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SHORE THING

Meating of the Minds

In defense of Valley carnivores

Is Anybody Listening?

Beyond Arizona, musicians rave about it, but the Phoenix Symphony, at 50, plays to half-empty houses at home. Can its new maestro, Hermann Michael, fill the seats?

Good Year for Bad Days

Their record company just dumped them; Fiesta Bowl sponsors think they're dips; but Tempe still love its Refreshments

Second Helpings

Their record company just dumped them; Fiesta Bowl sponsors think they're dips; but Tempe still love its Refreshments

Party Favors

KPTY finds room for novelty in the Top 40 format

Ethics, Morals and Sex Ads, Oh My!

Letters from the week of May 16, 2002

Best Downtown Executive Lunch

Kincaid's Steak, Chop & Fish House

Letters

Letters from the week of January 1, 2004

Arizonans Give Generously to Pearl Harbor Memorial, But Goals Still Unmet

Arizonans and local companies have donated nearly $2.5 million for a long-awaited restoration of the USS Arizona  Memorial's visitor center in Honolulu, Hawaii, the tourist attraction that showcases the sunken tomb for the sailors trapped inside the 93-year-old battleship. Yet the fundraisi ... More >>

Meltdown

The Phoenix branch of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement bureau is Exhibit A of this country's failed border policies

Turning Japanese

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

Manchester United

Trash! piles up in Tempe

Score!

When it comes to hockey movies, Miracle is as big a winner as its heroes

Welcome Back Warrior

The government was supposed to take care of mentally disabled Marine combat veteran Brian Callan. It didn't.

Haunted by Spirits

John McCain derived his wealth from his marriage to Cindy Hensley McCain, whose father started his road to riches as a bootlegger. As a politician, the senator has remained beholden to the liquor industry and the family business

Molten Wax

John McCain derived his wealth from his marriage to Cindy Hensley McCain, whose father started his road to riches as a bootlegger. As a politician, the senator has remained beholden to the liquor industry and the family business

The Terminator

Trash-talking abortionist Dr. Brian Finkel has a message for pro-life zealots: "Kiss my ass."

Pic Hits for the week

Trash-talking abortionist Dr. Brian Finkel has a message for pro-life zealots: "Kiss my ass."

TROTH OR CONSEQUENCES

Trash-talking abortionist Dr. Brian Finkel has a message for pro-life zealots: "Kiss my ass."

LifeLock Founder's Hawaiian Adventure Biz Getting More Press on Island; His Father Renounces Accusation About Credit Card

Image: www.kitv.com The Honolulu Star-Bulletin wrote up a piece on Robert J. Maynard Jr. after recent post about him, covering some of the highlights of his sketchy past and uncovering some new info. One interesting factoid: Maynard's father, local optometrist Robert J. Maynard Sr., reversed earlie ... More >>

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 >>

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 >>

Hot Links: Arizona Lottery, USS Arizona, and Kevin Whaley

​A man is in custody after leading police on a chase and then crashing a truck into a Tempe building. The accident happened shortly after 6 a.m. at 48th street and Southern Avenue. Police received reports that a man saw someone drive off in his truck, and tried to pull the truck over. After plowin ... More >>

Hell's Kitchen Season 7: Meet the Cast, and What Andrew Zimmern's Doing in Arizona

Cast of Hell's Kitchen, Season 7 ​"Don't act like a cry baby!" "You (bleep) donkey!" "Get out!" Uplifting comments like these from Chef Gordon Ramsay are just a taste of what the 16 culinary contestants competing on Hell's Kitchen's seventh season, premiering Tuesday, June 1, at 8 p.m. ET/PT, w ... More >>

Larry Fitzgerald Going to Pro Bowl, Compliments of Green Bay Packers

Larry Fitzgerald is heading to Hawaii.​Despite a less-than-impressive season (thanks to three even less-impressive quarterbacks), and being a member of one of the worst teams in all of football, Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald's heading to Hawaii for the Pro Bowl.Fitzgerald& ... 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 >>

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 >>

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

​ 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 >>

Brett Vibber of Tempe's Center Bistro

Maya Dukmasova Executive Chef Brett Vibber at Center Bisto ​This week we talk with Executive Chef Brett Vibber at the recently re-opened and renovated Center Bistro in Tempe. Born and raised in Tempe, Chef Vibber has traveled far and wide, learning recipes and techniques and approaching pro ... More >>

Tempe and Scottsdale Among Best "Fun, Affordable" Cities in U.S., Says Magazine Report

​Two Valley cities rose to the top of a list of 25 "fun, affordable" cities compiled by a magazine that reviewed median home prices along with proximity to eateries and nightlife.The report from Better Homes and Garden Real Estate, which used data from Onboard Infomatics, reviewed 6,106 ZIP codes ... More >>

Joe Arpaio Birther Posse Probes President Obama's Birth Certificate

Obama ain't getting anything past master-sleuth Sheriff Joe and his crack team of birther probersIn a bizarre new stab at courting conspiracy nuts who believe President Barack Obama is a Kenyan, Sheriff Joe Arpaio has empowered a "birther posse" to look into claims by wackadoodles such as World Net ... More >>

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

Obama ain't getting anything past master-sleuth Sheriff Joe and his crack team of birther probersIn a bizarre new stab at courting conspiracy nuts who believe President Barack Obama is a Kenyan, Sheriff Joe Arpaio has empowered a "birther posse" to look into claims by wackadoodles such as World Net ... More >>

Alexander Payne's Pessimism Is Good for Business

Obama ain't getting anything past master-sleuth Sheriff Joe and his crack team of birther probersIn a bizarre new stab at courting conspiracy nuts who believe President Barack Obama is a Kenyan, Sheriff Joe Arpaio has empowered a "birther posse" to look into claims by wackadoodles such as World Net ... More >>