Subject: Gilbert

• The Conservatory Kids

  January 10, 2007

• John Birch-ers, Ron Paul-ites and loads of white folk at Gilbert's Constitution Week Fair.

  September 24, 2007

• Gilbert gal gets cook-off kudos

  October 5, 2007

• The Food Network feasts at Joe's Farm Grill

  December 6, 2007

• Mel's Angels

  Powerhouse attorney Mel McDonald needed help to keep a relative from being charged with child molesting. The Phoenix and Gilbert police departments were only too happy to accommodate him.

  January 30, 1997

• Letters

  June 10, 1999

• Letters

  For the week of 06-15-2000

  June 15, 2000

• Best Tacos

  Lulu's Taco Shop

  September 20, 2001

• Best Indoor Skate Park

  SDG Indoor Park

  September 20, 2001

• Best Pozole

  Arriba

  September 26, 2002

• Best Place To Coordinate The Colors Of Your Aura

  The Enlightened Heart

  September 26, 2002

• Best Superhero Restaurant

  Cafe ah Pwah

  September 26, 2002

• BEST USE OF TAXPAYER MONEY

  Freestone Recreation Center

  September 18, 2003

• BEST FLAN

  Havana Cafe

  September 30, 2004

• GrainBelt GrillHouse: Hearty eats from the Heartland, right in downtown Gilbert

  January 17, 2008

• Police: Drug Dealer Sold Heroin to Gilbert Teens as Young as 15

  A Gilbert drug dealer admitted to police he sold heroin to kids as young as 15, police say. "He said he believes that someone has to make the money, so it may as well be him," says a news release just put out by Tempe police. The suspect, 21-year-old Christopher Fernandez of Gilbert, (right) was arrested on January 14 during a traffic stop. He reportedly had a gram of heroin on him at the time, and four more grams back his crib, which was also searched by police. The arrest was the

  January 29, 2009

• Hot Links: Investigators Search Gilbert Business in Stapley Case; NBA to Assist Valley's Needy; Coconino County to Charge $20 to Fight Speed Camera Ticket

  Sheriff's investigators search a Gilbert business for evidence that County Supervisor Don Stapley made an improper deal to create a special tax district for land his buddy owned. At least copper theft will be on the decline: The metal scrap industry expects a miserable year as export demands from China and other countries falls off. Awww, "NBA Cares:" Basketball officials and players spread some good will in the Valley before the All-Star game on February 15. It'll cost you $20 bucks to fig

  February 4, 2009

• Muslim on Wellbutrin, a Former CAIR Spokeswoman, Claims Gilbert PD Racially Profiled Her

  Lisa Gopalan heard several stories of alleged racial profiling while working for the Arizona branch of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, and now she's got one about herself. The former office manager and spokesperson for CAIR-AZ was pulled over by Gilbert police and arrested last month on suspicion of driving while impaired, and she thinks the incident was a case of racial profiling. After she complained to the city's mayor and police chief, the police department opened u

  March 23, 2009

• Liberty Market: The East Valley’s Answer to La Grande Orange

  November 20, 2008

• Korean Score

  November 22, 2007

• Scary Kids Scaring Kids

  Scary Kids Scaring Kids
  (Immortal Records)

  August 23, 2007

• Lydia

  This December: It's One More and I'm Free
  (Hour Zero)

  November 3, 2005

• Mold Attacks!

  October 13, 2005

• Hurts So Good

  They'll Thai you up

  September 22, 2005

• Lust for Laab

  Fresh flavors restore our critic's faith in food

  April 7, 2005

• Bleeding Hearts

  Derby girls see red for Valentine's Massacre

  February 10, 2005

• Westside Food Bank Benefit Show

  December 16, 2004

• Abstract Art Cuts

  Gilbert zeroes out public art commies

  December 18, 2003

• Playing Ruff

  Pup and coming at Barktoberfest

  October 2, 2003

• Hale, Hale, the Gang's All Here

  Gilbert breaks into song and dance

  July 24, 2003

• Going, Going, Gonzo

  Food fit for a Muppet

  June 5, 2003

• A Roll by Any Other Name

  I Love Sushi & Steak is to sushi as Hello Kitty is to cute

  February 7, 2002

• Oomph ah Pwah

  A French restaurant in Gilbert? It's not just rare — it’s medium rare.

  December 13, 2001

• Red, White and Food

  A sudden hunger for good old-fashioned American comfort food

  October 4, 2001

• 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.

  February 22, 2001

• Fear of Comics

  Los Bros Hernandez return, bearing Love and Rockets

  January 11, 2001

• Toto Recall

  The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is 100 years old

  September 7, 2000

• Spit Happens

  January 20, 2000

• GILBERT'S UTILITY FUTILITYCRESADE TO SEIZE APS TERRITORY ENDS WITH A WHIMPER

  December 2, 1992

• Artichokes "Sizing Up Nice Now" at Farmers' Markets; Closing Date Correction

  Jennifer WoodsOn the right, the artichoke you eat. On the left, what happens to the big purple flower if you leave it in the field.Update on last week's post about summer market closings: Next month, the market at the Trilogy Golf Course at Power Ranch in Gilbert will move indoors to the ballroom, switch to first and third Wednesdays, and hang in there through June (which means April 22 outside, and May 6 and 20 and June 3 and 17 in the ballroom). You know this joke, right? (Just had to get tha

  April 17, 2009

• Hot Links: 944 Sued, DMX Back in Phx, and Burger King Baloney

  The California promoters behind the 944 Super Village Super Bowl party in Scottsdale have filed a lawsuit against the magazine, alleging 944's executives hijacked the event to promote their magazine and lost close to $1 million...84 students from Gilbert high school have been denied registration to the East Valley Institute of Technology because of a discrimination complaint filed against EVIT by a Gilbert Public Schools liaison. The complaint alleges that EVIT has been hostile to Gilbert's spec

  June 8, 2009

• Your Meal Ticket to Great BBQ

  What's cooking this weekend? Considering that Saturday is July 4th, we're guessing some rich, tangy barbecued meats -- or at least hot dogs and burgers on the grill. In this week's Meal Ticket dining newsletter, get grilling tips from the award-winning Joe's Real BBQ in Gilbert and find out where in the Valley you can score delicious slow-smoked ribs, chicken and brisket without lifting a finger (well, except to get your credit card out).To sign up for Meal Ticket, visit www.phoenixnewtimes.com/

  June 30, 2009

• Hot Links: Home Invasions, Attack Jets, and 3600 Court Dates

  ​Police are investigating a home invasion in Peoria early this morning, in which as many as nine people were reportedly taken hostage. Police received a call about a burglary in progress just before 3 a.m., and arrived as four suspects were leaving in a truck. One suspect escaped on foot...Three employees of Scottsdale Healthcare, who were found guilty in October for not reporting the alleged sexual abuse of a young stroke patient, have had their convictions reversed by Maricopa County Superio

  July 27, 2009

• Hot Links: Police Sketches, Measles, and Still No Budget

  ​The Arizona state government budget is once again up in the air, as legislators failed to approve a spending plan for 2010 over a late-night session last night. The Senate is scheduled to reconvene today at 1 p.m., but they're not expected to take another vote...The city of Gilbert's request for federal stimulus money to hire ten more police officers was rejected. Thirteen Arizona cities have received police grants, but only Mesa received a grant that would pay for more than six officers...Sc

  July 31, 2009

• Hot Links: Grants, Temples, and Ear-Biting Cabbies

  ​The federal government has awarded a $54 million grant to Arizona for the expansion and creation of charter schools. The state plans to open up to 92 new campuses...The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints plans to build two temples in the Valley, one in Phoenix and one in Gilbert. The temple in Gilbert will sit upon 21 acres...A Franciscan Priest and a Quaker were arrested at the U.S.-Mexico border near Tucson. The Pima County Sheriff's office says the two refused to stop praying at a

  August 7, 2009

• Three Pennsylvania Men Charged in the Assault of a Hogtied, Naked Gilbert Man Who Police Say Stole Their Drugs

  www.imdb.com​Last week, an 18-year-old Gilbert man was found hogtied naked and beaten in the closet of a home in Farrell, Ohio.Why was an 18-year-old Gilbert man in Farrell, Ohio? Lets just say he wasn't doing missionary work.

  October 5, 2009

• Hot Links: Mesa Museums, Carpool Lanes, and Miss Homeless

  ​The Mesa Historical Museum will close early next year because of lack of revenue and city funding. The museum's exhibits will be moved to other places, including the Arizona Museum for Youth, where the exhibit "Play Ball: The Cactus League Experience" will be moved...An illegal immigrant who was involved in a fatal car crash that killed a woman last October has been sentenced to 14 years in prison. Jose Luis Mendoza-Cardenas had a blood-alcohol level of .182 when he was involved in the fatal

  October 14, 2009

• Among the World's Strictest Parents Live in Gilbert; at Least Country Music Television Thinks So

  www.newswok.com​ Country Music Television found a Gilbert couple who it thinks could be some of the strictest parents in the world, and they will be featured in an episode of the World's Strictest Parents. James and Janee Gentrup let two monstrous teens named Ronnie and Christiana into their home for a week to try to do what the kids' own parents couldn't -- tame them.

  November 3, 2009

• DownUnder Wines & Bistro is Moving

  ​In their weekly wine newsletter, Roger Carpenter and Phil Roberts announced that they're leaving their current Chandler digs in December and moving their Aussie-themed restaurant, DownUnder Wines & Bistro, to an expanded space in Gilbert (1422 W. Warner, northeast corner at McQueen).

  November 5, 2009

• Hot Links: Capitol X-Mas Tree, Police Jobs, and Luci's Re-Opens

  ​The Capitol Christmas tree is on its way to the nation's capitol, after being cut down in a ceremony in the White Mountains of eastern Arizona. The tree is the first from Arizona to be honored in Washington, D.C. during the holiday season...Queen Creek is taking applications for a seat on the City Council following Gail Barney's resignation to run for mayor. Applicants should submit a letter and resume to the Town Council by November 19, and will be interviewed November 30...Recruiting ag

  November 9, 2009