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Valley Fever

5:54 pm
Feb. 13, 2012
MCSO's Training 22 Military Vets to Be Detention Officers -- Let's Hope Taser Use 101 Is Part of The Curriculum
By James King
The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office announced today that it's currently training 22 military veterans to be detention officers at the MCSO's jails.As you're probably aware, the MCSO currently h... More >>

Valley Fever

5:44 pm
Feb. 13, 2012
Marion Patterson III Enters Guilty Plea in 2010 Killing of ASU Student Zachary Marco
By Matthew Hendley
Marion Patterson III, one of two men charged with murdering Arizona State University student Zachary Marco in October 2010, has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, according to a Maricopa ... More >>

Valley Fever

4:54 pm
Feb. 13, 2012
Thomas Warner, Paradise Valley Elementary School Teacher, Jailed on Kiddie-Porn Charges
By Matthew Hendley
According to Thomas Warner, he's been an elementary school teacher in the Paradise Valley School District for 11 years.According to the Phoenix Police Department, he's also a kiddie-porn collec... More >>

Chow Bella

4:00 pm
Feb. 13, 2012
Left Hand Milk Stout Nitro
By Zachary Fowle
Beer: Milk Stout NitroBrewery: Left Hand Brewing Co. Style: Milk StoutABV: 6 percent Greetings, fellow scientists! Beer may seem simple on the surface, but there's a fair amount of chemi... More >>

Valley Fever

3:40 pm
Feb. 13, 2012
Jhessye Shockley Disappearance: Documents Found Dated Around Time Girl Went Missing
By Matthew Hendley
The search of the landfill where police believe they may find the the body of missing 5-year-old Jhessye Shockley continues into week two with no sign of the girl, as police say today that not... More >>

Valley Fever

3:27 pm
Feb. 13, 2012
Andre Update: Dog Whose Eyes Were Gouged Out Finds New Home; Dog Torturer Still On the Loose
By James King
There's good news and bad news regarding Andre, a dog whose eyes were gouged out by some savage before he was stuffed in a bag and thrown into an empty lot in west Phoenix last month.The good n... More >>

Chow Bella

2:59 pm
Feb. 13, 2012
Chow Bella Prepares for the Coming Achocalypse with Prescott Brewing Company
By Zachary Fowle
Who hasn't wanted to spend a few minutes chatting up the guys who make their favorite brews? The Chow Bella team, lucky dogs that we are, recently got the opportunity to do just that. Thing is, w... More >>

Jackalope Ranch

2:45 pm
Feb. 13, 2012
Elephant and Panda Poo Paper Flowers: Because Nothing Says "I Love You" Like a Shitty Bouquet
By Claire Lawton
Yeah, those will definitely work the magic on Valentine's Day. Poo paper roses are made from 100 percent dung pulp collected by these brave souls from elephant and giant panda conservation... More >>

Jackalope Ranch

2:00 pm
Feb. 13, 2012
Aaron Johnson's Zine Collection
By Tye Rabens
Roosevelt Row's Lawn Gnome is about to be infused with owner Aaron Johnson's personal collection of self-published zines from authors all over the globe. The 29-year-old is an in... More >>

Chow Bella

2:00 pm
Feb. 13, 2012
Superstition Farm's Food Truck Round Up (Thankfully) Not Like Past Food Truck Festivals, But Will the Changes Work?
By Laura Hahnefeld
With the Valley's food truck phenomenon in full force, it's a shame two past celebrations -- last year's first annual Phoenix Food Truck Festival and January's Street Eats Food Truck Festival -- ... More >>

Valley Fever

1:41 pm
Feb. 13, 2012
Jerry Brice, Ex-Con, Found With Gun at Westside Apartment Complex
By Ray Stern
Jerry Brice of Phoenix has spent half of his life in prison.Lately, he hasn't been trying too hard to stay out.The ex-con was found last week in a Phoenix apartment complex parking lot allegedl... More >>

Valley Fever

1:31 pm
Feb. 13, 2012
New Times Welcomes Matthew Hendley Back To the Valley
By James King
We'd like to take a moment to introduce the newest addition to New Times' stable of scribes -- please join us in welcoming Matthew Hendley back to the Valley.Loyal Valley Fever-ers may remember H... More >>

Jackalope Ranch

1:10 pm
Feb. 13, 2012
Arizona Illustrated: 100 Artists in 100 Years (Part Three)
By Claire Lawton
For decades, art has shaped this state. Almost 100 years ago, brothers Ellsworth and Emery Kolb packed a few ropes and large-format cameras and set off to capture their backyard wonder, the Gran... More >>

Chow Bella

1:00 pm
Feb. 13, 2012
Vegan in a Hurry: Kashi's Black Bean Mango
By Dominique Chatterjee
We're pretty sure no one has the time to make three meals every day from scratch, but it can be a real challenge to find healthy, good quality convenience foods, especially when dietary restricti... More >>

Jackalope Ranch

12:01 pm
Feb. 13, 2012
Arizona Fetish Revoltion, SMoCA's Spring Opening, The V-Spot, And Best Fest Over the Weekend
By Claire Lawton
Arizona Fetish Revolution 2012 Old Town Scottsdale got quite a bit kinkier on Saturday night for the Fetish Revolution 2012. The over the top nonstop celebration of all-things-sex featured plen... More >>

Chow Bella

12:00 pm
Feb. 13, 2012
Chef Christine Boerner of The Baker's Daughter
By Lauren Saria
Valentine's Day is just around the corner and whether you're in love or so far out of it you can hardly stand the sight of another heart-shaped anything, the holiday does bring all people togeth... More >>

Up on the Sun

12:00 pm
Feb. 13, 2012
fun. Stream New Record, Some Nights; Headed to Zia Records on February 22
By Jason P. Woodbury
Doesn't matter if you're like me and have been mostly indifferent to fun. in the past, the band's new single, "We are Young (featuring Janelle Monáe)" has been inescapable over the past few weeks... More >>

Jackalope Ranch

11:43 am
Feb. 13, 2012
Magical Moment by Luster Kaboom
By Claire Lawton
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Valley Fever

11:39 am
Feb. 13, 2012
State Senator Paula Aboud Announces Run For Gabrielle Giffords' Former Seat In Congress
By James King
There's a new addition to the growing field of candidates eying the Congressional seat vacated by former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords -- state Senator Paula Aboud announced this morning tha... More >>

Valley Fever

11:37 am
Feb. 13, 2012
Brian Weymouth Lawsuit of the Day: This One Against The State Liquor Department and Company
By Paul Rubin
We are loathe to spend much more time on the legal doings of Paradise Valley businessman Brian Weymouth, at least until things move forward in the pending major felony criminal case aga... More >>

Up on the Sun

11:00 am
Feb. 13, 2012
Soundcheck, Casey Donahew Band, and Lenny Kravitz Over the Weekend
By Jason P. Woodbury
New Times Soundcheck 2012 Night 1 New Times Soundcheck kicked off with 14 diverse and talented bands. Regardless of personal tastes, every performer was entertaining to watch. Like most music f... More >>

Valley Fever

10:30 am
Feb. 13, 2012
Julian Titcomb, Elementary School Basketball Coach, Pleads Guilty to Abusing 14-Year-Old
By James King
Julian Titcomb, 21, a one-time volunteer basketball coach at a Valley elementary school, had plans of joining the military -- but that's probably out of the question now that he's been convic... More >>

Up on the Sun

10:00 am
Feb. 13, 2012
"We Got Cactus," Bloodspasm (1985), Al Perry (2004), The Dusty Buskers (2010)
By Eric Swedlund
Editor's Note: An abridged version of this article appears in this week's issue, featuring 100 Songs that Defined Arizona. In celebration of Arizona's centennial, we spoke with Eric Swedlund, a w... More >>

Jackalope Ranch

9:55 am
Feb. 13, 2012
Valentine's Day Reads: For Likes, Loves, and Exes
By Sativa Peterson
Books make great Valentine's Day gifts because, let's face it, they last longer than grocery store flowers, and there's even room to write an inscription. Our three gift recommendations (fo... More >>

Up on the Sun

8:45 am
Feb. 13, 2012
Lenny Kravitz at Comerica Theatre, 2/12/12
By Lenni Rosenblum
Lenny Kravitz Comerica Theatre Sunday, February 12, 2012 Lenni and Lenny, together at last. Until last night, I had been waiting years to say that. The baby-making music was full-speed ahead ... More >>

Up on the Sun

8:30 am
Feb. 13, 2012
Record Heat: This is Home-Core by Brad Dwyer
By Jason P. Woodbury
Fresh off his stint in the hospital, things are starting to normalize for Brad Dwyer. We were happy to have Jeff Owens, musician and mini-comic artist extraordinaire, fill in last week, but it'... More >>

Chow Bella

8:00 am
Feb. 13, 2012
Five Favorite Thai Restaurants in Metro Phoenix
By Ando Muneno
The Valley is home to more than a few Thai restaurants. Grabbing a mediocre plate of pad thai is easy enough, but finding quality Thai is another matter entirely. Below are some of our favorit... More >>

Jackalope Ranch

8:00 am
Feb. 13, 2012
Arizona Tanning Company Building
By Benjamin Leatherman
It takes about 45 minutes to get to the Arizona Tanning Company from downtown Phoenix, but making the trip is well worth the drive, especially if you're a fan of epic graf art. Loc... More >>

Up on the Sun

8:00 am
Feb. 13, 2012
Adele Won and Nicki Minaj Creeped; We Recap the Grammys
By Taylor Moon
If Adele could rap, she probably would have won that Grammy as well. Sunday night's Grammy Awards made for interesting viewing, with Adele's sweep, some amazing tributes, performances, and a do... More >>

Chow Bella

7:30 am
Feb. 13, 2012
The $55,000 Cupcake We Are Dying To Eat. And Wear.
By Caitlin McQuarrie
A cupcake shop in Philadelphia is giving "carrot cake" a whole new meaning. Doesn't a "carat cake" sound even more appetizing? We think so.Just in time for Valentine's Day, Cupcakes Gourmet is ... More >>

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The Life of a State: A Timeline of Arizona's History The Life of a State: A Timeline of Arizona's History
By Paul Rubin and Amy Silverman

Long before we were officially a state, Arizona was making history — and not all of it bad, though some of it certainly borders on the unbelievable. In 1910, a… More >>

Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, February 9th, 2011

PRINCESS VICTORIA Victoria herself responds: Most interesting thing to me is that [inside the article] in an Arizona paper, the close-up photo of my ukelele case (with a bumper sticker that… More >>

Ask a Mexican on Ron Paul and Science Fiction
By Gustavo Arellano

My family for six generations have been born and raised in Brownsville, Texas. Everyone speaks Spanish most of the time. Right now, almost every Republican in the state is trying… More >>

Businessman Brian Weymouth Gets on the Wrong Side of His Celebrity Partners Businessman Brian Weymouth Gets on the Wrong Side of His Celebrity Partners
By Paul Rubin

To get on the bad side of Hall of Fame rocker Alice Cooper, Mexican boxing idol Julio Cesar Chavez, and a man who scaled Mount Everest takes some doing. But Brian… More >>

Super Bowl Prostitution Hoax: Indianapolis Mobilizes for an Epic Battle with an Urban Legend Super Bowl Prostitution Hoax: Indianapolis Mobilizes for an Epic Battle with an Urban Legend
By Pete Kotz

Indianapolis is bracing for war. It's Super Bowl week, after all. Time for the Annual Invasion of the Hookers, which promises to be as harrowing as the Ottoman Empire's advance… More >>

Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, February 2nd, 2011

GET OUT THE VOTE Thanks for the hope and inspiration: Great piece! As an old student activist (and former member of the Maricopa County Community College District governing board), I'm proud… More >>

Ask a Mexican on Ethnocentric Idiocy and Etymology
By Gustavo Arellano

My cousin had put a picture on Facebook that said, "I will not be forced to learn a foreign language to accommodate illegals in my country." He's Mexican-American. Our family… More >>

Victoria Jackson Goes From Comedy Heights to Being the Tea Party's Princess Victoria Jackson Goes From Comedy Heights to Being the Tea Party's Princess
By Gus Garcia-Roberts

Victoria Jackson hurtles through intersections and down side streets while using her left hand to hold a Flip cam to her face. The inside of her car ­— a weathered… More >>

Richard Carmona Promises AZ Dems a U.S. Senate Seat Richard Carmona Promises AZ Dems a U.S. Senate Seat
By Stephen Lemons

The big-applause lines from former Surgeon General Dr. Richard Carmona's address at Democrats' recent winter meeting in Tucson conveyed two important messages: He can beat Republican Congressman Jeff Flake in a… More >>

Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, January 26th, 2011

DIRTY JOE A culture of corruption: This is a great article with plenty of historical perspective on the culture of corruption that is Joe Arpaio's Maricopa County ("Coddling Joe," Michael Lacey,… More >>

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