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Funky Places

Sep 4, 2008, Vol. 25, No. 28

FEATURE: The downtown warehouse arts district faces an uncertain future read more »

CURRENTS: Pima County's new technical-education district is gaining students--but little community involvement read more »

CINEMA: 'Babylon A.D.' is bad, but not as bad as other critics are making it out to be read more »

MUSIC: San Diego's Rafter plays music he loves ... and music he hates read more »

ARTS: An Etherton Gallery portfolio honors the negatives from history's best-known photos read more »

BOOKS: Vail's Kathleen Bryan--aka Judith Tarr--delivers another entertaining saga in her War of the Rose series read more »

CHOW: The Coffee House's sandwiches are so delicious that they upstage the namesake joe read more »

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Baby on Board

The attempted deportation of an infant by UMC reveals legal murk

by TIM VANDERPOOL

When Fernando Gaxiola got the call, his otherwise peaceful April morning went white-knuckle. It was a mother, frantic because her baby was being flown to Mexico by University Medical Center. The mother was an undocumented...

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Birth of an Image

An Etherton Gallery portfolio honors the negatives from history's best-known photos

by MARGARET REGAN

Back in 1992, John Loengard, the famed Time-Life photographer and editor, showed up at the Center for Creative Photography with an unusual request. He wanted to photograph some treasures in the archive--those famous peppers by...

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Devoid of Words

Instrumental-rock pioneers Mogwai make both cuddly creations and menacing music

by GENE ARMSTRONG

Not all musicians must be poets. That's according to John Cummings, guitarist for the oft-celebrated and endlessly creative Scottish rock band Mogwai, which generally does not perform songs with lyrics or vocals. "It's not that...

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Fresh and Friendly

The Coffee House's sandwiches are so delicious that they upstage the namesake joe

by JACQUELINE KUDER

The Coffee House should really consider renaming itself The Sandwich House, because although the coffee is delicious, the sandwiches are spectacular. Located in a well-established strip mall at 7125 E. Tanque Verde Road, The Coffee...

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Funky Places

The downtown warehouse arts district faces an uncertain future

by DAVE DEVINE AND MOLLY MCKASSON

Tucson politicians for years have been enthusiastic cheerleaders of the downtown warehouse arts district. When it comes to talking up the preservation of these 50 or so privately and publicly owned buildings, clustered near the...

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High School Confidential

'American Teen' is fascinating, stunning and terrifying, all at once

by JAMES DIGIOVANNA

Ohmigod Megan is such a bitch. She, like, totally won't let anyone go out with Geoff even though they're just friends, and when Erica e-mailed Jeff a topless picture of herself, Megan stole it and...

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Making a Mess

'Babylon A.D.' is bad, but not as bad as other critics are making it out to be

by BOB GRIMM

Perhaps the most surprising aspect of Babylon A.D. is that it isn't nearly as bad as the critical consensus might lead you to believe it is. It's one of the worst reviewed films of the...

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On Their Own Terms

While LTW amuses with the saga of a student and her tutor, Arizona Onstage makes the world a better place with 'Songs'

by DAVID RYDER

Tucson theater boasts two winners this week--very different productions that succeed on their own terms. Educating Rita at Live Theatre Workshop is an intense, two-person production ideal for the cozy confines of its storefront space....

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Pay Up!

Returning to school after a 30-year hiatus, Marie Leal discovered the UA was unfairly charging her a little extra

by MARI HERRERAS

Marie Leal takes out a letter she recently received from the UA indicating that she was being reimbursed more than $1,000. Leal looks at the letter, shakes her head and sighs. It marks the end...

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Practical Schooling

Pima County's new technical-education district is gaining students--but little community involvement

by DAVE DEVINE

Established by Pima County voters only two years ago, the Joint Technological Education District (JTED) already has something in common with more traditional school districts: Hardly anyone wants to serve on its school board. At...

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How It All Went Down…

During McCain’s speech last night, his biggest applause lines came when he mentioned Sarah Palin… ...

Bricktop: Born to Brawl (Steel Cage), @ Vaudeville Cabaret Saturday 9/13

In more than one song on this Tucson-based band's hard-as-nails debut CD, singer Bricktop Brent invokes variations on the universal punk sentiment: "W. […]

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