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Florida

  • Blogs

    July 18, 2011

    Casey Anthony "May Be in Arizona," According to ABC's Rumor Department

    www.twentytwowords.com​Where in the world is the most despised woman in America? Nobody seems to know for sure, but according to ABC News' rumor department, Casey Anthony "may be in Arizona."We'd hold off on getting those pitchforks and torches ready -- she's also rumored to be in Ohio, Florida, P ... More >>

  • Culture

    June 23, 2011

    The Golden Girls at Gay Bar the Rock Is In Desperate Need of a Laugh Track

    www.twentytwowords.com​Where in the world is the most despised woman in America? Nobody seems to know for sure, but according to ABC News' rumor department, Casey Anthony "may be in Arizona."We'd hold off on getting those pitchforks and torches ready -- she's also rumored to be in Ohio, Florida, P ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 6, 2011

    ASU Softball Team Reaches National Championship Finals; Plays Florida Tonight in First of Best-of-Three

    Arizona State and Florida, the two best-hitting teams in the Women's College World Series, won berths in the championship finals in Oklahoma City yesterday.ASU softball team hopes to be soon wearing a 2011 version of this cap​The best-of-three series promises to be a great one, with veteran, well- ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 11, 2011

    Open Table's Top 50 Hot Spots List and a Side of Bacon Jam in Today's Eater's Digest

    Not Quite Nigella​ Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives?Looks like Open Table is more then just an easy way to make sure you have a table at your favorite dining destinations; it's also becoming a go-to resource for reviews. Diners are now using Op ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 11, 2011

    America's 9 Worst Music Venue Names: When Shoddy Sponsorship Deals Embarrass an Entire City

    The newly-named 1-800-ASK-GARY Amphitheatre in Tampa: Is this the gold standard in shitty corporate-sponsored venue names?​When it comes to corporate-sponsorship of venue names, Phoenix is blessed.Our basketball team plays in U.S. Airways Center, named for a successful local airline. Our hockey te ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 19, 2010

    Phoenix Suns Take a Beating from Orlando Magic

    www.nba.com/sunsGrant Hill: 21 points in a losing effort.​Well, that Florida trip didn't go so well for the Phoenix Suns, did it? Less than a week after knocking off the league's best team, the Los Angeles Lakers, on the road, the Suns were roughed up pretty bad by the Sunshine State's two franchi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 19, 2010

    Florida's SB 1070 Knockoff Lets Canadians Off the Hook. Hispanics: Not So Much

    www.lolpix.com​Like a lot of states, Florida has recently drafted its own version of SB 10-70, Arizona's controversial immigration bill. The bills are very similar, but there is one difference: Canadians and people from certain European countries get a free pass because people from those cou ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 18, 2010

    Seasons 52 Promises Fresh Food & Wine at Biltmore Fashion Park starting Oct. 25

    Curious passersby peered in the floor to ceiling windows of Seasons 52 at Biltmore Fashion Park this past Saturday for a better look at the five-course lunch, complete with wine pairings, previewing the location's opening a week from today, Oct. 25. The plan is to serve up tasty seasonal fare that w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 7, 2010

    Matt and Kim at Clubhouse Music Venue Last Night

    ​Matt and KimClubhouse Music Venue in TempeOctober 6, 2010Summer seemed to end about 48 hours ago in Phoenix, when golf balls of hail fell from the October sky, finally banishing triple digit temperatures from the Valley for a few months.You'd never know it inside the Clubhouse Music Venue where ... More >>

  • Music

    September 23, 2010

    Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers @ U.S. Airways Center

    ​Matt and KimClubhouse Music Venue in TempeOctober 6, 2010Summer seemed to end about 48 hours ago in Phoenix, when golf balls of hail fell from the October sky, finally banishing triple digit temperatures from the Valley for a few months.You'd never know it inside the Clubhouse Music Venue where ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 9, 2010

    Burning Qurans, Flags, Bibles? The First Amendment Rules

    ~crystalina~ If the book burning was to be of Bibles instead of Qurans, would anyone have cared? All the sturm und drang of the past few days over a Florida pastor's plans to burn a pile of Qurans on September 11 may have paid off. The AP is now reporting that Pastor Terry Jon ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 12, 2010

    Cool Breeze

    Florida MC influenced by air conditioning

  • Calendar

    August 12, 2010

    Write and Wrong

    Criminal minds gather for annual mystery conference

  • Music

    June 3, 2010

    MURS

    Criminal minds gather for annual mystery conference

  • Blogs

    May 6, 2010

    Buz Mills Gives Kudos to His Staff at Gunsite in Shooting Mishap; Accident was Facility's First

    Buz Mills, Republican candidate for governor, praised his staff at the Gunsite Academy in Paulden, Arizona on Thursday for helping the victim of Sunday's shooting mishap. "We are relieved this client is in good condition thanks to the swift actions of our staff at Gunsite and the dedicated paramedic ... More >>

  • Music

    April 29, 2010

    A Day to Remember

    Buz Mills, Republican candidate for governor, praised his staff at the Gunsite Academy in Paulden, Arizona on Thursday for helping the victim of Sunday's shooting mishap. "We are relieved this client is in good condition thanks to the swift actions of our staff at Gunsite and the dedicated paramedic ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 4, 2010

    Heart Attack Grill vs. Heart Stoppers Sports Grill

      ​We mentioned it briefly yesterday, but today Ray Stern takes a deeper look at the Heart Attack Grill's lawsuit against a Florida sports bar, over on our Valley Fever blog. (For earlier coverage of the concept, go here.) True, the name "Heart Stoppers Sports Grill" is awfully s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2010

    Cheese Sculptures, Hummus Flowers and a High Calorie Lawsuit in Today's Eater's Digest

    A daily dose of food news, with no preservatives or additives.​ In local news, the owner of the Heart Attack Grill, Jon Basso, is suing the owner of the Florida restaurant Heart Stoppers for allegedly stealing his idea. Click here for the full story. Cheese-lover Prudence Staite, wh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 13, 2010

    Chicago Cubs Requesting "Wrigleyville" Atmosphere; Decision to Stay in Mesa or Move to Naples Expected by the End of the Week

    ​It's coming down to the wire and Chicago Cubs President Crane Kenney says a decision on whether the team will keep its spring training facilities in Mesa or move it to Naples, Florida, will be made "in the very near future.Kenney met with lawyers and Mesa city officials this morning to discuss tw ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 14, 2009

    Florida Continues Campaign to Steal the Chicago Cubs From Mesa

    www.the217.com​A group of business fat-cats in Naples, Florida, are hosting a private reception this afternoon in what is the state of Florida's latest push to rob Mesa of Chicago Cubs spring training. The reception is hosted by big-wigs from Fifth Avenue Advisors and Esmark ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 3, 2009

    Flier of the Week: Tall Tales

    ​Many readers have probably picked up on he fact that the closing of The Ruby Room, and the changes at Modified, leave a huge hole in the downtown music scene. Where are the shows that used to go to those two places headed? Right now a lot of them seem to be at Trunk Space, which has a full slate ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 15, 2009

    Sean Kingston

    ​Many readers have probably picked up on he fact that the closing of The Ruby Room, and the changes at Modified, leave a huge hole in the downtown music scene. Where are the shows that used to go to those two places headed? Right now a lot of them seem to be at Trunk Space, which has a full slate ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 2, 2009

    Senate Education Committee Chairman John Huppenthal Defends Wanting to Change School-Labeling Methods

    Senator John Huppenthal​Yesterday, Jeb Bush came to town to offer advice to Arizona lawmakers about how to fix the ailing K-12 education system.As we reported yesterday, the most publicized recommendation that came out of the two-hour meeting was a push to change the way Arizona labels its s ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 30, 2009

    Intense Apparatus

    Senator John Huppenthal​Yesterday, Jeb Bush came to town to offer advice to Arizona lawmakers about how to fix the ailing K-12 education system.As we reported yesterday, the most publicized recommendation that came out of the two-hour meeting was a push to change the way Arizona labels its s ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 4, 2009

    Vocal Hero

    Mavericks leader returns with kitchen-sink affair

  • Blogs

    February 17, 2009

    Punk Band This Bike Is a Pipe Bomb Forces Airport Evacuation

    Or at least a sticker with their name on it did:"A bicycle with a sticker advertising a Florida punk-folk band forced the evacuation of a Memphis, Tennessee airport terminal late Monday afternoon, authorities said.A pilot alerted airport police when he saw a bike with a sticker that read "this bike ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 30, 2009

    Rapper DMX Sentenced to 90 Days in Jail; Can't Own Animals or Firearms for 18 Months

    Earl Simmons, better known as the rapper DMX, was sentenced to 90 days in jail for abusing his dogs and theft-related charges. He's scheduled to be released on April 30.DMX also received 18 months of supervised probation, during which time he can't own firearms or animals, according to a news rele ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 1, 2009

    Skillz Test

    Lady Devils open Pac-10 play against foreboding opponent

  • Calendar

    January 1, 2009

    "The Sunshine State"

    Lady Devils open Pac-10 play against foreboding opponent

  • Calendar

    January 1, 2009

    "The Sunshine State" First Friday Reception

    Lady Devils open Pac-10 play against foreboding opponent

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2008

    Tempe's The Cover Up in Australian TV Commercial

    An Australian Bank has a new commercial out featuring a "metal band" that turns out to be Tempe's The Cover Up. Click here to see the video which is pretty hilarious. The next video in the series, "Florida," is also pretty funny.Thanks to our friend Psyko Steve for the heads up on this. --Martin Ciz ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 11, 2008

    ASU Women's Basketball vs. UC Riverside

    An Australian Bank has a new commercial out featuring a "metal band" that turns out to be Tempe's The Cover Up. Click here to see the video which is pretty hilarious. The next video in the series, "Florida," is also pretty funny.Thanks to our friend Psyko Steve for the heads up on this. --Martin Ciz ... More >>

  • Music

    November 13, 2008

    Underoath

    An Australian Bank has a new commercial out featuring a "metal band" that turns out to be Tempe's The Cover Up. Click here to see the video which is pretty hilarious. The next video in the series, "Florida," is also pretty funny.Thanks to our friend Psyko Steve for the heads up on this. --Martin Ciz ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 17, 2008

    Catcher in the Wry

    Tragicomic new book is full of dead bodies and phantasms

  • Calendar

    February 21, 2008

    Son of a Beach

    Who’s laughing now, fruit-eaters?

  • Calendar

    February 21, 2008

    Here's a Grapefruit in Your Eye

    Stealing some sun from the Sunshine State

  • Music

    November 1, 2007

    nextDOOR

    RoRo rows your boat

  • Calendar

    June 7, 2007

    Rollin' on the Redneck River

    RoRo rows your boat

  • Blogs

    February 5, 2007

    It's Not, but It Oughtta Be

    RoRo rows your boat

  • Music

    October 12, 2006

    Mofro

    'Fro better blues

  • Music

    July 7, 2005

    Rumbleseat

    Rumbleseat Is Dead
    (No Idea)

  • Music

    May 30, 2002

    Soul on Ice

    Veteran breakbeat selector DJ Icey pushes funk into the future

  • Dining

    November 8, 2001

    Gershwin Pickle

    Turning a grocery store into a dinner theater is no picnic

  • Calendar

    May 10, 2001

    Puttin' On the Ditz

    Saturday Night Live alum Victoria Jackson brings her standup act to Chandler

  • Dining

    March 23, 2000

    Bland of Plenty

    Saturday Night Live alum Victoria Jackson brings her standup act to Chandler

  • Dining

    March 18, 1999

    Leave It to Bistro

    Saturday Night Live alum Victoria Jackson brings her standup act to Chandler

  • News

    January 7, 1999

    Flashes

    Saturday Night Live alum Victoria Jackson brings her standup act to Chandler

  • News

    November 5, 1998

    Flashes

    Saturday Night Live alum Victoria Jackson brings her standup act to Chandler

  • News

    October 16, 1997

    Angle Heart

    Scottsdale's Greg Crane calls himself an entrepreneur. Prosecutors in three states call him a grifter. But he's such a young man.

  • News

    June 8, 1995

    MENTAL HEALTH MASQUERADE

    THE OFFICE OF THE COURT MONITOR IS SUPPOSED TO HOLD THE MENTAL-HEALTH-CARE SYSTEM ACCOUNTABLE TO ITS CLIENTS. BUT NOBODY'S BEEN HOLDING THE OFFICE ITSELF ACCOUNTABLE.

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