It’s Official: ‘Star’ Lays Off 11 WITH CLARIFICATION
So says the Star itself. The daily newspaper biz continues its downward death spiral. Sigh. UPDATE: The Weekly has learned that the laid-off employees include a lot of news assistants and lower-level newsroom types–including some people who have been with the Star for decades. The list of people let go–which, it needs to be noted, is…
Blog Bog
For the last four hours, the blog has not let anyone do anything to it–post, comment, anything. Well, we have fixed the problem and apologize for the inconvenience.
Some Late-Breaking Events
Here are a few events that were received too late for inclusion in our Dec. 6 issue. We recommend calling event organizers to check for last-minute changes in location, time, price, etc. Friday, Dec. 7 from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Tucson Musuem of Art and Historic Block 140 N. Main Ave. First Fridays. All…
Another Week, Another ‘Weekly’
The only major Tucson-area newspaper not hacking the living daylights out of itself has a new issue out and online. Feel free to comment on the issue here!
Razor’s Edge
I should have talked about Battlestar Galactica: Razor last week, after it aired on Sci-Fi, but hey: The DVD just came out yesterday, so it’s still timely. Right? BSG: Razor was a big event on my Thanksgiving weekend. Former TW staff writer and Viper pit member Saxon Burns–who is now seeking his fortune in sunny…
Secondhand Smoking
A couple of weeks ago, I pulled into my neighborhood Safeway strip mall to pick up a couple of things before work. Parked next to me was a beat-up old van with two women who were smoking up a storm. There was also a baby in one of those carrier things. I felt bad for…
NOT a Merry Christmas for the ‘Star’
Well, lots of stuff is going down at the Star. Here’s what we (i.e., media guru John Schuster and I) know for sure: Levi Long, who was recently arrested for doing, well, this, has resigned. The Star is hacking the crap out of the paper, cutting all sorts of wire services and syndicated columns; eliminating…
More Than Mariachi
Sooner or later, the next Tucson Weekly Club Crawl(TM) will welcome spring. I think its nicey-nice the fall event had a tejano music stage, and should continue in that tradition. May I suggest a couple of alternatives, however, for those who enjoy other Latin music? First, let me say that mariachi, tejano and ranchero are wonderful…
Your Photo Radar Update for Wednesday, Dec. 5
The Tucson Police Department’s photo-radar van will be in the following areas on Wednesday, Dec. 5: 9:30 to 1:30 p.m.: On Campbell Avenue near Broadway Blvd. 2 to 4 p.m.: Near LM Prince Elementary School, 3700 N. Stone Avenue 4:30 to 8 p.m.: On 14th Avenue between Grant Road and Glenn Street
Your Photo Radar Update for Tuesday, Dec. 4
The Tucson Police Department’s photo-radar van will be in the following areas on Tuesday, Dec. 4: 9:30 to 1:30 p.m.: On Craycroft Road near 22nd Street 2 to 4 p.m.: On Sarnoff Drive near Kenyon Drive 4:30 to 8 p.m.: On Kenyon Drive near Sarnoff Drive
Project White House: Join Today!
The entries continue to pour in for Project White House, the first-ever Tucson Weekly presidential campaign contest! Full details on our Reality Journalism undertaking can be found here, but in a nutshell: We’ll help you get on Arizona’s Feb. 5 presidential primary ballot and cover your campaign if we decide that you’re newsworthy. All you…
Carnage at the ‘Explorer’
According to several sources who have contacted the Weekly, the Explorer has been sold, and several employees–including star reporter Eric Beidel and editor Dan Stebbins–have been let go. One source, who did not want to be named, says the new owner is Randy Miller. Google him, and you’ll see he has a history of taking…
Your Photo Radar Update for Monday, Dec. 3
The Tucson Police Department’s photo-radar van will be in the following areas on Monday, Dec. 3: 7 to 9 a.m.: Near Henry Hank Oyama School on La Cholla Boulevard near Starr Pass Boulevard 9:30 to 1:30 p.m.: On 22nd Street near Wilmot Road 2 to 4 p.m.: Hollinger Elementary, 150 W. Ajo Way
Your Photo Radar Update for Saturday, Dec. 1
The Tucson Police Department’s photo-radar vans will be in the following areas on Saturday, Dec. 1: 7 to 9 a.m.: At Davidson Elementary School, 3950 East Paradise Falls Drive 9:30 to 1:30 p.m.: On 22nd Street near Wilmot Road 2 to 4 p.m.: Near Desert Sky Middle School, 9600 Block East Rita Road 4:30 to…
Go to This Meeting
Save the Scenic Santa Ritas needs you to step away from the blog for an afternoon, or at least take an extended lunch, on Dec. 5. According to SSSR, the Arizona Corporation Commission will take public comments at a meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 5, at 1 p.m., on the Green Valley CAP pipeline proposal from Augusta Resource, the…
Comments Moderation
FYI … I just turned on comments moderation due to some inappropriate, off-topic comments that were aimed at harming individuals’ reputations. Folks: If you have a problem with someone who may be unethical or is doing bad things, e-mail us with evidence, and we’ll nail ’em. But don’t go around posting unsubstantiated accusations. Thanks. If all…
Revised Loft Cinema Film Times
We received a revised schedule after our Nov. 29 issue was printed. Please note the revised times for these films: Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead Tuesday through Thursday: 12:30 p.m., 3 p.m., 5:20 p.m. The Darjeeling Limited Monday through Thursday: 2:45 p.m., 10 p.m. The Loft is located at 3233 E. Speedway Blvd. Call…
Some Late-Breaking Events
Here are a few events received too late for inclusion in our Nov. 29 issue. We recommend calling event organizers to check for last-minute changes in location, time, price, etc. Thursday, Nov. 29 at 7:30 p.m.; Friday, Nov. 30 at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 1 at 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, Dec. 2 at 1:30 p.m. Beowulf…
Life Is Crap: Lovelock Part 2
When locked in the arms of a carnitas burro, I recommend you stay away from old weekly magazines you usually read, but have put aside until the doldrums go away. Two weeks ago, I finally picked up an old Rolling Stone I had barely read the week before. After that last bite of carnitas, I…
Your Photo Radar Update for Friday, Nov. 30
The Tucson Police Department’s photo-radar vans will be in the following areas on Friday, Nov. 30: 9 to 2 p.m.: At Safford Elementary School on Fifth Avenue near 13th Street 9:30 to 1:30 p.m.: On Starr Pass Boulevard near La Cholla 2 to 4 p.m.: Los Amigos Elementary, 2200 Block East Drexel Road 4:30 to 8…
Department of Corrections
Due to an error by the bonehead editor of this newspaper, the time mentioned in TQ&A for the dog-park dedication on Saturday, Dec. 1, was incorrect. The dedication will happen at 11:30 a.m., not 11:30 p.m. The bonehead editor apologizes for the mistake. The error has been corrected in our online version.
Guest Commentary
Why do many of us deceive our children in the name of tradition?
Cliché Attack
‘The Mist’ is ruined by a horrendous performance from Marcia Gay Harden
Top Ten in Books
Antigone Books best-sellers for the week
Deadline Madness!
A note from the editor.
Indie Watch
What’s happening in the world of independent film in Tucson.
Noshing Around
Slow Food Film Festival The third annual Slow Food Film Festival happens Jan. 10-13, 2008. It’s a long weekend of commercial films, as well as indie films and animation, paired with dining at great restaurants and renowned speakers at seven different venues. Check out the schedule at the Slow Food Web site. New Owners: Cuvée…
Mailbag
Howls of outrage and squeals of delight from our astonished fans.
Top Ten in Movies
Casa Video’s top rentals for the week
Masters of Meat
BrushFire’s motto–‘Caution: Habit Forming’–tells the truth
¡Ask a Mexican!
Advice for a terrified, tattooed, white American daughter-in-law-to-be.
Now Showing at Home
“The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Volume One (The Early Years),” “Live Free or Die Hard: Unrated (Two-Disc Special Edition),” “Caligula: The Imperial Edition,” and “Jack Ketchum’s The Girl Next Door”
Missing Lute Olson
Kevin O’Neill has reluctantly taken the UA basketball reins as the season gets underway
Candy Man
Evan Dando’s Lemonheads still dish out sugar-coated rock
Paper Trail
Homeland Security officials contradict each other regarding an investigation that may have never occurred
Apocalyptic Change
VHS or Beta’s latest album features some hit-worthy songs with heavy themes
Voting Counts
Democrats’ accusations of security breaches by the Pima County Elections Division go to trial next week
Soundbites
NEW YEAR’S GUIDE Is your club, restaurant or other type of venue hosting a New Year’s Eve or New Year’s Day celebration that will feature live music? If so, I bet you’re trying to get the word out about that event, since you’ve spent so much time and hard work planning it. I mean, it…
The Skinny
THE L WORD Ward 1 Councilwoman-elect Regina Romero and Ward 2 Councilman-elect Rodney Glassman will join the Tucson City Council when they take their oaths of office at 10 a.m. next Monday, Dec. 3. (We have a city charter that actually sets the precise time of the swearing in of new council members. Those founding…
Nine Questions
Mark Hunter
Voting GEMS
A lawsuit regarding election procedures has raised tensions at Pima County headquarters
Top Ten in Music
Zia Records top sales for the week
The Range
A recap of last week’s news
‘Nutcracker’ Showdown!
While locals can see this classic every weekend before Christmas, the two big productions are going head to head
Media Watch
KGUN Throws Rose to the Dogs
Rhythm & Views
The newest tribute to the Pixies is a mixed bag. The overwhelming approach seems to be to mellow out the songs, softening the originals to arrive at a kind of Pixies-cum-cocktail-party sound. It isn’t that these toned down versions are bad. Dylan in the Movies delivers a likeably eerie version of “Down to the Well”…
T Q&A
Tucson Q&A with Sharon Boose
Rhythm & Views
“Get your mind off yourself, think of somebody else,” sings Merle Haggard in his new song “Pray,” which appears on The Bluegrass Sessions. Listening to Haggard’s authentic voice in our inauthentic era of bullshit music, culture and politics, one slips deeper into the realization that life is more spiritually impoverished and narcissistic than ever before.…
Police Dispatch
Don’t Drop the Spatula North Thornydale Road, Nov. 3, 9:40 a.m. A local Mexican-restaurant worker who enjoys lewd acts and jokes apparently went too far, according to a Pima County Sheriff’s Department report. Police got a call from a young male employee at Casa Sanchez, 8320 N. Thornydale Road, who explained that he and two…
Rhythm & Views
As good as Blue Öyster Cult was (and remains), those arty and funny metal maniacs have nothing on the quirky, savage imagination of songwriter Dave Wyndorf and his band Monster Magnet. With a beautifully twisted mind that references everyone and anything from comic-book artist Jack Kirby to the mythic operas of Wagner, Wyndorf is smarter…
Pick of the Week
Living With HIV
Live
Iron and Wine, Califone, Fox Tucson Theatre, Monday, Nov. 26
Danehy
It’s time for the Democrats to step up and make an effort to secure the border
City Week
Our top picks of what to do and where to do it for the week.
Message of Hope
The renamed Tucson Chamber Orchestra goes all out for this year’s presentation of Handel’s ‘Messiah’
O’Sullivan
Science tells me man-meat Mitt Romney may just win the presidency
Lost in the Experience
‘About a Son’ documents Kurt Cobain from his own point of view
New Way of Life
Survivalist Cody Lundin urges people to prepare internally for disasters before they strike
