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Adaptive Renewal: A new midtown art studio space has sprung up on Grant Road
For a less-than-charming property not blessed with the three things that matter most in real estate—“location-location-location”—the only remaining option may be “vocation-vocation-vocation”—and preferably an exciting one. That’s why a handful of midtown neighborhoods hope that turning an abandoned strip-shopping center into the newest industrial studio space for artists may turn around the area’s struggling reputation.…
Tribal leaders welcome return of White House meetings after four years
WASHINGTON – Tribal leaders said the just-ended White House summit on tribal affairs “shows promise” for the federal commitment to solving problems in Indian Country and to giving Native Americans a voice in the process. The two-day “Nation-to-Nation dialogue on critical issues in Indian Country” revives what had been an annual gathering under the Obama…
Roads closed throughout Tucson on Saturday for El Tour de Tucson
The following travel restrictions and road closures will be in place at 6 a.m. Saturday because of the annual El Tour de Tucson bike race. Downtown – Sixth Avenue, north of 22nd Street and south of Broadway, will be closed to motorists from 3 a.m. to 5 p.m., after the last rider. Expect additional downtown side…
Poll: Majority of Republicans falsely believe Arizona ‘audit’ found fraud
A majority of Republican respondents in a recent poll wrongly believe that the so-called “audit” of the 2020 election in Maricopa county definitely or probably found evidence of fraud. Monmouth University polled 811 people across the United States earlier this month, asking a series of questions about the state of the country, the Jan. 6 insurrection at…
Court: Higher water charge for public housing is not discriminatory
WASHINGTON – A federal appeals court said Friday that an Arizona water district can charge more in upfront fees to public housing residents, even though the policy disproportionately affects minority customers and single mothers. A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals acknowledged that the policy by the Maricopa Domestic Water Improvement…
St. Jude hoards billions while many of its families drain their savings
ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. Series: St. Jude’s Unspent Billions – Behind the Hospital’s Claims to Donors This story was originally published by ProPublica. A series of sharp knocks on his driver’s side window startled Jason Burt awake.…
U.S. House Democrats to introduce censure of Arizona Rep. Paul Gosar over violent video
Nearly 30 Democratic U.S. House members plan to introduce a resolution censuring their Arizona Republican colleague Rep. Paul Gosar for social media posts that depicted him killing New York Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. On Sunday, Gosar tweeted from both his official and personal accounts and posted on Instagram a video showing an anime sequence with the…
A letter home from WWI: ‘It sure was some scrap’
Editor’s note: My father passed along a four-page letter written by my grandfather, Charlie Nintzel, in November 1918, recounting his military experience in WWI. In honor of Veterans Day, I share it here with minor edits. France, Nov. 24, 1918 Dear Pop: The “army” has called this day Pop’s, dad’s, father’s or governor’s letter day,…
Editor’s Note: Artistic license
You gotta hand it to Tucson artists. When work on the Downtown Links road (which will finally complete the last mile of Aviation Parkway, decades after planning began) forced them from the Citizens Transfer warehouse, they found themselves a new building in need of some love, just down the street from one of Tucson’s most…
Cold beer for a good cause: Roadrunners team up with craft brewers
Call it a power play for the palate. I wasn’t much of a hockey fan until my friend and local hockey maven Danny Plattner hosted me for my first Tucson Roadrunners game in 2018. The team was in first place, maximizing the thrill of the moment with what appeared to be a near-capacity crowd at…
Reel Indie
Cinema Tucson presents “Prayers for the Stolen.” In the past, if Spanish-speaking audiences in Tucson wanted to see Mexican-made movies on the big screen, they only had one opportunity: the Cine Mexico festival, held at the end of March each year since 2004. When it ended last year, it was the longest-running annual showcase of…
A Light in the dark: Tucson music compilation Luz de Vida II supports families of homicide victims
Light shines through darker days,” sings Tucson band Calexico in the opening lines of the new album “Luz de Vida II,” a collection of local music to benefit those affected by violence. “Luz de Vida II” was released on Friday, Nov. 5, roughly 10 years after the first “Luz de Vida,” which was recorded in…
XOXO: Mark your calendars
Where we’re all just a few stars apart. This week, Kronos Quartet, The Beach Boys, Diplo, Jimmy Eat World, REO Speedwagon, Porter Robinson, Grouplove, Joyce Yang, San Holo and more perform in The Old Pueblo. Read on. Mark your calendars… Thursday, Nov. 11 Oscar-nominated filmmakers Sam Green and Joe Bini collaborate with Grammy-winning contemporary classical…
On the rise again: COVID cases jumped by 25% in the last two weeks of October
As COVID cases rise again, Pima County and other local government agencies are struggling to lower transmission amid an increase in public events. Dr. Joe Gerald, an epidemiologist with the UA Zuckerman School of Public Health who has been tracking COVID cases since the virus first arrived in Arizona, noted that for the week ending…
City Week: Weekly Picks
Editor’s Note: While we are delighted to see Tucsonans once again gathering for fun events, we are also aware that the Delta variant is in widespread circulation. Please consider getting vaccinated against COVID if you haven’t yet and following CDC guidance, which includes wearing masks at crowded indoor events. Keep yourself and others safe—the pandemic…
Chef’s Kiss: Feast your eyes on the new Julia Child documentary
Julia Child was an intimidating celebrity to witness as a pre-teen. When I stayed home sick from school, my feverish face sampled a mixture of syndicated programming (Gilligan, Flintstones, Love American Style) and PBS shows, including my favorite, The Electric Company, along with Sesame Street, Mister Rogers and the incomparable Julia Child with her very…
Variety Show: This weekend’s Dusk Festival features a wide range of performers
Jim Adkins, the lead vocalist, guitarist and songwriter of legendary Arizona rock band Jimmy Eat World, had barely started touring in support of 2019’s Surviving when COVID hit. “We played maybe three weeks of dates and then everything shut down,” said Adkins, whose band is headlining this weekend’s Dusk Festival in downtown Tucson, which features…
