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Top Five Must-See Phoenix Shows This Weekend

So are you a Tribute-John guy, or a Tribute-Paul guy? Or a Tribute-George guy, I guess? This question and more answered in this week's list of five Phoenix-area shows this weekend.

Jimmy Eat World Hits the Sticks

Five Things to Eat and Drink this Weekend in Metro Phoenix

Looking for something to put in your mouth this weekend? We've got you covered. Check out what's on our plate. See Also: 24 Food and Drink Festivals in Metro Phoenix Celebrity Chef Charity Dinner at Praying Monk in Scottsdale on March 10 Spring Training Menu at Roka Akor Now that spring training ... More >>

Edward Farrow of The Cafe at MIM Dishes on Menu Integrity and Starting a Fire at River Café

Edward Farrow The Cafe at MIM (Musical Instrument Museum) 4725 E. Mayo Boulevard, Phoenix 480-478-6000, themim.org See also: -- Greg LaPrad Explains Why Mangos Are Over-Rated and Gives the Best Lecture Ever to Negative Foodies This is part one of my interview with Edward Farrow, executive chef ... More >>

Joe Arpaio Won't Do His Job, So Marshal David Gonzales Does It for Him

What would it be like, I wonder, if Maricopa County had a sheriff who just kept his head down and did his job, rather than what we currently have, a corrupt gasbag who only cares about getting his corpse-like mug on the boob tube? See also: -Joe Arpaio's Lawyers Fail to Get Sheriff Off the Hook in ... More >>

Debbie Schlussel: Why Did Paul Gosar Do Nothing About "Known Terrorist" in District?

Conservative political commentator Debbie Schlussel can sometimes wildly miss the mark on her points -- occasionally dabbling in conspiracy-theory-level stuff -- but she's got one hell of a question for Republican Congressman Paul Gosar.If Gosar knew in 2011 that Abdullatif Aldosary was a "known ter ... More >>

Jennelle Long Curtis, Casa Grande Mom of Four, Embezzled $780,000 From Pinal County Federal Credit Union, Feds Allege

Jennelle Long Curtis, a Casa Grande mother of four young kids, embezzled $780,000 in a three-year-period from the Pinal County Federal Credit Union, court records say. Curtis, whose 23-year-old husband was shot and killed at a truck stop in March, worked as an accounting assistant at the credit uni ... More >>

Casa Grande Fatso Trying to Be Fattest Woman in the World Is Getting Fatter

The Casa Grande fatso who's trying to be the fattest woman in the world is getting fatter.We told you about Susanne Eman last year, when she clocked in around 700 pounds, around a half-ton short of her goal of topping 1,600 pounds.She's now getting married -- to a chef, nonetheless -- and is making ... More >>

Louie Puroll Reinstatement Hearing UPDATE: "An Animated Conversation Between Two Great Storytellers."

Fired Pinal County sheriff's deputy Louie Puroll's closed-door attempt to win his job back continues this morning down in Florence.As we wrote yesterday afternoon, Puroll has chosen to keep the prying eyes and ears of the public out of the Merit Commission hearing room, which means we can't tell you ... More >>

Louie Puroll, Fired Pinal County Sheriff's Deputy, Demands That His Reinstatement Hearing Be Closed to Public

Just back from a trip to Pinal County, where former sheriff's Deputy Louie Puroll is seeking reinstatement to his job at a hearing of the county's Merit Commission. Bottom line: Puroll this morning in Florence exercised his right to have the hearing closed to the public. This meant ... More >>

Pinal County Sheriff's Office Would Like Its Automatic Rifle, Glock Pistol, and Taser Back

A sergeant with the Pinal County Sheriff's Office does not have his automatic rifle, pistol, or Taser after the weapons were stolen out of his vehicle yesterday morning.The Colt M-16A1 automatic rifle, Taser X-26 and its loaded cartridge, as well as Glock 27 pistol with a magazine were stolen out of ... More >>

Vintage Violence: TOAD's Rotten Tide Oozes Analog Menace

Casa Grande Fatso Wants to Be Fattest Woman in the World

www.susanneeman.com Susanne Eman is on her way to her goal weight of 1,600-plus pounds.​A woman in Casa Grande has a goal: she wants to be the fattest woman in the world.That stunner to the right is Susanne Eman, and according her website -- which you can check out here -- she is trying to ... More >>

ASU Police Records Show Expensive, Odd Things Stolen From University

No official word on whether Sparky ended up stealing this computer.​What do 100 high-end computer CPUs, $1,660 worth of toilet paper, and a box of brownies have in common? They used to be property of Arizona State University - that is - until they were stolen. And those are just three of the 136 ... More >>

Sheriff Paul Babeu Vs Feds In Endless Jibber Jabber

So, according to Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu, armed conflict between his deputies and members of the Mexican drug cartels are imminent, probably "in the next 30 to 60 days."Paul Babeu​Yet, on the heels of that prediction, here's a concurrent story in which Alan Bersin, the head of the fed ... More >>

Louie Puroll Firing Put in Second Place by Chandler Mall Standoff

The best thing that happened to Louie Puroll and the Pinal County Sheriff's Office yesterday was the standoff out at the Chandler Mall, a made-for-TV incident that put the deputy's firing deep into second place, news-wise. ​ Still, by now everyone who follows local news knows Pinal County S ... More >>

Pinal County Sheriff's Deputy Louie Puroll To Be Fired, Agency Sources Say

Sources inside the Pinal County Sheriff's Office tell me that Sheriff Paul Babeu is prepared to fire controversial deputy Louie Puroll tomorrow.​These sources say that an internal affairs investigation sustained all of the allegations against Puroll stemming from a series of wide-ranging interview ... More >>

Daniel Perez Blunder: MCSO Off Hook for Accidental Inmate Release -- For Now. Still Unclear Who Dropped Ball

This is Daniel Perez. He tried to kill a police officer. If you've seen him, call the cops.​We've spent the better part of today -- and last night -- trying to figure out who's responsible for the accidental release of a would-be cop-killer freed on $320 bond by a Pinal County justice of the ... More >>

One-on-One Time With a Pinal County Deputy -- Whose Claim He Was Shot by a Drug Smuggler Is Full of Holes -- Produces Startling Results

Man Driving Stolen Car Stopped by DPS -- So He Punched Officer in Face and Stole Patrol Car; Suspect Still Loose

​A man driving a stolen car was stopped by a Department of Public Safety officer this afternoon. Apparently not happy he was about to go down for allegedly stealing a car, during the arrest, he punched the officer in the face and stole his car, too.DPS spokesman Bart Graves tells New Times that ea ... More >>

DPS Officer Found Dead at Scottsdale Resort; Suicide Suspected

DPSOfficer Mark Serna​A day after a Phoenix police Sergeant was found shot to death near the State Capitol, a Department of Public Safety officer was found dead in a hotel room at a Scottsdale resort and DPS officials suspect it may have been suicide.Officer/Paramedic Mark Serna, 43, of New River, ... More >>

Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu Goes on the Defensive in a Desperate Attempt to Save His and Deputy Louie Puroll's Reputations

Morning Poll: Do You Believe Pinal County Sheriff's Deputy Louie Puroll's Story?

Pinal County Sheriff's Deputy Louie Puroll​In New Times' feature this week, Pinalchio, we examine the shooting of Pinal County Sheriff's Deputy Louie Puroll.Puroll claims he was shot by a group of Latino or Native American (he couldn't tell) drug smugglers in the desert just west of Casa Grande.Th ... More >>

Pinalcchio: Renowned Forensics Experts Say a Pinal County Deputy's High-Profile Tale About Getting Shot After Encountering Drug Smugglers Doesn't Add Up

UPDATE: Law Enforcement Source Says Evidence Doesn't Support Account by Wounded Pinal County Sheriff's Deputy

Mum has been the operative word in recent days about the April 30 desert incident involving Pinal County sheriff's Deputy Louie Puroll.   ​  Readers will remember this one: Sheriff Paul Babeu (in the photo) told the world that Puroll claimed to have been grazed by a bullet fi ... More >>

Hot Links: Jail Drug Use, Robot Pharmacist, and Queen Creek

​A report by Arizona State University says that drug use is on the rise among Maricopa County jail inmates. Using urine tests and inmate questionnaires, researchers found that opiate use had increased. Opiates include heroin and many prescription drugs. Officials with the Maricopa County jails and ... More >>

Stunt Man Plans to Jump From Hot-Air Balloon and Land in Same Balloon in Skies Above Casa Grande; Paramedics to Stand By

www.onlyblackteeshirts.com​A Utah man apparently has seen too many "extreme" Mountain Dew commercials.Bill Heaner, a 49-year-old "professional extreme athlete," plans on attempting a world-record-breaking stunt that defies all laws of gravity and common sense: he plans to jump out ... More >>

Automatic Erasers Are a Band’s Band

Hot Links: Photo Radar, Phil Gordon's Term, and a Beef Recall

​Six weeks after announcing he wouldn't prosecute criminal speeding cases based on photo radar evidence, Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas has decided that photo-radar evidence can be used in criminal speeding cases. Barnet Lotstein, special assistant to Thomas, says what Thomas should have s ... More >>

Summer Guide: Checking Out the Library

Heirloom Tomato Central: A Visit to Seacat Gardens; plus, Lewis CSA Opens

Julie PetersonIt's the attack of the wonderful healthy tomatoes at Seacat Gardens.A jungle, an ocean, a wild maze of huge, sprawling plants bearing thousands of colorful, fragrant fruit. That's how it feels just a few steps into the tomato beds in Seacat Gardens' leased acre on the edge of Blue Sky ... More >>

Hot Links: Defeated Cardinals to Be Welcomed Home by Rally at Sky Harbor; Porn Interrupts Super Bowl Broadcast in Tucson ; McCain Criticizes Spending in Stimulus Bill

They came, they saw -- they choked. Or maybe they were robbed of a Super Bowl victory by a bad call. But the Arizona Cardinals put up a helluva fight against the Steelers and they'll be coming home at 3:30 today to a cheering crowd at Sky Harbor. Daddy, what was that? Television hackers manage to a ... More >>

Rihanna, Katy Perry, Fall Out Boy and Pussycat Dolls coming for Phooson fest on Dec. 5

Cold Case Girl 99-305 Miraculously IDd

Suzi Dodt’s on a mission to return the nameless dead to their loved ones

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Turning Japanese

Desert drifters import "car surfing" to Arizona's hot streets

Where's the Bacon?

Here in Maricopa County, the Sonoran-style hot dog is an endangered species

Letters

Letters from the week of July 17, 2003

Shock Treatment

California eats lots of power, but it doesn't like growing its own power plants. Instead, Arizona is becoming the new power farm for the Coast.

Of Carne Seca and Saguaro

Lunch with an accomplished writer

Letters

For the week of 06-22-2000

Swarming Trend

State's buzz on killer bees? Learn to live with 'em.

Mr. Clyne's Wild Ride

After more than two years of turmoil, Roger Clyne emerges scarred but undeterred with a new band and double album

Take Me To Your Leader

Dems ponder new state chief; Bayless is Jane Jr.; McCain readies presidential bid

Night & Day

May 14 - 20, 1998

Georgist Burns

Aging tax activists insist that a $40 million foundation fulfill its promise: to advance the ideals of 19th-century social reformer Henry George

HOW CHILD-ABUSE CASES CAN BE PROSECUTED

THE FAMILY TRAP

UNDER ITS "REUNIFICATION-FIRST" POSICY, THE STATE OF ARIZONA ROUTINELY FORCES CHILDREN TO LIVE WITH PARENTS WHO ARE UNFIT GUARDIANS BY ANY DEFINITION

THE DISTRICT SIXTHIS CONGRESSIONAL MATCH WAS MADE IN HEAVEN