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Christopher Carlson on Trial For Allegedly Forcing Extreme Grand Canyon Hikes on Grandkids

​The trial began today for Christopher Carlson, who's accused of forcing his three grandkids -- ages 8, 9, and 12 -- to go on Grand Canyon hikes from hell last summer, and generally abusing the boys along the way.On a pair of 100-degree-plus days at the Grand Canyon, park rangers discovered a summ ... More >>

All of the Lights

​The trial began today for Christopher Carlson, who's accused of forcing his three grandkids -- ages 8, 9, and 12 -- to go on Grand Canyon hikes from hell last summer, and generally abusing the boys along the way.On a pair of 100-degree-plus days at the Grand Canyon, park rangers discovered a summ ... More >>

Sign Language

​The trial began today for Christopher Carlson, who's accused of forcing his three grandkids -- ages 8, 9, and 12 -- to go on Grand Canyon hikes from hell last summer, and generally abusing the boys along the way.On a pair of 100-degree-plus days at the Grand Canyon, park rangers discovered a summ ... More >>

Gilbert Man Who Spent 36 Hours in Sewer Naked While Tripping on Mushrooms and PCP Linked to 16 Graffiti Cases

Gilbert Police Department Eugene Gimzelberg​If you thought you'd heard the last of 33-year-old Eugene Gimzelberg, the Gilbert man who spent 36 hours in a sewer while naked and tripping on hallucinogenic mushrooms and PCP, guess again -- in addition to his sewer shenanigans, Gimzelberg's app ... More >>

Janet Jackson

Gilbert Police Department Eugene Gimzelberg​If you thought you'd heard the last of 33-year-old Eugene Gimzelberg, the Gilbert man who spent 36 hours in a sewer while naked and tripping on hallucinogenic mushrooms and PCP, guess again -- in addition to his sewer shenanigans, Gimzelberg's app ... More >>

Canadians Considering Invading United States -- to Save Housing Market. Phoenix on the Short List of Probable Canadian Destinations

bustedtees.com Could be America's wallet, too.​A Canadian financial institution released a survey saying one in five maple leaf-ers want to hop the border to live in the United States, and before you yell "border fence," consider their intent: they want to invest in America's housing market ... More >>

Getting Lei'd

bustedtees.com Could be America's wallet, too.​A Canadian financial institution released a survey saying one in five maple leaf-ers want to hop the border to live in the United States, and before you yell "border fence," consider their intent: they want to invest in America's housing market ... More >>

DPS: It's OK to Go to Mexico for Spring Break, Just Don't Have any Fun

www.megadik.nl​Following this week's New Times feature about Rocky Point, Mexico's tourism industry, which can be read here, and New Times own (less-restricting) guide to travel in Mexico, which can be read here, the Arizona Department of Public Safety issued a travel warning for people going to M ... More >>

House Bound

www.megadik.nl​Following this week's New Times feature about Rocky Point, Mexico's tourism industry, which can be read here, and New Times own (less-restricting) guide to travel in Mexico, which can be read here, the Arizona Department of Public Safety issued a travel warning for people going to M ... More >>

Edifice Elegy

Author conjures forgotten Phoenix

Electric Avenue

Not that kind of vibrator

Erykah Badu

Not that kind of vibrator

Yoga Party

Get connected with mind, body, and dirt

Perchance to Dream

Film shows what you don’t know about Tokyo

The Hole Story

Photogs combine old and new pics of the Grand Canyon

Painted Desert

Arizona artists depict life on the ranch and the road

The Hole Story

Photogs combine old and new pics of the Grand Canyon

Gross State Product

Party like it’s 1912 at Rockin’ R

Booze Cruise

Trolley tour hits up downtown staples and newbies

Hot Links: Bomb Threats, Silver Stars, and Stephenie Meyer

​A female student at Maricopa County High School was arrested yesterday for allegedly making a bomb threat. The girl, whose name has not been released, reportedly told a teacher she "would be sorry, because a bomb would be placed on school grounds." The suspect is being held at Pinal County Juveni ... More >>

Giant Sand

Pro-volleyball tour brings a hint of a sea breeze to the West Valley

Tony Foster

Pro-volleyball tour brings a hint of a sea breeze to the West Valley

Who Are the Latest Public Employees Going on Vacation at "Training" Resorts on the Taxpayer Dime? Arizona Teachers

www.tangodiva.com Apparently Arizona teachers need stoic beauty, a golf course, and a pool to be in a proper learning environment. Now let's figure out what Arizona students need.​ When are they going to get it?In what is becoming a sickening trend, Arizona teachers are now the latest gro ... More >>

Train Tracks Quarterfinals August 7

p>We all know First Fridays lose a little of their luster during the hot summer months, but the August edition will have a pretty cool event in the Train Tracks Quarter Finals at the Phoenix Art Museum. Now, it's true the popular site has worked it's way through most of the Valley's buzz bands an ... More >>

Happy Campers and Hikers: State Parks Open After Employees Told to Report to Work Despite Lack of Budget

Image: Wikimedia Commons The state parks department sent out the following news release this morning, announcing that "closed" signs were being taken down at state parks. The Arizona Republic's Casey Newton reports that some campers had already been evicted as a state government shutdown loomed. But ... More >>

Four Seasons' Pastry Chef Wins Cake Competition

Four Seasons pastry chef Lance Whipple's fondant-covered, seven-tiered chocolate praline hazelnut crunch cake -- inspired by Rio de Janeiro -- won "best in show" at yesterday's Confectionary Creations and Table Top Decor Competition, hosted at the Arizona Grand Resort by the National Association ... More >>

Kai's Chef de Cuisine, Jack Strong, Returns to the Northwest

Chef de cuisine Jack Strong of Kai, the AAA five-diamond restaurant at Wild Horse Pass, has given notice with his employer after three years with the fine-dining destination. After his last day on April 18, the Oregon-born Native American (from the Confederated Tribes of Siletz) will return t ... More >>

Old Wave

Young Valley bands emulate original surfers

Just South of Heaven

Young Valley bands emulate original surfers

Petty Heft

Young Valley bands emulate original surfers

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Young Valley bands emulate original surfers

V-day dinners around town

Young Valley bands emulate original surfers

Jason Trachtenburg

Skippin' slides

Walleye-Mart

Meet the Branson of big-box stores

Saturday Nights at Trax

Sail on

Vote for Pedro Tour

Taking you to Spin City

Local Spa Guide

Where to get spoiled when you're feeling boiled

Sacred Hypocrisy

Navajos say making Snowbowl snow from reclaimed water is "genocide." Please!

BEST FARMERS' MARKET

Guadalupe Farmers' Market

BEST POOL

Hyatt Regency Scottsdale at Gainey Ranch

BEST WORLDWIDE WARDROBE

West Valley Art Museum's Ethnic Dress Collection

Inn Sync

New resort restaurants set a tony table

Best Pedicure

Carrie O'Hare

Best Tea Room

Serendipity Tea Room

Second Helpings

Serendipity Tea Room

Second Helpings

Serendipity Tea Room

Rocky Rogue

Serendipity Tea Room