Tea Time for Soldiers?
A Department of Defense grant is awarded to the UA to study tea. Yes, tea.
Vendor in Jeopardy
Tucson Q&A with Bruce Gerowitz.
City Week
What’s in a gift; conspiracy-a-go-go; soccer, military-style; shower of gold; modern art at Boondocks; sip, mingle and dance.
Lofty Celebration
The Loft Cinema marks a one-year anniversary under new management.
Pick
Hazel Colditz’s “The Integration of She.”
Class Act
Vern Friedli of the Amphi High Panthers approaches legendary status.
Priceless Pals
“The Station Agent” is filled with powerful performances and a reminder of the importance of friendship.
A Laugh at the Past
Initially daunting experiences have a way of becoming funny stories.
Hitting the Trifecta
A singer-songwriter festival brings in a talented trio.
Let’s Try This Again…
A note from the editor.
A River Runs Through It
Austin’s Okkervil River travels “Down The River of Golden Dreams.”
Mailbag
Howls of outrage and squeals of delight from our astonished fans.
Soundbites
FLATHEADS, REJOICE! Although this week’s performance by Fourkiller Flats is being billed as a reunion show, the band’s members say it’s a misnomer. “We never broke up,” says singer/guitarist Jim Cox. Either way, it’s been a full year since the band performed in their hometown (the group’s most recent show was in Phoenix, in February),…
School Picture
A peek inside local charter schools.
Comedy Collection
From Baltimore to Bullshot, Tucson has a lot to offer guys and dolls looking for a new theater show.
Dead Air
New management at KTKT-AM dumps local talk radio.
African Diaspora Dance
“Black Burlesque (revisited)” proves to be a multi-layered collaboration.
The Skinny
Elevated threat level; Rio bandido; and more!
The Main Event
Dan Gilmore’s debut collection of stories and poems dazzles.
Police Dispatch
The Rotten-Sandwich Con Job North La Canada Drive and West River Road, Oct. 30, 3 a.m. A convenience store clerk was duped into giving $219 to a con artist who made up a story about getting food poisoning from a sandwich the store sold him, a Pima County Sheriff’s Department report stated. A manager at…
Good Lookin’ Mexican
Casino del Sol’s Tequila Factory restaurant puts an emphasis on presentation.
Unhappy Campers
National Park employees says Bush policies are endangering public lands.
Noshing Around
CafÉ Poca Cosa Benefits Hurricane Victims Susana Davila, chef/owner of CafÉ Poca Cosa, wants your help to raise $30,000 to benefit the victims of the recent hurricane in San Carlos, Mexico. The benefit, A Night at Suzana’s, is Nov. 30, with three seatings from 4:30-7:30 p.m. Each plate is $100, and 100 percent of that…
Charting Charters
Arizona has more charter schools than any state in the nation. How well are they working?
The Mentor
Tucson’s art community remembers Robert Quinn, 1920-2003.
