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Obama Administration Now Plans to Target Advertisements for Medical Marijuana Dispensaries in California

What's Obama smoking? After declaring years ago he wouldn't expend federal resources on medical-marijuana users, his administration's now waging a full-scale assault on weed.​President Obama doesn't just want to seize the property of California medical-marijuana dispensaries and hit them wit ... More >>

Sign Language

What's Obama smoking? After declaring years ago he wouldn't expend federal resources on medical-marijuana users, his administration's now waging a full-scale assault on weed.​President Obama doesn't just want to seize the property of California medical-marijuana dispensaries and hit them wit ... More >>

Former Nogales Mayor Octavio Von Borstel Pleads Guilty to Corruption Charges

Former Nogales Mayor Octavio Garcia Von Borstel​Disgraced former Nogales Mayor Octavio Garcia Von Borstel, and his father, were in Pima County Superior Court yesterday where they pleaded guilty to corruption charges stemming from a scam targeting Nogales businesses.Initially facing multiple charge ... More >>

Social Studies

Learn you some things about the Internet at “unconference”

Indicted Nogales Mayor Doesn't Want AG's Office Releasing Information to Media

Nogales Mayor Octavio Garcia Von Borstel.​Nogales Mayor Octavio Garcia Von Borstel, having already been indicted on bribery and other corruption charges, isn't too happy with the Arizona Attorney General's Office right now.Von Borstel's attorneys want the AG's Office to stop releasing information ... More >>

Nogales Mayor Back to Work Despite Fraud and Money Laundering Charges

Arizona Attorney General's OfficeNogales Mayor Octavio Garcia Von Borstel.​At most places of employment, someone charged with defrauding their employer would get fired -- or at least placed on leave until the whole thing was sorted out. Not if you work for the City of Nogales, where the boss -- in ... More >>

Nogales Mayor Arrested at City Hall; Indicted on Bribery, Theft, Fraud, and Money Laundering Charges

Arizona Attorney General's OfficeNogales Mayor Octavio Garcia Von Borstel was arrested at the Nogales City Hall this morning.​The 29-year-old mayor of Nogales, and his 59-year-old father, were arrested this morning on multiple charges including bribery, theft, fraud and money laundering.Mayor Octa ... More >>

Web and Flow

Become a social-media expert

To Infinity and Beyond

Annual sci-fi gathering respawns in the East Valley

The Big Reveal

Artists come out of hiding for SMoCA’s shindig

Great Dane

Copenhagen-based artist Miss Lotion goes solo

Great Dane

Copenhagen-based artist Miss Lotion goes solo

Using Fatties in Marketing Campaigns Unlikely to Work, ASU Study Finds

Kirstie Alley's Jenny Craig ad campaign. Looks like someone took a wrong turn after Cheers​A researcher at Arizona State University found that ads featuring plus-sized models are unlikely to work on their intended audiences: fatties.Sorry, Kirstie Alley, the Jenny Craig endorsement buffet ma ... More >>

Tales from the Underground

The old Nile Basement reopens

Joe Arpaio's Lawyer for Records Dispute Costing Taxpayers $990 -- Per Hour

Joe Arpaio has spared no expense in his quest to read e-mails penned by county judges.​ We knew Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio was desperate to read e-mails penned by judges and court staffers. But even we had no idea he was this desperate. According to documents obtained by New Ti ... More >>

Mesa Meltdown Fest

Joe Arpaio has spared no expense in his quest to read e-mails penned by county judges.​ We knew Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio was desperate to read e-mails penned by judges and court staffers. But even we had no idea he was this desperate. According to documents obtained by New Ti ... More >>

Andrew Thomas' Top Donors: We Crunch the Numbers

​In this week's print edition, New Times examines Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas' habit of hiring pricey outside lawyers -- and then letting them run up huge bills for less than stellar work.We couldn't help but notice that some of the same firms billing the county for the biggest sums ... More >>

Nice Racks

New Times’ artsy brainchild opens First Friday

Arty Girl: Heard Museum Names New Director

Image by Craig Smith, Courtesy of the Heard Museum.​Talk about some big shoes to fill.Back in April 2009, Heard Museum Director, Frank Goodyear announced plans for retirement for the end of this year after a decade of service. The man is responsible for the expansion of programming and the additio ... More >>

Denver Residents Invited to Take Pictures With Scenes of Sunny Arizona

The Arizona Office of Tourism wants Denver residents to think of sunny Arizona this winter by posing with cutouts of scenes from the state. Local marketing and advertising firm Moses Anshell sent a news release to New Times' sister paper, the Denver Westword, this morning announcing the pr ... More >>

Free Wu Tang Clan Tickets Ain't Nothing To Fuck With

Do you enjoy the Wu Tang Clan? What about free concerts? Well then, have we got a blog post for you.Our marketing department has come in to a nice little stash of tickets for Sunday's show, it seems, and is giving them away here at Phoenix New Times' site. So head over here and do what the nice girl ... More >>

Haste Makes Wasteland

We get blamed for strip malls, but L.A. invented ’em

Friends at Work

When it comes to million-dollar contracts at the Arizona Department of Transportation, it's all about whose back gets scratched

Coldplay

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This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

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BEST ZEN EXPERIENCE

Japanese Friendship Garden

Best Public Art

Ceiling of the Special Proceedings Courtroom

Best Zany Vintage Clothes, All Eras

Spine

Ooh Child

MTV's blockbuster TRL Tour proves black is beautiful and profitable

Accountants Down

State files more charges against Arthur Andersen in BFA scandal

Half-Baked Bean Counters

Arthur Andersen accountable in BFA collapse, state says

Best Hard Rock Station

KUPD-FM 97.9

Best Public Road Art

Pima Freeway Public Art Project,
from Via Linda to Shea Boulevard on Loop 101
Scottsdale Cultural Council's Public Art Program

The Phantom Report

Lost in the euphoria over approval of the Los Arcos redevelopment: a key financial document that somebody is lying about

Mrs. Good Retch

The state's antitobacco ads get more nauseating--and popular--by the week

The Magic Pus

The state's antitobacco ads get more nauseating--and popular--by the week

LUSTy Accusations

Ousted official claims contractor created excess work to boost its take of tax dollars

A Self-Interested Party

Engineer-legislator gets sued over a public works project, then backs a bill that releases him from indemnifying future projects

For Their Eyes Only

Tentative pact would seal some records in Symington bankruptcy case

Where There's Smoke

There are Friends of Tobacco. And antismoking advocates worry that behind-the-scenes machinations may water down a state campaign to discourage teen smoking.

FIFE'S LONG-TERM (TERM-SHORTENING) PROBLEM

There are Friends of Tobacco. And antismoking advocates worry that behind-the-scenes machinations may water down a state campaign to discourage teen smoking.

BRUSH WITH THE LAWPHOENIX'S REGAL LEGALS ARE WELL-BRIEFED IN THE ARTS

There are Friends of Tobacco. And antismoking advocates worry that behind-the-scenes machinations may water down a state campaign to discourage teen smoking.

THE TIMES THEY ARE NOT A-CHANGIN'

There are Friends of Tobacco. And antismoking advocates worry that behind-the-scenes machinations may water down a state campaign to discourage teen smoking.

DEBT IN THE WATER"ZERO-DOWN " BANKRUPTCY FIRMS COST THEIR CLIENTS PLENTY

There are Friends of Tobacco. And antismoking advocates worry that behind-the-scenes machinations may water down a state campaign to discourage teen smoking.

CARPETBAGGING THE CANALTHE CHOICE OF A LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT FROM NEW YORK HAS SOME LOCAL FOLKS GRUMBLING

There are Friends of Tobacco. And antismoking advocates worry that behind-the-scenes machinations may water down a state campaign to discourage teen smoking.

LEGAL-AID PROGRAMS SCALPEDBAR FOUNDATION SLASHES FUNDS TO AGENCIES THAT ADVISE NATIVE AMERICANS

There are Friends of Tobacco. And antismoking advocates worry that behind-the-scenes machinations may water down a state campaign to discourage teen smoking.

WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

There are Friends of Tobacco. And antismoking advocates worry that behind-the-scenes machinations may water down a state campaign to discourage teen smoking.

BUILDING A BETTER MOUTHTRAP

AFTER YEARS OF CHEESINESS, FAST-FOOD ARCHITECTS HAVE IT THEIR WAY