week
Your Weekly guide to keeping busy in the Old Pueblo. Music Old Time Rock n’ Roll Dance Party with Heartbeat. Don’t you just love that old time rock n’ roll? That kind of music just… soothes the soul. At least that’s what some people say. At this musical revue, the front seating section will be…
Chieftains Bring Irish Spirit To Fox
In 1969, at the ripe young age of 17, I first head The Chieftains. It was their second album and the tune was called “Banish Misfortune.” Until then, my general concept of Irish music was Bing Crosby singing “McNamara’s Band.” I had never heard an Irish Uilleann (elbow) pipe or a or a bodhrán drum…
Let’s Hear It For Teachers In Red, and a State Budget In the Black
Today teachers all over Arizona are wearing red to spotlight low teacher pay—and the shortage of teachers which is exactly what you’d expect in a state with some of the lowest salaries and largest class sizes in the country. Teachers are asking the rest of us to wear red in solidarity. You know, red and black…
The Tip-Off: Fear and Loathing on the Hardwood of Las Vegas
Welcome to the most wonderful time of the year, ladies and gents, when the glitz and glamour of commercialism and college athletics collide, in a jumbled free-for-all with pride and postseason dreams on the line. This smorgasbord of excess that I’m referring to is the month-long tradition of March Madness™—and the stomach-splitting drama that is…
Jezebel Needs a Home
Hi, my name is Jezebel! I am a 3 year old girl looking for the purr-fect family! I am a loveable girl who loves ear scratches! I tested positive for Feline Leukemia (FeLV) which means I will need to live in a low-stress home and live exclusively indoors. I can go to a home with…
Let’s Hear It For the Parkland Students. And Their Teachers. And Their School
I felt like a nervous coach watching his gymnasts perform on the balance beam as I listened to the students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High talking with the press. They’re going to lose their balance. They’re going to fall on their faces. They’re going to humiliate themselves in front of a national audience. I almost couldn’t…
Sean Miller Denies ESPN Report on $100,000 Discussion
University of Arizona basketball coach Sean Miller addressed the media for the first time since last Friday’s explosive ESPN article which claimed that the ninth-year coach discussed a $100,000 payment to now-freshman center Deandre Ayton. Miller’s statement, which he gave during a press conference at Arizona’s McKale Center, relays that he intends to fight the…
The Tip-Off: Deandre Ayton and Arizona Welcome Stanford Amidst FBI Hoopla
It’s a brave new world for members of the Arizona basketball team, who take the stage at McKale Center for the first time since the latest FBI-related saga hit the program. That saga, involving an alleged discussion between Coach Sean Miller and disgraced sports agent Christian Dawkins about a $100,000 payment to land Deandre Ayton,…
Editor’s Note
After she was shot at Gabby Giffords’ Congress on Your Corner, Pam Simon has thrown herself into the fight against gun violence.
Melting Icicles
After two decades and five albums, Little Dragon is showing no sign of wear or stagnation.
XOXO…
Musical jingles and jangles for you to explore this week.
Guest Opinion
Sitting on my desk is a little glass bottle that contains a small, snub-nosed 9-millimeter bullet.
Know Your Product
An Americana/folk band that features sweet harmonies and a lush and mesmerizing sound.
Police Dispatch
A family came home from some errands to find that someone had stolen two big, valuable and perfectly functioning appliances.
Class Warfare
Schools are now talking to kids about being prepared in the event of an emergency, but they, like many other schools, shy away from talking about causes or solutions to our current national plight.
Police Dispatch
A random act of kindness that many would pair with simple human decency took place at the UA Poetry Center.
Danehy
Here are the 10 stupidest things I heard in the aftermath of the Worst School Shooting of the Year…of the week.
Tax Troubles
Deficits, entitlements, healthcare scarcity, higher education and a resulting recession were just a few of the topics at a recent panel on Trump’s tax reform.
The Love Stacks
“I think that’s why Millie’s has endured so long. It’s quality mixed with consistency and I plan on keeping it that way.”
White Lawmakers on Dope
With last week’s deadline for legislation to clear its chamber of origin, several bills that would have created new regulations for Arizona’s medical marijuana program have gone up in smoke, though a few remain alive.
Shimmer and Shakes
There’s a lot going on in this movie, yet Garland and company balance it all out to make it a stunning piece of brainy entertainment.
Reel Indie
What to watch this week in Tucson’s theaters.
Sex on Display
Consider the Tucson Erotica event your chance to be reminded that sex can be beautiful, visceral and, well, really great.
