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Pomo Pizzeria Heading to New Home in Scottsdale

In a couple of weeks, fans of Pomo Pizzeria, the stylish Scottsdale spot serving certified authentic Neapolitan pizza (complete with a stamp of approval from the Italian trade group Associazone Verace Pizza Napoletana), will need to travel north to score their favorite artisan pies. See also: - Lam ... More >>

Jodi Arias Is on Twitter, @Jodiannarias

Here's something that's totally normal: You can follow America's favorite murder defendant on Twitter. Seriously.There aren't too many tweets up there, but the story associating Arias with this account seems to check out.See also:-Psycho Killer: Jodi Arias' Kinky Death-Penalty Trial

Want to Work at St. Francis or Aaron Chamberlin's New Restaurant? Job Fair at the Phoenix Public Market This Saturday, April 13

We've been staring at the empty windows of the former Phoenix Public Market for quite a while now and the pain is only that much more acute since we're also impatiently waiting for Aaron Chamberlin to open his next restaurant in the space. He announced his plans to take over the downtown Phoenix bui ... More >>

Hao Bao Food Truck Hitting the Brakes -- For Now

Thirty-year-old Jake Lau, owner of Hao Bao, the mobile kitchen of Chinese soul food, says if there's one thing about food trucks, it's that there's a huge spectrum of unpredictability. See also: - Paradise Melts Food Truck Is Up and Running: Where to Find It - Hey Joe! Sets Up Food Truck Pop-Up Res ... More >>

Joe Arpaio's Deputies Catch Man Saying Mean Things on Anti-Joe Facebook Page

You can sleep easy tonight, folks -- one of the many, many people who has said mean things about Sheriff Joe Arpaio on the Internet was arrested on a misdemeanor charge.Specifically, MCSO says a man posted to the "People Against Sheriff Joe Arpaio" Facebook page that he'd kill Arpaio for free dollar ... More >>

Mesa's Monsterland Bar & Grill Closing Its Doors

It's time to say good-boo!-eye to Monsterland Bar & Grill, the horror-themed restaurant and nightclub on downtown Mesa's Main Street. See also: Mesa's Monsterland to Close Next Weekend on Jackalope Ranch Originally a two-story haunted house and slasher movie museum that opened in September 2011, M ... More >>

New Brewing Company Moving Into Former Rio Salado Brewing Site in Tempe, Will Produce Line of Beer for Scottsdale's Papago

More brew in the news -- and this time, it's got some Huss behind it. See also: NYPD Pizza Partners With Phoenix Ale Brewery for Exclusive Brew Huss, as in Jeff Huss, formerly head brewer of the Chandler location of BJ's Restaurant and Brewhouse, and now, president and brewmaster of his own compa ... More >>

New Food Truck Alert: Liberty's Biscuits to Launch in Gilbert

While the food truck scene's been buzzing in Central and Downtown Phoenix for a while now, outlying areas have been severely lacking in mobile food options. Last month Glendale started to turn that tide with the debut of one of the city's hottest new eateries, Old Dixie's Southern Kitchen. Well, l ... More >>

AZ Bitters Lab Makes it One Step Closer to Retail Production

See Also: Mixing It Up with AZ Bitters Lab For the last couple years, cocktail lovers and husband and wife team Bill and Lillian Buitenhuys have been keeping themselves busy in their Chandler kitchen by experimenting with exotic and indigenous ingredients to create perfect tiny batches of their ha ... More >>

Name Kitchen 56's Giant-Ass $18 Burger (and Then Possibly Be Killed By It)

Extending a middle finger high and proud to rising food prices, world hunger, and nationwide obesity, Kitchen 56, the Arcadia restaurant serving American comfort food, wants you to name its newest burger. The reward? The winner gets one a month until the end of the year. Where, given the burger's un ... More >>

CLOSING: Next Coffee Company in Glendale

On the heels of Royal Coffee Bar shuttering its location in Downtown Phoenix, Next Coffee Company, a neighborhood java shop in Glendale, has announced it will be closing its doors as well. First opened in 2008 and across the street from Midwestern University, Next started as a hangout for college s ... More >>

Wil Cardon's Huge in Bangladesh. Jeff Flake Campaign Thinking He's Really Not

U.S. Senate candidate Wil Cardon is liked by thousands of people.Unfortunately, most of those people are in Bangladesh, according to the campaign of his primary opponent Jeff Flake, which is thinking Cardon's the latest politician to fudge the numbers on a social media website in the name of popular ... More >>

Social Media S-Storm After Reports of Lesbian Couple Asked to Leave Distrct American Kitchen On Their Anniversary Night for Kissing

Have you been following the story about Kenyata White and Aeimee Diaz, the lesbian couple asked to leave District American Kitchen after another table of men complained about their distaste for the female pair's public displays of affection? We have, too, and have since reached out to both the coup ... More >>

Valley Fever Joins the 21st Century With New Facebook Page

​Good news, Valley Fever-ers: You can "like" us now.Valley Fever has officially joined the 21st century with the addition of its own Facebook page.New Times already has a Facebook page for the publication as a whole. However, if all you're after is news, our new "Bastard Fever" Facebook page will ... More >>

Boners BBQ in Atlanta Is Awarded "Worse Use of Social Media 2012" Award

​And it's only the second week of January.While perusing the interwebs yesterday, I came across a disturbing story about a restaurant in Atlanta called Boners BBQ. I'll say that one more time -- BONERS BBQ. And their slogan is worse than the name. Wanna take a guess at what it is? Try "Put a Littl ... More >>

One Million Photographs: A Day's Worth of Flickr Uploads by Erik Kessels

One new idea for every day in 2011. We're talking big, small, local, international, in action, and on the drawing board. Here's today's -- what's yours?​Dutch photographer Erik Kessels is no stranger to the massive amount of imagery that surfaces on the web -- his latest installation, at Amsterd ... More >>

Facebook Strikes Down Bryan Lightningrod's Fan Page

Well, it looks like Bryan finally got a taste of Facebook's Lightningrod.  Bryan Lightningrod, the 37-year-old ASU student, who claims to be a 97-year-old vampire from Cairo, has experienced plenty of backlash from his solicitation of photos of young girls, many of whom choose to write his name ... More >>

Great Cajun Cook-Off Canceled for November, with Big Plans for Spring

phoenixnewtimes.com You'll have to wait for spring for the likes of this. ​Late last week, Phoenix fans of Cajun food were likely crushed to hear about the cancellation of this year's Great Cajun Cook-Off and Foodfest, originally planned for November 6 at Heritage Square. The annual charit ... More >>

Cultivate Santa Cruz: The Little Food County that Could

http://azgenweb.org/santacruz/map.html​Have you seen little bits and blurbs about a project called Cultivate Santa Cruz? Ya, we have too. Here's what it's all about. The little food county that could at the dead center bottom of the state is working its way up the mountain, with a litt ... More >>

Russell Pearce Operative Matt Tolman's Bag of Dirty Tricks

Christopher Bradley via FacebookPhoto of one of the sleazy, pro-Pearce placards going up in MesaIf you need a sign of state Senate President Russell Pearce's desperation, look no further than above: one of the placards sprouting up around Mesa, smearing the recall effort, Citizens for a Better Arizo ... More >>

Bryan Lightningrod: Officially the Creepiest Musician in the Valley

Are you ready for the Lightningrod?​You should know that this post is totally NSFW. Prepare for a serious case of the willies. Before I get started, here's a little backstory behind all the weird you are about to stumble into. Yesterday, I was inputting concerts into New Times calendar databa ... More >>

Ari Herstand on Looping, Gay Rights, and Living Room Concerts

​ Ari Herstand puts a new twist on the singer songwriter aesthetic by playing keyboard, guitar, singing, and beatboxing all at once. He makes all sorts of interesting videos chronicling his songwriting, teaching fans how to play his music, and performing covers of his favorite artists. Her ... More >>

Morning Poll: Is 13-Year-Old "Victim" of Alleged Pederast Facebook Bragger Really a Victim?

Sheldon Raquet posted this photo of him suckin' face with a 13-year-old on his Facebook page. Now he's charged with having sex with a minor -- good thinking, pal.​We continuously referred to a 13-year-old girl who was allegedly -- and willingly -- sexually abused by an 18-year-old man as a "victim ... More >>

Follow Friday: Phoenix Nutrition Experts

http://getyourbodystrong.com/​It's that time again. We've compiled a small but meaningful list of great Twitter accounts for any Phoenix foodie to follow. If our bodies aren't already pool/beach ready, we're kinda screwed. The heat is here and we're already dying for some respite. If you're ... More >>

Sheldon Raquet, 18, Uses Facebook to Brag About His 13-Year-Old "Girlfriend" and Smoking Weed

Sheldon Raquet's Facebook page Sheldon Raquet posted this photo of him suckin' face with a 13-year-old on his Facebook page. Now he's charged with having sex with a minor -- good thinking, pal.​On May 29, at 7:08 p.m., 18-year-old Sheldon Raquet posted the following on his Facebook wall: "M ... More >>

James Beard Award Food Blog Nominees On Twitter

It's that time again. We've compiled a small but meaningful list of great Twitter accounts for any Phoenix foodie to follow. This week, we wanted to highlight the 2011 James Beard Foundation Book, Broadcast & Journalism Awards finalists in the "individual food blog" category. Naturally, these bl ... More >>

Play FarmVille (for Real) in the UK: God Save the Crops

Jason IngramMyFarm members can tell this guy what to do. No bull.​Attention, online agriculturalists: Good news! All those hours of FarmVille, the social networking game (which has more than 62 million active users) may finally pay off, by allowing you the opportunity to take care of a real fa ... More >>

Meet Her Majesty, The Bacon Queen

Amy Vernon​Former East Valley Tribune journalist Amy Vernon crowned herself The Bacon Queen in 2009 after a bit of online recognition pushed her into sweet, smoked stardom. So much so that she's the top female submitter of all time on Digg.com.   Among many other things, Vernon cu ... More >>

Events at Carly's and Free Food from Il Vinaio

​ It's officially Friday and that only means one thing: another list of awesome food tweeters compiled by Chow Bella. This time around our list is filled with the top four restaurants who fill their timelines with deals, free stuff, and food porn aplenty.

Closed: Sunshine Moon Peking Pub

​Well, that was quick. Condolences are flying on Twitter and Facebook, after Sunshine Moon Peking Pub -- the newish Chinese spot that got good buzz from our former critic Michele Laudig and others -- abruptly announced today on its Facebook page that it's no more: Due to unforeseen circu ... More >>

Tempe and Scottsdale Ranked Amongst "Rudest Cities" in English-Speaking World

​Two Arizona cities (that happen to be home to a large number of Arizona State University students) are ranked in the top 10 when it comes to rudest cities in the English-speaking world.According to a study conducted by the Foursquare social network, Tempe ranks No. 6 when it comes to rudeness, wi ... More >>

Jared Loughner, Alleged Shooter in Gabrielle Giffords Attack, Described by Classmate as "Left-Wing Pothead"

Jared Loughner is described as a "left-wing political radical."​A classmate of the man accused of shooting Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords this morning describes him as "left wing" and a "pot head" in a series of posts on Twitter this afternoon.Caitie Parker did not immediately respond to o ... More >>

John Mayer Leaves Twitter For Good

​John Mayer is the type of guy who has better things to do than tweet, so maybe it's no surprise that social media has gotten him into some trouble in the past.Despite his busy schedule, I've always imagined Mayer to be this solo artist who has all day to think about whatever kind of nonsensical r ... More >>

Going Postal on the Web: More Lessons From the CrazyAmy Saga

When I called it a "shit show," I had no idea just what kind of vague de merde was heading our way. My jaw dropped yesterday when I noticed a local restaurant owner's name-calling tirade in response to a negative Yelp review, and when I wrote an impromptu blog post, readers responded in dr ... More >>

Chef Talk: Takeshi Hosoda of Radio Cafe

photo by Claire Lawton​"Trust Me," says the sign above Chef Takeshi Hosoda's head in Radio Cafe as he busily chops ginger for tonight's sushi orders. You can trust the sign. Hosada was raised in a suburb of Tokyo and moved to Phoenix because he needed a change of scenery ... More >>

Motorcycle-Massacre Suspect On Meth at Time of Collision, Cops Say

Image: Mike Jakscht's Facebook page​ A tow-truck driver who ran into the back of group of motorcycles last month, killing four riders, was on methamphetamine at the time of the collision, Phoenix police say. Eight motorcycles were hit; four people were killed and five were injured. Police a ... More >>

Interview with MC Hammer: Once The Awesomest Guy Alive, Now Another Social Media Guru

MC Hammer before Twitter.​There's probably no human being I've ever held in higher regard than MC Hammer. Truly. Over the span of my 29 years, I'm hard-pressed to think of anyone I idolized quite like Hammer circa summer 1990 something my mom confirmed earlier this year upon discovering some old V ... More >>

"Mike Frick’s Twitter Show": Could Your Twitter Photo Become Art?

Saosin/The Cover Up Cancel March Clubhouse Date

Phoenix hardcore band The Cover Up announced through a MySpace bulletin that their March 17 show -- opening for the equally hardcore Saosin at Tempe's The Clubhouse Music Venue -- has been canceled. The group didn't offer up many details aside from a "Sorry yallz" on a posted bulletin. Saosin bl ... More >>

Flier of the Week: Andrew Jackson Jihad

Almost every local venue has been going through a long post-holiday slump, booking-wise. Not Trunk Space. The Jewel of Grand Avenue has been staging a ton of shows lately, including the Back Ted N-Ted concert we shot earlier this week and the concert promoted by this cool flier, local folkie Andrew ... More >>

Lindsay Lohan's blog like, totally rules. Seriously.

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