Email Author Amy Silverman

Awards

• 2012 - National Council on Crime and Delinquency/Prevention for a Safer Society Award, published January 20, 2011

  "Unbalanced"

• 2012 - Maggies: The Magazine Awards of Western Publishing

  "Shadow Dwellers"

• 2010 - National Council on Crime and Delinquency/Prevention for a Safer Society Award, published December 17, 2009

  "Suicidal Tendencies"

• 2010 - National Council on Crime and Delinquency/Prevention for a Safer Society Award, published November 5, 2009

  "Losing Erica"

• 2010 - National Council on Crime and Delinquency/Prevention for a Safer Society Award, published October 8, 2009

  "Saving Alex"

• 2010 - Maggies: The Magazine Awards of Western Publishing, published December 17, 2009

  "Suicidal Tendencies"

• 2010 - Maggies: The Magazine Awards of Western Publishing, published November 5, 2009

  "Losing Erica"

• 2010 - Maggies: The Magazine Awards of Western Publishing, published October 8, 2009

  "Saving Alex"

• 2010 - National Mental Health Association Media Awards, published December 17, 2009

  "Suicidal Tendencies"

• 2010 - National Mental Health Association Media Awards, published November 5, 2009

  "Losing Erica"

• 2010 - National Mental Health Association Media Awards, published October 8, 2009

  "Saving Alex"

• 2010 - Arizona Press Club Awards, published December 17, 2009

  "Suicidal Tendencies"

• 2010 - Arizona Press Club Awards, published November 5, 2009

  "Losing Erica"

• 2010 - Arizona Press Club Awards, published October 8, 2009

  "Saving Alex"

• 2010 - Casey Medals for Meritorious Journalism, published December 17, 2009

  "Suicidal Tendencies"

• 2010 - Casey Medals for Meritorious Journalism, published November 5, 2009

  "Losing Erica"

• 2010 - Casey Medals for Meritorious Journalism, published October 8, 2009

  "Saving Alex"

• 2010 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published December 17, 2009

  "Suicidal Tendencies"

• 2010 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published November 5, 2009

  "Losing Erica"

• 2010 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published October 8, 2009

  "Saving Alex"

• 2009 - Maggies: The Magazine Awards of Western Publishing, published September 11, 2008

  "Mommy Dearest"

• 2009 - Maggies: The Magazine Awards of Western Publishing, published August 7, 2008

  "Postmodern McCain"

• 2009 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published October 16, 2008

  "Love the War, Neglect the Warrior"

• 2009 - Arizona Press Club Awards, published August 7, 2008

  "Postmodern McCain"

• 2009 - Arizona Press Club Awards, published August 14, 2008

  "The Daily Show"

• 2007 - National Council on Crime and Delinquency/Prevention for a Safer Society Award, published November 2, 2006

  "Teenage Wasteland"

• 2006 - Missouri Lifestyle Journalism Awards, published November 25, 2004

  "Up the Down Staircase"

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2008 Stories by Amy Silverman

• Twilight: the Early Show at Tempe Marketplace

  published Nov 21, 2008

  Hot Topic is selling Twilight shwag, but the homemade fashions were much more popular this morning at Tempe Marketplace. The crowd for the 10:30 movie was strictly 30 and over (except for the toddle... More >>

• Gross Out: Smelly Cooler at Sluggo's Sports Grill

  published Nov 11, 2008

  By Amy Silverman A bottle of Excedrin was improperly stored at Sluggo's Sports Grill in Mesa -- one of many things the restaurant inspectors noted after a recent visit. I'm guessing Sluggo had some ... More >>

• Gross Out: Something's Murky at Lam's Market

  published Nov 06, 2008

  By Amy Silverman If you really want to quell your appetite, read "no award" inspection reports for meat markets. From the most recent report for Lam's Market on West Indian School Road: THE DUNGE... More >>

• Gross Out: Bad Bathroom Etiquette at Quilted Bear

  published Nov 04, 2008

  By Amy Silverman The Quilted Bear on Scottsdale Road has had its share of run-ins with Maricopa County restaurant inspectors lately. Several recent reports reflect a "No Award" rating, and the most ... More >>

• Gross Out: Arugula on the Floor at The Phoenician

  published Oct 30, 2008

  By Amy Silverman One of my gripes with The Phoenician -- the tony resort with the Phoenix name, the Scottsdale address (I think they changed the city boundaries to accomodate themselves) and the dan... More >>

• Gross Out: Better Than Sex Cake Cafe in Chandler Not So Good, Restaurant Inspection Says

  published Oct 28, 2008

  By Amy Silverman I know sex is supposed to be dirty. Call me a prude, but the concept just doesn't translate when it comes to food, even at a place called the Better Than Sex Cake Cafe. I admit I ... More >>

• Gross Out: Fenix Eatery & Bar gets Two "No Award" Inspections

  published Oct 23, 2008

  By Amy Silverman Like Chelsea's Kitchen a couple blocks away, Fenix Eatery & Bar on Camelback Road recently received back-to-back "no award" ratings. According to the inspection report, the store... More >>

• John McCain's Fame is Based on His POW Status, But He Has Abandoned Fellow Veterans

  published October 16, 2008

  If you want to know what it's like to be a veteran in John McCain's home state, stop by the Justa Center in downtown Phoenix. On a... More >>

• Gross Out: Chelsea's Kitchen gets Multiple "No Award" Inspections

  published Oct 21, 2008

  By Amy Silverman Sure, everyone has a bad day now and then. But back to back "no award" inspection reports for a restaurant as tony as Chelsea's Kitchen -- the fun and funky casual dining spot on th... More >>

• Gross Out: Drunk Flies at Coach & Willie's

  published Oct 16, 2008

  By Amy Silverman A late September inspection at Coach & Willie's -- a bar/restaurant not far from the ballpark in downtown Phoenix -- revealed a litany of concerns. The report is pretty straightf... More >>

• Gross Out: Moldy Bowl at Masa Sushi in Gilbert

  published Oct 14, 2008

  By Amy Silverman I'll be honest: Raw fish does not pass these lips. But I know enough to know that if you're going to eat it, you want it to come from a very, very clean place. The Maricopa County r... More >>

• Gross Out: 5 & Diner on 16th Street a Little too Grungy even for a Greasy Spoon

  published Oct 09, 2008

  By Amy Silverman I have always believed that diners should have a separate rating system, when it comes to cleanliness. C'mon, haven't you ever heard the term "greasy spoon"r But apparently the Mar... More >>

• Gross Out: Roaches, Slime and Bad Hand Washing at Texas Roadhouse on Stapley

  published Oct 07, 2008

  By Amy Silverman At this point, I've gotten accustomed to seeing news of cockroaches and soda guns with "bacterial slime" -- both of which afflicted the Texas Roadhouse on Stapley Drive, during a re... More >>

• Gross Out: A Roach at Golden Buddha

  published Oct 02, 2008

  By Amy Silverman Is there a curse at the Chinese Cultural Center in Phoenixr I'm starting to wonder. I've had more bad Asian meals than I can count from a grouping of businesses that should be the b... More >>

• Gross Out: Cool Pork Stomach at Tortas Ahogadas Guadalajara

  published Sep 30, 2008

  By Amy Silverman There seem to be some storage problems at Tortas Ahogadas Guadalajara in Chandler. A recent inspection revealed a first aid kit stored on top of tortillas, and a hat on top of the... More >>

• Gross Out: Foul-smelling cutting boards at one Tokyo Express

  published Sep 25, 2008

  By Amy Silverman If you were a teenage girl in Phoenix in the 1980s, chances are that you indulged more than once in Tokyo Express. The whole notion of (relatively) healthy fast food was a novelty a... More >>

• John McCain's "Favorite" Vietnamese Restaurant Pho Bang has Roaches: Gross Out!

  published Sep 23, 2008

  By Amy Silverman And now we bring you a Special Election Edition of Gross Out! For years, the west Phoenix restaurant Pho Bang has touted itself as John McCain's favorite Vietnamese joint. So we d... More >>

• Gross Out: Unsanitary Sanitized Fish at Steamers

  published Sep 23, 2008

  By Amy Silverman Okay, I'm back to the whole glove thing. I stand by my previously stated opinion: Gloved hands do not equal clean hands. Consider these notes from a recent county inspection at St... More >>

• Gross Out: Cooler Crisis at Honey Bear's BBQ

  published Sep 16, 2008

  By Amy Silverman Bad electricity karma, perhapsr The light in the women's room was burned out when county restaurant inspectors visited Honey Bear's BBQ on Van Buren Street on August 31, but that w... More >>

• As a working mom with a child with Down syndrome, Sarah Palin makes me shriek

  published September 11, 2008

  A couple of Fridays ago, I woke up, staggered into the kitchen for my morning Diet Coke, and found myself to the right of Sarah Palin. It... More >>

• Gross Out: Arriba! Thumbs in the Chicken at Mexican Grill

  published Sep 08, 2008

  By Amy Silverman There were dents in the cans of diced peppers and hominy at Arriba Mexican Grill, 4649 E. Chandler Blvd, silverware "soiled with organic debris" and fundito sauce in the walk-in co... More >>

• "Leave Sarah Palin Alone" Mocks Britney Spears Mocking

  published Sep 05, 2008

  By Amy Silverman They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, but maybe not this time. Remember a local new wave/punk band from the 80s called Liquid Visualr Then the name George Maestri m... More >>

• Gross Out: The Rubber Gloves Are On, But Is That Enoughr

  published Sep 04, 2008

  By Amy Silverman A reader just called me out on my Sprinkles "Gross Out" from last week, asking how would I feel if I knew the employee who touched my cupcake with bare hands had just picked her no... More >>

• Stacey Pawlowski, a wife, mother — and a heck of a Republican fundraiser — dies

  published September 4, 2008

  During the memorial slide show, but before the actual service began at Stacey Pawlowski's funeral, a lobbyist leaned over and handed his business... More >>

• Gross Out: Wild West Cowboy Steakhouse Improperly Thaws Beef Lips

  published Sep 02, 2008

  By Amy Silverman Sounds like things are a bit too wild, over at Wild West Cowboy Steakhouse Mexican at 104 E. Monroe Street in Phoenix. An inspection last month revealed some relatively minor con... More >>