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Poi Dog Pondering @ Crescent Ballroom

Candy Hearts: Stories of Food and Love

Leonard Orta Jr. Gets 18 Years in Prison for Starving 5-Year-Old Niece to Death

A Phoenix man who let his 5-year-old niece starve to death in his apartment -- then did nothing as her body was decomposing in the apartment -- will be going to prison.Leonard Orta Jr., 49, was sentenced to 18 years in prison, as part of a plea agreement, in which Orta pleaded guilty to second-degre ... More >>

Randy Parraz Wants Board of Supervisors to Ban Private Payments to MCSO

See Also: Joe Arpaio Denied Birther Donations, Randy Parraz Blasts Andy KunasekSee Also: Joe Arpaio's Birther Investigation Blasted by Randy ParrazActivist Randy Parraz demanded today that the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors start discussing a policy to stop all private funding into any crimina ... More >>

Joe Arpaio's New Birther "Evidence," as Usual, Was Debunked Months Ago

If you're among the people who are still on the fence about President Obama's birth certificate, or think that Sheriff Joe Arpaio and his birther gang are presenting anything remotely credible, this one's for you.Just like Arpaio's announcement on March 1 that he had evidence Obama's using a phony b ... More >>

Joe Arpaio Hides as Randy Parraz and CBAers Pizza Party It Up

Randy Parraz and his merry band of activists from Citizens for a Better Arizona celebrated their success at Wednesday's Maricopa County Board of Supervisors meeting with a pizza party...at Sheriff Joe's place.By Joe's place, I mean Arpaio's executive suite of offices on the 19th Floor of the Wells F ... More >>

Rolling Stone Recaps the "Really Crazy Stuff" Going on in Arizona Politics

Rolling Stone did a wrap up about Arizona's "really crazy" political climate -- not that we needed a reminder. But, yeah, this is why the rest of the country is laughing at us. Bennett the Birther? Gould the Gunman? Kelly and his M-16s? Yee-ha! Read the Rolling Stone recap below:

Canyon De Chelly Tour Fatality Still Under Investigation, Park Service Says; Four Injured People are Recovering

The fatal rollover of a Korean War-vintage truck at Canyon de Chelly over Memorial Day weekend is still under investigation, but the problem wasn't the back-country road, the Park Service says.Tom Clark, superintendent for the Canyon de Chelly National Monument, tells New Times that it's too early t ... More >>

Mitt Romney: Is He a Unicorn? More Than 17,000 People Want Ken Bennett to Find Out

Is GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney a businessman? Or is he really a unicorn? At the time of this post, more than 17,000 people would like Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett to find out.In response to the 1,200 "birthers" who asked Bennett to verify with the state of Hawaii -- yet again -- ... More >>

Point-Counterpoint: Is Pho King or Is It Pho-King Awful?

We had so much fun chucking Chow Bella contributors Ando Muneno and Lauren Saria into the ring over Alton Brown, food trucks and movie theaters with food, we put them back at it again. This week's topic: Pho, Vietnamese beef noodle soup. Pho joints have been growing in popularity throughout the Va ... More >>

Ken Bennett, Arizona Secretary of State: "I Am Not a 'Birther'"

Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett just found out the reason why you're putting yourself in a difficult position when you appeal to "birthers" -- people are going to think you're a "birther."After people caught on to the fact that Bennett told the "birthers" that he was taking the "extra step" t ... More >>

Altered States

Chef Brian Hulihee of Roaring Fork (Part Two)

Yesterday, we shared the first part of our interview with Chef Brian Hulihee of Roaring Fork who celebrated his 10th anniversary working at the Old Town Scottsdale eatery in January. Today, we get personal as Hulihee shares some of his childhood memories and talks about his family.

The Descendants: Surprisingly, Alexander Payne May Have Made the Feel-Good Movie of the Year

Ryan Nishijima at Cave & Ive's

Zach Fowle ​The tender: Ryan NishijimaThe bar: Cave & Ive's (4247 E. Indian School Road, 602-955-1924) The pedigree: Like many others, Nishijina started bartending when he went to college, working at a local T.G.I.Friday's. After he graduated, Nishijina took his skills international ... More >>

Raw Food with Christopher Slawson

Carol Blonder Christopher Slawson​ The raw food enthusiasts that have crossed my path in the past were just too evangelical for me to take in. I had respect for the food they prepared, it was interesting and tasty, but not compelling enough for me to aspire to in my own kitchen. I was willi ... More >>

Dirty Beaches @ The Trunk Space

Lakhana In of Sekong By Night

Keyon Fareghi​It's all about love for one new local chef. Lakhana In of Sekong By Night -- a self-taught home cook turned executive chef -- has a lot of love for simple, good Asian flavors and for her son, Yutheana In, who has embarked on this venture with her. The restaurant/ ... More >>

Phoenix Councilwoman Peggy Neely Spent Six Nights in Hawaii to Woo Soccer Tourney to Phoenix that Didn't Need Wooing

www.moana-surfrider.com Councilwoman Peggy Neely stayed in a sweet suite in this oceanside Westin resort.​The Fiesta Bowl hasn't been the only organization handing out goodies to public officials.The Greater Phoenix Convention and Visitors Bureau paid for Phoenix Councilwoman and mayoral wa ... More >>

More Tales of State Senator Scott Bundgaard's Checkered Past Surface as Majority Leader Faces Ethics probe

azleg.gov​State Senator Scott Bundgaard's roadside domestic violence debacle on February 25 continues to dust up the many blemishes in the majority leader's past. And today, the tale of another jilted love affair involving Bundgaard and a woman are making headlines. The skeletons in the Peoria Re ... More >>

DJ ill-legal? Talks Dubstep, Subversion, Rusko, Lazer Sword, Hyphy, Hovatron, and More

DJ ill-legal?​Name: Blake Ludera AKA: DJ ill-legal? Genres spun: Glitch, dubstep, breakbeats, and hip-hop mostly. I also like to scratch and get into some turntablism stuff, and on rare occassion I'll play house music or drum 'n' bass. I'm really all over the place when it comes to different ge ... More >>

Ten More Food Fixes Phoenix Needs

Betty made our paleta dream come true.​I got cranky a few months ago, and I made a list. A list of food-related things Phoenix needs. I just looked back on that list, and am delighted to report that we've now got two out of five. Not bad. OK, so we got that fancy-schmancy bowling alle ... More >>

Arizona Boycott Fail: Resorts See Big Increase This Year; Phoenix a Top Domestic Destination, Survey Says

​ Despite the efforts of anti-Arizonans like Congressman Raul Grivalva, a boycott against the state this year appears to have failed miserably. Grivalva was among the critics of Arizona's harsh immigration law, SB1070, who called for the boycott. City councils across the country ... More >>

Chef Bernie Kantak's Mocktails Make Sober Holidays (Almost) Tolerable

Photo by Dana Moos via Flickr.​Wild holiday parties are great, unless you're the one sober person watching everyone else prance around with gift wrap bows on their heads, slurring mangled X-rated versions of "Jingle Bells." Sucks for you! The least we can do to ease your pain is ... More >>

McCain and Kyl Bash Obama and Napolitano's Handling of Christmas Day Terror Scare

www.point-spreads.com​Both of Arizona's senators teamed up today to throw some jabs at how the Obama administration -- namely former Arizona governor and Homeland Security Chief Janet Napolitano -- handled the Christmas-day terror scare in Detroit.At an end-of-the-year press conference at John McC ... More >>

Arizona Among the "Happiest States" in Country, According to New Survey

​Despite having the second-worst budget crisis in the country, blistering summer heat, and that whole (gulp!) Sheriff Arpaio problem in its most-populous county, Arizona is among the happiest states in the country, according to a recent survey.The Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index survey ... More >>

Finally, Some Good News: Poll Says Arizona Sixth Most Desired State to Live

​A new poll released today claims that Arizona is tied for sixth on the list of states where the U.S. population would like to live.And, to think, we thought we were mostly popular with Mexicans.

Silver Medallion Serves Up Its Newest Mixtape

It's been a hectic couple of months for Scottsdale electro-hop duo Silver Medallion. Oren J has been flying back-and-forth to his home state of Hawaii for special DJ sessions at the Loft Lounge in Honolulu and their latest album will be hitting the streets sometime next month. They've also been ... More >>

Pokemon Video Game Championships in Phoenix to Give Local Players Chance to Compete for Glory and Prizes

  All those long hours on the Nintendo DS will pay off for the "trainer" who wins the regional Pokemon video game competition this Saturday in Phoenix. We confess we've never played the Pokemon game, though we're not too bad at Call of Duty 4. Like the television c ... More >>

Is It August 30th Yet?: 2008 ASU Football Preview

Summer Guide: Stay at one of the Valley’s luxest resorts for a fraction of the scratch

Jason Segel keeps Forgetting Sarah Marshall from being forgettable

Mayor Phil "Goober" Gordon, P-town's Barney Fife.

How to Break Up With a Friend

But it's not you, we swear

Jack Johnson

Living, breathing pop

Without Reservations

Native Americans shoot hoops at AWA

Lounge Addicts

Wanna see members of the Rat Pack buy drinks for wannabe supermodels? Check out The Merc.

Ethics, Morals and Sex Ads, Oh My!

Letters from the week of May 16, 2002

Caliente Cool

Feeling the rush with the women of the Arizona Caliente pro football team.

Pearl Jam

Film examines Japanese-American draft resistance in the wake of WWII internment

Worlds Apart

When it comes to immigration for gay bi-national couples, love does have borders

Nibbles 'n' Bits

Foam Booths

Talking Tiki

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