Tucson Escorts: Big changes are coming to Miracle Mile

Big changes are coming to Miracle Mile
Posted: Jan 30, 2012 10:02 AM
Updated: Jan 30, 2012 10:19 AM
TUCSON – Things are changing on Miracle Mile. Historical hotels are turning into new businesses and the economic outlook is looking good for the area.
Before the 1980’s, Miracle Mile flourished. It was the place to be, you might even say it was glamorous, but after that, it was all downhill. Drug dealers and prostitution took away the shine.
These days the somber tune of things is changing.
Monterey Court studio galleries just opened up on miracle mile – owner Greg Haver says over the last couple of months, business has already expanded.
“Miracle Mile certainly has a checkered past, but I think we’re trying to turn that page and go on to new and better things,” Haver said. “I’m extremely pleased with the response, it’s just overwhelming based on our Mercury Portal event.”

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Tucson Escorts: Crime Trackers cold case

Crime Trackers cold case
Posted: Dec 27, 2011 4:46 AM
TUCSON – Detectives say a known prostitute with an expensive drug habit is found dead back in July of 1997. The Pima County Medical Examiner’s office says the body was so badly decomposed, they couldn’t determine the cause of death.
The Pima County Sheriff’s Cold Case unit is now reviewing the case of Jeanette Brown.
She was 29 years old when she was found wrapped in a carpet and tossed off the side of cliff in Reddington Pass. On July 15, 1997 people whose car broke down and were walking to get help when they spotted a vehicle that had gone off a cliff. Detective Kelly Anderson says, “As they were investigating this car that looked like an accident they saw the body rolled up with the victim a little bit further down.”

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Tucson Escorts: AZ isn’t just the ‘crazy state’, it has its shining moments

There are some interesting insights to be drawn from Arizona being the “crazy state” in the national media. Certainly Arizona has had its fair share of lunacy recently, and all of these eruptions of strangeness must be dealt with, and owned up to, at the state level. But many of these ills are not unique to Arizona.
Though the media tends to portray it as an anomaly, Arizona is really just another state in the union, with all of the problems of the national entity. SB 1070 was quickly one upped by even harsher laws in such places as Alabama and South Carolina. Prison breaks and prostitution rings happen all across the country, and the questions these particular incidents raise (when does privatization go too far, and what are the limits of religious freedom) are puzzling concerns for all Americans.

See the full article from “Arizona Daily Wildcat”

Tucson Escorts: History comes back to life with neon Tropicana sign

The cast behind restoring the Tropicana sign reads like a scroll of movie credits. Buffalo Exchange funded the restoration carried out by Cook & Co. Signmakers. Jude Cook did the project management and layout; Scott Reeves and Isaac Reyes were responsible for crane and rigging work; Steve Gaspard did the wiring; Mike Spronken undertook the metal work and lettering; Sam Richardson was the neon man; layout and patters came courtesy of Rudy Florez; Mike Braun did the painting and Cisco Campista assembled the sign.
“My hope is by doing this we will help reshape how the city views this part of the city,” Clinco said. “Miracle Mile was the major entrance and exit to the city.”
When Interstate 10 first opened, Tucson had only three exits and one was Miracle Mile. But Miracle Mile’s decline started in the late 1960s as more freeway exits opened. Motel owners started selling their properties in 1972 and Clinco said the 1973 oil crises “killed it. It became synonymous with prostitution.”

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Tucson Escorts: Pulse of the Pac: Nov. 4

The debate regarding the legalization of prostitution is a complex one. Sex is a socially sensitive issue and a private matter, so when debates start about the legalization of the solicitation of sex, things are bound to get heated … The problem with this discussion is that both arguments are based on an existing and continuing patriarchal, economically unequal, violent society that doesn’t allow for complete freedom and choice. Now, I realize there are male prostitutes, and not all sexual abuse is directed at women by men.  However, in a majority of cases, it is men that sexually abuse women and children (85 percent of domestic violence victims are women according to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence), and a large majority of prostitutes are women.  My analysis of the issue is largely based on those generalities … When people discuss the right to choose to pay for sex, it seems like they ignore the woman’s right to choose to have sex in exchange for payment. Obvi …

See the full article from “Arizona Daily Wildcat”

Tucson Escorts: Notes from the Occupation: Camping and court dates

The phone call didn’t take long, and I was seated in Judge Shetter’s courtroom along with my friends, to hear whether or not the State would allow the prosecutor’s motion to apply zoning restrictions to our cases. Zoning restrictions mean that the defendants cannot return to the scene of the crime. Usually these restrictions are applied for crimes of moral misconduct like theft and/or prostitution, or if others are injured as in the case of fighting or domestic abuse – those convicted are unwelcome to return to the physical location and make more mischief.  Think what that says about how the City views the Occupiers.  And consider the implications if adopted.  By lumping us together with thieves, prostitutes, and violent offenders, we are banned from returning to Armory Park.  (The first time this plan was forwarded, it was to cover ANY time, the second time, it covered just the hours the curfew was in effect.)  But, if we cannot return, the number of tents steadily decreases and the media can contend that support is waning.  It is a sure way to break the back of the movement.  Pretty slick, huh?  Both judges Chrenshaw and Shetter denied the motion.

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Tucson Escorts: Notes from the Occupation: Jon Justice, violence, and illegal sleeping

People complain about the cost associated with the Occupation. The taxpayer money spent on policing is being wasted and people should be up in arms about it. It is ridiculous to dispatch fleets of 9 to 24 uniformed officers to ticket us each night. Three would be ample. We all line up to receive our citations, and there have been NO incidents of resistance or violence. We self-police. We actually SAVE the City money by providing much needed social services to the most compromised residents. Occupying these past 2 weeks has really opened my eyes to the numbers of severely mentally ill and homeless people shambling around our streets. Our presence in the park protects them from the ravages of “bum fights”, prostitution, and other indignities they suffer just to scrap together the money they need to survive. We feed and shelter them, just like Jesus would have done. Think of how much money is spent on arresting, prosecuting, defending, incarcerating, and probating Tucson’s most at-risk popul …

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Tucson Escorts: Immigration conference held in Tucson

… People come here because they are interested in the issue. Wherever they come from in a political spectrum, if they leave here with a more solid fact base so they can engage about the conversation based on the facts then we’ve done our job,” Real Arizona Coalition, James Garcia said.
One of the panelists Daryl Williams said while he has some reservations when it comes to immigration issues, he says this conference is one way to learn and work together to improve the way we look at immigration in Arizona.
“It is unfortunate that people come here without paperwork. Do I think that’s a crime in the traditional sense, anti-social behavior that says I’m going to disrupt our society? No it’s not. It is a distortion and if you will forgive me a prostitution of our criminal justice system to say that’s a crime,” Williams said.

See the full article from “KVOA Tucson News”

Tucson Escorts: Tucson urges release of DREAM ACT’s Sandra Lopez

More than 5,000 people have made phone calls and sent e-mails and faxes to ICE Director John Morton. So far, Morton, the Obama Administration and DHS have turned a cold shoulder to the public outcry on Sandra’s behalf.
After Sandra ran for safety back to the US border, Sandra told a judge what happened on the streets of Nogales, Mexico.
“When I got to Nogales, I was really sacred. Strange men began to ask me to come with them; I ran away from them, I thought they were going to kidnap me.”
She saw men bring younger girls to a hotel. “At night I could hear them scream.”
Older women tried to get her to become a sex worker. “I know they wanted me to be a sex worker for them, I said ‘No,’ over and over, but the men with them tried to grab me and I ran away.”

See the full article from “The NarcoSphere”

Tucson Escorts: Soundbites

For the last several months Craig has been battling cancer, and it appears the treatments he’s been receiving have been working. But it’s been quite a haul, and the medical bills are beginning to pile up.
To help with that, Club Congress will be the site of two fundraising events for Craig: Part of the proceeds from one of the nights of next week’s annual HoCo Fest will be donated to him; and this week the club plays host to Savelab, an all-locals event that will take place on two stages, one indoors and one outdoors. The indoor stage will feature performances by the Wayback Machine, the Last Call Girls, the Carnivaleros, Funky Bonz, and Sunday Afternoon, while the indoor club stage will be graced by the Determined Luddites, Stefan George, Tracy Shedd, and Ferrodyne.

See the full article from “Tucson Weekly”

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