Apr 9-15, 2009

News & Opinion

• Danehy

  Danehy

  A series of Phoenix newspaper columns sheds light on the insanity of our country's immigration policies

  By Tom Danehy

  Apr 9, 2009
• Feature

  East Side Story

  Downtown's future will be shaped in part by what's about to happen in the area around the Rialto and the Warehouse District

  By Dave Devine and Molly McKasson

  Apr 9, 2009
• Currents Feature

  Semi Strife

  Congress votes down a NAFTA-mandated trucking program, and Mexico brings on the tariffs

  By Tim Vanderpool

  Apr 9, 2009
• Currents Feature

  Food Blues

  Restaurants complain after the county cracks down on off-site service

  By Mari Herreras

  Apr 9, 2009
• Currents Feature

  Cricket and Me

  Remembering the life and times of our paper’s veteran newshound

  By Jim Nintzel

  Apr 9, 2009
• Guest Commentary

  Guest Commentary

  Want to really conserve water? Then consider a composting toilet

  By A Tucson Weekly Reader

  Apr 9, 2009
• Ask a Mexican!

  ¡Ask a Mexican!

  By Gustavo Arellano

  Apr 9, 2009
• Editor's Note

  Online Assistance

  By Jimmy Boegle

  Apr 9, 2009
• The Skinny

  The Skinny

  By Jim Nintzel

  Apr 9, 2009
• Media Watch

  Media Watch

  JOHN C. SCOTT TAKES OVER KJLL OPERATIONS

  Apr 9, 2009
• Police Dispatch

  Police Dispatch

  By Anna Mirocha

  Apr 9, 2009
• K. Rat

  K. Rat

  Apr 9, 2009

  
• Mailbag

  Mailbag

  Apr 9, 2009
• Messina

  Messina

  Hey, readers: The future of newspapers is in your hands

  By Irene Messina

  Apr 9, 2009
• Random Shots

  Random Shots

  Apr 9, 2009

  
• Red Meat

  Red Meat

  Apr 9, 2009

  
• T Q&A

  Tucson Q&A

  Barton Gellman

  By Jim Nintzel

  Apr 9, 2009

City Week

• City Week

  City Week

  By Austin Counts, Leila Abu-Saada and Hank Stephenson

  Apr 9, 2009
• Pick of the Week

  Spring Egg-cellence

  By Lissette Ledesma

  Apr 9, 2009

Cinema

• Cinema Feature

  Teen Feelings

  If you like sappy, cute, formulaic films—and a lot of you do—go see ‘The Black Balloon’

  By James DiGiovanna

  Apr 9, 2009
• Cinema Feature

  Lacking a Punch

  Vin Diesel mopes a lot as he returns to the film franchise that made him a star

  By Bob Grimm

  Apr 9, 2009
• Now Showing at Home

  Now Showing at Home

  By Bob Grimm

  Apr 9, 2009
• Top Ten in Movies

  Top Ten in Movies

  Casa Video's top rentals for the week ending April 5, 2009

  Apr 9, 2009

Music

• Music Feature

  Remedial Punch

  Meet the Vivian Girls, a harmonizing pop-punk trio from Brooklyn who trade in short, sharp songs

  By Gene Armstrong

  Apr 9, 2009
• Music Feature

  Catchy and Laid-Back

  Vetiver hits the road in support of melodic folk-rock album 'Tight Knit'

  By Eric Swedlund

  Apr 9, 2009
• Soundbites

  Soundbites

  By Stephen Seigel

  Apr 9, 2009
• Nine Questions

  Nine Questions

  By Kristine Peashock

  Apr 9, 2009
• Live

  Live

  By Mel Mason

  Apr 9, 2009
• Rhythm & Views

  Rhythm & Views

  It Hugs Back

  By Jarret Keene

  Apr 9, 2009
• Rhythm & Views

  Rhythm & Views

  Anni Rossi

  By Sean Bottai

  Apr 9, 2009
• Rhythm & Views

  Rhythm & Views

  The Decemberists

  By Sean Bottai

  Apr 9, 2009
• Top Ten in Music

  Top Ten in Music

  Apr 9, 2009

Arts & Culture

• Review

  Powerful Women

  Family-friendly fare amuses at Gaslight, while poignant adult material stars at LTW

  By James Reel

  Apr 9, 2009
• Review

  Gems Among the Schlock

  Our reviewer takes a mini art tour through the foothills

  By Margaret Regan

  Apr 9, 2009
• Book Feature

  Fresh Stories

  'Best of Contemporary Mexican Fiction' intros readers to living writers from across the border

  By Jarret Keene

  Apr 9, 2009
• Top Ten in Books

  Top Ten in Books

  Apr 9, 2009

Chow

• Chow Feature

  Diner Delights

  At the Bread and Butter Café, be sure to save room for dessert

  By Jimmy Boegle

  Apr 9, 2009
• Noshing Around

  Noshing Around

  By Adam Borowitz

  Apr 9, 2009