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Fat Girls Can
Lose the bullshit. Love your body.
Documentary ’43’ Explores 2014 Mass Kidnapping in Mexico of 43 Ayotzinapa Students (Check Out Screening on Friday)
Filmmaker Charlie Minn—partially based in El Paso, Texas and the other half in New York—is screening his latest documentary, “43,” which breaks down (as much as possible) what went down more than one year ago near the city of Iguala, Guerrero, after 43 students from Ayotzinapa were “arrested” by local policemen and never seen again.…
Local Artist Alexsey Kashtelyan to Show First Solo Exhibit at Tiny Town Gallery
On Saturday, Nov. 14, you can check out one of Tucson’s up-and-coming artists at Tiny Town Gallery (174 E. Toole Ave.). The exhibit will feature pieces by Alexsey Kashtelyan who has worked in town as a poster artist for bands, but also as a graphic design assistant under Lisa Frank at her now-infamous Tucson headquarters.…
Wilko Hires New Chef, Releases New Food and Cocktail Menus
Although I mentioned previously that bartender Sara Roche would be taking over the helm as head bartender at Wilko (943 E. University Blvd.) in a recent cover story, it seems that’s not all that’s changing over at the upscale UA-area restaurant these days. Wilko has hired a new head chef after the departure of Ian…
Rosa Robles Loreto Leaves Sanctuary at Tucson Church After 15 Months
Rosa Robles Loreto says the first thing she is going to do after leaving sanctuary is walk around her house and cook dinner for her husband and two boys. This morning, Robles Loreto celebrated a huge win: days after her attorney Margo Cowan worked out a confidential agreement with Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials, Robles…
Congressman Grijalva Isn’t Happy About the Federal Appeals Court Decision to Uphold Delay of DAPA, Extended DACA
Congressman Raúl Grijalva says the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals 2-1 decision to continue blocking President Obama’s 2014 immigration actions is the “politicization of justice, pure and simple.” On Monday evening, the federal court in New Orleans said it supported a lower court’s decision to issue a temporary injunction back in February against both programs: an…
MOCA Announces 4 Local Genius Award Recipients for 2016
Tucson is a pretty special place that’s brimming with local talent, creative ideas and forward-thinking initiatives. To honor just some of the many great things happening in town that have both local and international effects, the Tucson Museum of Contemporary Art is honoring four members of the community through their 2016 MOCA Local Genius Awards.…
AZ Kids Can, Apparently, Wait for Career and Technical Education
In early October, Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction, Diane Douglas rolled out an 156-page plan entitled “AZ Kids Can’t Afford to Wait” which details her plan to immediately take $400 million from the state’s general fund in order to revitalize education in Arizona. Although this plan is mostly platformed around ridding Arizona of Common Core…
Win Two (or Four) Tickets to See the Nutcracker in December
Now that the clearance Halloween candy is finally gone from the grocery stores, it’s time to start thinking about winter celebrations. The kind folks over at Ballet Tucson have given us a hefty number of tickets to some of their upcoming shows—including some tickets to their upcoming performances of the Nutcracker. We’ve got passes that can…
5th Circuit Court of Appeals Continues to Block Obama’s 2014 Immigration Actions DAPA, Extended DACA
The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals decided on Monday evening to continue blocking President Obama’s 2014 immigration executive actions—Deferred Action for Parental Accountability, known as DAPA, and an extension to 2012’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA. Both reliefs have been on hold since February, after a court in Texas issued a temporary injunction,…
Roger (and Bell!) Need a Home
Hi I’m Roger! Do you like my harness, it helps me feel safe plus it matches my pretty yellow eyes! I’m looking for my forever home but I’m a very sensitive boy and have grown really attached to my friend Bell, we’re both only 7 months old. HSSA is offering a two for one adoption…
Did County Supervisor Ally Miller Lie About Her Own Use of County-Issued Vehicle?
Ally Miller—already in a celebratory mood with the crash of the county’s bond program at the polls last week—is continuing her crusade to expose her fellow board members’ waste to tax dollars because they drive county-issued cars. This week, the supervisors are set to consider an agenda item on the use of county cars for…
Scenes from the All Souls Procession (Slideshow)
Last night at the All Souls Procession, we walked for our lost loved ones, and for the nameless faces and faceless names of our present and past. We remembered together, and next year we shall do the same. Here are a few images from last night: Related Stories
Two More TUSD Schools Could Lose Magnet Status
Pueblo Magnet High School and Robison Elementary School are at risk of losing magnet status if Tucson Unified School District doesn’t comply with a new to-do list filed by the parties involved in the decades-long desegregation lawsuit. They are the two latest schools added to a list of six others facing the same problem. In…
Proper Hosts a Dinner Event That Pits Wine and Beer Against Each Other
Grapes, grains… can’t we all just get along? Well, apparently not, because the two fermented drinks are going head to head for a dinner event at Proper (300 E. Congress St.) on Monday, Nov. 16. While local brewery Iron John’s will be providing the competing beer, Sam Pillsbury Winery of Cottonwood has the wine covered.…
Zona Politics: How Dems Swept the Council, Why the Bonds Lost and Digging Into the School Funding Package
Zona Politics Eps.46 from Zona Politics with Jim Nintzel on Vimeo. On this week’s episode of Zona Politics: Former state lawmaker Jonathan Paton and attorney Jeff Rogers talk about why Democrats cruised to reelection on the Tucson City Council, pick apart what went wrong with the county’s bond election and dig into the pros and…
Ben Carson Has Lost the Mummy Vote
Ben Carson has said a number of unusual things in his quest for the White House, but the latest—his belief that pyramids were giant grain silos rather than tombs for Egyptian pharaohs—seems to have pushed a lot of pundits into straight-up ridicule of the GOP frontrunner. MSNBC’s Morning Joe has questioned “whether he has the temperament, whether…
Let’s Watch the New Calexico Video for “Bullets and Rocks”
Calexico has a eerie new video for “Bullets and Rocks,” a grim vision of the future from 2015’s “Edge of the Sun.” The band is back on a European tour but they’ll be playing Portland’s Crystal Ballroom on New Year’s Eve if you don’t have plans yet.
Roll Call: McCain Among the 10 Most Vulnerable Senators
Congresswoman Ann Kirkpatrick is sharing the news that Roll Call has added Arizona Sen. John McCain to the list of 10 most vulnerable senators in 2016: McCain is entering his third decade in the Senate, but with a presidential race at the top of the ticket, Arizona will likely be targeted by national Democrats this…
STEFF KOEPPEN Premiers New Solo Song “What Am I Doing Here”
You likely know of STEFF KOEPPEN [sic] as the jazzy frontwoman of Steff & the Articles, but the Tucsonan is stepping out (though not leaving the band by any means) and into her own solo work. Although her new EP, Game We Play, isn’t coming out until Nov. 20, TW got an exclusive release of…
Casa Video Top 10
Sure, there’s a lot of exciting events in Tucson in the next few days. (Seriously, the All Souls Procession and Tucson Comic Con all in one weekend?) Still, if crowds aren’t your thing (or if going out all weekend will leave you in desperate need of a night in on Monday) Tucson’s Best Video Store has some…
Kromko Terminates Robocop: Red Light Cameras Deactived
You have to give full credit to Mark Spear, John Kromko and their crew for their win on Election Day: They have terminated RoboCop before he could turn on us. From Tucson spokeswoman Lane Mandel: The City of Tucson is no longer processing citations through the Traffic Safety Camera Program in response to the apparent passage…
B-Sides: Mother Falcon
STROKE OF GENIUS Club Congress (311 E. Congress St.) likes to play host to a range of genres and styles of music, as we all know, but Monday, Nov. 9 will bring something a little classier to the downtown venue. Led by the brilliant cellists in both Mother Falcon and Ben Sollee, you can expect…
B-Sides: Nina Diaz
I know it’s been a long week of music and festivals, but trust me, you’re going to want to wake the heck up, go outside and catch Nina Diaz when she performs at Club Congress. The former frontwoman of Girl in a Coma is venturing out solo now, but still serving up groovy Latin-inspired jams…
Wake the Dead: NOLF
In the history of music festivals, I’d venture to guess almost none have ever said, “let’s dial it back next year.” (Aside from maybe both Woodstocks.) So it’s no wonder that Night of the Living Fest is bigger than the previous two years’ events; drawing in larger national acts, incorporating a decent spread of local…
It’s All Subjective: Strange Wilds
The punk-grunge trio Strange Wilds is truly a product of the Pacific Northwest. From Olympia, Washington, the band members grew up playing in punk and hardcore bands, listening to their parents’ grunge records and, ultimately, caught the attention of Sub Pop Records. So when it came time to record their debut record, Strange Wilds picked…
Editor’s Note
Absolutes have never existed in our border region.
Bread and Bones: La Estrella
Although calaveras, or decorated sugar skulls, are more commonly associated with Día de los Muertos and the All Souls Procession, this bread has an important place in the holiday.
Police Dispatch
A man scaring people with a toy gun was caught carrying drug paraphernalia “just in case” he were to happen upon any drugs.
Cosplay & Comics
Time for Tucson Comic Con
Police Dispatch
Foothills Area August 30, 4:56 p.m. A troublemaking young man literally “trashed” his mother’s backyard, a PCSD report said. Deputies arrived on scene and spoke with a friend of hers who was helping her move out. The friend said her son had been generally acting angry ever since she’d let him stay with her. Today,…
Kilts on Celts
Got the urge to feel the breeze between your knees, but lack the beard to wear a kilt in public? Grab your best highland garb and head over to the 29th annual Tucson Celtic Festival and Scottish Highland Games this Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 8 and 9 at Rillito Park (4502 N. First Ave.). Your…
Los Olvidados
A black and white photograph from the 1930s might be the sole memory of this African-American boy’s life.
Stout Showdown
The weather is getting colder, and for us beer drinkers, you know what that means: away with the those too light hefes and IPAs, and in with the stouts and porters so thick you could cut them with a knife. If dark heavy beers are your thing, check out Tucson Stout Showdown at Tap and…
What Happens When You Die?
Blow your mind and dwell in the final installment of UA’s Downtown Lecture Series, “Immortality: The Elusive Self in Life and Death” at the Fox Theatre (17 W. Congress St.), Wednesday, Nov. 11. Professor Shaun Nichols with the UA College of Mind, Brain and Behavior presents his team’s research on the relationship to death amongst…
The Skinny
Lawmakers pass school-funding deal that provides more dollars now but fewer in the future.
Bending Space
Who says math can’t be beautiful? Or that science isn’t sexy?
Media Watch
Jazz music may be an American cultural institution, but American radio tends to treat it more like a forgotten museum artifact and iHeartMedia just added a local morning show in Tucson, and did so by teaming a long-time station survivor with a relative newcomer.
She Writes
Compared to men, women have a different type of truth to tell, according to Pam Burris, a member of the less than year-old sheworXX. Women pay attention to different things. But women’s voices have been suppressed for so long that getting to the point where those voices can be heard requires some hard work in…
Danehy
Danehy says one might think that a person who has been judged by his appearance his entire life might have a heightened sensitivity to the issue, but after you get called “Fat, Fat, the Water Rat” enough times, you kinda don’t care any more.
Ask a Mexican!
Dear Mexican: Isn’t the acceptance of illegal immigration by Latino politicians insulting to generations of Mexican-Americans that paid taxes, built communities, and worked hard for their families and their country (military service, public service)? —Legal Smiegel Dear Gabacho: Nope, mainly because people sin papeles also pay taxes, build communities and serve (Google “Jose Angel Garibay…
Pleasure Activist
Yay, phone sex!
Bombing Politics
Our Brand is Crisis is a lot like the candidate it wants to elect to Bolivia’s highest office: this is a real fixer-upper.
B-Sides: Día de las Luchas
Would you like a serving of smackdown with your music this weekend? Great. Rialto Theatre (318 E. Congress St.) is matching up luchador wrestling bouts with music courtesy of Tucson’s The Pork Torta—though for the night they’ll be performing under the moniker Los Torta. The goofy, funky hard-rockin’ rock ‘n’ roll group will provide a…
