La Jolla

Modern Artist Dick Seeger Pioneered Scottsdale; Now He Turns to His Own Backyard

Jim Repetto, Ocean Spray Cranberry Thief Once Thought to be Lost at Sea, Gets Five Years in Prison

Jim Repetto's alive and well -- and heading to prison.​Ocean Spray Cranberries thief James Repetto probably wishes he was still "lost at sea."Repetto was in a Massachusettes federal court this morning where he was sentenced to five years in prison for stealing more than $1 million from the c ... More >>

Ocean Spray Cranberry Thief, Thought to be Lost at Sea, Arrested in Yuma

Jim Repetto's alive and well -- and chances are he's going to prison.​If you're awaiting sentencing after being convicted of ripping off a large-scale cranberry juice manufacturer for more than a million dollars, lost at sea isn't a bad place to be. Assuming you don't want to actually be lost at s ... More >>

Chef Comer Smith Takes Over the Cielo Kitchen

​There have been big changes at Cielo this week.Executive chef Donald Lemperle, who led the restaurant's previous incarnations as Fiamma and Asia de Cuba, is no longer working there, and has been replaced by new executive chef Comer Smith.Smith tells me he's just finalized his "technically sound" ... More >>

Avalon Tantalizes Heat-Stricken Foodies with Coastal Cuisine

​There have been big changes at Cielo this week.Executive chef Donald Lemperle, who led the restaurant's previous incarnations as Fiamma and Asia de Cuba, is no longer working there, and has been replaced by new executive chef Comer Smith.Smith tells me he's just finalized his "technically sound" ... More >>

ICE’s Matthew Allen and Dennis DeConcini Get Ripped Apart by the Taloned Terror

​There have been big changes at Cielo this week.Executive chef Donald Lemperle, who led the restaurant's previous incarnations as Fiamma and Asia de Cuba, is no longer working there, and has been replaced by new executive chef Comer Smith.Smith tells me he's just finalized his "technically sound" ... More >>

Local Label Spotlight: Funzalo Records

​There have been big changes at Cielo this week.Executive chef Donald Lemperle, who led the restaurant's previous incarnations as Fiamma and Asia de Cuba, is no longer working there, and has been replaced by new executive chef Comer Smith.Smith tells me he's just finalized his "technically sound" ... More >>

Breaking up with Cien Agaves isn't so hard to do

​There have been big changes at Cielo this week.Executive chef Donald Lemperle, who led the restaurant's previous incarnations as Fiamma and Asia de Cuba, is no longer working there, and has been replaced by new executive chef Comer Smith.Smith tells me he's just finalized his "technically sound" ... More >>

Donkey Kong

After looking like political asses in the '90s, Arizona Democrats have the money, moderation and 800-pound gorilla to kick some pachyderm tail

Doesn't Compute

Things that make you feel dumb

Blood and Money

Questions remain about whether a death row prisoner acted alone in the 1988 murder of heiress Jeanne Tovrea

Donovan's New Digs

A new entrant in a competitive meat market

Paralyzed in Paradise

Just when things couldn't get any worse for Heather Grossman–they did

Welcome Back Warrior

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

Conundrum

At the same time hundreds of dead gray whales were washing up on beaches, their birthrate was plunging. Theories abound, but little hard data has been gathered to solve this environmental puzzle.

Harrod for Hire

Conviction of Tovrea heiress hit man upheld by Court

Russian Roulette

The Western Pacific gray whale, once thought extinct, clings to life in a remote Siberian sea. Biologists fear their research is providing cover for massive oil drilling that threatens to wipe out this lost tribe once and for all.

American High

With Traffic, Steven Soderbergh takes on the unwinnable war

Vat City

With Traffic, Steven Soderbergh takes on the unwinnable war

Butch Harrod and the Tovrea Kid

Heiress's hit man keeps mum about plot that landed him on death row

Trial and Heir

In the trial of the decade, Butch Harrod is found guilty of the 1988 murder of wealthy Phoenix widow Jeanne Tovrea

Fire Truculence

Is it a case of rogue firefighters or meddling city managers? Whatever it is, the Phoenix Fire Department isn't used to the scrutiny it's getting from City Hall.

Club Scout

Is it a case of rogue firefighters or meddling city managers? Whatever it is, the Phoenix Fire Department isn't used to the scrutiny it's getting from City Hall.

Basta Pasta?

Is it a case of rogue firefighters or meddling city managers? Whatever it is, the Phoenix Fire Department isn't used to the scrutiny it's getting from City Hall.

DONKS!

They're dog-obsessed and they have no kids--but their pooches dress up like people, host birthday parties, go to puppy preschool and drive a multibillion-dollar pet industry

A Hap-less Case

Try as they might, Phoenix police have not been able to get the evidence they need to charge Jeanne Tovrea's stepson in her murder.

The Suspect's Sidekick

It was an arduous trail that led investigators in the Jeanne Tovrea murder case to accused killer James "Butch" Harrod. A common sight en route was Edward "Hap" Tovrea Jr.

Death of an Heiress

Why was socialite Jeanne Tovrea shot to death? Investigators believe a lust for her huge inheritance is a distinct possibility.

Good Old Oy

Twenty-eight years later, Randy Newman is still America's last great grumpy songwriter

Meating of the Minds

In defense of Valley carnivores

1996 New Times Music Awards Showcase

In defense of Valley carnivores

Recordings

In defense of Valley carnivores

CURTAINS FOR WARNER'S?THERE'S NOTHING CHINTZY ABOUT WHAT'S AT STAKE AS INTERIOR DESIGNERS, BANKERS, LAWYERS SQUARE OFF IN AN UGLY FIGHT OVER A LONGTIME VALLEY DESIGN FIRM

In defense of Valley carnivores

WHEN UNDERWRITERS BECOME UNDERTAKERS DESPITE GLARING WARNING SIGNS, THE INSURERS APPROVED THE HEFTY LIFE-INSURANCE POLICY-- AND GAVE TWO CON MEN A REASON TO KILL

In defense of Valley carnivores

SECOND HELPINGS

In defense of Valley carnivores

BE TRUE TO YOUR STOOL

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