Tucson Weekly is a weekly newspaper and It serves the Tucson, AZ. Tucson Weekly covers topics about politics, culture, arts, music, food, local news, and events. It is owned by Tucson Local Media.The Tucson Weekly is an alternative newsweekly that was founded in 1984 by Douglas Biggers and Mark Goehring and serves the Tucson, Arizona, metropolitan area of about 1,000,000 residents. The paper is a member of the Association of Alternative Newsmedia. New issues arrive at kiosks throughout Tucson every Wednesday. Mari Herreras is the current editor. Staff members include news editor Jim Nintzel, Arts & Entertainment Editor Brian Smith, and online editor Chelo Grubb. Longtime editor Jimmy Boegle left the Weekly in late 2012 to start his own independent paper in Palm Springs, California.