The Daily Agenda: A Banner Day for Lawsuits
We’re all going to pay for these court cases … The emergency is over for now … And a Facebook post from the Kari Lake vault. Editor’s note: The Arizona Agenda is a Substack newsletter about Arizona government and politics run by Rachel Leingang and Hank Stephenson. You can find their archives and subscribe at…
The Daily Agenda: Are We Stuck in a Time Loop?
Is speed more important than accuracy? … David Gowan is back at it … And Sedona is the real UFO capital. Editor’s note: The Arizona Agenda is a Substack newsletter about Arizona government and politics run by Rachel Leingang and Hank Stephenson. You can find their archives and subscribe at arizonaagenda.com. Audit fever is once…
Tucson Hip Hop Festival makes its return after pandemic hiatus
The Tucson Hip Hop Festival returned after a two-year hiatus on March 19 and 20. The two-day event began with a celebration of talent in a block party at 191 Toole, and the second day held educational seminars at the University of Arizona Poetry Center. “I heard the event was coming back after COVID-19 and…
The Daily Agenda: Rage Against Ducey’s Machine
About those splunk logs … More bad news for Doug Logan … And Ducey’s first election integrity test. Editor’s note: The Arizona Agenda is a Substack newsletter about Arizona government and politics run by Rachel Leingang and Hank Stephenson. You can find their archives and subscribe at arizonaagenda.com. Another of Gov. Doug Ducey’s disciples is…
XOXO: Mark Your Calendars
Mark your calendars… Thursday, March 24 During the 1980s, Californian Chuck Prophet became an adopted son in the hearts of Tucsonans as a member of first-wave desert rockers Green on Red. On his follow-up to 2017’s Bobby Fuller Died for Your Sins—an edgy noir broaching the mysterious death of the ’60s musician—Prophet continues to…
Anything That’s Rock ‘ n’ Roll
I’ve been far luckier than many folks throughout the pandemic. My kids and I have somehow dodged the bug (so far) and my wife’s encounter with COVID was very mild. I still have my job and no one close to me has suffered a long hospitalization or died from it. But until last week, I…
Danehy: Tom Peers Into His Crystal Ball to See What Lies the Outrage Machine Will Churn Out in the Next Year
Okay, we get it. If you’re working a crappy job, sometimes you have to do crappy things to keep that paycheck coming. If you’re a mechanic in some shady garage, you have to swear that the customer needs a new air filter, otherwise the oil change will be useless. If you’re a butcher, you’ve…
Back to SXSW: Been a Long Time Since I Rock ‘N’ Rolled
I was set to jet to south by Southwest in March 2020 when all of sudden, everything started to fall apart. The festival’s cancellation was just the start, of course, of the outbreak that shut down travel and festivals and crowded clubs and rock ’n’ roll for most of us. Last year, SXSW—the annual festival…
Seeds of Change: New Book Follows the Growth, Success of the Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona
The Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona started off as a 600 square foot storefront with one delivery truck and a few boxes of food. Today, it is one of the largest food banks in the nation with more than 200,000 volunteer hours in an average year. The story of this growth is covered in…
Desert Rat’s Legacy: RIP Tony Burgess: Helped Shape Biosphere 2
Tony Burgess’s world was one of fungi, flowers, saguaros and century plants. He left a legacy of ideas for saving them and the rest of desert life, stretching from his research at the Desert Laboratory west of downtown to helping design Biosphere 2. As a scholar in rainbow-colored suspenders, he was known as a friend…
City Week: Weekly Pics
Editor’s Note: While we are delighted to see Tucsonans once again gathering for fun events, we are also aware that variants are in circulation. Please consider getting vaccinated against COVID if you haven’t yet. The Piano Lesson. This August Wilson play received the 1990 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, and is the fourth play in Wilson’s…
Sonoran Songs: Craig Green Band Traverse Tucson and Personal Stories on Southland
It doesn’t take a lifelong Tucsonan to fully appreciate and understand the Sonoran Desert—20 years should do that just fine. On the new album Southland, the Craig Green Band explores the views, people and stories of Tucson through country and rock. Southland is the seventh album Green has released, and contains the largest scope of any…
