BOT Is Here!!!!!!!!!!
Online and hitting the streets as we speak is the latest issue of the Weekly, all 184 pages of it! That’s right: It’s Best of Tucson™ time! And I am so damn excited, I can’t stop using exclamation marks! Feel free to comment here on this week’s issue!!!
Your Photo Radar Update for Thursday, Sept. 27
The Tucson Police Department’s photo-radar van will be in the following areas on Thursday, Sept. 27: 7 to 9 a.m.: Elementary crossing on Escalante Road near Prudence Road 9:30 to 1:30 p.m.: On Valencia Road near Old Vail Road 2 to 4 p.m.: Desert Sky Middle School, 9600 Block E. Rita Road 4:30 to 8 p.m.:…
Got Nothing to Do on Friday?
As Irene Messina would say, this came in too late for inclusion in the print issue (which is a mere 184 pages this week). My name is Carsten Nielsen. I am the new owner of the former Best Western Executive Inn. We are now called the Executive Inn & Suites of Tucson. The reason for…
HGTV Coming to Tucson
This just in, in case you, like, care or something, as HGTV is looking to come to Tucson for this show: If Walls Could Talk, a long running, hit series on Home and Garden Television (HGTV), is looking for homeowners to be featured on the show! If you have renovated a historic home and made…
Complaint Filed Against Tucson Greyhound Park
From a press release distributed by the Greyhound Protection League: Joan Eidinger, editor and publisher of Greyhound Network News, filed a complaint Thursday with the Arizona Department of Racing in the controversial death of Mismakamess. The complaint alleges that Tucson Greyhound Park (TGP) management and state racing officials were in violation of racing rules and regulations…
Your Photo Radar Update for Wednesday, Sept. 26
The Tucson Police Department’s photo-radar van will be in the following areas on Wednesday, Sept. 26: 7 to 9 a.m.: Robison Elementary on Tucson Boulevard near 18th Street 9:30 to 1:30 a.m.: On 22nd Street near Craycroft Road 2 to 4 p.m.: Whitmore Elementary, 5300 Block E. Glenn Street 4:30 to 8 p.m.: On Craycroft…
Your Photo Radar Update for Tuesday, Sept. 25
The Tucson Police Department’s photo-radar van will be in the following areas on Tuesday, Sept. 25: 7 to 9 a.m.: Amphi Middle School on Fort Lowell Road near Fontana Avenue 9:30 to 1:30 p.m.: On Fort Lowell Road near First Avenue 2 to 4 p.m.: Near Davis Bilingual Elementary School on Sixth Street between Euclid…
Your Photo Radar Update for Monday, Sept. 24
The Tucson Police Department’s photo-radar van will be in the following areas on Monday, Sept. 24: 7 to 9 a.m.: At Vail Middle School on Craycroft Road near 16th Street 9:30 to 1:30 p.m.: On Kolb Road near Speedway Boulevard 2 to 4 p.m.: At Hudlow Elementary on Kolb Road near Kingston Drive 4:30 to…
Edwards Who?
My apologies, Kynn … but yes, Glassman was indeed brave and came forward with his candidate: John Edwards. Evidently, Rodney got the chance to get to know him after driving him around for a day …
Your Photo Radar Update for Saturday, Sept. 22
The Tucson Police Department’s photo-radar van will be in the following areas on Saturday, Sept. 22: 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.: On Speedway Boulevard near Wilmot Road 2 to 4 p.m.: On Grant Road near Tanque Verde Road
Boy Scouts, Mitt Romney and a Night of 1,000 Unanswered Questions
Republican Ward 2 City Council candiate Lori Oien missed a fine time at the Equality Arizona candidate’s forum last night. According to organizers, Oien recinded the invite a week ago. Too bad for us. We’ll probably never know how she feels about LGBT issues, or if she has a gay friend. The forum’s sponsor, Equality Arizona, helped defeat Proposition 107…
New Pornographers, Arctic Monkeys and Zombie Chickens
So, Animal Collective at the Rialto last night: Wow. That was some sonic stew that was washing across the audience. Those guys were like Howe Gelb 4.0 with a heavy-duty helping of emo splashed with tribal beats and a computer-generated cacophony. The whole thing put me in trance, maybe because of the hypnotic pillars of…
Look What 85 Cents Buys: El Charro’s 85th Anniversary
This announcement was too late for Noshing Around. El Charro Café, the oldest, continuously family-owned and operated Mexican restaurant in the United States proudly celebrates their 85th anniversary on Saturday, Sept. 22. In celebration of 85 years in Tucson, El Charro Café is throwing a birthday bash with festive food, drink and dessert specials, including…
Your Photo Radar Update for Friday, Sept. 21
The Tucson Police Department’s photo-radar van will be in the following areas on Friday, Sept. 21: 7 to 9 a.m.: At Henry Oyama Elementary on La Cholla Boulevard near Starr Pass Boulevard 9:30 to 1:30 p.m.: On Starr Pass Boulevard near La Cholla Boulevard 2 to 4 p.m.: Los Amigos Elementary, 2200 Block East Drexel…
Animal Attraction
We’re going out tonight to see Animal Collective at the Rialto Theatre, 318 E. Congress St. The cool cats at the Rialto, who know a lot more about music than we ever will, tell us the music explores “the fringes and intersecting boundaries of folk, noise rock, ambient drone, twisted psychedelia, and, ultimately, pure melody.”…
Candidates Clash!
The first post-primary debate for this year’s City Council candidates is tonight. Hosted by Equality Arizona, it will focus on GLBT issues. All the candidates are expected to attend. It’s from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Senior Building at El Pueblo Neighborhood Center, 101 W. Irvington Road. Organizers say they wanted RSVPs by Sept.…
Garbage Politics
City Council candidates learn to love the trash fee
Soundbites
THE SEASON OF NEW CDS ‘Tis the season, it seems, for new local releases to be unfurled for your aural consumption. To that end, here’s a bit of info about two CD-release parties going down this week. First up is The Solace Bros., who are celebrating the release of Bad Will (California Beach Club), their…
Sour Notes
The separation of the Tucson Symphony and its women’s association could signal financial woes
Top Ten in Music
Zia Records top sales for the week
The Runaround
Is a Border Patrol abuse investigation missing in action?
Nine Questions
Brian Mock
The Skinny
THE TRIBAL COUNCIL HAS SPOKEN To no one’s great surprise, Democrats Regina Romero and Rodney Glassman handily won their respective primaries on Tuesday, Sept. 11. In the race to replace retiring Councilpunk Jose Ibarra in westside Ward 1, Romero crushed Ken Green, winning 80 percent of the vote. There’s no Republican in the race, but…
Rhythm & Views
After a string of brilliant, operatic releases–culminating with 2005’s magnum opus Black Sheep Boy–Okkervil River have finally struck a perfect balance between their strengths: the brainy and the poppy. Sure, the songs on The Stage Names include thoughtful lyrics about performance and audience (dissertation writers, take note), but each song stands alone as a melodic…
The Range
A recap of last week’s news
Live
Roots on the Rails, Rialto Theatre, Thursday, Sept. 13
Media Watch
Justice Brings Local Flavor To 104.1
Rhythm & Views
Richard Thompson was quoted somewhere a few years back saying he didn’t like to listen to contemporary pop music, but that he didn’t mind creating it and inflicting it on others. Good for us. Tucson fans got a taste of several of the songs on this, the legendary English singer-songwriter and guitarist’s latest album, during…
T Q&A
Tucson Q&A with Michael Guymon
Rhythm & Views
Ipecac is inarguably the most adventurous, aggressive music label in existence right now, releasing everything from the avant big-band jazz of Flat Earth Society to the outré work of film composer Ennio Morricone, not to mention Mike Patton’s various and quirky musical projects (Tomahawk, Fantômas, General Patton vs. the X-ecutioners), each with its own uniquely…
Police Dispatch
The Nutcracker Strikes Again 7651 North Oldfather Drive, Aug. 22, 1:37 p.m. A mischievous Thornydale Elementary School student has made a habit of grabbing other students’ testicles and squeezing, according to a Pima County Sheriff’s Department report. Police arrived at the boy’s school shortly after the lunch period, when they met with a staff member…
Loving George
Hershey Felder’s charm and charisma carry the superficial yet engaging ‘Gershwin Alone’
Pick of the Week
Making Peace
Guadalajaran Images
A Sister City art experiment at Davis Dominguez offers both success and failure
Danehy
Brad Byrge has traded in basketballs for a guitar
City Week
Our top picks of what to do and where to do it for the week.
Top Ten in Books
Antigone Books best-sellers for the week
O’Sullivan
Why does our society tolerate the mistreatment of greyhounds and other dogs?
Glances and Spurts
Except for an overly abrupt ending, ‘Eastern Promises’ is a fantastic film
Solid Suspense
Tucsonan Elizabeth Gunn succeeds thanks to a compelling protagonist and a steady narrative
Guest Commentary
When it comes to dealing with teens, communication is the key
Slumming in Schlock
Jodie Foster goes wacko in this lame movie that takes itself too seriously
Noshing Around
Coming Soon Tucson’s restaurant scene continues to evolve: Zinburger, formerly Zin Bistro, is scheduled to open around mid-November; Guadalajara Grill East will fill the former Ferranti’s Fine Foods at 6616 E. Grant Road; Sushi Garden will open another location in the former J Nippon at the Foothills Mall; and Shlomo’s and Vito’s New York Delicatessen…
¡Ask a Mexican!
Nicknames that describe mixed Mexican heritage.
Now Showing at Home
“The Graduate,” “Face/Off,” and “Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee”
Smooth as Pâté
Bar 58 and Bistro’s upscale food will leave you fat and happy
No Time for Napping
A note from the editor.
Top Ten in Movies
Casa Video’s top rentals for the week
Mailbag
Howls of outrage and squeals of delight from our astonished fans.
Peace and Love
Lavender Diamond create universal harmony through melody
On The Hook
Towing companies tend to get a bad rap; is their spotty reputation deserved?
Finding a Balance
Voxtrot battles to maintain their enthusiasm in order to reach their goals
