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Witty Committee

The 10 Most WTF Moments of 2012

Election years tend to carry more chaos then normal ones, but there was something else going on in 2012. Maybe it's the aura of apocalypse made people a little stranger this year. We had the Syrian Civil War, the Aurora Shooting, Israel being dicks to Gaza and vice versa, Mitt Romney was treated l ... More >>

Two Ex-Cons Fight for Stakes in a Gold-for-Cash Business

Ex-Police Chief's Book Details Arpaio's Negligence in El Mirage Cases

Joe Arpaio's Not BFF Bill Louis: How To Find His Tell-All Book--An UPDATE

The story "Collateral Damage," which is now available in print and on here on our website talks about a new book by retired assistant El Mirage Police Chief Bill Louis about the outrageous failure of Sheriff Joe Arpaio's investigative unit to look into hundreds of alleged sex-crimes cases from about ... More >>

Your Guide to Highly Anticipated Summer Films

Mom/Owner of Citizen Espresso Bar Responds To Daughter's Facebook Accusations

Also read: Citizen Espresso Bar Owner Calls it Quits; Letter Says She Was Forced By Her Investor/Mom to Leave Sherry Dew wants to make one thing clear: Her daughter, Tiffany Dew, never owned Citizen Espresso Bar. "Tiffany liked to tell everyone she owned it, but that just isn't true. My husband an ... More >>

Citizen Espresso Bar Owner Calls it Quits; Letter Says She Was Forced By Her Investor/Mom to Leave

Here's one family table we'll consider ourselves fortunate not to be sitting at over the holidays. Tiffany Dew, owner and operator of Citizen Espresso Bar, has called it quits. The reason? She says it's her investor, Sherry Dew, who also happens to be her mom. Dew purchased the coffee shop on Cen ... More >>

King of Comedy

Seven Great Brewpubs in Greater Phoenix

​(This post has been updated.) Brewpubs, restaurants that sell beer brewed on the premises, combine tasty eats washed down with unique fermented concoctions for an experience folks can't get anywhere else. Where to go for bites and a venue-made brew in greater Phoenix? (Distributing brews to ... More >>

Former Tempe Cop Elliot Campbell Pleads Guilty to Stealing Evidence -- Including a Refrigerator

​A former Tempe cop accused of stealing evidence from the agency's evidence room -- including a refrigerator -- has pleaded guilty to reduced charges.Initially, former Tempe Officer Elliot Campbell was booked on two counts of theft of a credit card, 10 counts of tampering with evidence, and  ... More >>

Our 10 Favorite Hot Dogs in Phoenix

​The snap of the casing, the juicy mystery meat, the seasonings -- thankfully, the mighty hot dog makes its home not just in ball parks and backyard barbecues, but at plenty of wiener stands across the Valley. With so many places to choose from and always a new hot dog to try, we at Chow Bell ... More >>

Tempe Cop Accused of Stealing Evidence Pleads Not Guilty -- Despite Already Telling Cops He Stole Evidence

​Court officials tell New Times that a Tempe cop accused of stealing evidence from one of the department's evidence rooms has pleaded not guilty to charges of theft and evidence tampering. In total, Officer Elliot Campbell's charged with two counts of theft of a credit card, 10 counts of tampering ... More >>

Tempe Cop Uses Evidence Room as Personal Home Depot; Busted Stealing Tools and Refrigerator -- Among Other Things

​When a cop is busted stealing something from an evidence room, it's often drugs or cash. Not Tempe police Officer Elliot Campbell -- he stole a refrigerator, a washing machine, and various other household items.Campbell, an 11-year veteran of the force, was arrested yesterday after an investigati ... More >>

Michael DeMaria of Heirloom, Part Two

Courtesy of Chef Michael DeMaria​Yesterday, we spoke with 51-year-old Chef Michael DeMaria of Heirloom and M Catering. Today, our chat continues... Even though he's cooked for celebs and can afford to stay in style, DeMaria isn't afraid to rough it in a tent. In his spare time, he's an av ... More >>

Belinda "The Pickle Lady" Powell Buys Her Pickles at Costco

Kelly Green​ Belinda Powell has been around pickles for almost as long as she can remember; she learned a special family recipe from her mother and grandmother at a very young age. In fact, when her grandmother died, she left about 30 family pickling recipes, which Powell gladly snatche ... More >>

Competitive Eating: Zach Fowle's Adventures in Man vs. Food

Leader of "RIP Crew" Gets 15 Years in Prison for Cop-Staged Cocaine Robbery and Gun Conviction

​The leader of the "RIP Crew," a group of thugs involved in the illegal-gun and drug business, was sentenced to federal prison on Tuesday.A federal judge handed down a sentence of 15 years in federal prison for 30-year-old Juan Victor Munoz, a convicted felon, for his role in the sale of an il ... More >>

ILLEGAL Life and Death in Arizona's Immigration War Zone (Chapter 6)

Behind the Bar: Darlene "Dar" Bieling at the Swizzle Inn

Adriane GoetzDarlene "Dar" Bieling is a booze-slingin' ray of sunshine at Phoenix's Swizzle Inn.​Dar is a class act. She never forgets your drink and is as pleasant as can be. She's a top notch bartender, and is atrociously gorgeous. This isn't how Darlene (or "Dar" as she's more commonly ... More >>

Phoenix Phoodies: Erenia Pool Serves Smiles at Matt's Big Breakfast

In less than five years, Matt's Big Breakfast has become a downtown Phoenix institution. Every day but Sunday, the diner cooks up dozens of pieces of thick peppered bacon and pounds of olive-oil crisped potatoes in a kitchen smaller than an ASU dorm room. The teeny restaurant's signature day-glow ... More >>

As a working mom with a child with Down syndrome, Sarah Palin makes me shriek

Fixed-gear fanaticism rolls into the PHX

Blind trust: Don’t assume you’re seeing a doctor — even at the Mayo Clinic

A sports doc for geeks? The King of Kong brings it on, now on DVD

What Happened in Vegas...

Clients nationwide are entrusting private financial information to a Tempe anti-identity-theft firm that’s based on a bluff

Super Star Search

13-year-old rapper Supa Nova Sta's got game, if the hip-hop industry's willing to play

D.I.Y. Downtown

Phoenix's downtown is not a place for artists and business owners looking for a fashionable address or an established scene. But it's just right for those who want to blaze urban trails into a city with a suburban soul

The ME Show

See me, hear me, feel me, fund me! Are vlogging and podcasting the ultimate slacker careers?

You Say You Wanna Resolution . . .

Well, you know, we all want to change careers

Double Hit

A local public advocacy attorney vows to change hospital billing laws, after one hits close to home

And the Wiener Is . . .

Dogging the town's frankfurter joints

The Next Rig Thing

Covering the tracks of Truckers on Speed's raucous new CD

A Path Divided

Years ago, a dispute over money and power split the Valley's Sikh community. Then one of their own was gunned down after September 11. Will the bloodshed be enough to put them back on the same path?

Taco Belle

Beleaguered San Carlos reformer could find salvation in salsa

Growing Smarmier

It's not David vs. Goliath; it's Cindy vs. Del Webb

St. Travis at the Bat

The laid-back intensity of the Diamondbacks' $10 million man

Hired Guns

As more businesses and neighborhoods turn to armed private security forces for patrolled services, the debate over the role of cops for hire heats up.

CORNED BEEF AWRY

ON GOLDEN PAWN

DESPERATE PEOPLE WILL HOCK ALMOST ANYTHING FOR QUICK CASH. THAT'S WHY PAWNSHOPS ARE BUSTLING, AND THE COPS ARE BUSTING