Underground film fest looks unbeatable

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Underground film fest looks unbeatable

Political notebook : Oh, the statement you could make for Halloween

Americans were all over the Sarah Palin glasses-and-updo combo last year, but the National Retail Federation this season says politicians have all but dropped off the costume map.

Plans tailored to colleges' needs

Comparing the state's three major colleges is probably inescapable, even in athletic matters as dry as fundraising and financial reports. That doesn't make it correct.

Glassman sets up a committee to examine Senate possibilities

City Councilman Rodney Glassman, long rumored to be entertaining a bid for the U.S. Senate, announced the launch of his exploratory campaign Wednesday.

Gifts sought to complete gardens of Rio Nuevo

The city of Tucson will pass the hat, hoping to rake in as much as $1 million in private donations, to help finish Rio Nuevo's Mission Gardens — the centerpiece of what voters approved 10 years ago.

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Gem show exec to city: Get busy on hotel, TCC

The head of one of the largest shows that make up the Tucson Gem, Mineral & Fossil Showcase said Wednesday that he doesn't have any specific offers to move the show to another city.

Gem show exec to city: Get busy on hotel, TCC

Opinion: Nonpartisan, ward-based vote best for Tucson

The city of Tucson is striving to maintain the status quo by fighting a new state law that mandates nonpartisan elections in all Arizona cities. The law also replaces Tucson's weird, hybrid ward election process.

Editorial: Streetcar hops one big hurdle; many more to go

It has a lot of bureaucratic language attached to it, but here's the bottom line: The Federal Transit Administration has given the go-ahead to Tucson's modern streetcar project, a major component of the Regional Transportation Authority's long-range transportation plan.

Man honors late father with walk, activism

On Oct. 17, Alan Michaels will continue a fall tradition started five years ago: he will walk in memory to honor his father, his fellow baby boomers and himself.

Lights for kids hit by cancer

A candlelight vigil was held Monday evening at University Medical Center to mark September as Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.

Lights for kids hit by cancer

Major downtown merchant gets big City Council rent cut

A new lease that will save a prominent downtown business owner nearly $100,000 in rent until 2015 was enthusiastically approved by the City Council on Wednesday.