Things that need to be said:
• A big thank you to everybody who sent in a submission for next week’s Obama Issue.
After I used this space last week to make a special pitch for submissions from visual artists, you came through, big-time–and I really appreciate it. In fact, we were so inundated with submissions in the last week–of both the writing and drawing/painting variety–that we will not be able to include all of the submissions in next week’s print edition. However, we’ll get in as much as we can–and I can promise you that the Obama Issue will be a keeper.
Thanks again, everyone. Tucson Weekly readers rock.
• In much-less-happy news: You’ll see that in this week’s Noshing Around, the first two items concern restaurant closures. Three words: This. Economy. Sucks.
Take this newspaper, for example. Print-edition readers, ask yourselves: When was the last time you picked up a 56-page Weekly? I’ve been here for six years, and we’d never even come close to such a small page count until the last couple of months arrived.
While the Weekly‘s continuing existence seems safe for now, I fear that the same can’t be said for a lot of other businesses out there–and, as sad as it is, we want to pass along news about the closings of restaurants, clubs and other institutions here in the Old Pueblo. That way, readers have a chance to say goodbye to businesses on their way out, and we can keep our listings and directories up to date.
In a similar vein, if you know of any businesses opening in this economy, we most certainly want to know that, too. Got info? Call 294-1200, or e-mail me by clicking the little envelope next to my name in the byline above.
This article appears in Jan 8-14, 2009.
