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Grand Canyon National Park

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2012

    Arizona Illustrated: 100 Artists in 100 Years (Part Two)

    ​For decades, art has shaped this state. Almost 100 years ago, brothers Ellsworth and Emery Kolb packed a few ropes and large-format cameras and set off to capture their backyard wonder, the Grand Canyon. Their efforts were published, archived, and followed by a few of the the best landscape paint ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 1, 2011

    French Quarter Tour Diary - Week 2

    The southern California leg concluded nicely. Thanks to a great promoter and the draw of some awesome local rippers, we played to 130 kids at The Smell in Los Angeles, a well-known downtown all-ages space with a relatively big stage. We don't normally get the opportunity to play with big PAs and dru ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 3, 2011

    Beer-Battered Green Beans from Tryst Cafe

    ​Last year we marked the hundred day countdown to Best of Phoenix by sharing our 100 Favorite Dishes with you. Now we're back - with the 2011 edition. Have a suggestion for a dish you'd like us to try? Leave it in the comments section or email laura.hahnefeld@newtimes.com. 42: Beer-Battered ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 27, 2011

    Beer for Brains Teams Up With Rico's American Grill and S'Mores in A Jar in Today's Eater's Digest

    www.howsweeteats.com​ Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives?Beer For Brains! Tomorrow night, Rico's American Grill at the Pointe Squaw Peak and the Beer for Brains Foundation are teaming up with four of our beloved local breweries for ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 16, 2011

    AmeriCAN Canned Craft Beer Festival Winners Announced: CANgratulations are in order!

    cannedcraftbeerfest.com ​The AmeriCAN Canned Craft Beer Festival comes in two parts. The festival portion -- wherein we all get to taste the canned goodness -- will go down this Saturday. The judging portion, for which certified tasters from around the Valley were gathered to revie ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 10, 2011

    "JetMan" Yves Rossy Successfully Flies Over Grand Canyon. "Training" Apparently Takes Only Three Days

    Yves Rossy: publicity stuntman.​After bailing on his über-hyped plan to fly over the Grand Canyon with a jet pack on Friday, Swiss daredevil Yves Rossy, 51, successfully made the flight over Arizona's most famous landmark this morning.Last week, we suggested that Rossy's decision to sc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2011

    May 4 In Blogs: Pravus Gallery, Warner Music Group, Bonfire, and Osama bin Laden

    ​​​In the 24-hour news cycle, it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries:

  • Blogs

    February 21, 2011

    Jan Brewer, Russell Pearce-Inspired License Plates, a Few Suggestions

    democraticunderground.comProposed background for a new Sand Land license plate? It should be...The Cronkite News Service's Rebekah Zemansky recently reported on efforts by several legislators to add more specialized license plates to Arizona's already vast selection.Currently, you can pick ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 19, 2010

    5 Ways to Celebrate Craft Beer Week

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/eprater/3970444283/ ​While the rest of the country is happily celebrating Craft Beer Week (May 17-23) with festivals and other fun events, here in Phoenix it has been slightly overlooked. What do you expect? We were recently ranked 57th out of 100 in the fun cat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 19, 2010

    Hot Links: RSV Virus, Solar Power, and Money for Eggs

    ​Health officials at children's hospitals around the Valley say that hundreds of Arizona kids have been diagnosed with a potentially life-threatening respiratory virus. The virus, known as RSV, is a common cause of inflammation in the airways of the lungs and pneumonia, and its symptoms are simila ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 12, 2010

    Hot Links: Desert View Watchtower, Infant Death, and Parks

    ​A teacher in Fort Mohave faces charges on five counts of aggravated assault on a child, after allegations that he touched female students' backs in class. The fifth-grade teacher, 70 year-old William Temple, is not accused of touching the students' genitals or chest...Mesa police arrested Andrew ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 1, 2009

    Hot Links: Body Identified in the Grand Canyon, Hero Cats, and Joe Arpaio

    ​Sheriff Joe Arpaio's "Meet-the-Press" style interview at Arizona State University was cut short last night when protestors inside the Cronkite School's First Amendment Forum began singing while the Sheriff was answering a question...Three people were found dead inside a Tucson home yesterday ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 11, 2009

    Hot Links: Bomb Threats, Silver Stars, and Stephenie Meyer

    ​A female student at Maricopa County High School was arrested yesterday for allegedly making a bomb threat. The girl, whose name has not been released, reportedly told a teacher she "would be sorry, because a bomb would be placed on school grounds." The suspect is being held at Pinal County Juveni ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 10, 2009

    Hot Links: Vandalism, Lawsuits, and a Chandler Mansion

    ​Three Fountain Hills high school students have admitted to vandalizing cars in the neighborhood and tagging them with racist imagery and slurs. The only suspect being named is Alex Castellanos, 18. Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio says the students didn't have a racial motive, and they will be ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 2, 2009

    Hot Links: Uranium Mining, Balsillie in Court, and SRP Rates

    ​Uranium mining could resume near the Grand Canyon this year, after the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality issued an air-quality permit to Denison Mines. The company plans to work the Arizona 1 mine, which hasn't been mined for two decades. Conservationists and Native American groups oppo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2009

    Hot Links: Obama's AZ Visit, the Taylor Fire, and a Dozen Babies

    ​Six pilots violated air space restrictions during President Obama's visit to Arizona on Sunday, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The FAA restricted air space within a 30-mile radius of Sky Harbor, allowing only scheduled airline flights and emergency aircraft. The pilots who viol ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 14, 2009

    Hot Links: Cardinals, the Blue Basket Bandit, and Alcor

    ​In a football preseason opener, the Arizona Cardinals lost 10-20 to the Pittsburgh Steelers, on Steeler turf last night. The Cardinals' only touchdown in the game was fourth-string quarterback Tyler Palko's 20-yard pass to Onrea Jones...A hiker has died in the Grand Canyon after running out of wa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 13, 2009

    Hot Links: Graves for Gilbert, Guns in School, and MCSO Raids

    ​The town of Gilbert is a nice place to live, but it's no place to go when you die -- it's the only southeast Valley community without a cemetery. Residents have recently begun e-mailing Gilbert Mayor John Lewis, requesting that a cemetery be built. Lewis said constructing a graveyard may not be f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 17, 2009

    Arity Girl: Painting Demonstration at Phoenix Art Museum

    See how watercolor works like "Swimming in the Blue" are made on Saturday.Once again, I find myself in a position where there's a darn good Third Friday Art Walk to blog about, but I'd rather blog about an event on Saturday. Hmmm, what to do...Ok, here's the plan: I'll throw down some links to some ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 22, 2009

    Hot Links: Canyon Rescue, Shootings, and Joan Rivers Day

    National Park Service officials at the Grand Canyon rescued a Colorado man after he fell on his head during a hike. A helicopter airlifted the man to Flagstaff Medical Center, but NPS officials declined to say what the man's condition was...A Phoenix mother accidentally shot her 12-year-old daug ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 22, 2009

    Father's Day Horror: Man Kills Himself and Daughter in Apparent Murder Suicide

    It's been a particularly bloody few days for Valley children. Loggan Lampert, 14, is bludgeoned to death by his uncle. A 2-year-old beaten with a belt buckle, allegedly by her mom's boyfriend, dies. Another 2-year-old dies after being hit by a car in his trailer park. And now this: A Valley father ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 18, 2009

    The Crash Heard Round the World

    Writer discusses aviation-altering disaster

  • Blogs

    May 29, 2009

    Hot Links: Lincoln Letter, Pounds of Pot, and Shocking Monkeys

    A 22 year-old Tuscon woman has been charged in the death of a Tuscon police officer. The woman, Lluvia Alejandra Dominguez, was cited for failure to yield after hitting officer Peter Mannino while he was on his way home from a shift...Scottsdale resident Lawrence Cutler has donated a letter written ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 13, 2009

    Art Burn: Artists Get More Than a Coffee Break at Gold Bar Espresso

    We've often wondered what it takes to get one's art displayed at local restaurants. Money? Notoriety? Clearly, if you're trying to bust into the likes of Malee's or District American Kitchen, you'll need representation via the galleries they've partnered up with. This (almost) guarantees the re ... More >>

  • Music

    August 2, 2007

    Sounds of the Underground

    They've come to the surface

  • News

    August 31, 2006

    Vaya Con Dios

    A rugged hike across the Grand Canyon leads to a life decision to leave New Times and see what the future holds

  • News

    July 27, 2006

    The Last Meal

    The Bird is fried over the closing of Stacy's and the not-so-Christian shenanigans of a dean at Grand Canyon University

  • News

    July 20, 2006

    No Power for the Powerless

    Nobody in government's raising hell about the poverty-stricken Havasupai's struggle to survive without electricity during the summer's wrath

  • Music

    October 20, 2005

    Rogue Wave

    Descended Like Vultures
    (Sub Pop)

  • Calendar

    March 18, 2004

    Lit Parade

    Book fair writes into Scottsdale

  • Calendar

    September 4, 2003

    The Price Is Right

    High art, low cost

  • Calendar

    July 17, 2003

    Sizzle Learn

    Kids beat the heat at the Heard

  • Calendar

    April 10, 2003

    Drinks and Drives

    Rock 'n' roll all night -- putter every day

  • News

    November 7, 2002

    Speedball

    The story you never read on the back of a baseball card

  • Calendar

    October 25, 2001

    Just Think About Baseball

    Sure we're excited. It's the World Series!

  • News

    March 16, 2000

    Cold Shoulder

    State gives feds the brush-off on open-space preservation plan

  • News

    January 20, 2000

    Flashes

    State gives feds the brush-off on open-space preservation plan

  • News

    October 7, 1999

    Flashes

    State gives feds the brush-off on open-space preservation plan

  • News

    January 28, 1999

    Rose Peddles

    People are talking about a young political consultant named Jason Rose. But it's probably not the message he'd like to get across.

  • Culture

    July 23, 1998

    Good Shakespeare Hunting

    Flagstaff bard fest eschews trend toward thoroughly modern Willy

  • Calendar

    June 25, 1998

    Night & Day

    June 25 - July 1, 1998

  • News

    February 5, 1998

    Letters

    June 25 - July 1, 1998

  • Calendar

    September 4, 1997

    Calendar for the week

    June 25 - July 1, 1998

  • Calendar

    June 19, 1997

    Calendar for the week

    June 25 - July 1, 1998

  • Dining

    August 15, 1996

    Moveable Feasts

    June 25 - July 1, 1998

  • News

    November 30, 1995

    Letters

    June 25 - July 1, 1998

  • News

    July 27, 1995

    NIGHT IN A LOG CABIN

    June 25 - July 1, 1998

  • News

    April 27, 1995
  • Dining

    February 2, 1995

    SECOND HELPINGS

    June 25 - July 1, 1998

  • Dining

    June 1, 1994

    SECOND HELPINGS

    June 25 - July 1, 1998

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