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Summer 101
There are 101 days between Memorial Day weekend and Labor Day weekend. So here are 101 things on how to have fun and keep cool this summer.
Print versus Plastic: UA Researchers Weigh the Benefits of E-Books
Despite the stereotype that millennials are all about screen time, the age group still prefers print books over e-books, according to a recent University of Arizona study. The study, led by UA Associate Professor Sabrina Helm, looked at perceptions of ownership and value associated with e-books versus print books. Helm said she was interested in…
The Weekly List: 23 Things To Do In Tucson This Week
Your Weekly guide to keeping busy in the Old Pueblo. Music Duran Duran Tribute. Are you hungry (like the wolf) for some good entertainment as a prelude to the weekend? Don’t miss a performance by Planet Earth, a group of five musicians who love the ’80s and like to incorporate period instruments and precise costuming…
Zari Needs a Home
Hi, my name is Zari! I am a 2-year-old girl who is looking for the purr-fect home! I love attention and will thank you with many purrs. My dream home would have a scratching post just for me! In the past I have done well with other cats. Come fall in love with me at…
T.H.R.E.A.T. Watch: It’s Getting Real
This is getting real. It’s getting realer by the day.
The Weekly List: 19 Things To Do In Tucson This Week
Your Weekly guide to keeping busy in the Old Pueblo. Performances Sun Records: A Million Dollar Story. They say you can’t teach an old dog new tricks, but you can certainly have Old Tucson put on a brand new show, written especially for everyone’s favorite Wild West attraction. Michael Monroe Goodman’s show is all about…
Grand Finale
The Wildcats’ earned a spot in next weekend’s NCAA Softball Tournament Super Regionals and a rightful final chapter at the stadium that has been their home for a quarter century.
Police Dispatch
A lost, super-wasted, underage frat boy seemed unperturbed by his disorientation and inability to walk, until cops entered the picture and he had a complete meltdown.
Hemp on the Horizon
Ducey signed a bill giving the go-ahead for a hemp “pilot program” to explore the economic benefit of hemp.
Comic Relief
The happily profane superhero party continues with Deadpool 2.
Reel Indie
This week in indie cinema.
A Sonoran Song Cycle
Jacob Acosta has lived in the desert for as long as he’s made music.
Editor’s Note
Every year, I tell myself I’m past the point of complaining about a Tucson summer.
Police Dispatch
A young man was found stuck in a family’s garage, apparently in the middle of a burglary attempt.
The Skinny
Martha McSally expecting a vote on the hardline immigration measure she is cosponsoring and Ally Miller is playing nice, for now.
Danehy
Not long after I met my wife in college, she and I went to a carnival at the Cochise County Fairgrounds.
Full Steam Ahead
We proud Tucsonans have always slapped meat patties down on a hot flattop or a fiery grill during an outdoor cookout.
XOXO…
Mark your calendars… Thursday, May 24 Their fresh new album, Offerings, finds these film school dropouts exchanging B&W film stock for technicolor. Cults find hope in darkness at Club Congress with Reptaliens… Punk rock “weirdos” Gaza Strip will be sporting their “Million Dollar $$$uits” along with Shooda Shook It. Fronted by twin sisters Dawn and…
Of Trees and Paper and Pins
Artist Jessica Drenk has a theory about Montana.
Know Your Product
Everything you need to know about Peach Kelli Pop is in the name.
Nobody Dies Forever
Christopher Durang’s dark, funny, entertaining but convoluted Miss Witherspoon is now onstage at Live Theatre Workshop .
