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Political Roundtable: Ron Barber vs. the Crowded GOP Field in CD8 Special Election, Higher Ed Reform (and Guns) at the AZ Legislature & More!

This week on Arizona Illustrated's Political Roundtable: Pima County Democratic Party chairman Jeff Rogers and GOP strategist Sam Stone talk about the race to finish...

The View From Downtown Tucson

Lots and lots and lots of stuff happening downtown this weekend, including rides ($4!) on this Ferris Wheel, captured in Hipstamatic form by Jim...

Project White House 2012: From the Mind of Simon Bollander

We love democracy, so we're offering Arizona Presidential Primary candidates the opportunity to share their views here on The Range. Today, we're...

Pima County Supervisor Faces First Challenger in 13 Years

Republican Ray Carroll was appointed Pima County District 4 Supervisor in 1997 and was elected in 1998. In the 13 years Carroll's been in office he's been reelected...

New Oxygen Bar Opens Downtown

A new oxygen bar and tea room called Breathe, Drink & Design has opened at 416 N. Seventh Ave., right down the street from Che's Lounge. The place...

Noam Chomsky at Centennial Hall

Noam Chomsky gave a free lecture at the UA's Centennial Hall on Wednesday, Feb. 8, about the importance of education in our society and explored the the controversy...

The Navy Is Naming a Ship for Gabrielle Giffords

Although there's apparently a bit of controversy (these type of ships are generally named after cities), Navy Secretary Ray Mabus announced today that a new Littoral Combat...

Political Roundtable Tonight: The Race To Finish Gabby's Term, Battles Between Marana and Pima County & Firearms on Campus

Tonight on the Arizona Illustrated Political Roundtable: Pima County Democratic Party chairman Jeff Rogers and Republican strategist Sam Stone stop by the studio talk about Ron...

Arizona Softball Wins Season Opener

from:University of Arizona

The Arizona softball season is off to a good start. The team took an 8-1 win over McNeese State Thursday to open the Kajikawa Classic. Next up: The team takes on Georgia Tech this...

You Should Go to the Youth Farm Project Event on Saturday

This is one of the greatest flyers I’ve seen in a while. I decided to focus on this awesome flyer after writing a full page about how the kids in the Youth Farm Project are...

Kyl: "There Is Not Exactly Romney-Mania Right Now"

In the wake of Rick Santorum's three-state sweep earlier this week, Sen. Jon Kyl tells Politico that “there is not exactly Romney-mania right now”:Kyl, who like...

This Week in Tucson Bicycling

Editors from Bicycling Magazine picked Tucson to test bikes for their annual gear guide. Check out why they picked Tucson and what they are up to. Check

Tucson Solicitor Sinks to New Low Selling Girl Scout Cookies

Please note column update at bottom of post Random pizza menus jammed in the doorjamb and satellite TV offers dangling from the doorknob are bad. But one Tucson solicitor sank to...

You Me At Six on tour: A complete stage of the Nile

from:Tucson Concerts Examiner

Seems like it was just a scant few centuries ago that we couldn’t seem to get away from “mum and dad” – aka Great Britain fast enough. So can someone...

Mini-Dingoes Don't Eat Babies, Do They?

Sure, they're cute now, but at some point, they'll get together and team up against humanity. Enjoy their adorableness while it lasts.… [...

A chat with Lucinda Williams: Blessed existence

from:Tucson Concerts Examiner

Can it really be possible to know exactly how someone else feels? It might just be one of the most oxymoronic – emphasis on the moronic – declarations in the English...

Project White House 2012: Kip Dean Speaks!

As part of our series "Let's run YouTube video on the blog featuring the Project White House candidates", here's a clip from Kip Dean, who explains why...

AutoTuned Bon Iver Jams With The Roots

While it didn't make it on air, Jimmy Fallon house band The Roots and Justin Vernon of Bon Iver rocked out a eight-plus minute long version of "Perth" from his...

Local Tattoo Shop Makes Greatest Ad of All Time

Full disclosure: I once managed a soccer team with an unicorn in its logo, so perhaps I'm biased, but this ad for Tucson tattoo shop Magic Fun Store, which I don't think...

Wildcat watch: College basketball rankings week 14

from:Arizona Wildcats Examiner

What a difference a week made for the Arizona Wildcats men’s basketball team’s (16-8, 7-4) chances of receiving an at-large NCAA Tournament bid in March.According to...

This Is Not How to Propose

I get what Pizza Hut is doing with this $10,010 proposal package (and I'm helping, I suppose, by writing about it), but what's frightening is that someone will probably...

Congressional Candidate Ron Barber: "I'm Really Concerned, As Most People Are, About What's Going On in Washington"

Ron Barber made it official this morning: He’s going to run as a Democrat in the June 12 special election to complete the term of Gabrielle Giffords in Southern...

Talking Comics: Secret Avengers Edition

New Talking Comics drinking game: line up some shots and drink one every time Eric frames a sentence with "Yeah [pronoun] did" or "Yeah [pronoun] is". Also,...

Ron Barber: "While There Will Never Be Anyone Who Can Fill Congresswoman Giffords' Shoes, I Look Forward To Continuing Her Legacy of Putting Problem-Solving Before Politics"

Ron Barber announces his campaign to complete Gabrielle Giffords' congressional term. The press release:Today, Southern Arizonan and former Gabrielle Giffords District...

Beach-Themed Bar Fini's Landing Almost Ready to Set Sail

The new beach-themed bar Fini's Landing is shaping up nicely at 5689 N. Swan Road. It even has a cool boat-shaped bar with decent views of the nearby...

Alliance Fund Hits Half-Million in Cumulative Giving to LGBT Projects

The LGBT&S Alliance Fund, a special project from the Community Foundation of Southern Arizona, hit a half-million in cumulative giving this year to Tucson-area LGBT projects. ...

Ron Barber To Announce Plans To Seek To Complete Giffords' Term Today

Ron Barber, the longtime district director for Gabrielle Giffords' Congressional District 8 office, is expected to announce plans to enter the race to complete her term...

Police Dispatch

Unsolicited underwear; spit happens by Anna Mirocha BIG-ASS CRIME UA AREA… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to...

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Prehistoric Past

Tucsonan Dianne Ebertt Beeaff's look at ancient monuments is worthy—but could have used some editing by Paul Wine I visited Stonehenge for the...

Media Watch

BOB becomes i97.5; Garret Lewis gets a new gig by John Schuster BOB FM DIES; 97.5 ATTEMPTS SECOND TOP 40 RUN There's nothing...

Blogislature 2012

The Arizona Legislature is back—and we're following the action by Jim Nintzel and Hank Stephenson The most conservative Legislature in...

Breathe Owl Breathe: The Listeners/These Train Tracks (Rad)

by Jarret Keene I don't normally go gaga for precious, family-friendly concepts like a 7-inch vinyl record accompanied by a homemade, hand-printed-from-woodblocks...

Now Showing at Home

Malcolm X (Blu-ray); Drive (Blu-ray); To Kill a Mockingbird: 50th Anniversary Edition (Blu-ray) by Bob Grimm Malcolm X (Blu-ray)...

TQ&A

Chris Leon by Mari Herreras Chris Leon says he was a rough kid who left home at the age of 20 to start over in Seattle. He hung out with poets, DJs, MCs...

Nobody Is Talking

Cold case: Four years ago, Ricardo Varela, 15, was killed in a drive-by shooting by Brian J. Pedersen Robert Varela doesn't need to look far to be...

Top Ten in Music

Toxic Ranch Records' top sales for the week ending Feb. 3, 2012 1. Apathy for the Devil: A '70s Memoir (book)… ...

A Better Place Awaits

Glen Campbell, stricken with Alzheimer's disease, stops in Tucson as part of his farewell tour by Jim Lipson Alzheimer's is an insidious disease....

Editor's Note

Why $2k? by Jimmy Boegle I understand classic conservatism. I understand classic liberalism.… [ Read more ] ...

Ruthie Foster: Let It Burn (Blue Corn)

by Gene Armstrong In the hands of some jazz, soul and blues vocalists—Cassandra Wilson and Bettye LaVette among them—classic-rock tunes are becoming the...

Use Your Noodle

Pho 1 is worth finding, thanks to its delicious Vietnamese offerings by Rita Connelly Don't let the Stone Avenue address fool you: Pho 1 is not on...

Sketch This!

The Second City returns to Tucson for two 'Laugh Out Loud' performances by Sherilyn Forrester Actors are always delighted when they're...

The Skinny

Ron Barber gets closer to a run to complete Gabrielle Giffords term Is a new Republican face emerging to challenge the GOP boys in the CD 8 race? Raúl Grijlava...

Random Shots

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Nine Questions

Stephen Wrentmore by Gene Armstrong London-born Stephen Wrentmore, the associate artistic director at Arizona Theatre Company, is directing Simon...

Teens on Film

There's a good story buried in 'Chronicle,' but the found-footage gimmick has been done to death by Bob Grimm There's a good movie and...

No. 48!

Arizona statehood was delayed two days by train delays and superstition by Dave Devine After Arizona voters in late 1911 approved an amendment removing a...