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Arizona's Congressional Elections: Good, Bad, and Ugly

As is the case every two years, all nine of Arizona's seats in the U.S. House of Representatives are up for grabs, and some are closer than others.For example, if it's 8 a.m. on Election Day, and we're on the Secretary of State's website trying to find the name of the Democrat running against Congre ... More >>

Noodle Knockout: North Fattoria Italiana vs. Olive Garden

Don't worry, you read that right. We put Sam Fox's brand new North up against Olive Garden. We thought it would be funny. We thought maybe Sam Fox's new Italian restaurant would prove to be comparable to corporate Italian beast Olive Garden. We thought that we could prove once and for all that no ... More >>

What's Your Hangover Cure?

Missing teeth, stolen police cars -- and where the hell is Mike Tyson's tiger? At one time or another, most of us have experienced the unpleasant and sometimes even life-altering effects following the heavy use of alcohol. Most everyone's got their swear-by-it hangover cure, but what about Valley ... More >>

Mental Illness Hasn't Stopped Chris Shelton from Becoming a World-Class Boxing Historian

Ask a Mexican on Making a Few Foreign Bucks and Hating on Manny Pacquiao

Mark Grace is Hardly the First Athlete to Get Busted Driving Drunk in Scottsdale. A Brief History

scottsdalearizonanews.comProfessional athletes beware. Scottsdale doesn't mess around when it comes to DUIs.​With news of former Diamondbacks first baseman Mark Grace getting arrested for DUI in Scottsdale making headlines yesterday, he now joins the ranks of several prominent sports stars who get ... More >>

Mike Tyson's Face Leads to Lawsuit Against Warner Bros. for Hangover 2 Promotions

www.courthousenews.com​The guy who put the ridiculous tribal tattoo on the face of former Valley resident/former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson has filed a lawsuit against the movie studio responsible for the upcoming film The Hangover 2.St. Louis tattoo artist S. Victor Whitmill has asked ... More >>

If Video Game Characters Became Rock Stars...

Brütal Legend, a 2009 video game released by Electronic Arts, featured voice work by Jack Black, Lemmy Kilmister, Rob Halford, Ozzy Osbourne and Lita Ford and a soundtrack of more than 100 hard rock and metal songs.​Over the past three decades, two institutions have constantly remained near-unive ... More >>

Coco Crisp, Oakland A's Outfielder, Latest Athlete to Get Busted for DUI in Scottsdale

www.thrilllist.com Coco Crisp joins several athletes who've been busted for DUI in Scottsdale.​If you're a professional athlete looking to get nabbed for a DUI, look no further than Scottsdale.In the past few years, celebrity athletes such as Mike Tyson, Charles Barkley, Seattle Seahawks ti ... More >>

Fiona Pardington's "Ahua: A Beautiful Hesitation" Pulls Gorgeous Imagery From the Pseudo-Science of Phrenology

State Bar of Arizona Presents A Coveted Award to Our Favorite Librarian

We have made many a visit over the years to the law library at the downtown Phoenix county court complex, to do legal research (believe it or not) or to write our stories away from the distractions (i.e. procrastination) over at the newspaper.   ​During that time, we have come to know a ... More >>

Mickey's Hangover Returning In June As Just The Hangover

Scottsdale's favorite post-2 a.m. hangout is making a comeback, minus the Mickey's.Attention Scottsdale cougars, club goers, and other creatures of the night: Your after-hours options are about to improve, thanks to the impending return of an old friend.More than a year after exiting the Old Town sc ... More >>

Mike Tyson at Odds With PETA Over Pigeon-Racing Reality Show

www.upnextinsports.com Iron Mike​ Following the cues of countless other former celebs, boxer and Scottsdale resident Mike Tyson will be featured in his own reality show on Animal Planet, where he will participate in one of the most classic hood-rat games in existence: Pigeon racing. Since t ... More >>

March 22 In Blogs: Barack Obama, Queens of the Stone Age, Il Vanaio, and Mike Tyson

​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: Feathered Bastard: Barack Obama's Bald-Faced Hypocrisy on Immigration, and the Puente Crew Protests Eric Ho ... More >>

Mug Shot of the Week From MCSO: 54-Year-Old Randy Kutnyak

​"Cut me Mick!" This swollen scowl is that of 54-year-old Randy Kutnyak.

Paparazzo Claims He Never Touched Mike Tyson

www.njit.edu​The photog who went a round with Mike Tyson at LAX on Wednesday says he never touched the former heavyweight champ. Tony Echevarria claims he was merely asking Tyson questions, when Iron Mike snapped and started beating him, breaking his camera and ultimately sending him ... More >>

November 13 In Blogs: King Khan & BBQ, Jared Alan, Quadruple Bypass Burger, and Mike Tyson

​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: UPDATE: King Khan & BBQ Miss St. Louis Gig, Face Possible Legal Trouble DJ Dossier: Jared Al ... More >>

Mike Tyson in Scuffle With Photog; Then They Both Tried to Arrest Each Other

www.bossipfiles.com​One month to the day after telling Oprah he was done using violence to resolve his "issues," Iron Mike Tyson seems to be at it again.

Tyson's Latest Scuffle in L.A. Could Land Him in Prison in Arizona

Tyson's mug after being booked into Maricopa County Jail​One thing we failed to point out in our prior post about Mike Tyson's latest brush with the law is the fact that the former heavyweight champ is currently on probation here in Arizona.In case you forgot, in 2007 Iron Mike was convicted of mi ... More >>

November 12 In Blogs: Lou Dobbs, Kanye West, Draft Magazine, and Mike Tyson

​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: Feathered Bastard: Lou Dobbs Delivers His Head to Hispanics, But That's Not Necessarily a Good Thing Up on the ... More >>

Dine with Kurt Warner at the Wrigley

On Monday, November 16, Warner and wife Brenda will host a Night of Champions dinner at The Wrigley Mansion, 2501 E. Telewa Trail in Phoenix.

Mike Tyson Talks to Oprah About the Death of His Daughter; Doesn't Want to Know Details Because it Could Create a "Problem"

www.myfitnessstudio.comIron Mike​Iron Mike Tyson will be on Oprah Monday, where he discusses the tragic death of his daughter in his Phoenix home earlier this year and claims to not want to know any details to avoid a potential "problem."For the sake of every ear in the Valley, let's respect his w ... More >>

Peter Pans Head for the Strip in Todd Phillips’ The Hangover

Hot Links: D-Backs, Mike Tyson, and Holy Skittles

After losing to the Oakland A's 2-6 on Sunday and the San Diego Padres 7-9 on Monday, the Arizona Diamondbacks look to redeem themselves at tonight's home game against the Padres.  Monday's victory was the 10th in a row for the San Diego team...A 16 year-old boy is dead after diving from a clif ... More >>

Mike Tyson's Daughter Still in "Extremely Critical Condition"

Image: www.mike-tyson.info/pictures.htm Phoenix police reported this morning they have no news about the condition of Mike Tyson's 4-year-old daughter, found "unresponsive" Sunday after choking on a treadmill cord. Police so far have termed the incident a "tragic accident." The call to police about ... More >>

Mike Tyson's Daughter's Accident Reminiscent Of Another Case

The accidental death of the 4-year-old daughter of ex-heavyweight champion Mike Tyson inside her Phoenix home brings back some haunting memories. One of the stories in the 2006 "Murder City" series was called "The Case of the Two Abigails," which concerned the tragic deaths in separate cas ... More >>

J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek is Proof That a Franchise Can Live Long and Prosper

Sheriff Joe Arpaio Impersonator Posts Funny Updates on Twitter

Faux Joe captured on screen.   There's no way it can be the real Sheriff Joe Arpaio on Twitter -- we doubt he's anywhere near tech-savvy enough to micro-blog on a social networking site with applications like "Twitterfox" and "Twim," and the Twitter updates he's been posting are way t ... More >>

Latino Bar Business Down on Big Fight Night, Thanks to Sheriff Joe What's-His-Name

A Polish auteur — and Mike Tyson! — stage comebacks at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival

Five Songs About ... Thanksgiving

A Real Knockout

Comes out a winner, despite taking punches

Indian Jones

Here comes tribal

Sultans of Shish

Lemons follows Mike Tyson for Russo-Uzbek eats

A Fighting Chance

How Rick Schroder cast a Black Cloud over the Valley

Got Milkshake?

Our night crawlers brave Britney to stalk rowdy rap queen Kelis

Spiked

There really are a lot of interesting people in Phoenix

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TT Roadhouse

Down Under Par

You'll never smile at this Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles

Prophet Ear

Ex-Green on Red mainstay Chuck Prophet continues his solo metamorphosis with The Hurting Business

Pummel Figurines

Play It to the Bone lacks punch

Running of the Mill

Flashes

Glove Story

In search of rhyme or reason inside Phoenix's boxing subculture

1997 New Times Music Awards Showcase

MC2

Puff Peace

TV RATION

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