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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2009 Stories by Amy Silverman

• She Sees Demons

  published December 17, 2009

  The overwhelming concern, when it comes to juvenile corrections and mental illness, is that kids are being jailed for petty crimes caused by... More >>

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  COVER STORY

  Suicidal Tendencies: The Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections Is a Bloody Mess

  published December 17, 2009

  The girl has a history of pulling out chunks of her own hair and drawing on the walls with her feces and blood, then wiping herself with pages... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Curl Up with a Good Blog: Posie Gets Cozy

  published Dec 08, 2009

  Word has come in from family in Denver that the temperature's in the single digits. We'd swear it's that cold here. We even have the long johns out, and we're taking a vow to stay indoors til spring.&... More >>

• Stuffing Showdown: Weight Watchers Stuffing with Sage and Chives

  published Nov 24, 2009

  From now 'til Thanksgiving, we'll be sharing various stuffing recipes -- all tested and taste-tested first-hand by Chow Bella contributors. On Thanksgiving Day, our "celebrity judge," New Times food c... More >>

• 6 Things Wait Staff Should Know When Waiting on Families

  published Nov 10, 2009

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• Losing Erica: Cynthia Clark Harvey Doesn't Want Anyone Else's Child to Die in a Wilderness-Therapy Program

  published November 5, 2009

  Cynthia Clark Harvey climbs the stairs to the second floor of her north Phoenix home, pausing in a small bedroom. It's the kind of room... More >>

• Homemade Candy Corn Easier Than It Sounds -- If You Follow the Recipe

  published Oct 27, 2009

  You didn't expect to read the terms "cognitive dissonance" and "homemade candy corn" in the same sentence, but there they are.And so apt -- as soon as we got the idea to make our own candy corn (not k... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  New Twists on Old-School Halloween Candy -- Some Tastier Than Others

  published Oct 22, 2009

  Recently, we've noticed that the kitsch factor on candy corn has really kicked up a notch. One kids TV channel has its own homage to (rather, against) the sugary treat, called "I Don't Like Candy Corn... More >>

• Saving Alex: A Mother Finally Got Desperately Needed Help for Her Troubled Son — By Having Him Arrested

  published October 8, 2009

  Niki Varlotta loves her son Alex so much, she called the cops on him. On a Wednesday evening not long ago, Niki sits in a booth in the... More >>

• Beach Bites: The Fortune Cookie Chronicles

  published Jul 27, 2009

   So, you've read Julie & Julia and all of Ruth Reichl's books, but you're hungry for morer Fear not, summer reader. We've got a week's worth of book recommendations for you, all foo... More >>

• Thank Raffi! Zooglobble.com’s Stefan Shepherd Will Review The Wiggles

  published July 23, 2009

  The music editor cornered me. "Hey," he said, all friendly-like. "The Wiggles are coming to town. Want to review the show?" Damn,... More >>

• Richardson's, RIP

  published Jul 20, 2009

  As the remains of one of our favorite Phoenix restaurants smolder, we are thinking back to good times had at Richardson's. This place was (and hopefully will soon be again) an institution in a town wi... More >>

• Follow Michele Laudig on Twitter

  published Jun 24, 2009

  We eat. We tweet. New Times food critic Michele Laudig is working all the angles for you, Phoenix -- including Twitter, where you can follow her cravings. She's easy to find: @michelelaudig.&nb... More >>

• Summer Guide: Get Toasted

  published June 4, 2009

  Get toasted, Phoenix. And we're not talking about the backs of your legs on pleather seats after your car's roasted in the sun for an hour in the... More >>

• Gross Out: Old Beans and Soiled Apron at Rainforest Cafe

  published Apr 08, 2009

      The Rainforest Cafe at Arizona Mills Mall failed its most recent county restaurant inspection -- with violiations including one complaint we hadn't seen before:COOKS APRON WAS EXTRE... More >>

• Gross Out: Arizona Heart Hospital Cafeteria Fails Inspection -- Again

  published Apr 06, 2009

    Hospital cafeterias are renowned for serving food that's not so tasty, but we thought such a place would at least follow the rules. And yet the Arizona Heart Hospital near 19th Street and... More >>

• Gross Out: Old Meat at Red, White & Brew in Chandler

  published Mar 31, 2009

  Maybe you should call it Red, White & EEEEWWWW. The Chandler restaurant on Gilbert Road had some issues regarding old meat (and we're not talking about aged in a good way) during i... More >>

• Gross Out: Expired White Sauce at San Carlos Hotel

  published Mar 30, 2009

  A Februrary 23 inspection of the restaurant at the San Carlos Hotel in downtown Phoenix revealed, among other things, "white sauce containing cooked chicken and vegetables...date marked 2/11/09." The ... More >>

• Gross Out: Glove Faux Pas at Hob Nobs

  published Mar 27, 2009

  We remember when Hob Nobs, a coffee shop at McDowell Road and 3rd Avenue in Phoenix, used to be Willow House. Not a particularly clean joint. But we hear good things about the new place, which is why... More >>

• Gross Out: Towel Trouble at Tomaso's

  published Mar 25, 2009

  Of the last five restaurant inspections completed at Tomaso's Italian restaurant on East Camelback Road in Phoenix, five resulted in a failing grade. At the most recent inspection, in early March, th... More >>

• Gross Out: Finger Licking Bad at Saddle Ranch Chop House

  published Mar 24, 2009

  We gotta hand it to restaurant inspectors for the first "theme report" we've seen since starting Gross Out. A recent inspection, which earned Saddle Ranch Chop House in Glendale a "No Award" from Mari... More >>

• Gross Out: County Supe Mary Rose Wilcox's El Portal Fails County Health Inspection -- Again

  published Mar 20, 2009

  If you want to schmooze with local political types, go to El Portal, County Supervisor Mary Rose Wilcox's restaurant just south of downtown Phoenix. But you might not want to order anything to eat. ... More >>

• Gross Out: Raw, Dripping Chicken at Shangri La

  published Mar 16, 2009

  Shangri Lar Not the first image that comes to mind when you read the recent county restaurant inspection report for the so-named Chinese restaurant on Alma School Road in Mesa. Raw sprouts were too w... More >>

• Gross Out: Mice at Wright on Main

  published Mar 11, 2009

  At Wright on Main (on Main Street in Mesa), Maricopa County restaurant inspectors recently found something rare -- at least, it hasn't turned up in dozens of inspection reports reviewed in the last fe... More >>

• Gross Out: Dirty Fingernails at Efes Turkish Cuisine

  published Mar 09, 2009

  If you eat at Efes Turkish Cuisine in Tempe (in the same strip mall as Changing Hands Bookstore, southwest corner of Guadalupe and McClintock), chances are, you'll be doing some naval gazing. The rest... More >>