Subject: Fresno

• You Want Ska With That?

  Dave's Big Deluxe--watch out for the special sauce

  June 13, 1996

• EPICured

  Has Todd Hall, the chef boy wonder, grown up?

  July 4, 1996

• Children of Synanon

  An acclaimed Tucson drug-treatment program went suddenly, mysteriouly bankrupt. Administrators blame the board of directors. But others are questioning the administrators and their history at the notorious drug-treatment empire known as Synanon.

  October 10, 1996

• Putting at Windmills

  November 14, 1996

• Water Over the Dam

  Dave Wegner's career with the Bureau of Reclamation seemed to be at peak flow. He had no idea it was about to run dry.

  March 27, 1997

• Second Helpings

  April 10, 1997

• Letters

  June 11, 1998

• Letters

  June 25, 1998

• Everybody Knows Your Name

  Karaoke fans the flame of friendship at Macgruders

  June 24, 1999

• Car Theft by the Numbers

  August 19, 2004

• BEST GRATUITOUS MENTION OF PHOENIX IN THE NATIONAL PRESS

  "Things a Man Should Know About Music: A Guide to 2004"

  September 30, 2004

• Letters From the Issue of Thursday, March 16, 2006

  March 16, 2006

• The Diva of Pickle Perfection

  September 25, 2008

• Monsters vs. Aliens: In the Latest Round of Effects Versus Storytelling, Effects Win Big

  March 26, 2009

• Stone Foxes Sweep On Into Ruby Room

  San Francisco by way of Fresno rock newbies Stone Foxes dropped by Phoenix's Ruby Room Saturday night as part of their Sweep The West Tour. The band is young, fresh and full of talent - not to mention they possess some incredible rock chops. The band can rip it up at a moment's notice, screaming and wailing over their trademark blues guitar riffs. Where they make their mark is being able to transition into a more calmer, melodic tune, such as "Mercury." The Foxes' set on Saturday was more catere

  January 18, 2009

• Fight Club Sadisco, Stone Foxes and More Over the Weekend

  Fight Club *Sadisco, Blow By Blow (with Video) On Saturday, January 17, the twisted minds behind the monthly *Sadisco events hosted their annual "Fight Club" themed *Sadisco at J-Heads. The scene was post-industrial-apocalyptic, as revelers meandered around the perimeter of the venue among precarious chain link fences, newspaper trash, and spray-painted signs that said things like "I am Jack's inner homosexuality."...full story Stone Foxes Sweep On Into Ruby Room San Francisco by way of Fresno

  January 19, 2009

• Pistachio Growers in Arizona Bracing for Impact of Salmonella Warning

    Arizona pistachio farmers are hoping the government soon lifts a blanket warning against eating the nuts, which was issued after a California batch tested positive for salmonella. So far, there's no indication the illness-causing bacteria infects any Arizona products, but the FDA wants people to avoid anything containing pistachios until further notice. In the meantime, the state's pistachio growers are waiting for the Food and Drug Administration to get more specific

  March 31, 2009

• Old World Charm

  Ken Davitian makes laughter for benefit grateful moviegoers of America

  February 8, 2007

• Hard Body

  Liz Cohen's infiltrating the lowrider world — and calling it art

  October 5, 2006

• Poston Prison Blues

  An ugly chapter of Arizona's past

  August 17, 2006

• Subpoena Me!

  The record industry thinks I'm a criminal. Here's the evidence.

  August 7, 2003

• Blowin' Smoke

  Biker Boyz is furious, but it ain't fast, which is a real drag

  January 30, 2003

• Underground History

  Workshop lets kids dig into Phoenix's past

  September 20, 2001

• The Musica Man

  A valley junior college administrator is becoming an unlikely force in the national latin music movement

  September 20, 2001

• Trailer Park Buddha

  Trashman takes failure and football on the road to enlightenment

  October 5, 2000

• Toto Recall

  The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is 100 years old

  September 7, 2000

• Rock, Roll and Remember

  Young scruffs Marah try to breathe life into a two-day Valley oldies show

  July 6, 2000

• Paperback Writer

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

  February 24, 2000

• Hog-Wash vs. Harkins

  President Clinton, Kirstie Alley asked to boycott theater chain in Flagstaff moviehouse dispute

  January 20, 2000

• Brand New Year

  The Bottle Rockets' Brian Henneman gives up on the music biz, and settles for just making music

  August 12, 1999

• Dylan Brings Minor League Ballpark Tour To Glendale

  Come one, come all to The Bob Dylan Show! Be in town early! Kids rock for free!Bob Dylan, ever the people's musician, has announced he will take on a summer tour of America's prestigious minor league baseball stadiums to Glendale's brand new Camelback Ranch Ballpark on August 11. He has also employed the services of über-American musicians John Cougar Mellenamp and Willie Nelson. At this point in his career, Dylan can play pretty much any venue he dictates -- it just so happens that this time

  April 27, 2009

• One Valley Salmonella Case Linked to Tainted Beef Recall

  Chick-fil-a More than 800,000 pounds of ground beef recalled by meat distributor. Holy cow!​At least one Valley resident's been treated for salmonella poisoning linked to beef recalled yesterday by Beef Packer, Inc.Beef Packer Inc. recalled more than 800,000 pounds of tainted bovine after it was discovered that the meat contained strains of salmonella.

  August 6, 2009

• Missing California Dog Found Near 35th Ave and I-10 ... In Phoenix

  www.dreamstime.com​When Pamela Ekizian was a little tardy in walking her dog Max, the pooch took it upon himself to break out of the house, and take a stroll around their neighborhood near Fresno, California.He didn't stop there.Four months later, Max, a one-year-old, long-haired Dachsund, was found in Phoenix, some 588 miles away from his Fresno home, and Ekizian was shocked to say the least.Ekizian says that Max has escaped several times in the past, which prompted the animal shelter t

  September 1, 2009