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The rise and fall -- and rise and fall -- of Phoenix Coyotes record-breaking goalie

By Paul Kix
Apr 1, 2004

Even the son of Gretzky wanted to meet Brian Boucher. So, on Valentine's Day, after the Phoenix Coyotes had beaten the Dallas Stars, Wayne, part-owner of the Coyotes and the best hockey player ever, brought his three-year-old, Tristan, with him to the locker room of the brand-new arena. But Boucher...
The New Racism

Nothing's black and white at Millennium High School

By Paul Kix
Feb 26, 2004

You gotta be careful with hip-hop. The members of Impact, a student dance club at Millennium High School in Goodyear, knew that. Last October, club members put together a mix tape of various artists. They used beats from this rapper, lyrics from that one, and made a dance routine every...
Smells Like Teen Spirit

Police say a north Phoenix bar has been more like a clubhouse for underage patrons

By Paul Kix
Feb 26, 2004

Though it's been 15 years since he emigrated from Romania, Florian Salajan's accent remains thick. Nearly as thick as his chest. With reading glasses on his nose and gray in his hair, Salajan studies a Phoenix police citation sitting on his desk, looks up and denies what police say is...
Abstract Art Cuts

Gilbert zeroes out public art commies

By Paul Kix
Dec 18, 2003

The town of Gilbert is known nationwide as one of the fastest-growing communities. And locally, as one of the most homogenous. Recently, the town's leaders solidified their white-bread image by eliminating Gilbert's fledgling public arts program. Funding for public art in Gilbert has gone from $420,900 to zero. As a...
Sorry, We're Closed

Downtown businesses are struggling to stay afloat

By Paul Kix
Nov 6, 2003

Six-thirty on a Tuesday evening at Tom's Tavern in downtown Phoenix. The place can serve up to 220 people, and it often does -- during the day. But tonight, there are only six people eating dinner. Tonight, like so many other nights, Tom's Tavern is empty. Near the bar stands...

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