Hawaii

Ken Bennett's "Birther" Request Shows the Insanity of Arizona's GOP

Randy Parraz and Friends Try to Get a Trip to Hawaii Out of Joe Arpaio

The best way to respond to a publicity stunt is with another publicity stunt, so the news that taxpayers are funding a Maricopa County Deputy Sheriff's trip to Hawaii for "birther" purposes led activist Randy Parraz and friends to hold a little luau at Arpaio's office in downtown Phoenix today.

Joe Arpaio Avoids Getting "Leid" by Anti-Birther Activists Ticked that He Sent a Deputy to Hawaii

Wearing flip-flops, grass skirts and Hawaiian leis, with surfboards in tow and the pungent odor of sunscreen trailing behind them, around 15-to-20 members of Citizens for a Better Arizona stormed the 19th Floor of Phoenix's Wells Fargo Building this afternoon, briefly taking over the entranceway to ... More >>

How Does it Make You Feel That Joe Arpaio Used Tax Dollars to Send a Deputy to Hawaii for "Birther" Purposes?

In case you missed it, it's you, John Q. Taxpayer, who's currently funding a trip for one of Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's deputies to go on a trip to Hawaii for more "birther" bullshit.Indeed, the investigation once billed as being at "no cost to taxpayers" happens to have some cost to taxpa ... More >>

Barack Obama -- Believe it or Not -- Was Born in Hawaii, According to Government Officials

Believe it or not (the "birthers" still won't), President Obama was born in Hawaii, according to the Hawaii Department of the Attorney General.Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett's appears to have convinced the State of Hawaii to "verify" the president's birth certificate, and as has been the cas ... More >>

Joe Arpaio Investigating Obama's Birth Certificate at "No Cost to Taxpayers" -- Except for the Deputy in Hawaii Right Now

Dear Maricopa County taxpayers, you're currently funding a trip to Hawaii for one of Sheriff Joe Arpaio's deputies so he can help hunt for President Obama's birth certificate or something.Yes, the investigation that was billed as being at "no cost to taxpayers" happens to have some cost to taxpayers ... More >>

Ken Bennett's Had About Three Months to Give Hawaii a "Legitimate" Reason to Verify Obama's Birth Certificate

Last week, Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett raised some eyebrows after saying he's not a "birther," but due to constituent concerns, he's just checking with Hawaii to make sure President Obama wasn't born in Kenya."They have yet to respond," Bennett's spokesman Matthew Roberts told New Times.T ... More >>

Ken Bennett Steps In It, and, Yes, "Plays" to Birthers

Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett, a relatively moderate Republican, wants to be Governor. But to have any kind of shot at the 19th Floor, he figures he must placate the activist base of Sand Land's GOP, which is deeply, rabidly insane. Hence, the predicament he finds himself in, having to ... More >>

Ken Bennett, Arizona Secretary of State, Plays to the "Birthers"

Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett, who just recently filed the paperwork for an exploratory committee in the 2014 Arizona gubernatorial race, appears to be the latest Arizona politician to play to the "birther" crowd.In the mess that is Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's "investigation" into ... More >>

Nice Cans

Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett, who just recently filed the paperwork for an exploratory committee in the 2014 Arizona gubernatorial race, appears to be the latest Arizona politician to play to the "birther" crowd.In the mess that is Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's "investigation" into ... More >>

Island Eats for Under $10 at Mesa's Aloha Kitchen

Craving a taste of the islands but don't have the cash for a trip across the Pacific for an authentic plate of succulent marinated and charbroiled beef with a side of macaroni salad or a bowl of tangy stir-fried noodles? Well, you're in luck -- you need only to drive to Alma School and Guadalupe t ... More >>

Organic Farms Yield Mixed Results, Study Reveals

Hoping for a decline in organic produce prices anytime soon? That probably isn't going to happen, if a recent study published in Nature is any indication. And get rid of any notions that organic farming is by definition better for the earth. The "meta-analysis" reveals that certain types of conven ... More >>

What's the Most Expensive Ingredient You've Used?

Welcome to Chow Bella's Bites & Dishes, where Valley chefs and restaurateurs respond to a question New Times food critic Laura Hahnefeld has on her mind. Have a question you'd like to ask? E-mail laura.hahnefeld@newtimes.com. Miss a question? Go here.It's no secret that top-notch chefs and restauran ... More >>

Chef Christopher Wolf of Arizona Culinary Institute

Meet Chef Christopher Wolf, hybrid of outdoor-adventurer and health-conscious culinarian. Wolf teaches at Arizona Culinary Institute and has worked in top-tier kitchens in Virginia and Las Vegas. When he's not in either the kitchen or the classroom, you'll probably find him outside. As an avid mar ... More >>

Private Prison Murder Down In Eloy Leads To Civil Suit Filed Yesterday

The family of a Hawaii inmate who was brutally murdered at a private prison in Eloy in 2010 filed a lawsuit yesterday against the Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) yesterday in Honolulu.​Bronson Nunuha, who was 26, died in February 2010 after being beaten stabbed more than 100 times by two ... More >>

Magnolia Cupcakes Go National and Magnolia's Famed Vanilla Cupcakes in Today's Eater's Digest

​ Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives?  Magnolia Cupcakes Have you ever had a cupcake from the famous Magnolia Bakery? No? Well you are seriously missing out. The Magnolia Bakery (which originated in New York but now has four locations inclu ... More >>

In the Cards

​ Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives?  Magnolia Cupcakes Have you ever had a cupcake from the famous Magnolia Bakery? No? Well you are seriously missing out. The Magnolia Bakery (which originated in New York but now has four locations inclu ... More >>

Justin Beckett of Beckett's Table

David Moore Chef Justin Beckett has a reputation for being a culinary badass that stems from his relentless drive and lifelong passion for food. Beckett started working in kitchens around the age of 14, went to culinary school four days after graduating high school, and was the young ... More >>

Lax Phoenix Recordkeeping Allows City Officials to Enjoy Lavish Off-the-Book Perks

David Moore Chef Justin Beckett has a reputation for being a culinary badass that stems from his relentless drive and lifelong passion for food. Beckett started working in kitchens around the age of 14, went to culinary school four days after graduating high school, and was the young ... More >>

Jan Brewer: "Birther" Issue Leading Country Down "Path of Destruction." Yikes!

​Just when you give Governor Jan Brewer a little credit, she takes it way, way too far... Not only does Brewer find the debate over President Barack Obama's citizenship to be a "distraction," but she also thinks it's leading America down a doomsday-ish "path of destruction."The Birther movement is ... More >>

Jeff Dahl on Stage Rust, a Possible New Album and the Volcanoes in His Backyard

​The Jeff Dahl Band is gearing up for its first gig in three years tonight.Dahl is back in town from Hawaii to celebrate drummer Russ Covner's 50th birthday with a one-off gig at Hollywood Alley. Bassist Jason Smith made the trek back from Kentucky and guitarist Frank Labor is on board as well. We ... More >>

Dirty Beaches Talks Film, Hip-Hop, Home, and Performance Art

​ Dirty Beaches is the work of Alex Zhang Hungtai, a 30-year-old born in Taiwan before spending time in Hawaii, San Francisco, New York, China, and, currently, Montreal. To call Dirty Beaches a band would be a misnomer. What Zhang Hungtai does is more akin to performance art, with live performance ... More >>

Uke Can Do It

Film and jam session gives it up to the tiny ax

Shawnte Orion, What Are You Eating?

Shawnte Orion​Shawnte OrionThe published poet will be reading with one of his favorite poets (Bakeem Lloyd) at Urban Beans on Friday, December 17th for the Phoenix Poetry Series. What'd you eat for dinner last night? Carly's Europa panini, while listening to the smooth sounds of The Doug Bale Exp ... More >>

Snake Out: Live Pizza (1986)

​Welcome to Obscuro, a new weekly feature where Up on the Sun dives deep into the world of vinyl oddities: private press jobs, major label cast-offs, and general thrift shop clutter that's thus far escaped anyone's attention. These LPs have been hiding out, collecting dust, until we come along, in ... More >>

Pepper @ Marquee Theatre

​Welcome to Obscuro, a new weekly feature where Up on the Sun dives deep into the world of vinyl oddities: private press jobs, major label cast-offs, and general thrift shop clutter that's thus far escaped anyone's attention. These LPs have been hiding out, collecting dust, until we come along, in ... More >>

Pepper

​Welcome to Obscuro, a new weekly feature where Up on the Sun dives deep into the world of vinyl oddities: private press jobs, major label cast-offs, and general thrift shop clutter that's thus far escaped anyone's attention. These LPs have been hiding out, collecting dust, until we come along, in ... More >>

Aloha Spirit

An island trip in the Valley

Day Drinker: The Simple Life at Harvey's Wineburger

Who says you have to wait until the sun goes down to have a good time? ​Pulling up to Harvey's Wineburger for the bar's 10:30 opening on a sunny morning feels a lot like seeing a charming old friend: the red and purple crown on the sign by the road; the "ATM available" sign near the door; t ... More >>

The Surfside IV Wanna Lei You This Weekend

​Did you happen to miss out on last weekend's uproarious Tiki Throwdown at Tempe's Yucca Tap Room? Still hoping to get lei'd? Then local band The Surfside IV have a deal for you. They're gonna be involved with this Sunday's Surf Rock Tiki Luau Party III at the Rhythm Room, which is shaping up to ... More >>

KFYI's Barry Markson Eats Birthers for Breakfast, and Orly Taitz's Online Law Degree

from the OC Weekly J.D. Hayworth pal Orly Taitz: Dentist, lawyer and nutbar supreme​ With KFYI being the home of conservatard puddin' head and "birfer" (yeah, I'm spellin' it right) J.D. Hayworth, whodathunk it that KFYI would also prove to be the voice of reason in the birther debate? At l ... More >>

Mesa Air Group Pilots Falling Asleep at the Wheel is What Caused 2008 Incident, an NTSB Report says

  www.skorecareer.com​Federal investigators announced that a 2008 incident where two pilots for Go! Airlines, a subsidiary of Mesa Air Group, didn't respond to air-traffic controlers for more than 15 minutes as their plane flew over Hawaii, happened because both pilots fell asleep ... More >>

An Obsession with Salt

Sloane BurwellSalt, salt and more salt. "You want what for Christmas?" My mom says this every year. And every year my request is the same - salt. I love salt in every incarnation -- the weirder the better, whether it's pink, blue, black, smoked, or infused. Salt can turn the blandest dish i ... More >>

Arizona Aloha Festival

Sloane BurwellSalt, salt and more salt. "You want what for Christmas?" My mom says this every year. And every year my request is the same - salt. I love salt in every incarnation -- the weirder the better, whether it's pink, blue, black, smoked, or infused. Salt can turn the blandest dish i ... More >>

Hollywood needs to unlearn what it's learned about Latinos

Sloane BurwellSalt, salt and more salt. "You want what for Christmas?" My mom says this every year. And every year my request is the same - salt. I love salt in every incarnation -- the weirder the better, whether it's pink, blue, black, smoked, or infused. Salt can turn the blandest dish i ... More >>

New Times' top DVD picks for the week of February 27

Sloane BurwellSalt, salt and more salt. "You want what for Christmas?" My mom says this every year. And every year my request is the same - salt. I love salt in every incarnation -- the weirder the better, whether it's pink, blue, black, smoked, or infused. Salt can turn the blandest dish i ... More >>

Pepper

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Everybody still loves Raymond

First Timers

Clock Arizona's inaugural Ironman competition in Tempe

World Class Gad

Gadabout Film Fest makes its way in the reel world

Wet Kisses

Surf yarn shows social changes

Turning Japanese

Desert drifters import "car surfing" to Arizona's hot streets

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The Salt Cellar

Kamehamayhem!

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Second Helpings

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Critics' Choice

A year-end recap of the albums that made it worthwhile to own a stereo in 1997

Methology - Part I

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Aloha Again, Naturally

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Menu for a Small Planet

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COOK'EM DANO

Arizona is awash in crystal methamphetamine, a highly addictive stimulant that makes the weak strong, the lazy motivated, the fat thin, the trivial profound. Abuse it enough, and it can also make you psychotic.