Police Dispatch Extra: The Dangers of Process Serving
RUDASILL ROAD AND LA CANADA DRIVE OCT. 23, 5:54 P.M. An officer of the court who was attempting to serve a civil summons in a hit-and-run case accused an elderly man of threatening him with a revolver, a Pima County Sheriff’s Department report stated. The process server said he knocked on the front door at…
Urgent UA Olfactory Update
According to a student in my freshman comp. class, the Highland Street pedestrian underpass near the AME building on the UA campus stinks to high heaven due to (as far as we know) unknown causes. Take caution if travelling to that area.
The New Times and the Napster
I like the Phoenix New Times. Usually. And I am highly appreciative of the fact that the paper has recently taken a very critical look at Gov. Janet Napolitano. That’s awesome. However, in at least one case, the paper has gone too far. In “The Bird” (Nov. 2), writer Stephen Lemons delved into something that’s admittedly…
Giving for Thanksgiving and National Hunger and Homeless Week
I received some press releases that were either too late for my deadline or not really food-related. However, they’re worthy and some ways to give back this Thanksgiving. This week (through Nov. 17) El Rio Foundation and COPE are seeking sweatshirts, hats, socks, gloves and other warm apparel in all sizes (including for children) plus sleeping bags…
Arts Blues
I spent a portion of Saturday afternoon with Mrs. B. on the Open Studio Tour, visiting a variety of local artists, including those in the Historic Steinfeld Warehouse. Now comes word that those folks (Dinnerware, Alamo Woodworkers, Chax Press, Elizabeth Criger, Mary Theresa Dietz, Cynthia Miller) and the tenants in the Zee Gallery Warehouse are…
We’ve Got Myspace!
It’s official: The Tucson Weekly has joined the MySpace community. It wasn’t as easy as it should have been. It turns out some turd had reserved www.myspace.com/tucsonweekly, and would not respond to requests for him/her/it to give the account up. Therefore, the awesome Veronica Bonfiglio asked MySpace to delete the account and give it to…
Your Monday Morning News Update
— The ballot counting continues at the pace of a drunken, amputee snail, and nothing has changed. But I have a question: Why in the hell is this taking so long? — Why in the hell is the Star giving precious editorial space to drivel about the late Ed Bradley? There’s no Tucson angle here.…
Where Have All the Flowers Gone?
Driving down Broadway Boulevard just now, I noticed that the sign at Roses and More was asking Democrats to buy more flowers to “offset the Republican boycott.” So the Republicans are boycotting Roses and More because they have the cajones to actually be political (shocking!) on their signage? Anyone know anything more about this? In…
The Joys of Adopting a Greyhound
I wanted to thank Saxon Burns for doing such a great job with this week’s cover story about greyhound racing and the 100-plus missing greyhounds and to Jason Swift for his clever photos. I thought I’d put in a plug here about greyhound adoption. Covering southeast Arizona there are four adoption groups: Arizona Greyhound Rescue (AGR),…
Elections Update
The Secretary of State’s office seems to be doing a good job updating the elections results as provisional/absentee/etc. ballots are counted. — Proposition 107 (Hateful Bigoted Gay/Partnership Bashing) is still losing by more than 32,000 votes. I don’t see how enough votes will filter in to change that. — Unfortunately Prop 106 (State Trust Land…
Breaking News
I just witnessed the Oscar Mayer weinermobile zooming down Palo Verde Road, near Interstate 19, at 10:30 a.m. We now return you to your regularly scheduled Internet activities.
The Lost Heroine
You’ll fall in love with the star of this coming-of-age novel by UA’s creative writing director
The Range
A recap of last week’s news
A Sticky Situation
Tucsonans flock to yet another chain restaurant in enormous numbers–why?
T Q&A
Tucson Q&A with Tami Arthur
Noshing Around
New: Trattoria Della Famiglia Gusto Ristorante at 6060 N. Oracle Road has closed, and Trattoria Della Famiglia opened in the same location about a month ago serving authentic Italian food made from products imported from Italy. Owners Massimo Trovato and Amy Martino (daughter of Anthony Martino, owner of Anthony’s in the Catalinas) offer that the…
Pick of the Week
Five Fabulous Films
Danehy
Tom goes through the mail and has some retorts
City Week
Our top picks of what to do and where to do it for the week.
Tuttle
Welcome to the fascist era of the United States
A Real ‘Dog’
‘Harsh Times’ is the perfect action movie, except that it’s missing a plot
Nine Questions
Gene Ruley
Guest Commentary
By not reporting on the death of Lane Larson, the dailies betrayed the public
Escape ‘Clause’!
This Tim Allen holiday film franchise has reached a new low
Live
Cursive, Jeremy Enigk, Eastern Youth, Club Congress, Wednesday, Nov. 1
Onward and Upward
A note from the editor.
Finding ‘Lost’
Jessica Grace Wing is remembered at the Loft
Rhythm & Views
What exactly is an Iceage Cobra? Seems like during the Ice Age, cobras wouldn’t have fared too well, what with all of the freezing cold ice on the ground. But herein lies the secret to Iceage Cobra’s genius: survival under extreme conditions. An anomaly that defies nature. A transmutation of species. Observation provides the following…
Mailbag
Howls of outrage and squeals of delight from our astonished fans.
Top Ten in Movies
Casa Video’s top rentals for the week
Top Ten in Music
CD City top sales for the week ending
Dogs Gone
A man with a questionable past was paid to take more than 150 animals from Tucson Greyhound Park–and then they disappeared
Now Showing at Home
“Police Squad! The Complete Series,” “Mission: Impossible III: Two-Disc Special Edition,” and “Big Love: The Complete First Season”
Rhythm & Views
Maybe some other straight guys share this feeling, but I’ve long nurtured a serious man-crush on rock singer Chris Cornell. There, I said it. Since hearing him back in the 1980s with the mighty Seattle band Soundgarden and the one-off project Temple of the Dog, and right through his recent work with Audioslave, Cornell’s panther-in-heat…
Eyeing the Eagle
Are Arizona birds getting the shaft?
Punk Redux
Two original members of the Slits are hitting the road with some new mates
Rhythm & Views
Late-’70s Australian proto-punk warriors Radio Birdman make a convincingly triumphant return with their first new studio album in nearly three decades. Unlike the latest comeback by the falsely posturing New York Dolls, original 50-something-old core members Rob Younger (vocals), Deniz Tek (guitar) and Chris Masuak (guitar) have teamed up for a straightforward, no-holds-barred rebirth fueled…
And the Winners Are …
To quote Mo Udall: The voters have spoken–the bastards!
Perceptual Fields
Tara Jane O’Neil brings her haunting indie rock to town
The Human Spirit
Arizona Onstage combines a song cycle and theater in ‘Elegies–Looking Up’
Construction Chaos
Business is down as the county widens River Road
Soundbites
SOME NEW SWEAT Over the next couple of months, loads of local bands will be releasing new CDs and holding release parties. The action begins this week, with a reunited Drakes–now called The New Drakes–releasing their second album, Staircase Wit, more than 11 years after their self-titled debut came out. For more information on that,…
Embrace Uncertainty
Coyote Ramblers’ return production features shorts that lack easy answers
Elusive Funds
One board member fears TUSD is again behind in applying for federal E-Rate grants
Dear Diary
Despite some watered-down characters, Beowulf’s ‘Fiction’ is wildly entertaining
The Skinny
BEST OF SCRAMBLEWATCH Most of the ballots have been counted. The winners have been separated from the losers, and we’re abuzz with excitement about the results. We’re talking, of course, of our annual Best of TucsonTM issue. Or maybe our just-completed election. We’re so befuddled, we don’t know the difference anymore. Hey! This calls for…
Behind the Culture
Almost 120 of your closest artist friends open their doors this weekend
Media Watch
Ryan Awaits Final Buzzer at KVOA
Top Ten in Books
Mostly Books best-sellers for the week
Police Dispatch
Access Denied Tangerine and Thornydale Roads, Oct. 12, 9:32 p.m. An employee locked her boss out of the truck she was driving after he became combative with her, a Pima County Sheriff’s Department report said. The boss told deputies the pair had started arguing after a business dinner. His employee, he said, pulled over and…
