Sugarplums to Come
A roundup of “Nutcracker” performances this holiday season.
Park Wars
Work on a park plaza honoring veterans presses on despite city-county squabbling.
Looking Back
A Firestone Gallery exhibit features depictions of Arizona before the developers came.
Let the Registry Begin!
Tucson Q&A with Kristen Felan.
Comedy on the Fly
Improv group Not Burnt Out Just Unscrewed takes a team approach to laughter.
Police Dispatch
Splitting Hairs West Valencia Road and South Camino De La Tierra, Nov. 3 An allegedly drunken Tucson mother pulled some of her adult son’s hair out after they got into an argument in front of her 10-year-old daughter, a Pima County Sheriff’s Department report stated. The son called police before leaving the house with his…
Family Values
Patricia Preciado Martin talks about her work based on her Mexican-American family.
City Week
Being thankful; sing-in; Ramadan time; and more!
Sainted Sinners
James Griffith’s “Folk Saints” tells the tales of bad guys posthumously gone good.
Pick
Jim Griffith and Folk Saints of the Borderlands.
Noshing Around
Mr. Beer Makes Beautiful Music Tucson-based Mr. Beer, a brew-at-home microbrewery company, recently put a feather in its marketing cap by being included in the lavish gift baskets given to presenters and performers of the 31st Annual American Music Awards that aired on Nov. 16. On Oct. 26, owner Eddie Yueh was asked to send…
Two Tons of Style
“Elephant” succeeds as a film of depth and beauty.
Chang’s Condensed
Pei Wei Asian Diner stands above the rest of the fast-food Asian chains.
Kitty Litter
Mike Myers is a scary sight in the abominable “Cat in the Hat.”
Music for the Long Haul
Some tunes for the eternal desert island.
Growing Wild
Many in the desert suffer from the belief that development cannot be controlled.
Giving Thanks
A note from the editor.
Mailbag
Howls of outrage and squeals of delight from our astonished fans.
The Girl Locked in the Desert Cage
Tucson approaches the 70th anniversary of one of its most notorious criminal cases–one that remains a mystery to this day.
The Skinny
Road to nowhere; Butler vendetta; and more!
From the Heart
Two local artists team up to produce “somatic synesthesia.”
Justice Delayed
A mentally ill man remains in isolation at Pima County Jail, thanks to a paperwork snafu.
Rhythm & Views
I hate Ryan Adams. He’s young, cool and super-talented, plus he gets to hang out with Melissa Auf der Maur and Parker Posey while effortlessly punching out entire albums of near-perfect alt-country. Worse, he’s now a rock ‘n’ roll wolf in No Depression clothing. He can do anything. Hell, in the last four years, he’s…
Pothole Predicament
The outlook is bleak for a smooth ride on city streets.
Soundbites
FOUL BALL: One night several years ago, at the now-defunct Double Zero, while taking in a performance by Al Foul and the Shakes, we were witness to the following: A downtown scenester, who was completely wasted and dancing his ass off, came over to where we were standing, at the end of the bar. He…
Gas Mask
Southwest Gas hides its political agenda in the form of a misleading newsletter.
