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  • Blogs

    October 28, 2011

    James Patock Files $20 Million Defamation Lawsuit Over National Mall Arrest for Guns in Trailer; Demands Return of Dog

    Washington D.C. cops trashed James Patock's trailer, which served as his home.They threw him in jail for 45 days, where he was pelted with excrement.They even seized his 10-year-old German Shepherd, Lobo, and gave it away for adoption.All because police searched his trailer, thinking incorrectly it ... More >>

  • Culture

    June 16, 2011

    Retha Walden Gambaro's Sculpture Work Is Worth Facing the Elements on the Heard Museum's Patio

    Washington D.C. cops trashed James Patock's trailer, which served as his home.They threw him in jail for 45 days, where he was pelted with excrement.They even seized his 10-year-old German Shepherd, Lobo, and gave it away for adoption.All because police searched his trailer, thinking incorrectly it ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 10, 2011

    Crystals and Fossils Worth Millions (and Sold for $1) Moved From Phoenix After Lawsuit Settlement; May be Auctioned

    Image: The Panorama Prospector Richard Berger, shown here with a 500-pound pyrite cluster, sued Paradise Valley resident Gary Midzor last year after his mineral collection was moved to Phoenix. The lawsuit has been settled -- sort of. ​ An extraordinary collection of crystals and minerals a ... More >>

  • Culture

    February 3, 2011

    Brian Kershisnik's "NICE WORDS" Relies on You for Meaning

    Image: The Panorama Prospector Richard Berger, shown here with a 500-pound pyrite cluster, sued Paradise Valley resident Gary Midzor last year after his mineral collection was moved to Phoenix. The lawsuit has been settled -- sort of. ​ An extraordinary collection of crystals and minerals a ... More >>

  • News

    June 24, 2010

    Pop Art: For Some Local Artists, the Bad Economy Is Good News

    Image: The Panorama Prospector Richard Berger, shown here with a 500-pound pyrite cluster, sued Paradise Valley resident Gary Midzor last year after his mineral collection was moved to Phoenix. The lawsuit has been settled -- sort of. ​ An extraordinary collection of crystals and minerals a ... More >>

  • News

    December 31, 2009

    Paint on a Happy Face: Local Artist Luis Gutierrez Is on the Cusp of Making It in the Art World Despite Struggling with MS

    Image: The Panorama Prospector Richard Berger, shown here with a 500-pound pyrite cluster, sued Paradise Valley resident Gary Midzor last year after his mineral collection was moved to Phoenix. The lawsuit has been settled -- sort of. ​ An extraordinary collection of crystals and minerals a ... More >>

  • News

    October 1, 2009

    Rasta Redmon: Hopi Reggae Artist Casper Lomayesva Brings Redemption Songs to the Desert

    Image: The Panorama Prospector Richard Berger, shown here with a 500-pound pyrite cluster, sued Paradise Valley resident Gary Midzor last year after his mineral collection was moved to Phoenix. The lawsuit has been settled -- sort of. ​ An extraordinary collection of crystals and minerals a ... More >>

  • Film

    August 6, 2009

    Julie & Julia: Compliments to Meryl Streep

    Image: The Panorama Prospector Richard Berger, shown here with a 500-pound pyrite cluster, sued Paradise Valley resident Gary Midzor last year after his mineral collection was moved to Phoenix. The lawsuit has been settled -- sort of. ​ An extraordinary collection of crystals and minerals a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 18, 2008

    Deez Nutz: Philip Berg, Barack Obama Birth Certificate Challenger and 9/11 Nutjob

    Get over it, nutbars. Come January 20, he'll be the Prez, and there's nothing you can do about it. Weird how the extremes of the far right and far left end up playing patty cake with each other in this country. Take, for example, Philadelphia lawyer Phil Berg, a former Pennsylvania assistant attor ... More >>

  • News

    September 25, 2008

    New Times Staffers Weigh In on Why They’re Not Leaving Phoenix Anytime Soon

    Get over it, nutbars. Come January 20, he'll be the Prez, and there's nothing you can do about it. Weird how the extremes of the far right and far left end up playing patty cake with each other in this country. Take, for example, Philadelphia lawyer Phil Berg, a former Pennsylvania assistant attor ... More >>

  • News

    November 8, 2007

    Walking on Water

    Fred Unger's idea of gondolas on Scottsdale's canal went under. Now he's back with a bridge and $250 million

  • News

    April 20, 2006

    Off the Reservation

    If you think the Heard Museum is all about dusty old pots and Indian blankets, you haven't been there lately

  • Music

    February 9, 2006

    Willie Nelson

    This close

  • Music

    September 29, 2005

    Vinyl Fetish

    Henry Rollins rummages through his beloved record collection

  • Music

    April 17, 2003

    Iron Will

    Will Oldham writes lovely, sad folk songs. Just don't let the stage name throw you off.

  • Calendar

    March 13, 2003

    Shamrock This Town

    St. Paddy's Day revelry gets the green light

  • Music

    December 26, 2002

    Big? Try Huge!

    'Snortin' Whiskey' may be ludicrously over-the-top, but songwriter and guitarist Pat Travers is not

  • Culture

    October 24, 2002

    Exile Adrift

    Neglected German artist Jochen Seidel deserves greater recognition

  • News

    May 23, 2002

    Ghosts of Mars

    The movement that Phoenix's Chicano artists began 25 years ago is far from dead. But the gallery that was their headquarters soon will be.

  • News

    March 7, 2002

    Hand Jive

    Scottsdale councilmen signal their displeasure

  • News

    December 27, 2001

    Traveling Companions

    Gray whales are leading tourists, conservationists and business operators on a rocky voyage toward economic and environmental salvation.

  • Culture

    August 23, 2001

    End of the Road

    Thirty years later, Harry Belafonte finds closure in a once-lost project

  • Music

    July 19, 2001

    Life of Riley

    Sun Records' rock 'n' roll pioneer survives cult-hero status

  • News

    March 1, 2001

    O Children, Where Art Thou?

    Museum peace unlikely as a proposed family center in Phoenix fights critics over right to life.

  • Music

    February 1, 2001

    Alive and Kicking

    Despite being entombed in the recent PBS series, Gumbo shows why jazz is very much alive and well with a fine batch of new releases

  • Music

    December 28, 2000

    Critical Mass 2000

    Our panel of writers offer up their takes on the top discs of Y2K

  • Music

    November 30, 2000

    He Got Rhythm

    Ken Burns wants you to know why Jazz is America's music

  • Music

    August 10, 2000

    Cosmic Stew

    Gumbo finds some eerie connections in the latest jazz, blues and heritage releases

  • Music

    June 29, 2000

    Fourth Coming

    Gumbo celebrates Independence Day and Satchmo's birth with the latest in jazz, blues and heritage

  • Music

    June 22, 2000

    Family Values

    The Handsome Family's Brett and Rennie Sparks give up their songs of personal alienation for something more universal

  • Culture

    February 3, 2000

    Grand Funk

    In search of the Wiley doodler

  • News

    June 10, 1999

    This Old Crater

    A volcanic cinder cone near Flagstaff will soon become one of the world's most significant pieces of environmental art

  • Calendar

    May 20, 1999

    Chico Is the Man

    A volcanic cinder cone near Flagstaff will soon become one of the world's most significant pieces of environmental art

  • News

    December 10, 1998

    How Dare They?

    Can a city-funded museum afford to explore the riskier edges of contemporary art? The West's Most Western Town is about to find out.

  • News

    May 21, 1998

    Slummin' in Scottsdale

    With his new residence built atop his antique shop, John Mollard thought he was set for life. He couldn't have imagined that the same city that encouraged him to build his home was laying plans to declare his neighborhood a blight, seize his property and

  • News

    May 14, 1998

    Sam I Am

    How a baton twirler from Filer, Idaho, grew up to be Scottsdale's Mayor Sam Campana

  • News

    February 19, 1998

    Nomads Land

    Bisbee's idyllic Shady Dell trailer park offers nostalgia--with a hitch

  • News

    December 4, 1997

    History Lessens

    Trouble's a-brewin' at the museum north of town. Old-timers don't cotton to newcomers who want to turn the desert historical center into a Western theme park.

  • News

    October 16, 1997

    The Vision Quest of Philip Curtis

    More than 500 paintings of social and psychological truths spanning 50 years have made Curtis the dean of Arizona artists. At 90, he's losing the most important tools of his trade.

  • Calendar

    October 16, 1997

    Calendar for the week

    More than 500 paintings of social and psychological truths spanning 50 years have made Curtis the dean of Arizona artists. At 90, he's losing the most important tools of his trade.

  • News

    May 22, 1997

    Flashes

    More than 500 paintings of social and psychological truths spanning 50 years have made Curtis the dean of Arizona artists. At 90, he's losing the most important tools of his trade.

  • News

    March 20, 1997

    Greenhouse Defect

    More than 500 paintings of social and psychological truths spanning 50 years have made Curtis the dean of Arizona artists. At 90, he's losing the most important tools of his trade.

  • News

    March 21, 1996

    A Reputation in Ruins

    More than 500 paintings of social and psychological truths spanning 50 years have made Curtis the dean of Arizona artists. At 90, he's losing the most important tools of his trade.

  • News

    January 18, 1996

    Flashes

    More than 500 paintings of social and psychological truths spanning 50 years have made Curtis the dean of Arizona artists. At 90, he's losing the most important tools of his trade.

  • Culture

    August 24, 1995

    WHISKER'S MOTHERIS A CAT REALLY CAPABLE OF CREATING AN ARTISTIC MOUSERPIECE?

    More than 500 paintings of social and psychological truths spanning 50 years have made Curtis the dean of Arizona artists. At 90, he's losing the most important tools of his trade.

  • News

    April 20, 1994

    TOUR DE FARCETHE AUTHORS OF AMERICA'S QUIRKIEST GUIDEBOOK PUT PHOENIX ON THE MAP

    More than 500 paintings of social and psychological truths spanning 50 years have made Curtis the dean of Arizona artists. At 90, he's losing the most important tools of his trade.

  • News

    June 24, 1992

    IN A LEAGUE OF HER OWN

    THE MEN WERE AT WAR, THE WOMAN WERE ON THE FIELD AND SOPHIE KURYS WAS PROBABLY STEALING A BASE

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