Top 4 Group Destinations to Visit by Charter Bus in Tucson
With travel restrictions lifting and more folks feeling comfortable traveling again, now’s the perfect time to plan a group getaway with loved ones and friends you’ve seen little of in the pandemic. Not sure how to navigate Tucson’s top group destinations? Never fear—National Charter Bus can make it easy. Simply call ahead with your headcount…
Barrel of Laughs: Tucson comedy today: Everything, everywhere all at once
We can’t keep them down, comedians. Apparently they just go underground and multiply. This week’s comedy shows are the biggest, most numerous, most diverse and celebratory since at least January 2020. It’s ruckus enough even to raise a dead act. The artists formerly known as Sweat Lodge (1994-2003) perform at the venerable Laff’s Comedy Caffe…
C’mon, Get Happy!: A roundup of drink and food specials to experience this summer
Let’s face it: Most of us could use a stiff drink these days. And with all this inflation, who doesn’t want to save a buck or two on food and drink? We sent staff reporters Alexandra Pere and Nicole Feltman out alongside longtime contributor Linda Ray to investigate some of Tucson’s best happy hours. Here’s…
XOXO: Mark Your Calendars
Mark your calendars… Thursday, May 19 In the wake of the upheaval of recent years, on “How Do We Heal”—a poignant reckoning with the enduring pain of generational racism—this Houston 10-piece band poses the question: “How do we heal from this?” To which they offer, “Something’s gotta shake. That something has to be us. We’ve…
Up in Smoke: The many efforts to decriminalize cannabis in Washington seem to be going nowhere
Across the country, attitudes toward cannabis are becoming more permissive and accepting, but partisan gridlock in Congress virtually ensures that legislation to decriminalize marijuana will languish and die in the U.S. Senate. Last month, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act (MORE) by a narrow 220-204 margin. In addition…
Danehy: Nuclear power should be a part of the clean energy equation, but where will it come from?
Back when I was in college, if you had told someone that you were studying nuclear engineering, you might as well have said that you were a puppy-eating necrophiliac who was interning for Josef Mengele. The movie The China Syndrome was released and generated (no pun intended) a tsunami of negative feelings about nuclear power.…
Gazing into the Abyss: Tucson researchers help image black hole at the center of our galaxy
On Thursday, May 12, people across the world set their eyes on the first ever image of the black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy. This image was the result of an international scientific collaboration called the Event Horizon Telescope, and marks the most significant finding in all of astronomy — at…
Thus Passes the Glory: At Etherton Gallery, Kate Breakey’s photography explores the tangle of unbearable beauty and unbearable sadness
Early this week a blood red moon hovered over Tucson—and over the much of the rest of the world. It was a joy to see the colors change from faint orange to red in the darkened sky. More than once, Kate Breakey, a longtime Tucson photographer, has captured the extraordinary hues of that red moon.…
City Week: Weekly Picks
Becoming Real: A Pop-Up Art Gallery. Civano Chiropractic is hosting this event to benefit local animal welfare organization Tucson Rescue Now. It’s a photographic celebration of rescue dogs, and tickets include admittance to the show, drink tickets, charcuterie cups or boards, and a chance to bid on auction items. Perhaps most importantly, you’ll even have…
Bottoms Up
“Cheap is small and not too steep/ But best of all, cheap is cheap/ Circumstance has forced my hand/ To be a cut-price person in a low-budget land” —The Kinks, “Low Budget” With inflation eating into our paychecks, the lyrics of The Kink’s classic “Low Budget” keep echoing in my head. We’re all looking to…
Goodbye to All That: Nintzel Stepping Down as Editor of Tucson Weekly
After 33 years here at Tucson Weekly, it’s time to move on to new adventures. So I’m stepping down as executive editor of Tucson Local Media at the end of June. It’s been an honor and privilege to be part of Tucson Weekly for more than three decades. I’ve pretty much done everything except sell…
