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Lilly is living on the lam these days. Lilly—not her real name, for reasons that will be obvious momentarily—got busted by one of the city’s red-light cameras a few months back as she was making a left turn at 22nd and Wilmot. She ignored the citation that arrived shortly thereafter in her mailbox and is…
Tucson Organization Sends Wheelchairs Around The World to Those in Need
By Aja Hood Cronkite News Service Tucson-based Wheelchair Athletes Worldwide raises money to buy and fix sport wheelchairs that it then donates to people with disabilities in other countries, where disabled people may only have wheelbarrows or shopping carts to get around.
What Do We Know About Sheriff Joe? (Oh Ava, You Can Tell Us About the Women’s Underwear)
I guess when you have AmeriKa’s Sheriff in your backyard and you have a morning show like Good Morning Arizona in Phoenix, it’s best to share recipes and make the stinker seem like not such a bad guy after all. Oy vey.
McDonald’s Tells Workers to Sell Gifts, Eat Less and Stop Complaining
Did somebody say sell your personal items to make ends meet? McDonald’s has passed on some terrible financial and health management advice to its underpaid employees, again. Low Pay Is NOT OK captured some screen shots of some words of wisdom from a McDonald’s website that’s designed to “help” its employees. You may also want to…
‘Hopped Up’ Highlights Old Bisbee Brewing Company
Hopped Up is a Youtube show by UA graduates Charles Lynch, Nick Fimbres and Nathan Lee. The web series has previously featured breweries and restaurants like Dragoon Brewery, Borderlands Brewing Company and local bar and art gallery Mr. Head’s. The latest episode highlights Old Bisbee Brewing Company. Brewmaster and co-owner Victor Winquist gives Lynch a tour of the bar, faculty…
Don’t Miss Walter Echo-Hawk’s Talk and Book Signing at the UA
Legendary civil Walter Echo-Hawk will be making an appearance today at 6 p.m. in Room 164 of the James E. Rogers College of Law, 1201 E. Speedway Blvd., and is free and open to the public. Echo-Hawk has worked to protect the legal, political, property, cultural, and human rights of Indian tribes and Native peoples for…
BICAS to Find New Space in 2014?
Beloved nonprofit downtown advocacy and recycling center Bicycle Inter-Community Art and Salvage is considering a move from its unique base of operations in the Dunbar Springs neighborhood. “BICAS is preparing for its 25th anniversary,” BICAS administrative coordinator Kylie Walzak said in a phone interview. “We will be creating a series of events and fundraising opportunities…
Best Reason to Call in Sick at Lunch Time Today
Everybody’s favorite professor of (insert any humanities, classics or anthropology course-name here), David Soren, dishes on everybody’s favorite director of movies that wake you up screaming, Alfred Hitchcock, at 1 p.m., today, at the Loft Cinema, for a special screening of the master’s Saboteur. Turns out the beloved prof has some swagger among the Hollywood…
These Boots Were Made for Walkin’ … and Why
Sid Hirsh, of Hirsch’s Shoes of Tucson, presents “All You Want to Know About Shoes and More,” from 10 to 11 a.m., Monday, Nov. 25. Hirsch’s Shoes has been in business since 1954. The free talk takes place at Ellie Towne Flowing Wells Community Center, 1660 W. Ruthrauff Road. Call 594-5225 for more info.
Dear Megan: This Wasn’t About Being Bullied, This is Part of the Job
Dear Megan: Maybe you can add this list to the bullying you feel you received after the piece you did on Washington State University and Pullman. But that’s not my intention. In newspaper years, kinda like dog years, I’m an old lady, so look at this as a bit of advice, the kind of advice…
Former Lawmaker Daniel Patterson Wants Payout From Pima County and the City of Tucson
Former state lawmaker Daniel Patterson, who resigned from the Arizona Legislature last year after a messy domestic situation capped a rocky legislative career, has filed a federal lawsuit against Tucson and Pima County officials, claiming that they violated his legislative immunity from civil law enforcement while the Legislature is in session. Tim Hull of Courthouse…
Butterball Fails to Deliver Enough Fresh Turkeys
The jive turkeys at Butterball might have ruined your Thanksgiving. Butterball, the world’s largest turkey producer, announced that retailers will get half as many fresh never-frozen turkeys this year. The company statement comes less than two weeks before the Thanksgiving holidays and could impact holiday meal plans coast-to-coast. When Butterball talks, holiday cooks listen. This year,…
Zuzu Needs a Home
The Humane Society of Southern Arizona presents Zuzu, a female, domestic medium hair. Zuzu is 2 1/2 years old.Reference no: 724738 Regal Zuzu would love to find herself in your lap! This cashmere-soft sweetheart enjoys playing with toys, snuggling and bird watching from a sunny window. Although Zuzu adores her human friends, she would prefer…
Advocates: Child Care Less Affordable in Arizona than Many States
Monday, Nov. 18, 2013 By ANNE M. SHEARER Cronkite News Service PHOENIX – Arizona is the seventh-least-affordable state for before-school/after-school child care, according to a study by a national advocacy group. On average, such care cost an Arizona family $6,198 in 2012, according to Arlington, Va.-based Child Care Aware of America. The group measured the…
Viva La Viral Special Guest is Max Cannon!
I host a monthly comedy show at the The Loft Cinema called Viva La Viral. I do some stand up and talk about pop culture and what’s going in the world, and then my local Tucson celebrity/personality co-host will share some stories and their favorite viral videos. This month’s special guest needs no introduction, but…
Tucson Roller Derby’s ‘Band Bash’ at Surly Wench
Surf rock, metal, punk, oh my! Phoenix’s Surlie Girlies won first place at the Arizona Roller Derby state championships. While local derby teams FTW took fourth place, and VICE took sixth place. Maybe next year, girls. The Tucson Roller Derby will be hosting its annual Band Bash benefit this Friday, Nov. 22, at the Surly…
Planet of the Crepes and Serial Grillers gets National Attention
Tucson food trucks have really become a part of the dining scene these days and two of the longest running and still highly popular trucks are Planet of the Crepes and 2013 Best of Tucson Food Truck winner Serial Grillers. Now, the duo will be getting some well-deserved attention from The Cooking Channel. Eat St., a Food Channel…
Scarlett Johansson Won an Award Last Night…For Her Voice
Scarlett Johansson has a very distinctive voice. Some might call it smoky, sexy or sultry. I think she sounds like she needs a glass of milk to wash down the peanut butter lodged in her throat, but that’s just me. Apparently the Rome Film Festival doesn’t care about my opinion. Last night they awarded her…
Tucson’s Soccer Renaissance Continues as MLS Announces 2014 Training Participants
AZKicksIt.com FC Tucson vs. Chivas USA It’s been a good week for FC Tucson and the soccer community in Southern Arizona. Last Friday the wildly successful amateur club debuted its brand-spanking-new stadium at the Kino Sports Complex by defeating an MLS team, Los Angeles-based Chivas USA, before more than 2,400 fans. And this morning the…
One Season Wonders for Your Desert Landscape
The Potted Desert Winter Color Simply Stated Many avid gardeners and enthusiasts have a great number of pots. At my high point, I counted 55+ around my urban sized home. The majority of them were planted with colorful floral bouquets. Even though I love the desert and the colors related to it, I wanted many…
Today: SlutWalk Tucson 2013
SlutWalk has returned, and this year it begins at the UA Women’s Plaza of Honor next to Centennial Hall, 4:30 p.m. with a march starting at 5 p.m. and ending at Fluxx Studio and Gallery off Fourth Avenue. From organizers: SlutWalk is a protest, a rally, and a demonstration of frustration and anger. We are…
Food Truck Diaries Vol. 35: Lucky Girl Café
I have a problem: I’m obsessed with food trucks. Last night I went on my nightly walk around my neighbourhood and ended up at Tap & Bottle. There’s always a different food truck parked out front, and the Lucky Girl Café caught my eye. I was staring at the well designed dry erase board and…
AZ Illustrated Politics: Immigration Reform, Obamacare, SB 1070 & More
On tonight’s AZ Illustrated Politics: Attorneys Jeff Rogers and Vince Rabago and Tucson Hispanic Chamber of Commerce President Lea Marquez-Peterson talked about the collapse of immigration reform in the House this year; the Tucson City Council’s new rules on the enforcement of SB 1070; Sens. John McCain and Jeff Flake’s support of the Employment Non-Discrimination…
Noah Needs a Home
The Southern Arizona Humane Society presents Noah, a 5-year-old Pit Bull Mix Reference no: 763092 With an unforgettable face, a larger-than-life personality and a heart of pure gold, Noah is one in a million! This tough cookie was found wandering a Texas Air Force base in sweltering summer heat with a missing eye, a benign…
Harlem Globetrotter Breaks Guinness Record in Arizona
When the Harlem Globetrotters aren’t solving crimes with Scooby Doo, they are breaking world records. Yesterday Globetrotter rookie Cory ‘Thunder’ Law smashed the official Guinness World Records® record for the longest basketball shot at the US Airways in Phoenix. Law made the shot from 109 feet 7 inches from the basket. The previous record was was…
Photos of #SFBatKid Saving The Day
Five year-old Miles has been battling acute lymphoblastic leukemia since he was 20 months old. He wanted to be Batman for a day, and the Make-A-Wish Foundation made it happen. Today San Francisco transformed in to the dark and gritty Gotham City with the help of 11,000 volunteers. Miles saved a damsel in distress, drove around…
Win 2 Tickets to ‘Dia De Los Estupidos’ Comedy Show at Laffs
Joey G is putting together another big comedy show from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday, November 17 at Laffs Comedy Cafe, 2900 E. Broadway. This show highlights local comedians like improv actress and KFMA morning show co-host Mishell Livio. You might have seen Pauly Casillas open for the funniest man on Twitter Rob Delaney. Jacob Breckenridge has been…
9 Days Left to Crowdfund El Tour de Tucson Documentary
El Tour de Tucson is right around the corner, and it’s a big deal for a lot of people in this city. Don’t you want to know how it all started? Filmmaker Justin Kreinbrink is trying to crowdfund $13,000 to complete filming his El Tour de Tucson: Live the Adventure! documentary. He’s currently sitting at $580 and…
You Should Go to the FC Tucson Game Tonight
Look at that magnificent field! When I walked up to the new FC Tucson stadium on the northwest corner of the Kino Sports Complex at Country Club and Ajo, the first thing that crossed my mind was “Wait, this got built in Tucson?” It’s a really smartly built space, with a great looking field, a…
Better than Elvis: What if Andy Kaufman Pulled the Biggest Prank of All?
According to a report in Cinema Blend, holy f@ck, Andy Kaufman could be alive or maybe he’s still pranking us after all these years: The story begins at the 9th annual Andy Kaufman Awards, which were held on Monday night at New York’s Gotham Comedy Club. While on stage, Michael Kaufman – Andy’s brother -…
Tucson Prep Football: CDO, Pusch Ridge, Sabino, Salpointe Still Alive
Photo from shutterstock.com And then there were four. The 2013 high school football season began way back on Aug. 23, when defending Division II champion Ironwood Ridge played Peoria Liberty on a Friday night that saw the game go until midnight because of delays caused by our trusty monsoon weather. Ironwood Ridge was one of…
Letter From Vail Superintendent Regarding Guard Arrest and Teacher Misconduct
Today 71-year-old Cienega security guard Eric Oswald was arrested for contributing to delinquency of a minor. Oswald reportedly started a relationship with the 15 year-old Cienega student when she was 14 years old. It has been reported that Oswald and the student only kissed four or five times. A female teacher at Andrada was also placed…
PCC Board Wants You To Help Oversee Finances
According to a Pima Community College press release from today, the college’s governing board decided a last night’s regular board meting to form a new citizens’ committee to help it oversee college financial policies and procedures: At its Regular Meeting last night, the Governing Board unanimously approved creation of a seven-person Finance and Audit Committee…
Don’t Miss Andrew Jackson Jihad and Friends at Solar Culture Next Friday
Andrew Jackson Jihad ends their November tour in Tucson. Catch the Phoenix band live at 8 p.m. Friday, November 23rd at Solar Culture, 31 E. Toole Ave. Local pop-punk band Big Bad and Chicago’s The Gunshy will open the show. You can listen to Andrew Jackson Jihad’s Live at The Crescent Ballroom album here (I highly recommend…
‘Last Comic Standing’ Returns in 2014
NBC has decided to give Last Comic Standing another shot. The reality show helped comedians like Ralphie May, Kathleen Madigan, Alonzo Bodden, Amy Schumer and Doug Benson kickstart their careers. There was some controversy when season two judges Drew Carey and Brett Butler were upset when the network picked a different winner then who the judges originally…
FX Releases Trailer for New Gay Animated Series, ‘Chozen’ (NSFW Video)
FX is taking a chance with a new animated series, and the main character happens to be gay. Chozen is about a homosexual, white rapper fresh out of prison on a quest for redemption. Among the many executive producers of the show include Eastbound & Down star Danny McBride and Archer creator Adam Reed.…
Logan Paul’s Six Seconds of Fame
I like to Vine, but not as much as Logan Paul. Paul combined 30 Vine clips to make a three minute video, and has already received 338,361 views. Granted, they aren’t all winners but some are worth chuckling at. I’m willing to bet that this guy will have a IFC television show or a cameo in…
It’s Your Lucky Day Because The 2 Shows You Have To See Tonight Are Down The Street From Each Other
You’re lucky. I’m lucky. We’re all lucky because there are two great shows happening tonight. One is at Plush on 4th Avenue and 6th Street. The other is at Topaz on St. Mary’s at I-10. So prepare to zig-zag back and forth because you’ll be sorry if you miss either. You have problems? I have…
Take a Hike
As Alois Kronschlaeger’s flight descended into Tucson, he was mesmerized by the views of the landscape below. Everywhere he looked, towering mountains rose up from the desert floor: the Catalinas to the north, the Rincons to the east, the Santa Ritas to the south, and the smaller but spikier Tucsons to the west. These monumental…
Now on Shelves
The Emerald Mile: The Epic Story of the Fastest Ride in History Through the Heart of the Grand Canyon By Kevin Fedarko Scribner$30; 415 pages Kevin Fedarko’s new book represents no mean effort. Millions of years of geologic history, waves of Anasazi, explorer Don García López de Cárdenas, Maj. John Wesley Powell, the Salton Sea,…
Big Bad FDA
One of the most essential scenes in understanding the transformation of Matthew McConaughey’s career is, as it happens, one of the least essential scenes in The Dallas Buyers Club. It’s an innocuous dinner conversation between AIDS patient Ron Woodroof (McConaughey) and his empathetic but largely helpless doctor (Jennifer Garner). Woodroof, a hard-drinking electrician and rodeo…
Editor’s Note
Last week, I received an email forwarded to me by an alt-weekly editor in another city about an event (that seems like a weird term to use, but “protest” seems too strong) that was held at a local church on Sunday. Mari Herreras ended up going and wrote about it on page 10 this week,…
The Loki Show
You can smell the fresh paint on Marvel holiday toys while watching Thor: The Dark World, an enjoyable yet strictly commercial seasonal entry in the Marvel cinematic universe behemoth. The latest installment is a step back from Kenneth Branagh’s goofy and grand first franchise installment, Thor. While not likely to piss off superhero film fans,…
Danehy
It is an odd coincidence that less than 24 hours after President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, an incredibly strange television show debuted in England. With the entire world in turmoil, it would have been understandable if it had passed without making a blip. But it drew a decent audience that first night,…
True TV
‘Bot Time Eagleheart Thursday, Nov. 14 (Adult Swim) Season Premiere: In its first two seasons, Chris Elliott’s Eagleheart fought and exacerbated different crimes-of-the-week in each episode; his Marshal Chris Monsanto may be prone to psychotic violence and gratuitous collateral damage, but he gets the job done (pay attention, Deputy Rick Grimes). This time around, Eagleheart…
Messina
John Fanning made a promise to his mother that he was determined to keep. It was the vow that he would not allow her to be kept alive using extra-ordinary means. But during his mother’s stay in an intensive care unit 28 years ago, this promise was tested. “I remember going into her room and…
DVD Roundup
Caesar & Otto’s Deadly Xmas While working as a department store Santa and elf, brothers Caesar and Otto afoul of another, psychotic St. Nick, who of course goes on a blood-splattering killing rampage. The only Christmas movie you’ll need this holiday season, kiddies. (MVD) The To-Do List An overachiever (Aubrey Plaza) who missed out on…
Media Watch
TUNEIN STREAMING DEAL SIDESTEPS 1290 FLAGSHIP STATUS The UA has been bragging quite a bit at football and men’s basketball games about the opportunity fans have to stream Wildcat broadcasts through a deal inked in early September. The arrangement is between streaming radio app TuneIn and IMG, the sports network that handles Wildcat broadcasts and…
A Taste of Island Life
D’s Island Grill JA started with a food truck. The brightly colored vehicle opened for business just as the food truck scene hit town. D’s was always one of the more popular trucks and folks would stand in line for a long time to get some authentic Jamaican food. A brick-and-mortar store had to follow.…
The Skinny
A MEANS TO AN ENDA Both of Arizona’s Republican senators voted last week in favor of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, which would prohibit employers with more than 15 employees from “engaging in employment discrimination on the basis of an individual’s actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity,” according to a legislative summary. They were…
Noshing Around
Four Corners Festival Southern Arizona Arts and Cultural Alliance presents the Four Corners Festival on Nov. 16 (10 a.m. to 5 p.m.) and 17 (11 a.m. to 4 p.m.). The festivities take place at all “four corners” of Skyline and Campbell which is well known as one of Tucson’s most foodie-friendly hot spots. The two-day…
The Past’s Price
When Dove of Peace Lutheran Church parishioners walked out of last Sunday’s service, they were greeted by two television news crews and a newspaper reporter asking about a woman from a California-based sex abuse survivors’ organization passing out flyers about their music minister when they arrived for church that morning. On Thursday, Nov. 7, Joelle…
‘Workingman’s Version of Metal’
The thrash metal band Skeletonwitch creates stunning grooves that not only inspire head-banging but will also twist rhythmically through your pelvis and viscera. Believe it or not—amid the frenzied onslaught of twin-guitar riffs, pile-driver beats and singer Chance Garnette’s shredded hellhound vocals—Skeletonwitch swings. Turns out that groove is an important ingredient in the storm summoned…
Pedersen on Sports
I’m not just referring to UA basketball season, which as I’ve mentioned previously is up there with the monsoon on the Tucson list of most impactful things in our daily existence. Yeah, yeah. Go Cats, blah, blah, blah. Nah, I’m talking about college hoops as a whole: all 362 (!) teams playing in Division I,…
Soundbites
IN THE TIME IT TAKES As one of the folks who helps put together The Great Cover-Up each year (shameless plug: it’s coming up Thursday, Dec. 12, through Saturday, Dec. 14), I’m a huge fan of a good idea, a big event, and steering the money raised toward a good cause – even if the…
Live
HEART: ANSELMO VALENCIA TORI AMPHITHEATRE AT CASINO DEL SOL Saturday, Nov. 9 The term “classic-rock” can be applied either with either respect or derision. Heart requires the former usage. This pioneering rock band, led by sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson since the mid-1970s, has sold more than 30 million albums, seen dozens of their songs…
Pick of The Week
While roller skating’s Tucson glory days are a few decades in the past, back when there were two Skate Country locations and Rollers held court on Alvernon (for a bit of ’80s nostalgia, search for the Facebook group for former employees and fans of Rollers), this city’s affection for gliding around an oval on eight…
Dry River Yacht Club: El Tigre
Dry River Yacht Club: El Tigre Not many bands combine rock, folk, chamber pop, Latin, Middle Eastern and gypsy music, and none as robustly as Dry River Yacht Club. On their second full-length album—produced by Craig Schumacher at Tucson’s Wavelab Studio—the Phoenix-based group sound more purposeful than ever. Which is amazing considering their catholic influences…
City Week
Life on the Streets Homeless Youth Project 6 to 8 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 21 Global Justice Center225 E. 26th St. thecarlosgfigueroafoundation.com When Ron Austin was a homeless young man, he had a realization that changed the course of his life. He recalls this awareness with certain bluntness: “I (realized) that the mainstream public doesn’t give…
Musk Hog: Musk Hog
Musk Hog: Musk Hog The husband and wife duo of Max and Katie Munger finally released their eponymous debut after nearly a decade of performing. Musk Hog is 12 songs of grimy, Stones-influenced rock ‘n’ roll that brings to mind another (former) husband and wife team—but not the more famous one. Musk Hog is cut…
T Q & A
Abby Jensen is on the city of Tucson’s GLBT commission, a board that advises officials on issues that affect the LGBT community. Jensen is also a volunteer with the Southern Arizona Gender Alliance, one of the groups partnering with the UA for the eighth annual Trans Awareness Week. Jensen, a lawyer, will be part of…
Disciples of Prime: Can’t Stay Away
On their first release, Can’t Stay Away, local hard rock band Disciples of Prime establish themselves with an album that succeeds as both pop-marketplace commodity and artful, radio-ready modern rock. Mostly written, produced and performed by core members Trish Kordas and Bryan Snyder, this record is front-loaded with its most accessible tracks, and then diverts…
Shakespeare and Salome
The Rogue Theatre has cheerfully tagged this season’s playlist as the season of lust. But based on its first two offerings, including William Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure, which opened last weekend, one could propose that a more telling name might be the season of botched beheadings. Then again, lust and beheading do seem to reside…
Online Opportunities
Back in the day, before there were dispensaries, there was Craigslist. I don’t think Craigslist asked to be a forum for connecting cannabis and patients, but it immediately happened when patient-caregiver exchanges became legal. People were trading meds and plants and edibles from the Tucson Mountains to the Rincons. Well, it seems maybe some of…
Death and Turkeys
It’s no secret that funerals are ripe settings for drama and so are family-dominated holidays. Sparks, therefore, are sure to fly in a play that brings six longtime friends back to their hometown for a funeral the day before Thanksgiving. You might also expect gallons of sentiment in such a play. But there’s a refreshing…
Ask A Mexican!
Dear Mexican: Could it really be possible for a terrorist to sneak into the U.S. through the southern border, or is that just more fear-mongoring from the conservatives? Not Crazy About Quds Dear Gabacho: Of course it’s possible, but we’re really not going to know until we find out, right? American officials have gone on…
