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The Wrong Way to Respond to Dust Storm Questions

Courtesy of the Department of Public Safety in today's Arizona Daily Star: "Dust storms don't kill people; highways don't kill people. Drivers kill...

Idiot Boksen - (LAUGHTER)

Since the early '80s, Thursday night's Must See TV lineup has been NBC's cornerstone. The best comedies in history have aired in that time block: The Cosby Show,...

Cub Scouts and Operation Popcorn

Cub Scout Pack 261—which the staff of the Tucson Weekly will be getting to know, because they'll be taking a tour of Weekly World Central next month—is in full...

I Find the New Legos Confusing Also

From last night's Community (which was sort of an off episode, I thought), here's Omar the formerly incarcerated community college professor played by...

Herman Cain on Occupy Wall Street

I suppose there's room to be skeptical of anyone running for president who starts a set of ideas with the phrase "I don’t have facts to back this up, but I happen...

Political Roundtable Tonight: The Mayor's Race, Rio Nuevo, Redistricting, Immigration Politics & More

Tonight on Arizona Illustrated's Political Roundtable: We talk about the latest in the race for mayor, the Rio Nuevo Board's $47 million lawsuit against the city of...

In Case You Needed to See a Disco Dance Troupe of C-3PO's

Regardless of how strange this clip from a French TV show is, it's better than at least two of the three Star Wars prequels. [HT: Neatorama] [

TucsonWeeklyTV.com - Lariats at Club Crawl

Remember Club Crawl last Saturday night? That sure was fun.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story

First Innovations Takes Native Students Beyond Classroom

TEMPE, Ariz. (AZNewswire) - A groundbreaking initiative at Arizona State University takes Native students beyond the classroom to put entrepreneurial skills into practice.

This Week in Tucson Bicycling

High Noon Fixed Gear Sprints from Jennifer Renaker on Vimeo. Tucson first fixed gear bike race was a wild success.… [ Read

ASU Professor Earns Presidential Award For Scientists and Engineers

TEMPE, Ariz. (AZNewswire) - Arizona State University Assistant Professor Roy Levy has been awarded a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, the highest...

5th Annual Arizona Pain Management Conference

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AZNewswire) - Too many people do not understand the irreversible harm that improper and untimely care has on a chronically ill patient. It is the patients who...

Footloose - Toe-Tapping Adolescent Angst

As this remake begins, the small, Southern, bible-belt town of Bomont is grief-stricken over the tragic death of five local teenagers in a car accident after a party. Led by...

Slaughter House Tucson - A Howling Success

TUCSON, Ariz. (AZNewswire) - The SlaughterHouse grand opening was a howling success! Entrenching Tucsonans in fear all in the name of Charity! The SlaughterHouse is a 501-3(c)...

Coming Soon: Bisbee Breakfast Club

A new breakfast joint called Bisbee Breakfast Club is opening in early November in the old Pizza Hut building at 4131 W. Ina Road. I love places like...

TUSD's 3rd Annual Festival of Schools Oct. 15

TUCSON, Ariz. - This year, Tucson Unified School District will hold its 3rd Annual Festival of Schools at Tucson Meet Yourself on Saturday, October 15th from 10:00 a.m. - 3:00...

The Descendants, George Clooney - Extraordinary

There are several weeks before the end of the year but - so far - this intelligently written, beautifully photographed, intensely emotional family drama is among the best of 2011....

Halloween Costume Warehouse Deal

Halloween Costume Warehouse and Groupon team up today to offer frightening deals. You pay $10 for $20 worth of Halloween costumes. There is a limit [...]

OV Car Show & John Lennon Tribute

This Saturday, head to the Oro Valley Marketplace for a classic car show and a tribute to John Lennon, who would have been 71 years [...]

Tucson Aerobatic Shootout, 2011

Sometimes I learn about some amazing events . . . this weekend come out for the annual Tucson Aerobatic Shootout, put on by the Tucson [...]

HOWL-O-Ween @ the Zoo, 2011

This year, join the Reid Park Zoo for this annual event of Halloween fun, including costumed characters, theme trick-or-treating and decorations galore. Once again, there [...]

Wine Discount @ AJ’s

AJ’s Fine Foods currently offers a 25% discount on select wines. The deal ends this weekend, so get over there if you want some great [...]

Halloween Costume Discounts

Nice discount at Costume Kingdom: Save 10% on any purchase at CostumeKingdom.com with code CK10, through 10/31/11. Also, there is a Huge Sale! at BuyCostumes.com [...]

2 For $10 @ T.G.I.Friday’s

T.G.I.Friday’s as a new Pick 2 for $10 menu. The idea is that you get one entree and either an appetizer or a dessert. Hard [...]

Halloween Costume Deal From Kohl’s

Kohl’s has a special, frightening code that gives you a 10% discount on Halloween costumes if you order online. This is a code that not [...]

Allison Lipsher: Sharing Her Experience and Talent

from:University of Arizona

The new UA women's soccer goalkeeper coach brings with her a wealth of talent and experience. As a former goalkeeper at Duke, the Boston Breakers and most recently the...

Let's Watch Republicans Talk About How Much They Love Immigration

Sure, it was 1980 and the Republicans are George H.W. Bush and Ronald Reagan, but still, it's interesting, right? [HT: Mother Jones] [ Subscribe

Introducing Tucson Weekly Dating

You might have noticed a new spot on our homepage, replicated above, mentioning the Tucson Weekly Date of the Hour. This exciting new development is...

Lawyers Gang Up on Cali Dispensaries

California's four U.S attorneys this week told more than a dozen marijuana dispensaries to shut down or face the long arm of the (federal) law, the Associated Press reported...

So Long, Mega; Hello, Groove?

After yesterday's news that three Mega 106.3 employees were let go, people started speculating that a format change may be coming. According to a report at RadioInsight.com,...

Photos of Gabrielle Giffords at Mark Kelly's Retirement Ceremony

Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' Facebook page has posted official White House photos of her at her husband, Captain Mark Kelly's retirement ceremony in the Secretary of War...

What to Listen to This Week - Thursday Edition

In two parts again this week, enjoy music hand-selected by our writers, including songs by Rein Sanction, Joe Hill Louis, and The Damned. [...

Mmmmm ... Juicy Food-News Rumors

Rumors in the world of food writing are about as reliable as lunaception, but it’s fun to talk about them from time to time anyway. The most recent rumor is that there is...

Critter of the Week [Dog Edition]

Chili Dog is the best boy in the whole world. Perfectly house trained, great with kids and super playful with plush toys, Chili Dog is loads of fun for the entire family.… ...

Free Tucson Bike Trail Maps, 2011

Just in time for El Tour de Tucson–a new map of bike trails! The Pima County Department of Transportation has just printed 70,000 copies of [...]

The Pork and Beans Challenge Is This Weekend

JW Marriott Starr Pass Resort and Spa is hosting a cooking competition this weekend where teams and individual cooks will go head-to-head to try to make...

MARGIN CALL, Grade: B

It's difficult to find fault with the hordes of mostly young people who are continuing to march for the past weeks on Wall Street. The protests are spreading to other...

Just Fabulous Deal (10/06/11)

LivingSocial has a good deal today from Just Fabulous: You pay $19 for $40 worth of shoes and handbags. This vast virtual shoe closet sports [...]

Bountiful Baskets Reminder

Bountiful Baskets is a Food Co-op that operates nationally. We are lucky enough to have several pick-up stations here in Tucson. Here’s the deal: On [...]

Redistricting: No Breaks for You

If you're on Congressman Raul Grijalva's constituency e-mail list chances are you received a message from him yesterday regarding the Independent Redistricting...

Hacienda del Sol Concert Series, 2011

Hacienda del Sol invites guests and locals to come out to their historic hotel for some wonderful weekend music each Friday and Saturday in October, [...]

Marana Concert in the Park (10/8/11)

This Saturday night, The Southern Arizona Arts and Cultural Alliance (SAACA) presents a free concert by Heather O’Day at Marana’s Silverbell District Park as part...

Donut Day @Bashas’

Bashas’ tells me that every Friday is Donut Day. Yeah, I can get into that. Donut day means that if you buy twelve donuts, you [...]

Free Cone @Burger King (Through 10/9/11)

Burger King is offering a new dessert menu. To celebrate, they will give you a free soft serve cone or cup if you buy a [...]

Free Drink & Curly Fries from Arby’s (Through 10/11/11)

Arby’s offers a free small drink and curly fries with purchase of the Ultimate Angus Philly. You have to present the coupon. The coupon expires [...]

Sweet Tomatoes Coupons, October, 2011

Souplantation and Sweet Tomatoes offer a variety of coupons to save us a bit of cash. They expire on different dates, so read the rules [...]

$2 Sammy @ Starbucks

Starbucks offers a breakfast sandwich for $2 when you purchase any drink. No coupon is required. Deal good through Monday, October 10, 2011. Here are [...]

Life Doesn't Suck

The Inferno keep their brand of punk attitude classy by Gene Armstrong You might not expect the term "punk" to accurately describe a horn-fueled,...

The Skinny

Is it time to change Arizonas primary-election system? Democrats have a big cash advantage over Republicans in the City Council races Lots of Republicans want to replace...