Industrials Sector

The Best of Coachella 2013 Week Two

The Visual Stimulations for People Who Were High Coachella's art installations -- the ones designed to impress you while you're high, a.k.a. all of them -- were particularly impressive this year. There was the Tesla coil, the crane that was formerly a flower but now a praying mantis, the giant fluor ... More >>

The Postal Service - Comerica Theatre - 4/18/13

The Postal Service's reunion is still fresh. The band played its first live show on April 9, the day the Give Up reissue was released in honor of The Postal Service's 10-year anniversary. The reunion news was sudden and raised some questions. First and foremost, would the reunited Postal Service b ... More >>

Top Five Must-See Shows in Phoenix This Week

It's Monday, and I'm sorry about that. There was nothing I can do. But I bring good news: This week's Top Five Must-See Shows in Phoenix is further proof that they play live music during the week, and even on school nights.

Cabbie Accused of Trading Rides for "Sexual Favors"; Believe it or Not, Cops Say No Takers

The Mesa Police Department says a taxi driver for Discount Cab Company offered to waive the fair for two women, in exchange for "sexual favors."Believe it or not, police say 43-year-old Eric Vincent didn't get any takers.

Bill Stokely, Flagstaff Resident and Oklahoma Ad-Man, Agrees to Forfeit Chopper and Plead Guilty In Tail-Number Ruse

Bill Stokely of Flagstaff has agreed to forfeit his helicopter and not fly or own aircraft for two years in a deal that'll keep him out of prison for changing his chopper's tail number. Stokely will also give up a claim to his Robinson R44 chopper, which was seized more than a year ago. The agreem ... More >>

The Rolling Stones Aren't Playing Coachella, but Some Great Bands (Probably) Are

Yesterday, NME revealed the unfortunate news that the rumor that The Rolling Stoneswere headlining Coachella was just that-- a rumor. "We're not gonna do Coachella 'cos it's too early," Mick Jagger told the magazine. "We're not gonna be ready to go by April, but we're not gonna stop." Looks like ... More >>

Head of Phoenix-Based Stern Produce Co. and Family Killed in Plane Crash

The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a single-engine plane crash that claimed the lives of a prominent Arizona family last weekend. According to ABC15 in Phoenix, William Stern, 65, head of Stern Produce Co., the Phoenix-based food supplier, his wife Jennifer, 53, and daughter, Kate ... More >>

The World's First Airborne Mexican Delivery System: The Burrito Bomber

The Tacocopter turned out to be a hoax, a mere pipe dream or publicity stunt. But this, the Burrito Bomber, is an actual working prototype with video evidence of its success. See Also: -The Tacocopter Might Be A Hoax, But Don't Give Up the Dream -Chill Drinks Extra Fast, With SCIENCE. The Burrito ... More >>

An Eccentric Ad Man Loses His Helicopter to the Feds

Bill Richardson Takes DPS to Task for Baseball-Tickets Scandal and Other Possible Signs of a "Failed Agency"

In a column today in the East Valley Tribune, former police officer Bill Richardson takes the Arizona Department of Public Safety to task for a baseball-ticket scandal and other possible signs of a failed agency. New Times broke the story last December of the investigation into the DPS' former No. ... More >>

DPS Honchos' Ethics Are Questioned After Sports-Ticket Probe

Chow Bella's Guide to Pumpkin Beer 2012

In the past, pumpkin beers were rare -- a seasonal sideshow, showing up only in the breweries daring enough to make them and enjoyed only by drinkers willing to take a chance on the oddities. Today, however, brews made with pumpkin have officially become mainstream, with nearly every brewery worth i ... More >>

Joe Arpaio's Deputies Go After Construction Workers for "Employer Sanction Operation" 67

After rounding up Mexican restaurant workers and patio-furniture repairmen, the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office has carried out its third "employer sanctions operation" in the last two weeks, by arresting some construction workers this morning.That marks Sheriff Arpaio's 67th "employer sanctions" o ... More >>

"Space Hot Dog" Sent On Journey Into the Unknown, Then Eaten

Not to be outdone by NASA and its sexy mohawked engineers, the owners of Zog's Dogs have struck back with a bold video showing the first... hot dog in space (sorta). Actually it has two distinctions. The first unprotected hot dog to visit the upper atmosphere and the first hot dog to be recovered ... More >>

Arriba Mexican Grill CEO and Three Others Killed in Helicopter Crash

Raymond P. Perry, president and CEO of Arriba Mexican Grill, a local New Mexican-style Mexican food chain with six locations in the Valley, was among four people killed on Saturday when their helicopter crashed into the Verde River on a flight from Sedona to the Scottsdale Airport, the Republic repo ... More >>

Train Spotting

NRCC Going After Andrei Cherny, Kyrsten Sinema in CD9

The National Republican Congressional Committee has been increasing press-release blasts to some of its targeted districts recently, including two already today.The releases mostly tie local candidates to the Obama administration and the current Democrats in Congress, just plugging in the name of th ... More >>

Phoenix Bus Drivers to Protest and Picket at City Council Chambers; Still No Contract Between Workers, Transit Company

When Phoenix City Council consider on Wednesday slashing the fines for Veolia Transportation, the French company that operates city buses, the company's bus drivers will be outside protesting and picketing against it. Union reps believe Phoenix bending over backwards to help a "foreign company," a ... More >>

Rick Ross Is Rap's Opulent King

Jack Hegarty, Demoted Former No. 2 Guy at DPS, Retires as Probe Continues Into His Alleged Ethical Violations

Jack Hegarty, the former No. 2 man at the Arizona Department of Public Safety until his demotion in October, has left the agency while still under internal investigation. His retirement was made effective today, DPS spokesman Bart Graves tells New Times, confirming a tip we received today about the ... More >>

Railroad "Quiet Zone" Program to Begin in Tempe on January 25 After Six-Year Wait; UPDATE: Program Cost About $175,000

​Tempe residents who live near the Union Pacific rail line just north of Tempe will sleep easier this year after a "quiet zone" program takes effect later this month.Chandler and Phoenix are among the Valley cities that already have such programs, under which the railroad agrees that train operato ... More >>

First Personal

Wait a Minute Mr. Postman: 10 Songs About the Mail

​By now it's news to no one that the United States Postal Service is in trouble. As detailed by Nick Greene earlier this month at Village Voice's Running Scared, this means print media is in for a punch (you know, while it's down and everything), your bills are going to show up later than they ... More >>

Arizona Must Invest More in Solar Energy to Stay Ahead of Other States and China, Says GPEC President Barry Broome

Image: GPEC Barry Broome, president and CEO of the Greater Phoenix Economic Council, said today that his organization is doing a better job promoting the solar industry than the solar industry itself.​More subsidies for the solar industry in Arizona are crucial to avoid being lef ... More >>

Mary Purcell Called in Bomb Threat to Keep Family From Flying on Eve of 9/11 Anniversary

*Fake bomb.​A New York woman really didn't want her mother and brother flying on the eve of the 10th anniversary of the September 11, terrorist attacks -- so she called in a bomb threat, according to federal authorities.Mary Purcell, 37, of Lake Ronkonkoma, anonymously called the Tucson Airport Au ... More >>

Morning Poll: Who Do You Believe in US Airways Dispute With Pilots Union?

​A union representing pilots for Tempe-based US Airways took out a full-page ad in USA Today Friday, alleging the airline tried to intimidate a pilot into flying a malfunctioning airplane.In total, the US Airways Pilots Association claims, six pilots refused to fly the aircraft before the airline ... More >>

US Airways: Pilots Union's Claims "Outlandish"

​Following our post yesterday about US Airways' pilots union's claim that the airline tried to intimidate a pilot into flying a malfunctioning plane, US Airways got back to us and calls the claim "outlandish."On Friday, the US Airways Pilots Association ran a full page ad in USA Today outlining a ... More >>

Valley Residents Really Enjoy Shining Lasers at Airplanes -- Which is a Problem

city-data.comSky Harbor ranks number two in the country for laser strike reports.​Of the many uses for a laser pointer, terrorizing a airplane pilot should not be one of them.Valley residents apparently didn't get the memo. In a jump from last year, Valley pilots now have the second highest repor ... More >>

Summer Guide: Beer

"JetMan" Yves Rossy Cancels Flight Over Grand Canyon; Cites Lack of Training. We're Calling BS

Yves Rossy: publicity stuntman.​Swiss daredevil Yves Rossy, 51, was scheduled to jump out of a helicopter near Eagle Point and, using his homemade jet-propelled wingsuit, fly west along the rim of the Grand Canyon this morning. He pimped the event for weeks. People headed to the Canyon ... More >>

Gardens & Villa, Factories and Hello the Mind Control Last Night at The Trunk Space

Gardens & Villa ​ Gardens & Villa, Factories and Hello the Mind ControlThe Trunk SpaceWednesday, April 27Sometimes it doesn't take a packed room full of sweaty bodies to have a dance party.Sometimes it just takes the right band and the right fans. Santa Barbara band Gardens & Villa bro ... More >>

Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, April 21, 2011

Grant Goodman, Phoenix Probate Attorney Once Lauded by Arizona Republic, Blasted Financially by Federal Judge

Our former colleague Sarah Fenske (now toiling as the managing editor at our sister paper in St. Louis, the Riverfront Times, wrote a cool story last April about a shady and shaky attorney named Grant Goodman. Bernie Madoff, the crook who's got to be near and dear to attorney Grant Goodma ... More >>

"Public Aggravation" - This Week's Noise Complaint Comic from Robbie Pfeffer

​​In this week's Noise Complaint comic, Up On The Sun cartoonist Robbie Pfeffer riffs on the sorry state of the Valley's bus system.Sure, they might have What Laura Says doing cute little commercials for them, but the Valley's buses as seen through his eyes aren't anywhere you'd happily be. Some ... More >>

ASU, With Ex-Pentagon Scientist, Announces Aerospace and Military Initiative

asu.edu If only ASU football players could learn defense. Or offense, for that matter.​Arizona State University announced the formation of a new initiative to develop aerospace and military applications to build the military-industrial complex "partnership between higher education and indus ... More >>

Ask a Mexican on AeroMexico and Shaving Heads

Veolia Transportation Executives Asked Phoenix For $2.3 Million To Help Settle Union Contracts

Veolia Executive Kenneth Westbrook ​Veolia Transportation executives want the cash-strapped City of Phoenix to shell out more than $2 million to help bail out the transportation company as it tries to negotiate contracts with two remaining unions. Phoenix said uh-uh, no way. Well, Assistant City M ... More >>

Sky Harbor Cab Drivers' Dire Predictions About Airport Taxi Service Are Already Coming True

Concrete Bungle: Tempe’s Twin-Towers Condo Project Collapses Financially, Leaving Investors in the Rubble

Three US Airways Flight Attendants Are Paying the Price for Speaking Up When They Thought Their Plane Was at Risk