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London Calling
The 2012 Summer Olympic Games will be held in London, with opening ceremonies on July 27, and competition running through to the closing ceremonies on Aug. 12. Actually, if anybody cares, there will be a few soccer games a couple of days before the opening ceremony. Due to the grueling nature of the activity (grueling,…
Talking Comics: The Tick Edition
Arnie and Eric discuss the 100th issue of The Tick, with a special appearance by Robert Kirkman’s Invincible, as the two heroes team up to fight the cleverly named “Chairface Chippendale.”
Writer’s Block: Richard C. Yokley
If you watched an old episode of TV show Emergency! (1972-1979) and followed it up with an episode of Rescue Me (2004-2011), you would notice a big change in how fire sequences are filmed. There would also be a huge difference in story lines, from more tame to gritty. But if you have an eye…
If You Need a Bit of Encouragement Today…
The Miami Heat had a bad night, but thankfully, one of their eager child fans was ready by the player’s tunnel to offer a bit of positive reinforcement.
There Should Be More Booze on Campus
A few weeks ago I started hearing whispers about the UA applying for a liquor license. And like many undergrads, the thought of being able to by a beer at the Student Union Memorial Center or a football game made me ecstatic. As it turns out, the university’s liquor license application is a lot less…
If You’re Too Lazy to Get Fancy Glasses, Watch the Venus Transit Online
It may not look like much right now, but Kitt Peak Observatory has frequently updated photos of the sun that you can view online as Venus does whatever its going to do in front of it today. It may not look like much then either, but at least you can say you didn’t miss this…
Dos Manos Farm Gets Bulldozed, But Owner Noel Patterson Is Far From Finished
(Note: The above video was filmed before Dos Manos Farm’s owner knew the operation would be taking a forced break for the summer.) Dos Manos Farm, the local-agriculture project started earlier this year by local-food advocate and all around decent guy Noel Patterson, has been bulldozed. But Patterson is already looking at other opportunities that…
Jared “Kitty Katt” McKinley and the Arid Land Homesteaders League
Meet Jared McKinley. More accurately, meet Jared McKinley’s alter ego Kitty Katt McKinley, which he uses when producing and promoting some of this city’s more creative and memorable events through Powhaus Productions and his new company MEOWmeow Productions. McKinley also happens to be an amazing gardener who has founded a new group called the Arid…
Rio Nuevo Shakeup: Bain and Grinnell Removed From Downtown Board
The Range is receiving word that Arizona Senate President Steve Pierce has removed attorney Jodi Bain and political gadfly Rick Grinnell from the Rio Nuevo Board. We’re told that Fletcher McCusker, who has been spearheading downtown redevelopment efforts and chairing the Fox Theatre’s board of director, will replace one of them. Under Bain’s leadership, the…
I Suppose an Obama Version of “Call Me Maybe” Was Inevitable
I still don’t understand how someone has the time to assemble these things, but Barack Obama meets Carly Rae Jepsen in the viral video hit of the week, which does have the added benefit of accelerating the point at which we’re sick of “Call Me Maybe.”
There’s a New Calexico Video
Calexico have a new label (ANTI-, an offshoot of punk label Epitaph, which has a pretty consistently great release schedule, including a Glen Hansard solo record coming up soon and a totally great Kelly Hogan record coming out today) for their first non-soundtrack full-length album since 2008’s Carried to Dust. “Para” is the first single,…
ConDanza Waltzes Its Way on to the Tucson Dance Scene
Keith Perfetti Cesar Rubio speaks to the audience with his dance troupe behind him during ConDanza’s first show. Tucson has a number of dance companies and ConDanza has just opened a studio downtown. ConDanza is a contemporary ballet group, that was started by Cesar Rubio in 2010, formerly of the University of Arizona Danhttp://dance.arizona.edu/ce Department.…
The Transit of Venus From an Astrological Perspective
Local astrologer Juliana Rose Teal has written about the major astrological events taking place this year in 2012: An Astrological Perspective. She writes, “I describe three major astrological events that take place this year, and what these events mean when happening in each of the 12 houses in a birth chart. The three events are:…
We Need to Calm Down on the Flavored Vodka Trend
Once there was just vodka, and then there were a bunch of different Stolis, and now it’s just gone totally artificial flavoring nuts, as if the largely flavorless drink is the hard liquor version of a Jelly Belly. 360 Vodka is among the worst offenders, now offering up a Glazed Donut flavor, which absolutely does…
Transit of Venus Events
On Tuesday, June 5, at approximately 3:04 p.m., the planet Venus will begin crossing the face of the sun. The most recent transit of Venus was in 2004. The next one will take place in 2117. Venus will be passing between the sun and the Earth, and from our vantage point, Venus will look like…
CD8 Air War: House Majority PAC Unveils New Ad Hitting Jesse Kelly
Although the June 12 Congressional District 8 special election will decide her replacement, we’ve seen very little of Gabby Giffords’ presence in the race between Democrat Ron Barber and Republican Jesse Kelly. Sure, Giffords asked Barber to seek the seek and she and her husband, retired astronaut Mark Kelly, both have endorsed Barber for this…
How To Screw Up A Good Thing, Casino Del Sol-Style
In January we wrote about Casino del Sol’s ridiculously bad decision to revamp its Cosmic Bingo event by, among other things, parting ways with fun and flirtatious drag queen MC Lucinda Holliday. The goal, casino officials said, was the revive a format that had gotten stale, which is hard to believe about something that involved…
Let’s Listen to This Fela Kuti Cover
For me, any day that starts out with a well-done Fela Kuti cover is a good one (even though this track has apparently been available for a nearly a week, which makes me question how I spend my time), so this take on “Lady” by tUnE-yArDs, Angelique Kidjo, ?uestlove from The Roots and Connecticut-raised, African-influenced…
Is This the First Casualty of the Downtown Streetcar Construction?
Oxygen bar and tea house Breathe, Drink and Design at 416 E. Seventh Street has closed, saying the loss of business due to the modern-street-car project and the summer slow-down was too much to bear. From the place’s Facebook account: Hey everyone. Just wanted to thank everyone for your patronage and support throughout the last…
RIP, Eduard “Mr. Trololo” Khil
In “The Internet Can Be Very Strange” news, Eduard Khil, best known to people who watch YouTube videos as Mr. Trololo, has passed away from complications from a stroke he suffered earlier this year. While Mr. Khil’s strange televised singing performance has been seen by millions, he apparently didn’t really benefit from his largely anonymous…
If Someone Can Explain This Kardashian Video, Please Let Me Know
Just when I think I’ve managed to make some sense of the world we live in, there’s this, where the Kardashian family who went on an extended reality show photo shoot a vacation to the Dominican Republic and decided to film a semi-lipsynched version of Notorious BIG’s “Hypnotize,” wherein Bruce Jenner, once famed athlete, plays…
Spend a Day at Copper Country
Although it is just the beginning of summer, I have lately been finding myself saying, “I’m bored,” what should I do on my day off, or “what should I do this weekend?” Well, if you’re in the same boredom boat, Copper Country may be the answer to your question. A friend recommended that I spend…
Rooster + Duck = Ducken
Last month we received a call from Patricia Rydeen, owner of Ears Wings N Things. She informed us that her rooster and duck mated and created what she calls a ducken. The little guy/gal had a chicken foot growing out of its head. Rydeen now reports Ducken is doing well and is almost two months…
Something to Think About Before Public Pool Season
Guess what? People are generally disgusting, as detailed by a Daily Mail article about public pools: A shocking new survey claims that a full 20 per cent of those swimming and splashing about also relieve themselves in it. Furthermore, red-eyes that often associated with a day at the pool are from chloramine, the chemical created…
Gabby Giffords Scheduled To Appear At Tucson Concert To Support Ron Barber
Jim Nintzel Gabby Giffords and Ron Barber tour the Community Food Bank shortfly before she formally resigned from Congress earler this year. Gabby Giffords will make a special appearance on behalf of Democrat Ron Barber at a get-out-the-vote concert at downtown’s Rialto Theatre next Saturday, June 9. Giffords, who stepped down from Congress in January…
Young People in America are Dumb? No Kidding
I still remember when I was nine years old and Nickelodeon came up with a following of the election between Al Gore and George W. Bush that was kid-friendly and gave a watered-down version of politics and what makes the president so important. It was educational and I felt like I had a small grasp…
Political Roundtable: Last Days of CD8 Special Election, Upcoming 2012 Races & Paul Cunningham’s Troubles
On last night’s Political Roundtable, Pima County Democratic Party chairman Jeff Rogers and Republican strategist Sam Stone talked about the latest twists in the June 12 special election between Republican Jesse Kelly and Democrat Ron Barber, looked ahead at some of the big races of the upcoming 2012 election season and shared their thoughts on…
PBS-HD 6 Starts Membership Drive This Weekend
Every Friday, the Weekly’s Senior Writer, Jim Nintzel, hosts Arizona Illustrated’s Political Roundable, airing at 6:30 p.m. on KUAT Channel 6. (The program repeats on Saturday at 12:30 a.m.) We’re partial to that show of course, but there are plenty of additional great shows on our local PBS station. Support public television during their membership…
Cunningham: ‘I Have Some Personal Issues’
Tucson City Councilman Paul Cunningham issued a statement tonight at 4:45 p.m.: STATEMENT BY COUNCIL MEMBER PAUL CUNNINGHAM June 1, 2012 I am releasing this statement in regards to multiple requests concerning my actions during the recent trip to San Diego. I acknowledge that I had too much to drink and said some things that…
Tucson Food Trucks Featured in New Cookbook
Food trucks have come a long way since the little carts with hot dogs and pretzels. Adam Borowitz, blogger and Noshing Around columnist extraordinaire, has chronicled the Tucson food truck scene in his column and Food Truck Diaries. Read the latest post here. And now there’s a new book about the national trend. Last month,…
Let’s Watch a Trailer for a Time-Lapse Film
There’s some technological innovation to TimeScapes, a film available for purchase as a download or on DVD and Blu-ray now, that I don’t understand, but it seems like a solid buy you enjoy appreciating nature from your couch (the best way to enjoy such things, as far as I’m concerned). The trailer is quite impressive,…
Tucson Author Dianne Ebertt Beeaff Wins Award for ‘Spirit Stones’
If you missed Paul Wine’s review of Spirit Stones: Unraveling the Megalithic Mysteries of Western Europe’s Prehistoric Monuments (Five Star Publications, 320 pages, $19.95) back in February, you may want to check it out here. Wine says the book is a “worthy read” and “… is an interesting and scholarly introduction to one of the…
Complaint? City Attorney Says There’s No Complaint
Tim Glass So, as Dylan Smith at the Tucson Sentinel got out of the city councilman, Paul Cunningham admits he had to much to drink during TREO’s San Diego junket and “said some things that might be considered inappropriate.” However, the question remains, what actually happened and who’s looking into it? Early this week, the…
Here’s What Daniel Patterson Thinks About Paul Cunningham
#Tucson Councilman Cunningham latest independent-minded Dem attacked thru anonymous rumor by ‘righteous’ Dems bit.ly/JV9QYS — Daniel R. Patterson (@DanPattersonUSA) May 30, 2012 Daniel Patterson, since he’s seemingly less busy than he once was, has been quite active on Twitter lately, offering his opinions on sports (he’s a Lakers fan, of all things), ecological issues, and…
Political Roundtable: Latest in the CD8 Special Election, Top Races of 2012 and Councilman Cunningham’s Troubles
Tonight on the Political Roundtable: Pima County Democratic Party chairman Jeff Rogers and Republican strategist Sam Stone talk about the latest twists in the special election between Republican Jesse Kelly and Democrat Ron Barber to complete Gabby Giffords term, look ahead to the top races of 2012 and dissect Ward 2 Councilman Paul Cunningham’s political…
Coming Soon: Amigos, Burgers and Beer
A new restaurant called Amigos, Burgers and Beer is setting up shop at 6372 S. Nogales Highway. We have very little information about the restaurant at this point, but did come across this description while doing our hard-hitting, in-depth investigative internet searching: We are a yet to be opened neighborhood grill and bar who will…
People, Can We Stop Eating Each Other Now?
We seem to be on the verge of a cannibalism epidemic here, people. It started in Florida, with the widely reported story of one man, suspected to be high on bath salts, eating the face of another man. Yesterday, a man in Maryland was arrested for killing and eating parts of a man “who lived…
A Buffalo Wild Wings Location Is Going In Where Furr’s Used to Be
The old Furr’s building at 4329 N. Oracle Road will soon be home to a Buffalo Wild Wings Bar and Grill. It’s a chain eatery that most of you probably already know about, but those who don’t can click on over here for more information. In other hot-wing news, the owner of Redline Sports Grill,…
Mad Men and the Birth Control Debate
A few weeks ago I got really obsessed with the show Mad Men, which provides a pretty interesting snapshot of the advertising industry in the early 1960s. And because I think the creators wanted to depict the time period accurately, it’s incredibly sexist. I’ve caught myself muttering expletives at the male characters on my TV…
A Native New Yorker Location Is Opening Where the Chuy’s Baja Broiler on Speedway Used To Be
It looks as if a Native New Yorker restaurant is preparing to move into what was formerly a Chuy’s Baja Broiler location at 3100 E. Speedway Blvd. We just got done checking the city’s liquor license register and an application has been filed under the Native New Yorker name for the location. No word yet…
If You Only Read One Article About Sports Conspiracy Theories Today…
I couldn’t possibly describe what Patrick Hruby pulls off with his extensive piece on The Post Game today, “The Truth Is Out There,” but if you’re a fan of sports or conspiracy theories or David Foster Wallace-styled annotations, you’ll have to check out how he weaves together Michael Phelps’ millisecond win in Bejing, several Super…
Our Neighbors in Mexico: ‘Kids Have Had it Up to Here’
On May 10, Weekly World Central ran a great column by our Randy Serraglio on Mexican poet Javier Sicilia’s visit to Tucson and his battle against the U.S. war on drugs that has left more than 50,000 Mexican citizens missing or dead, including Sicilia’s own son, Juan Francisco. If you missed Serraglio’s column, you can…
Narcotic Bath Salts Are Not the Kind Grandma Uses
Did you know about the Salt Institute? Neither did I, until I received a press release from them today and went on their website to learn: “The Salt Institute is a North American based non-profit trade association dedicated to advancing the many benefits of salt, particularly to ensure winter roadway safety, quality water and healthy…
Remember the Easy-Bake Oven? I Do.
There are a variety of toys everyone remembers using as some of their favorites when they were growing up. For me, I remember Barbie’s being one of my favorites along with Polly Pockets, Beanie Babies and of course the infamous, Easy-Bake Oven. I remember begging my mom to buy me one of the Easy-Bake Ovens…
Bike-Powered Delivery Now Available at B Line
Oh, the B Line. That little gem of a restaurant with the good beer, the better pie and some of the best casual dining in Tucson. I love sitting at its little counter facing Fourth Avenue while sipping a strong coffee and watching the world move by. Of course, the B Line is currently one…
CD8: Barber Announces He’s Raised Nearly $1.2 Million for Campaign
Democrat Ron Barber announced this morning that he had raised $641,000 during the second reporting period of the special election to complete Gabby Giffords’ congressional term. That brings Barber’s total for the campaign to nearly $1.2 million. Republican Jesse Kelly has not not yet released a fundraising report. While the candidates have been spending hundreds…
Pranking The Cops Just Got More Expensive
Tucson’s false alarm ordinance went into effect two months ago, but to this point the police haven’t been enforcing it. That all changes on Friday. The Tucson Police Department announced this week that beginning June 1 it will start assessing fees for any and all false alarm calls it has to respond to within city…
Great Galleries!
Katherine Monaghan is a trained printmaker, but she makes her prints with unusual tools: hardware-store washers and rusty water. Monaghan first plunges the washers—round metal discs with holes in the middle—into acid to remove their slick zinc coating, and then lines them up by the hundreds on gessoed paper, she explained the other day at…
Messina
Flying for many people is simply a way to get from point A to point B. But for those who really love to fly, getting to a destination is only part of the experience. The journey itself—soaring above the ground and experiencing the serenity of flight—is where the enjoyment lies. Pamela Hale, a local spiritual…
The Skinny
Jesse Kelly: Still a bullshit artist … Ron Barber’s Obama blunder … Why can’t Jesse answer questions about neo-Nazis? … and more!
Officially Incorporated?
The most-recent population figures from the U.S. Census Bureau tell a troubling story of Pima County residents’ disdain for municipal life. More than 353,000 of the 980,263 county residents counted in the 2010 census, or 36 percent, lived outside of the boundaries of the county’s five incorporated cities and towns. Each of those people ends…
Police Dispatch
Stealing swamp coolers; Adult sons and sex sites
Top Ten in Music
1. Garbage Not Your Kind of People (Stunvolume) 2. John Mayer Born and Raised (Columbia) 3. Slash Apocalyptic Love (Dik Hayd) 4. Paul McCartney and Linda McCartney Ram (Hear) 5. Tenacious D Rize of the Fenix (Columbia) 6. The Cult Choice of Weapon (Essential) 7. El-P Cancer for Cure (Fat Possum) 8. Six Feet Under…
Social Study
While Social Security, Medicare and the Affordable Care Act (called Obamacare by critics) have been the front-and-center issues in the June 12 special election between Democrat Ron Barber and Republican Jesse Kelly, there are plenty of other issues on which the two candidates disagree. Take abortion, an issue that has barely been discussed in the…
Nine Questions
Billy Price is a veteran local musician who has played guitar and bass in a number of bands, including the Apocalyptics and the Red Switch. (Full disclosure: I was also a member of said bands). These days, Price is a family man, but he remains highly regarded by local musicians and fans. What was the…
‘Black’ Is Back
When a film sequel is released, I like to go back and re-watch the previous chapter. After years of huffing model glue and playing high-impact sports with no helmet, my memory isn’t what it used to be, so I need to actually check the archives. I said this about Men in Black II: “If they…
Live
The Dark Lords of Metal must have been pleased with us in Tucson, for the Elder Ones graciously granted us perfect weather for an outdoor display of doom and gloom at La Cocina last Thursday. First up were local sludge behemoths Methra (my favorite band name in quite some time). The band weeded out anybody…
Media Watch
Cathy Rivers returns to Tucson radio; A long-time Tucson radio staple ends
Hospitality: Hospitality (Merge)
For every moment that’s easily traced back to its influences, Hospitality offers something of a surprise leap in the other direction. Though clearly descended from breezy pop bands—mostly U.K. groups like the Sundays, Belle and Sebastian, and Camera Obscura—this New York trio has a handle on when to spin a sweet melody, and when to…
Top Ten in Movies
1. The Grey Universal 2. This Means War 20th Century Fox 3. The Woman in Black Sony 4. Chronicle 20th Century Fox 5. Red Tails 20th Century Fox 6. The Secret World of Arrietty Buena Vista 7. Albert Nobbs Lionsgate 8. The Vow Screen Gems 9. One for the Money Lionsgate 10. Rampart Millennium
The Cult: Choice of Weapon (Cooking Vinyl)
Until the increasingly unlikely moment when Led Zeppelin reunites to record a new album and storm the world’s stadiums, many of us will settle for the next-best thing—British-born Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy’s The Cult. One of the few authentic hard-rock bands not settling for dour nü-metal posturing, The Cult has always wielded equal amounts…
Missing Answers
Maggie has come from the future—2054, to be exact. She didn’t know that initially. Months ago, she woke up face-down in a bathtub full of water, nude and without a memory. Over the next few weeks, the pieces slowly started fitting together: She’s here to save humanity from its own future (however that might work),…
Dr. John: Locked Down (Nonesuch)
From the Rolling Stones’ adoration for Howlin’ Wolf to Jack White’s pledged allegiance to Loretta Lynn and Wanda Jackson, there is nothing particularly novel about musicians exercising their hero worship. Therefore, it would be useless to question the motivations of Dan Auerbach—of the Black Keys fame—when it came to writing, arranging, performing on and producing…
Dancing Through a Decade
Thanks to the success of movies like Step Up and shows like So You Think You Can Dance and America’s Best Dance Crew, dancing is more popular than ever—specifically, hip-hop dancing is more popular than ever. Now there are numerous dance crews around the nation fighting to be bigger and better, and get recognized by…
Now Showing at Home
Coriolanus (Blu-ray); The Sting (Blu-ray); Certified Copy (Blu-ray)
Legal Deal
I once met a guy in a parking lot in the projects in Augusta, Ga., to buy a bag of pot. It was a drive-by street purchase of the most-stereotypical variety, made through the window of my buddy’s beat-down truck in the middle of the night, in the shadow of the seediest public-housing complex in…
City Week
Dance for all ages; Doodling for Google; Celebrating MCA; Do you hear the train a’comin’?
Foods of the Philippines
The Philippines have been influenced by multiple nations and cultures. The Chinese were said to have arrived there as early as 500 B.C. The Japanese followed, as did the Spanish. India and Malaysia traded with the people of the Philippines. And, of course, the United States made its mark, most prominently during and after World…
Ask a Mexican!
Dear Mexican: Why can’t the United States and Mexico agree on one only name for the Rio Bravo-Grande river? I don’t understand why the Americans lo dice in español? Marfa Maven Dear Wabette: The Mexican is a Californian by the grace of God and doesn’t dare tread the intellectual waters of the Lone Star State…
Weekly Wide Web
I wish people would stop creating elaborate marriage proposals and posting them to YouTube. I’m not a soulless monster, so, sure, I was somewhat charmed by the video going around Facebook this week: A boyfriend set up a lip-synched event (“Isaac’s Live Lip-Dub Proposal”) with family and friends to Bruno Mars’ ode to eloping, “Marry…
Editor’s Note
Those of us who toil at Weekly World Central have a longstanding policy that feedback, be it positive or negative, is always welcome, as long as it’s offered in a constructive manner. However, whining is never welcome. I recently had an online argument with a local dude who apparently just realized that the results of…
Tasty Serial
I first read the cowboy-writer J.P.S. Brown’s “Dogie Long” story when it ran as serial fiction in Western Horseman magazine several years ago. I thought, “Hey, this is good reading.” Then the Horseman was sold, and the new buyer ditched fiction entirely. My favorite foundling went away, and I kept wondering, “Whatever became of Dogie?”…
Noshing Around
Restaurant comings and goings; New places to enjoy brunch; Isabella’s Ice Cream on the move
Mailbag
Rewriting reproductive biology; Birthering Mitt Romney; Reasonable vs. Unreasonable
TQ&A
Aaron Eden is director of Gangplank, at the Bookmans Event Center off Irvington Road (5120 S. Julian Drive). Gangplank encourages collaboration between entrepreneurs, angel investors, creative folks and mentors, in a unique workspace lined with desks and pirate flags. Every Friday, there’s a brown-bag lunch with a speaker. The idea is to create space for…
Danehy
Like many Southern Arizonans, I watched the Great Congressional District 8 Debate last week, and like most everybody else, I didn’t learn dookie about the candidates. Republican Jesse Kelly thinks that giving rich people more money will make everybody feel better. Democrat Ron Barber thinks that taking money away from the rich should, in the…
Guest Commentary
As a child of the 1950s, I remember hot summer nights when we got relief from the heat only when a truck came by spraying a cool mist that would kill mosquitoes. We kids ran after that mist like it was the ice cream truck. Several years later, with the publication of Rachel Carson’s Silent…
‘Shipwrecked’ in India
If you were a theater like, say, the Rogue Theatre here in Tucson, and you were going on a grand adventure to the other side of the world to perform a show, what kind of play would you do? An adventure story, of course! Last week, four members of the Rogue—Cynthia Meier, Joseph McGrath, Patty…
Misery Breeds Beauty
Tight, focused and spare, the music Gillian Welch and David Rawlings make is an intoxicating blend of two guitars and two voices. But there’s nowhere to hide, and no easy tweaks to make when the songs aren’t coming out as strong as they could be. So, after a frustratingly bleak stretch of songwriting, Welch and…
Top Ten in Books
1. Desert Terroir: Exploring the Unique Flavors and Sundry Places of the Borderlands Gary Paul Nabhan, University of Texas ($24.95) 2. Tucson Oddities, Too Arizona Daily Star ($14.99) 3. State of Wonder: A Novel Ann Patchett, Harper ($15.99) 4. The Glamour of Being Real Joanna Frueh, ErneRené ($10) 5. Catching Fire Suzanne Collins, Scholastic ($17.99)…
Soundbites
Tucson’s flood of shows slows to a trickle; Maps and Atlas, Monsters and Men; Dave Alvin; and more!
Cozy Relationships
The memo was cautious to a fault—the kind crafted precisely to avoid lawsuits. Dispatched to Tucson Police Chief Roberto Villaseñor by his special investigative division on Feb. 29, it gingerly detailed findings from a financial probe of the Tucson Convention Center, one prompted by a suspicious TCC employee, and begun at the insistence of Assistant…
Charged With Trespassing
Daniel Barnett has been visiting his mother’s grave at Evergreen Cemetery since 1978—but after a Mother’s Day visit gone wrong this year, he and his wife could be banned from ever returning. When the couple arrived at the Oracle Road cemetery in the early evening of Sunday, May 13, they discovered his mother’s tombstone was…
Can I Get a Doritos Taco with My Medicine?
Gustavo Arellano/OC Weekly Ask A Mexican’s Gustavo Arellano recently posted on his home paper’s blog a scene from Denver, Colo., worth a mention here with our burgeoning medical marijuana industry and occasional empty taco spot (maybe around here empty check-cashing establishments are more plentiful) If you’re familiar with the former archtectural style of America’s least…
The Station Pub and Grill Is Open
Televised sports are best enjoyed with a belly full of meat, alcohol and large portions of things fried in grease. If the sporting action is on numerous giant screens and there are cheap hot wings to be had, all the better. This seems to be what’s going on in the new Station Pub and Grill,…
