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Where to Eat and Drink -- and Buy Cowboy Boots -- in Hermosillo, Sonora (Part 2)

The problem with traveling to eat is that by 11 a.m., with terrible coffee, pastries, tortillas and seafood in my stomach, I was full to the point of wanting nothing more than a nap in an air-conditioned room. You know that sun that spreads out throughout the Valley of the Sun? That same sun focuses ... More >>

An Infamous 2004 Scuffle Continues to Define Danny Marianino and Glenn Danzig

New Film Documents Southern California's Tattoo Scene, from Danny Trejo to Ed Hardy

The Secret Is Out on New India Bazaar & Cuisine

Social Distortion's Jonny Two Bags: "I Don't Know What Else I Would Be Doing If I Wasn't Playing Music."

Orange County punk legends Social Distortion have always been generous about performing in Arizona. The band usually plays a double-header at Marquee Theatre early in the year, and once again, Social D will return to the Marquee on January 22 and 23. The Tempe dates are part of a string of multiple ... More >>

First-Ever Chile Pepper Festival on Roosevelt Row Promises to Bring the Heat

The First Annual Chile Pepper Festival is upon us, people. September 29, this coming Saturday, Roosevelt Row will celebrate the beloved chile in all forms roast, dried, cooked and fried. And in case you were more or less hesitant about attending an event that would undoubtedly leave a fire in your m ... More >>

Beauty and the Beast-Themed Disney World Restaurant Will Serve Booze For Stressed Adults

see Also: Is Disney's Princess Candy Packaging Insensitive? We apologize to any beleaguered parents out there but Disney has created a brand new way to separate you from your money via your spawn beautiful smiling children. But take heart, at least there will be adult beverages on hand, a first for ... More >>

Paul Ryan, You Might Wanna Relisten to These Rage Against the Machine Songs

Dear Paul Ryan, Congrats on getting the nod for Romney's VP. Must be a big month for you. While you and I probably won't ever agree politically, I realize we have a few things in common. You and I are both male carbon-based lifeforms that breath oxygen and the melanin in our epidermis means we don' ... More >>

Gwen Stefani Rules (As a Rude Girl and/or Pop Princess)

I'm glad I grew up in the '90s. I had strong, independent, beautiful women as musical role models, and they ruled the airwaves. The Spice Girls preached girl power, Lilith Fair paraded feminine gusto across the country, and No Doubt , fronted by Gwen Stefani, assured us that being treated like "just ... More >>

Valentine's Day Showdown: Comfort Food from the Thrifty Cook

Jonathan McNamaraCyndi Coon prepares meatloaf.​Yesterday, Wynter Holden AKA The Virgin Cook gave you a Valentine's Day menu built on ease of preparation and maximum effectiveness...ahem...outside of the kitchen. Today, we're all about comfort foods courtesy of The Thrifty Cook. These thrift ... More >>

Vegetarian Super Bowl Chili

Illustration by Cyndi Coon​ The Super Bowl is but days away. Do you know what you're bringing to the party? Why not be the hero and make something to make the vegetarian friends happy? And no one needs to tell the meat eaters that those are veggie crumbles and not beef. Make this chili the day b ... More >>

Carlsbad Tavern: Happy Hour Report Card

Erica O'Neil The spread at Carlsbad Tavern's happy hour.​The Spot: Carlsbad Tavern, 3313 N. Hayden Rd, Scottsdale, 480-970-8164 http://www.azeats.com/carlsbadtavern/ The Hours: Enjoy drink specials and cheap appetizers every day of the week from 3 to 6 pm. Reverse happy hour also kicks in ... More >>

Sean Snelling at Primebar

Sean Snelling ​There are few things more attractive than a good accent -- the more masculine and foreign-sounding, the better. Sean Snelling, a native of Australia, has one of the best around. Having successfully managed Merc Bar in Phoenix, Snelling recently returned from a four-month hiatu ... More >>

J.D. Hayworth Thanks MLB Commissioner Bud Selig for Keeping All-Star Game in Phoenix -- a Decision the Commissioner is Yet to Make

www.mikeclose.com MLB Commissioner Bud Selig​Senate hopeful J.D. Hayworth may have jumped the gun in his public thank you to Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig for opting to keep the 2011 MLB All Star Game in Phoenix, despite pressure from immigration advocates to move the game i ... More >>

Arizona Diamondbacks' Chris Young To Take His Swings In Home Run Derby Tonight

www.bestsportsphotos.com Chris Young​When the State Farm Home Run Derby kicks off tonight, there will be five first-timers in Anaheim. One of them is D-Backs centerfielder Chris Young, who is making his first All-Star appearance. Surprisingly, Young isn't even the long ball leader on his o ... More >>

What's a Little Marriage Fraud Between Amigos?

It's a felony, sure, but in the absence of real immigration reform, some young, assimilated illegal immigrants see it as their best path to citizenship

Jordin Sparks to Play Marquee on July 1... But Seriously, Who is Going to Devirginize Her?

​Jordin Sparks is playing the Marquee Theatre in Tempe on July 1 as part of a national tour that'll take the Glendale native to 35 cities across the country.Sparks, the 20-year-old 2007 American Idol winner, is also slated to make Broadway debut in the 2008 Tony and Grammy Award-winning Best Music ... More >>

Joel McHale Brings Snark to Dodge Theatre

We can't decide who's cuter​Some people love Joel McHale for his sarcastic commentary on E!'s weekly tabloid show, The Soup. Some think he's a great comedian and dramatic actor for his roles on NBC's Community and this year's The Informant! And others, like my mom and gaggle of female frien ... More >>

Joe Arpaio Supporter Jim Gilchrist Takes Swipe at Ron Paul "Fanatics" and Every Other Nativist on the Planet

The one thing you can always count on with minutemen, nativists and neo-Nazis is more backstabbing than backstage at a Miss America Pageant. This video from VronRN2 of a conversation between anti-racist YouTuber Naui Ocelotl Huitzilopochtli (try saying that three times fast) and minut ... More >>

All-Star Schedule

Wanted: Armed and Dangerous

As the FBI chases polygamist Prophet Warren Jeffs, work continues 24/7 on his religion's foreboding new Texas capital

Tables Turned

Disarming hospitality

Burning Art

Human sparks fly at Paper Heart

Streaker

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

Operation Mickey Mouse

Could downtown Phoenix get more soulless? Yep! Check out Jerry Colangelo's secret plan.

Greased Lightning Show

Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys keep rockabilly a-hoppin' in a 30-year-old school bus

Queens for a Day

Outing the Magic Kingdom

Out of Patients

Local waste plant tries to clean up after embarrassing insurance mess

Surgical Strike

Following a New Times story on rent-a-patients, California authorities raid several health clinics

Still Rising?

Racing to release part two of its Art Official Intelligence trilogy, De La Soul finds itself at a crossroads

The Sunny Side of Goth

Audra turns the world on with its gloom

Paperback Writer

Trashman pours his beer-fueled soul into a saga of Guns n' Mooks

There's Something About Margarita

The Athlete and the Aesthete

Collegiate wrestler Jake Harman turns into Multimedia Man

A Change of Peso

El Nopalito / Tequila's

Affidavit Versus Goliath

A former lieutenant accuses top sheriff's officials of misconduct in firing of "dime dropper" deputy

The Best Laid Plans of Nikki Lynn

Somewhere in a nondescript Kingman subdivision, a mother and wife is poised to ascend to pornographic heights

Calendar for the week

Straight Outta Scottsdale

To the four suburban teen rockers in Chronic Future, the future's looking good

Organ Lessons

Surgeon genital's warning: A penis-enlargement operation can leave you scarred, lumpy and--yikes!--smaller

ARIZONA'S MR. MICROPHONEBLUES HARPISTS ARE BLOWN AWAY BY JOE HARLESS' HARMONICA MIKE

COCINA ROYALE

THE FULLER BRUNCH MAN

MEX SURROGATE