Jun 4-10, 2009

News & Opinion

• Danehy

  Danehy

  This week, it's all about politics, baby

  By Tom Danehy

  Jun 4, 2009
• Feature

  Go Outside!

  A program helps kids—from newly arrived Burma refugees to typical Tucson teenagers—discover the Sonoran Desert

  By Mari Herreras

  Jun 4, 2009

  
• Currents Feature

  Tax Haven

  Arizona racing operations like Tucson Greyhound Park enjoy 15 years of subsidies

  By Tim Vanderpool

  Jun 4, 2009
• Currents Feature

  Mind the Gap

  Lawmakers and the governor battle over how to solve the state's ever-growing budget problems

  By Jim Nintzel

  Jun 4, 2009
• Currents Feature

  Infants in Need

  Concerned parents wait to find out the fate of state funding for early-intervention services—as do the courts

  By Leila Abu-Saada

  Jun 4, 2009

  
• Currents Feature

  Insufficient Support

  The perennially underfunded Tucson Housing Trust Fund is about to go broke

  By Dave Devine

  Jun 4, 2009
• Guest Commentary

  Guest Opinion

  Remembering Betty Schroeder, 1931-2009

  By Gretchen Nielsen

  Jun 4, 2009
• Ask a Mexican!

  Ask a Mexican!

  By Gustavo Arellano

  Jun 4, 2009
• Editor's Note

  A Legislature With Sense

  By Jimmy Boegle

  Jun 4, 2009
• The Skinny

  The Skinny

  By Jim Nintzel and Dave Devine

  Jun 4, 2009
• Media Watch

  Media Watch

  By John Schuster

  Jun 4, 2009
• Police Dispatch

  Police Dispatch

  By Anna Mirocha

  Jun 4, 2009
• K. Rat

  K. Rat

  Jun 4, 2009

  
• Mailbag

  Mailbag

  Jun 4, 2009
• Messina

  Messina

  Brian Richard Goodell looks to add to Tucson's mural culture

  By Irene Messina

  Jun 4, 2009
• Random Shots

  Random Shots

  Jun 4, 2009

  
• Red Meat

  Red Meat

  Jun 4, 2009

  
• T Q&A

  T Q&A

  By Jim Nintzel

  Jun 4, 2009

City Week

• City Week

  City Week

  By Sarah Jacoby and Aleksa Brown

  Jun 4, 2009
• Pick of the Week

  Tear Down This Wall

  By Sarah Jacoby

  Jun 4, 2009

Cinema

• Cinema Feature

  Drive-in Fun

  Sam Raimi stops playing with his cash long enough to spin a hilarious horror-movie yarn

  By James DiGiovanna

  Jun 4, 2009
• Cinema Feature

  Fantastical Journey

  Pixar again tops itself with the hilarious, powerful 'Up'

  By Bob Grimm

  Jun 4, 2009
• Now Showing at Home

  Now Showing at Home

  By Bob Grimm

  Jun 4, 2009
• Top Ten in Movies

  Top Ten in Movies

  Jun 4, 2009

Music

• Music Feature

  Emotional Upheaval

  Two Brooklyn-based trios head for Plush in a quest for catharsis

  By Gene Armstrong

  Jun 4, 2009
• Soundbites

  Soundbites

  By Gene Armstrong

  Jun 4, 2009
• Nine Questions

  9 Questions

  By Kristine Peashock

  Jun 4, 2009
• Live

  Live

  By Mel Mason

  Jun 4, 2009
• Rhythm & Views

  Warbringer: Waking Into Nightmares (Century Media)

  By Jarret Keene

  Jun 4, 2009
• Rhythm & Views

  The Besmirchers: Besmirch and Destroy (Steel Cage)

  By Carl Hanni

  Jun 4, 2009
• Rhythm & Views

  Eminem: Relapse (Aftermath/Interscope)

  By Sean Bottai

  Jun 4, 2009
• Top Ten in Music

  Top Ten in Music

  Jun 4, 2009

Arts & Culture

• Review

  Dance Locally

  A tale of monsoon longing highlights NEW ARTiculations' latest concert

  By Margaret Regan

  Jun 4, 2009
• Book Feature

  Quest for Justice

  After an odd crime takes place in Tucson, Jessie Dancing takes up the compelling case

  By Julia Ramey

  Jun 4, 2009
• Top Ten in Books

  Top Ten in Books

  Jun 4, 2009

Chow

• Chow Feature

  Between the Bread

  One UA-area sandwich shop excels, while another offers standard, inoffensive fare

  By James Reel

  Jun 4, 2009
• Noshing Around

  Noshing Around

  By Adam Borowitz

  Jun 4, 2009