Arizona Governor Jan Brewer broke her silence on Senate Bill 1062 on Feb. 26, vetoing the bill that would have allowed businesses to deny service for religious reasons. Days before her decision, protesters pounded the pavement at the Arizona State Capitol, urging Governor Jan Brewer to veto SB1062. Opponents of the bill, like State Senator…
191 Toole may be home to mosh pits and metal anthems on a Saturday night, but on Sundays they bring out the pews. City On a Hill, a local Christian nonprofit, took over the lease at 191 Toole in downtown Tucson with no previous experience running a music venue. Tom Collins, executive director of COAH,…
Ozomatli is no stranger to Tucson: in the almost 20 years since the Los Angeles-based group formed, Ozomatli has performed in the Old Pueblo more times than its members can count. It’s fitting, then, that both veteran and newfound fans can catch the band on the first stop of their upcoming tour at the Fox…
—-[UPDATE, March 23 — The bighorn-sheep reintroduction project was backed primarily by hunting groups, The Arizona Daily Star reports today].—- —-[UPDATE, March 17 — Another bighorn sheep is eaten by a mountain lion doing what comes naturally.]—- —-[UPDATE, March 8 — Criticism of the bighorn sheep program and its emphasis on eliminating the threat from…
NOGALES, SONORA — Abuelitas hold crying children and chicle vendors make the rounds while a man serenades the gathered crowd with his guitar. The line snaking down Calle Internacional continues to grow, heading out of sight, with families waiting half an hour – enough time for three song renditions – to cross the border into…
