Joe Watson

Joe Watson, Former New Times Scribe/"Salon Bandit," is Probably Not Actually on Facebook

This photo is from Joe Watson's, a.k.a. the "Salon Bandit's," Facebook page, which is weird because he's currently a guest of the state with no access to the Internet. ​Several New Times staffers were stunned this week when they received Facebook friend requests from Joe Watson, a former New Times ... More >>

Joe Watson -- Salon Bandit, Jail Poet and Former New Times Writer -- Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison

  Image: Maricopa County Sheriff's Office Joe Watson, former New Times writer, will be more remembered for his role as the "Salon Bandit." Last week, he was sentenced to 12 years in prison.​Joe Watson's gonna have a lot of time to work on his poetry-for-snacks business. The former wr ... More >>

Joe Watson, Salon Bandit, and Jonathan Antonucci, Karate-Instructor-Turned-Arsonist, Featured on MSNBC's Lockup

Image: MSNBC's LockupJoe Watson, former New Times writer and convicted "Salon Bandit," was one of the inmates featured on a recent episode of MSNBC's Lockup​The "stars" of last Saturday's episode of MSNBC's inmate reality show, Lockup, featured a couple of guys who should be familiar to regular re ... More >>

"Salon Bandit" Joe Watson Faces 25 Years to Life, Trial Date Set for December 14

Ex-journo Joe Watson could be looking at 25 to life...Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Susan Brnovich has set a "firm trial" date of December 14 in the case of alleged "Salon Bandit" and former New Times scribe Joe Watson. Brnovich ordered all subpoenaed witnesses to appear in court on that date ... More >>

Joe Watson, a.k.a. "The Salon Bandit," Found Competent to Stand Trial

  Former newspaper reporter and accused armed robber Joe Watson is competent enough to stand trial, after all. Call it temporary insanity: Back in November, Watson -- who's accused of ripping off tanning salons -- was deemed too whacked to understand what was going on around him. A ju ... More >>

Joe Watson, Alleged "Salon Bandit" and Former Local Reporter, Incompetent to Stand Trial

From award-winning reporter to street criminal to incarcerated basket case. That's been the arc of Joe Watson's life in two years. The former writer for New Times and other local publications has been in the hoosegow since April 2007 for allegedly terrorizing women during armed robberies of ta ... More >>

Afraid of the Dark

The "Salon Bandit" never used violence, but the troubled talent still terrorized a community

Ashlea Deahl squeals on Salon Bandit boyfriend, becomes editor of Phoenix Magazine

The Joe Watson Foundation: WTF?

Letters

Letters from the week of September 8, 2005

Letters

Letters from the issue of Thursday, September 1, 2005

Fat Cats

Athletes burn flubber

Space Cases

Trekkies make a splash at Federation Pool Party

Without Reservations

Native Americans shoot hoops at AWA

Swat Team

Hit it or get it

Belly Up

SMoCA makes a "Splash"

Fairy Scary

Bookman's hosts its own "March Madness"

Speed Trap

PIR's Jam mixes speeding bullets with Velvet Revolver

Milk Money

Boat Derby raises funds for Child Abuse Prevention

Forty Whacks

ASU's museum was forced to censor its political art show, but did its director have to bend over?

Erin Go Nuts

ASU gets its Irish up

World Class Gad

Gadabout Film Fest makes its way in the reel world

Two-Timers

NASCAR Double Header tears into PIR

Crisis Watch

Teatro Bravo returns to the Verge

Furter Review

Rocky Horror creeps into Phoenix Little Theatre

Caught on Film

Pollack Cinemas snags indie flicks

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Drags to Riches

Queens and rockers strut their stuff for charity

Renaissance Woman

Hazel paints from the past

Whatchoo Jokin' 'Bout, Willis?

Coleman gets in on "Dry Heat"

Happy Lookers

Street walkers get an eyeful

Heads Will Roll

Clash closes first roller derby season

Lemme Hear Your Bawdy Talk

Poets get physical at Erotic Poetry Jam

Gong Show

Phoenix College channels Qi Gong

Sleeper Hit

Tempe Little Theatre wakes George Washington

War and Pieces

ASU examines "Stitches of War"

Happy Feet

Metro Arts kids dance the night away

Sects and the City

Latino artists carve identities in "la Ciudad"

Manchester United

Trash! piles up in Tempe

Fang Base

Rattlers fans get one last home game

Biker Chicks

I am woman – hear my engine roar

First Steps

Troupe gets off on right Foot

Mock the Boat

Cardboard Regatta ships off in Tempe

Pieces of Ib

Ballet Arizona makes sense of Mosaik

Bumrush the Show

Hip-hop night takes over at Ichiban

Food Run

PIR host high-performance speedsters

Power Play

Julius Caesar gets upstaged

Row With the Flow

Canoeists conquer the Verde

Air Supply

Close your eyes and ride the skies . . . over Glendale

Turf War

Fiesta Bowl touches down in Tempe