On Friday night, May 31, Ben Smith was sitting in the multipurpose room of the Fort McDowell Recreation Center. One of his young cousins was graduating from kindergarten and...
Now it's official: America loves its morose anniversary celebrations. Whatever the cursed event may be — the Kennedy assassination, the death of Elvis, the Oklahoma City...
Her eyes are glowing brightly, the way they always do after that third glass of Merlot. It's a brilliant, giddy look of edges erased, a realization that the craziness of...
In case you didn't happen to read the tag line on the ubiquitous poster, Xander Cage, also known as xXx because he's tattooed his first initial three times on the back of his...
Every high-energy minute counts with Jeff Barthold. He's already networking when I arrive at Maloney's, one of several Valley bars that carry Liquid X, the "euphoric party...
Ever since she opened reZurrection Gallery with her husband Damian in December 2000, Darci Johnson has been hosting monthly openings for the artists who exhibit their work...
Administrators at a state youth detention facility plan to conduct mock interviews and practice inspections in preparation for a visit from federal investigators. And they'll...
"There was one fight called Soup vs. Sandwich.' Basically like a can of soup fighting this sandwich, essentially. A totally weird, weird sporting event." John Schmersal,...
You think you know Mexican food? Think again. As diverse as its land and people, Mexico's food is an endless tapestry of variety. You could spend a lifetime in one state alone...
Blood Work, Clint Eastwood's 23rd directorial effort, is a crime thriller in the mode of, but better than, True Crime (1999) and Absolute Power (1997), two of his last three...
A press pass, reporter-turned-novelist Gregory McDonald once said, is good for one thing: It allows the journalist to ask very smart people very stupid questions. Certainly,...
The man who is perhaps the most unlikely pop star of our time is returning to Phoenix. Morrissey — son of librarians, celibate singer of sexual songs, violent vegetarian,...
A favorite Valley coffee house has closed and reopened in a new location — a little smaller, a little sterile, but still serving lattes and chai tea to a diminished but...
Here's a dating tip for every guy surfing Amor@AOL for a hot Latina mujer. If, after "musica favorita," she lists, simply, "salsa," there are three hard and fast commandments...
Chris Bianco, legendary chef-owner of Pizzeria Bianco and its next-door Bar Bianco, is opening a bakery, snack and hangout spot in central Phoenix named Pane Bianco. Located in...
The Spike loves a good ghost story. So when The Spike heard that officials at the state Department of Corrections were on the hunt for an elusive criminal known as the Lumley...
Back in the early '80s, the Jesus and Mary Chain set the pace for the über-cool, guitar-heavy British indie scene with a series of confrontationally shambolic singles,...
David James is a black man. Ginger Mattox is a white woman. In the fall of 1998, Phoenix police officers pulled over Ginger Mattox as she drove near her home in the historic...
At just under an hour, The Osbourne Family Album manages to pay tribute to Ozzy while giving a boost to Jack and Kelly Osbourne's burgeoning music-biz gigs (dour Dillusion,...
The CandidateWolf in sheep's clothing: In regard to your column about the Democratic candidates for Arizona's Congressional District 1, I understand why you think Fred Duval is...
