Volume 12, Number 20 . July 27 - August 2, 1995

Cover Story

Currents Section

Mailbag
Missives from our adoring/outraged readers.

Smith
A heartwarming celebration of our furry friends.
By Jeff Smith

The Skinny
More trouble in Oro Valley...Big Ed Moore is facing some big rezoning votes...TNI sends newspaper workers across a picket line in Detroit...The Amphi School District comes to the aid of legendary land speculator Don Diamond...and much more!

Home Wreckers
The University of Arizona unveils a plan to demolish houses to build a parking lot.
By Jim Nintzel

Prime Cuts
How to balance Pima County's Books.
By Emil Franzi

Sudden Impact
Homebuilders battle the county's proposed impact fees.
By Emil Franzi

Alarming Development
Why is the City of Tucson building a fire station at Rita Ranch?
By Dave Devine

City Week Section

City Week
Big doings in Tucson for the week of July 27 - August 2.

Eighth Day
Taking an old car on a long summer vacation leads to truth and consequences.
By Hannah Glasston

Cheap Thrills
Fun things to do that won't cost a fortune.

City Week Listings
Tucson's most extensive list of what's going on.

Music Section

Big Noise
Check out Big Noise!

Soundbites
Pato, Parsons, Kansas, All, Dread and Todd.
By Michael Metzger

Quick Scans
Tons of album reviews.

Club Listings
What's happening at the local hot spots for the week of July 27 - August 2.

Review Section

Rough Edges
a.k.a. Theatre's original short works festival shows off four works in progress.
By Mari Wadsworth

Highway Music
Travel writer Graham Coster takes an unromantic but fascinating look at the hard lives of long-haul truckers in A Thousand Miles From nowhere.
By Gregory McNamee

Chow
Our resident food fanatic recounts a lunch-break conversation with a leading light in the study of microtubules in the brain. Weird stuff.
By M.F. Munday

Out There
Tales of the Muir Woods.
By Kevin Franklin

Danehy
These are desperate times for a dedicated reader who's trying to stay amused.
By Tom Danehy


Cinema Section

Clueless
is one of the sharpest, funniest pictures of the summer.
By Zachary Woodruff

Film Clips
Check out our capsule reviews packed with links to the hottest movie home pages on the Web.

Film Times
What's showing right now on local screens for the week of July 27 - August 2

Back Page Section

Real Astrology
Astrology for the week of July 27 - August 2

Comics
Random Shots . K. Rat . Red Meat . Staggering Heights . Eye Of The Beholder . The City

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