Homelessness

Social Studies

Tashawn Cheatham Pleads Not Guilty in Death of 13-Year-Old Briana Naylor; Told Cops He Killed Her

Tashawn Cheatham, the 19-year-old charged with strangling a 13-year-old girl in Phoenix, pleaded not guilty today to charges of murder, arson and theft. This looks like more of a procedural "not guilty:" Police say Cheatham has already admitted to strangling Briana Naylor with a sheet before setti ... More >>

Laurie Kelly Gets Jail, Probation for Trading Homeless People Beer for Babysitting Services So She Could Go Have Sex

What Mesa resident Laurie Kelly told police was "a manic sexual rage inside of her which she cannot control" has landed her a stint in jail, and a few years of probation.That's because police said she gave beer to some random homeless people in a Mesa park, and told them to watch her 6-year-old kid ... More >>

The Curious Death of Sergeant Sean Drenth

Church Lady

Laurie Kelly Allegedly Gave Beer to Random Homeless People to Watch Her Kid While She Went to Work (as a Prostitute)

Laurie Kelly told the cops she has "a manic sexual rage inside of her which she cannot control, and needed to have sex."Because of this, police say she gave beer to some random homeless people in a Mesa park and told them to watch her 6-year-old kid while she went to work as a prostitute.

Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, December 29th, 2011

Cary Dolego, Queen Creek Man Homeless in Ukraine, Gets Rejected by "Yulia"

Image: ABC NewsCary Dolego of Queen Creek was interviewed by ABC News back in March for a story on international matchmaking. After the camera crew went home, he stayed in the Ukraine, being found this week in a train station among homeless people. ​ Cary Dolego, the love-seeking Queen Creek m ... More >>

Cary Dolego, Former Write-In Candidate for 2010 Governor's Race, Found Homeless in Ukraine After Failed Love Quest

Image: YouTube Cary Dolego, former Arizona write-in gubernatorial candidate, ended up homeless in the Ukraine after a failed matchmaking trip.​Cary Dolego, a former Green Party write-in candidate for the 2010 Arizona governor's race, was found among homeless people in a Ukrainian town last ... More >>

New Research Demolishes the Stereotype of the Underage Sex Worker

Bill Russell Says Percell Bagley Swung at Him With a Trash Picker, Forcing Him to Put a Bullet in Bagley's Skull

Homeless Village (Jan Brewer-Burgh)/Stolen Property Storage Facility Found Under Avondale Bridge

Avondale Police DepartmentThis feces-filled "Brewer-burgh" was discovered under the Agua Fria Bridge. ​While the Great Depression had "Hoovervilles," modern day Arizona has its own homeless shanty towns (we'll call them Jan Brewer-burghs), one of which was uncovered under an Avondale bridge.Starti ... More >>

Perchance to Dream

Film shows what you don’t know about Tokyo

Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, March 25, 2010

What About Rob?

Funnyman Rob Schneider hits Tempe

PB-R U Gonna Drink That?

Suck down budget beer at the Rogue

Jimmy Wayne Fans Still Pissy Over Valley Fever Post, but Country-Music Blogger Enforces New Times' Point

www.lolpix.com​Country Music star Jimmy Wayne's sycophants (yeah, we said it again) are all butt-hurt over a story we posted on Monday, where we pointed out some of the hypocrisy in Wayne's homeless march from Nashville to Phoenix.While hawking Wayne's worthy cause, we said was&nbs ... More >>

Kinchmas

Nonprofit Sharing

Local photogs, agencies join forces for toot-free community project

Hot Links: Pay to Play, Electric Cars, and Fiery Crashes

​A north Phoenix church has reached an agreement with city officials that will allow the church to continue serving meals to the homeless, after neighbors in the area complained about homeless people littering. The city's researching whether or not the church is violating a zone ordinance...Many V ... More >>

"Massage the Cramp" and Other Warm-Weather Tips

Image: Wikimedia Commons You probably noticed it was getting warm outside, and so have officials with the City of Phoenix. According to a lengthy news release and online guide to surviving the annual heat wave, municipal workers are training senior citizens and passing out water to the homeless. Th ... More >>

Broad Comedy

The beautiful bodies pile up in @PRO play

Go Quest, Young Men

Movie follows truth-seeking dudes on a mission

John McCain's Fame is Based on His POW Status, But He Has Abandoned Fellow Veterans

Lords of the New Church

OnePlace gives new meaning to the phrase, "Rock me, Jesus"

After Shock

Howard Stern's switch to satellite means a whole new world for Phoenix radio. And for me

Digging the Dead

History and mystery, six feet under

Micah P. Hinson

Micah P. Hinson and the Gospel of Progress
(Sketchbook)

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Blanche

If We Can't Trust the Doctors
(V2)

Dangerous Mind

Imagine Joe Arpaio as a dewy intellectual, and you've got County Attorney wanna-be Andy Thomas

KRS-One

A hardcore hip-hop original shows why he's still an industry influence.

Letters

Letters from the week of June 3, 2004

Lens Crafter

Bill Jay photographs photographers - and gets a word in edgewise

Capitol Cop-Out

The Capitol Police is one of the state's smallest law enforcement agencies, and some say one of its worst

House Hold

The dearth of affordable housing has reached the crisis stage

Stir Crazy

State helps prison parolees fall through the crack

The Ozzfest Project

Aspiring documentarian Carlos Gonzales is Ken Burns with needle tracks and frostbite

Letters

Letters

From the week of February 2, 1999

Flashes

Nomad's Land

"Piss Christ" artist Andres Serrano takes aim at portraiture

Blond Ambition

SHE FOUGHT THE LAW

STELLA GAUDREAU LEADS HER FELLOW DOCUMENT PREPARERS TO A VICTORY OVER THE STATE BAR

SATAN, GET THEE OUT OF KINGMAN

THE SHERIFF DIDN'T LIKE THE LOOKS OF THINGS, SO A CONCERT FOR THE HOMELESS WOUND UP HOMELESS