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Chasing Amy: Overcooked Reality and the Decline of Western Civility

Amy's Baking Company: Overcooked Reality and the Decline of Western Civility

Editor's note: After the insanity of the last two weeks, we decided that the Amy's Baking Company saga desperately needed some context. New Times food critic Laura Hahnefeld graciously complied. A tall, thin man with long, gray hair and a pair of saggy but expensive jeans shakes the handles of tw ... More >>

Amy's Baking Company PR Firm Severs Relationship with Restaurant; Tuesday's Press Conference Cancelled Due to Kitchen Nightmares Producers and "Online Bullies"

As part of the shit-show gift that keeps on giving, Rose Moser Allyn Public & Online Relations, the Scottsdale-based PR firm helmed by Jason Rose, has announced it has ended its relationship with Amy's Baking Company -- if you could even call it a relationship. The Scottsdale-based company picked up ... More >>

Amy's Baking Company Shit Show Continues: Now With Grand Re-Opening Press Release

Seemingly moments after most of us were making Amy Bouzaglo's cat impersonation ("Meow, meow, meow -- meow, meow!"), uttered on last Friday's season finale of Gordon Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares, the ringtone on our cell phones, the Internet decided to blow up, bonkers-style. See also: - Meet Amy's ... More >>

The Amy's Baking Company Carnival: The Reverend Jarrett Maupin Joins the Sideshow

The Amy's Baking Company shit show is drawing out Phoenix's cast of characters like moths to the flame. It's probably only a matter of time until Sheriff Joe Arpaio and Russell Pearce get involved. After the ABC Kitchen Nightmares disaster (or could it actually be a blessing in disguise?), Valley ... More >>

Meet Amy's Baking Company's New PR Guy: Big-Haired, Big-Mouthed Jason Rose

It was inevitable that Jason Rose represent Amy's Baking Company. Who else but the guy who thought to nudge semi-senile, publicity-obsessed Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio into shilling for a restaurant called Pink Taco? The flack who bent campaign sign laws to get his sushi-slinging client pub ... More >>

Medical-Marijuana Destruction Bill Likely Dead, Says Lobbying Firm; Amendments Possible on Pot-Packaging Bill

State Senator Kimberly Yee's plan to let cops seize and destroy medical-marijuana at their whim appears dead, a political consultant for the dispensary industry says. Jason Rose, previously a PR guy for the likes of Sheriff Joe Arpaio and Andrew Thomas, now counts among his clients the Regulated Di ... More >>

Russell Pearce's Pal Constantin Querard Pimps Medical Marijuana Industry

As Mr. Zimmerman once crooned long ago, the times they are a changin', and though progress has generally leap-frogged our benighted state, there are odd signs that Arizona is slouching toward the 21th Century, like some rough beast come round at last. See also: -Arizona Organix Steps Out as the Sta ... More >>

Scottsdale Mayor Voted to Give Taxpayer Coin to His Campaign Consultant, Jason Rose, for Polo Tournament Run by... Jason Rose

See also: Is the Bloom Off the (Jason) Rose?The Scottsdale Polo Championships will be back this fall, thanks to the Scottsdale City Council unanimously approving the use of taxpayer money to fund almost half of the event's budget.Scottsdale Mayor Jim Lane -- who uses Valley P.R. hotshot Jason Rose's ... More >>

Is the Bloom Off the (Jason) Rose? PR Stuntman Lost More Petals in May

The post-election dust has settled, and we would be remiss not to take a look at the scorecard for one of our favorite public-relations stuntmen -- famous (some would say infamous) spin-master Jason Rose.   We see that he lost a few more petals in May, but Rose tells New Times that busine ... More >>

Vernon Parker's Going to Try This One Again: Announces Run for Congress in CD9

Paradise Valley Councilman Vernon Parker is making it official today that he's entering the race for Arizona's newly formed Ninth Congressional District.Since Congressmen Ben Quayle and David Schweikert seem intent on running against each other in the primary for CD6, the primary in CD9's pretty muc ... More >>

Jason Rose, Valley PR Bigshot, Canned by Special Olympics for Comparing "Knucklehead" to Someone With Special Needs

​If your public relations firm happens to represent an organization that advocates for people with disabilities, it's probably in your best interest to not make fun of people with disabilities. Just ask Valley PR honcho Jason Rose, who took to Twitter over the weekend to compare a "knucklehea ... More >>

Scott Bundgaard Files Ethics Complaint Against Ethics Committee Members

Jeez, hurry up and resign already...State Senator Scott Bundgaard, facing an ethics complaint and possible expulsion from the Senate for his roadside fracas with his now former girlfriend and his invocation of legislative immunity,  has filed an ethics complaint against three members of the sta ... More >>

Jeff Flake Finally Has a Primary Opponent; Wil Cardon (Repped By Jason Rose) to Enter Race

Congressional hunk Jeff Flake​For months, there's been a lot of speculation about who will challenge Congressman Jeff Flake in his bid to take over the Senate seat getting vacated by Senator Jon Kyl next year. Finally, someone's actually pulled the trigger and will challenge the Congressional beef ... More >>

Jason Rose: Is The Guru Losing His Mojo?

Jason Rose ​We've asked before, but we gotta ask again because publicist extraordinaire Jason Rose hit another skid.Is the guru losing his mojo?  A campaign run by the Policy Development Group last spring to incorporate a small community near the Grand Canyon so artfully defeated Rose -- who ... More >>

Senator Scott Bundgaard Plays Patty-Cake with Jason Rose, and Russell Pearce Goes KGB on Pro-Immigration Activists

Russell Pearce, Phil Gordon, D-Backs and even New Times to Crowd the Arrogant Butcher

http://www.etsy.com/shop/YeeHaw?ref=seller_info​It's being billed as "one of the most comprehensive series of grand opening events in Valley restaurant history," but to be honest, the line-up for Sam Fox's Arrogant Butcher is giving us a serious case of heartburn. Jason Rose -- the pu ... More >>

Jason, Jan, and Jon: Politicos' Overstatements and Hypocritical Comments About Shooting in Tucson

Jason Rose bemoans the political climate he helped create.​Since Arizona is well knownfor its divisive politics and extreme rhetoric, it's no wonder that the eyes of the nation are on us.It is even less surprising that Arizona politicos started jumping into the fray -- issuing obvious s ... More >>

Is PR Stuntman Jason Rose "Wilting"? The Arizona Guardian's Winged One Gives Him a Feather-Lashing

Is Jason Rose still a political heavyweight?​Jason Rose has never been one to mince words or hold back on a stunt if he thinks it would win him political points. And points for his clients, of course. Rose has worked hard to earn a reputation as a straight-talking, political-bomb-lobbing pub ... More >>

Stingray Sushi Campaign Ads Are Totally Tasteless

​He denies having anything to do with the gigantic photos of two of his political clients -- Joe Arpaio and Vernon Parker -- hanging on the wall at The Grind, but local public relations trickster Jason Rose is happily taking full credit for Stingray Sushi campaign signs popping up around town.That ... More >>

Vernon Parker's Fund-Raising Party Guest List Included TheDirty's Nik Richie

www.parker2010.com​Vernon Parker's mouthpiece Jason Rose and other conservative politicos have been squawking much about the Ben Quayle connection to Nik Richie's scandalously sexy website thedirty.com.It's been part of the mudslinging campaign featuring Parker and Quayle -- two of the candidates ... More >>

Is Jason Rose Behind "The Dirty" Bomb Dropped on Ben Quayle Campaign?

PR honcho Jason Rose​One look at Jason Rose's Twitter page and you'll realize the dude's got a hard on for  Congressional candidate Ben Quayle.In the past few days, Rose's Twitter page has been bash-Ben-Quayle central, and with the latest news that Quayle may have been involved in the e ... More >>

Joe Arpaio at The Grind: Not Very Appetizing, Frankly

​I ate dinner with Joe Arpaio the other night.   More specifically, my family and I ate dinner beneath a gigantic black and white photograph of Maricopa County's sheriff, one of several "celebrity" photos lining a wall at The Grind. The Grind is strictly a burger joint (hailed ... More >>

Jason Rose Defends John Huppenthal on Student's Video of Him

Wagner's original video of the Huppenthal interviewGOP spinmeister Jason Rose has stepped into the fray regarding a high-school student's video report that included an interview with state Senator John Huppenthal, who is seeking to become Arizona's schools superintendent.Rose cries foul in a ne ... More >>

J.D. Hayworth's PR Honcho, Jason Rose, Leaves Campaign Over Contract Dispute

​Jason Rose, the high-powered public relations guru, who's handled everyone from Joe Arpaio to Phil Gordon, is jumping ship on the J.D. Hayworth Senate campaign because Hayworth has failed to enter a contract with Rose's firm.Rose tells New Times that his firm began working for Hayworth without a ... More >>

J.D. Hayworth Counters Mitt Romney's Endorsement of John McCain by Getting Nod From Anti-Immigration PAC

J.D. Hayworth: "Bronze elephant" indeed​ John McCain picked up a big-time endorsement today from one of his old political foes within the Republican party, while his primary opponent, former Congressman J.D. Hayworth, countered with a big one of his own -- an anti-illegal immigration group.S ... More >>

Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon Is Paying His Girlfriend, Elissa Mullany, Big Bucks

Mayor Phil Gordon and His Girlfriend/Fundraiser Elissa Mullany Have Some Explaining To Do

Mayor Gordon is paying -- and dating -- his fundraiser, Elissa Mullany.​Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon hasn't needed to raise money since he waltzed to reelection in the fall of 2007, leaving a war chest stocked with $370,000. Yet in the last two years, Gordon has paid his chief fundraiser big bu ... More >>

PMT Ambulance Company Gets Smacked Down by a National Labor Relations Board Judge — and We Mean Smacked

Andrew Thomas Plans "Major Announcement" in 45 Days, Says Spinmeister Jason Rose

​ We can't tell you much more than what's in the headline. Local PR whiz Jason Rose put an interesting, though cryptic, tweet on his Twitter account yesterday about one of his clients, Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas: Major announcement from maricopa county andrew thomas quite possib ... More >>

Arizona Republic Lets Lawyer for Solar Company Shill for Industry Without Disclosing Ties

Solar power will be the "new economic engine for Arizona," writes local lawyer Jordan Rose in Saturday's "My Turn" column in the Arizona Republic. Whether that's true or not, it's already an economic engine for Rose, [pictured]. She's the lawyer for SolarCity, a California company planning to ins ... More >>

This Week In Chow Bella

Another week has come and gone leaving us to ponder the upcoming events that will shape our lives and, more importantly, our dinners out. But before we move on, let's have one last look at the blog posts from this week: Last Night's Sea Saw Finale Last Night: Skyy Vodka Bar Chef Competition Chef ... More >>

June 11 In Blogs: Miss Arizona, Eddie Matney, Summer of Sound, and Beatsmiths Battling for Supremacy

In the 24-hour news cycle it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries: Up on the Sun: The Valley's Biggest Beatsmiths Battle for Supremacy Tonight at PHX Nightclub Summer of Sound: Amer ... More >>

Jason Rose, Local PR Hound, and Lawyer Wife, Jordan, Pay Cash for Mansion

In the "must be nice" category, local public relations guru Jason Rose and his wife, local attorney, Jordan, made the paper this morning with their new home purchase.Topping the list of this week's priciest home sales in the Arizona Republic's real estate round-up is the Roses' acquisition of a ... More >>

Andrew Thomas' Governor Ambitions Dashed by Brewer; Reportedly Seeks AG Post He Failed to Obtain in '02

Our anonymous buddies at the Republican news release headquarters, a.k.a. Sonoran Alliance blog, are reporting that Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas will run for state attorney general in 2010. UPDATE: Jason Rose, spokesman and campaign consultant for Thomas, pretty much confirmed the Sonoran ... More >>

The Jason Rose Connection

Local Media Praised and Roasted in PR Firm's "Fourth Estate Awards"

KTVK Reporter Carey Pena vs. Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas

Who's Sorry Now?

Andy Thomas eats crow to save his political career, but wants us to apologize to Sheriff Joe. Fat chance

Loan Sharks

The governor's chosen loan authority is determined to keep its monopoly

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Juicy Taco Hell

The Cards sure played like wimps last year, but essentially naming their stadium Pussy Park?!

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Signs of the times: The feathered fiend asks the sheriff if he's ever eaten a pink taco and invades the mind of a Grassfire.org bigot

Axing Jacquelynn

Here we go again at the Maricopa County health department. Why can't the Board of Supervisors get its act together?

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People are talking about a young political consultant named Jason Rose. But it's probably not the message he'd like to get across.