Sun City

Sun City's New York West Bakery Has the Old-Fashioned Touch

Sun City is pretty much the last place anyone would think to look when scouring the Phoenix area for good eats. The West Valley's local-food scene is pretty slow in general -- let's just say there's lots of opportunity for growth -- and, if that's not reason enough to overlook it, Sun City is the ha ... More >>

Maricopa County Mugshots of the Week: Breaking All the Rules

Just about every week, we bring you a roundup of visitors to the desert's own Fourth Avenue Jail. To be considered for our Maricopa County mugshots of the week, get arrested, strike a pose, and we'll take care of the rest.This week, our alleged criminals are breaking all the rules -- at least, the u ... More >>

Maricopa County Mugshots of the Week: Apocalypse Now

Just about every week, we bring you a roundup of visitors to the desert's own Fourth Avenue Jail. To be considered for our Maricopa County mugshots of the week, get arrested, strike a pose, and we'll take care of the rest.Do you ever see a guy with a terrible face tattoo, and you just say to yoursel ... More >>

Eddie Money Talks Take Me Home Tonight

You know who had a whole boatload of hits? Brooklyn singer/songwriter Eddie Money had a whole boatload of hits. Throughout the '80s the cop-turned-rockstar was unstoppable: "Baby Hold On," "Two Tickets to Paradise," "Take Me Home Tonight," "Shaking," and more. He had the New Wave thing down putt ... More >>

Joe Arpaio-Foe Paul Penzone Blasts Sheriff's Hypocritical New Ad

Speaking before a crowd of seniors in Sun City Wednesday morning, Democratic sheriff's candidate Paul Penzone took aim at a new campaign ad for Sheriff Joe Arpaio, one in which Arpaio asserts that Tent City has been a money-saver for county coffers. Currently in heavy rotation on local cable channe ... More >>

Ryan Hazelton, 20, Surgery Assistant at Sun City Hospital, Arrested After Indictment for '09 Child-Porn Possession

Image: Maricopa County Sheriff's OfficeRyan Hazelton, 20, is seen here still wearing his scrubs after being arrested at the hospital where he works in connection with child-porn charges.​ A 20-year-old surgery assistant at a Sun City hospital was arrested at work last week following a grand-ju ... More >>

Double Visions

Crappy Holidays

Sometimes it's not the most wonderful time of year

What's Selling: Eastside Records

​A 10" record of "Coming to the Mountain" by Bruce Haack topped the chart at Eastside Records this week.Music lovers were also really into buying albums that mention rabbits. TunaBunny's self-titled album slipped into the mix, and No Bunny's "First Blood" LP did as well.The unique audio graphic no ... More >>

Beastie Boys, The Rolling Stones, and America's Other Oldest Bands

Hot Links: Casinos, Deadly Bar Fights, and Rain

​Officials broke ground this morning on a domestic violence shelter in downtown Phoenix. The Chrysalis Women's Shelter costs $3.1 million and will expand services to children and women who are victims of domestic violence. The 24,300-square-foot facility will have 50 beds and is scheduled to ... More >>

At OC Campaign Stop Arpaio Boasts: "I Get More Press in One Day Than the Governor Does"

www.lighthousepatriotjournal.com​Sheriff Joe seems to have mistaken a campaign event for a candidate for sheriff in Orange County, California, for a taping of Def Comedy Jam -- Def Comedy Jam with protestors.  

PUMA Vehicle by GM and Segway: Why It'll Never Be Popular In the Phoenix Metro Area

GM and Segway unveiled a "reinvention of urban transportation" today -- the PUMA vehicle. If these things ever see mass production, it's a safe bet you won't see too many on Valley streets (see picture below). With a motorcycle, at least you can throttle your way out of trouble. These things look li ... More >>

Veterans Mountain -- Not the Landmark You've Been Looking For

View Larger Map A Sun City resident who wanted to honor the country's veterans persuaded the Arizona State Board on Geographic and Historic Names to slap a handle on a nameless Phoenix peak and (voila!) Veterans Mountain is born. It's a sweet and sentimental idea, and Air Force veteran Lanny Bren ... More >>

Letters From the Issue of Thursday, December 13, 2007

The retards at the Arizona Republic, and why they deserve the fate of T. Rex.

Wanted in Sun City: Breast Specialists

Wedded Bliss

The other Tom Jones

Sun City Thai

The satay after

Theater Scene

What's running now

Private High

Toking up with Grandma

Hello Moto

Freaky freestyle flies through town

Playbill of Goods

What ever happened to the unexamined life?

Letters

Letters from the week of December 16, 2004

BEST PLACE TO SEE A SPRING TRAINING GAME

Surprise Stadium

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

BEST WORLDWIDE WARDROBE

West Valley Art Museum's Ethnic Dress Collection

New Find Glory

Indie rockers Wear it well

Parade Route

Broadway smash hits the Valley

The Hot Chick

Big is beautiful at El Capri

Pleas and Protests

Letters from the week of February 27, 2003

Dust Up in Sun City

Is mining causing cancer in the West Valley?

Smoking Section

Valley pot heads pipe up

Mow Better Blues

Dull-edged show at Mesa Contemporary Arts tries to cut the American lawn down to size

Shooting Star

Pioneering photojournalist Morris Berman's images are powerful portraits of this American life

Fossil Fuel

The Bistro is an oasis in Sun City

Letters

For the week of 06-29-2000

Wish You Were Here

Secrets Every Smart Traveler Should Know delights at every stop

In Harmony's Way

Wizards of West Wood

Exhibition goes against the grain with "a boy show"

Night & Day

February 25 - March 3, 1999

Grave Matter

Age of AIDS

Night & Day

April 2-8, 1998

Sun City Disease

Every 10 years, retirement communities sweat local school-funding increases and flare up in anti-tax fever. This year's infection is in the Dysart Unified School District.

Letters

Webb Design

The good, the bad and the boring of Del Webb's New River development

Grand Prix-Fixe

HIGH BRAU EATS

BE TRUE TO YOUR STOOL

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