Puzzling over Pint-size Pleasures
In Tucson it is possible to find the perfectly poured Guinness.
Arizona Irish
Diarist Mim Murphy Walsh cultivated a bit of Ireland in the young state of Arizona.
Empty Center
Corporatization is sucking the life out of our communities, one by one.
The Engine and the Engineer
Locomotive #1673 and Connie Weinzapfel rode Southern Arizona’s rails for 50 years; both finally came to rest in Tucson.
Nude Awakening
Photographers Jock Sturges and Fabio Cabral create images that are sensual but never pornographic.
Mailbag
Howls of outrage and squeals of delight from our astonished fans.
Cop a Feel
“15 Minutes” tries to be controversial but reverts to Hollywood flimflam.
The Skinny
Vistoso is turning Oro Valley into a company town… Expose county government by lifting a manhole cover… And more in this week’s Skinny.
Hoop-de-doo
This white man gets jumpy at the end of college basketball season.
Newsreel
We’re tossing out the news articles that usually appear up front so we’ll have room for two full-length features. Both are timely, even though they revolve around Tucsonans who passed away some years ago. In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, the Weekly’s resident Irish lass, Margaret Regan, has gone digging through the diaries of an…
Cheap Thrills
Fun things to do that won’t cost a fortune.
City Week
The TSO is getting passionate… There’s a Rainforest in Our Backyard… David Nelson is picking it up… And more in this City Week.
Working a Mando Mojo
New Grass doesn’t beat around the Bush.
Soundbites
Meg Lee Chin is popping around with Mankind… Melissa Ferrick is back in Black… Seventeen is flexing its adolescence… and more in this week’s Soundbites.
Rhythm & Views
After a groundbreaking (though commercially lukewarm) trilogy of releases for Mike Patton’s Ipecac label last year, the Melvins are back at the forefront of the experimental-metal scene sounding more ominous and more melodic than ever. Gone for the most part is the riff-heavy Sabbath-on-downers grunge tag that dogged them (unjustly) since their inception. The highly…
Winged Victory
Arizona Repertory Theatre takes flight with “Angels in America.”
Poetic Injustice
The fired director of the UA Poetry Center learns he shouldn’t build an audience faster than a bankroll.
Joesler Jostle
A Salute to Joesler opens the doors of eight Joesler homes around town.
Guiding Light
El Faro will lead you to the heart of Sonoran seafood.
