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Coming Soon to Fourth Avenue: Tiki Tim’s Grill

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Published May 7, 2010 at 4:44 p.m.

The Hut, the tiki-themed bar at 305 N. Fourth Ave., will soon be home to a funky, island-themed restaurant that will operate out of a 1970s Airstream trailer ... Tiki Tim’s Grill is still under construction, says owner, chef and builder Timothy Stevens, but should be up and running sometime this summer ... Long-time patrons of the Hut may remember that Stevens once ran what he calls an “illegitimate hamburger stand” at the bar several years ago. He started off small, but people went crazy

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Tucson's Everyday People: A 'Freaky' Visitor from the Big Apple

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Published May 6, 2010 at 2:44 p.m.

Find more videos like this on VII VISIONAIRES ... Joshua Morgan brings you a tale of a love story between "freaks" this week ... John Shaw, from New York, performs his freak show all over the country, but is now joined by Alexandra "Lady Diabla" Kaminiski, 23, who is considered to be the youngest sword-swallower in the country. She is also one of only three women who performs the act. Both performed recently at the Pima County Fair ...

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Arizona inmate, officer hurt in elevator malfunction

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Published April 30, 2010 at 5:56 p.m.

TUCSON - Pima County Superior Court was shut down for about an hour Friday after one of its secure elevators malfunctioned and injured an inmate and a corrections officer ...

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Paton Resigns. Who Gets His Senate Seat?

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Published Feb. 23, 2010 at 2:29 a.m.

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Jonathan Paton State Sen. Jonathan Paton resigned yesterday from the state Senate to focus on his challenge to Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords ... Paton has to prevail in a four-way GOP primary that includes fellow vets Jesse Kelly, Brian Miller and Andy Goss before he’ll have a shot at Giffords ... Paton copped to being sad about leaving the District 30 Senate seat he won in 2008 after two terms in the House of Representatives ... “It’s kind of like graduation day,” Paton says.

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Saguaro Ranch Do Si Do

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Published Feb. 12, 2010 at 5:20 p.m.

The last time we brought you a little news on the continuing Saguaro Ranch saga, the Marana development's neighbors had filed an amendment to a lawsuit against the town based on a deposition from the development's former general manager ... In his deposition, Denis Boaro alleges that Saguaro Ranch owner Stephen Phinny basically bought off the Marana Town Council and officials to abandon a disputed public easement that meanders through the development ... Town officials fervently denied the

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Election Integrity Deja Vu?

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Published Feb. 12, 2010 at 5:11 p.m.

The last time Bill Risner went to court for a public-records lawsuit he filed on behalf of the Pima County Democratic Party, not only did he and his fellow Democrats win; the attorney also won almost $300,000 from Pima County in legal fees ... Well, it looks like it could happen all over again with a different public records lawsuit Risner filed last year. And if Risner wins, according to state law, Pima County will legally be forced to reimburse him thousands of dollars in legal fees—and

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Assessed Value vs Market Value in Tucson

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Published Feb. 12, 2010 at 10:25 a.m.

Got a call from a client the other day when he received his notice of valuation in the mail from the Pima County Assessor. He was very concerned that the full cash value of his property, at least according to the tax assessor, was far less than the amount he just paid for it [ ... ] ...

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Pima County Democratic Boss Jeff Rogers: Institute a Strong Mayor!

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Published Feb. 5, 2010 at 6:09 p.m.

Jeff Rogers, chairman of the Pima County Democratic Party, tells us he's preparing to roll out several proposed changes to the City of Tucson charter at the Monday meeting of Democrats of Greater Tucson ... Rogers, who calls the program "Strong Voter," will advocate for a public election to create a "strong mayor" form of government, which would mean the mayor would essentially take over the job of the Tucson city manager ... "I think it addresses the need for accountability," Rogers says. "You

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Bovine Blues

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Published Jan. 21, 2010 at 6:00 a.m.

Should Pima County be in the cattle business? ... by Tim Vanderpool ... There was a time when cow-punching defined Southern Arizona. Acre after acre of cattle country spilled across the range, some of it beautiful, some of it grazed to the nubs. Today, the cattle ranching industry is largely in decline, a victim of shifting markets and ongoing drought. But there's one rancher who seems set for the long haul, and its name is Pima County. Under the dictates of the Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan,

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