Venezuela

Floyd Stilwell Gets $250,000 Fine for Upgrading Airplane Engines for Venezuelan Air Force; Former Exec With Mesa's Marsh Aviation Keeps Money Made in Deal

Upgrading airplane engines for Venezuela's air force in violation of an arms embargo has resulted in a $250,000 fine and five years' probation for Phoenix resident Floyd Stilwell. The 87-year-old former owner of Marsh Aviation in Mesa knew he shouldn't have been doing such work for Venezuela after ... More >>

Goldwater Institute Feeds from Tax-Exempt Trough While Decrying Cost of Medicaid Expansion

When the Goldwater Institute isn't "lending" $1.9 million to some fatcat on its board or suing the state government over a fish-foot-sucking cosmetic practice, it's arguing against the evils of expanding Arizona's Medicaid program so as to cover hundreds of thousands of poor people and pump billions ... More >>

Join the Slow Food Movement and Celebrate Terra Madre Day on Dec. 10

If you haven't made it to the Biltmore Fashion Park's latest addition UNION -- a mix of 18 small, distinctive boutiques run by local vendors -- mark your calendars to visit on Monday, December 10, from 6 to 8 p.m. for Terra Madre Day. This international event is a celebration of slow food and eating ... More >>

Leftover Cuties' Retro Ukelele Sound Makes You Smile

With a name like Leftover Cuties and a penchant for unabashed use of ukelele, how could the Los Angeles-based quartet of Shirli McAllen, Austin Nicholsen, Stuart Johnson, and Mike Bolger be anything other than adorable? The group's folksy sound evokes images of happy couples strolling down a board ... More >>

Los Amigos Invisibles, Crescent Ballroom, 9/13/12

See also: Los Amigos Invisibles Tried to Make a Pop RecordLos Amigos Invisibles and B-Side Players @ Crescent Ballroom | Thursday, September 13, 2012 The bleachers that cradle Crescent's backwall were uncharacteristically vacant last night when Venezuela's feisty funk fellas, Los Amigos Invisibles ... More >>

Los Amigos Invisibles @ Crescent Ballroom

Top Five Must-See Shows This Week

Yeah, yeah, yeah...we get it Mondays suck (we've read Garfield). But it means the start of a new week, which means a bunch of killer shows in and around Phoenix. And here are a few of the coolest, our top five must-see shows this week.

Top Five Must-See Shows This Week

Yeah, yeah, yeah...we get it Mondays suck (we've read Garfield). But it means the start of a new week, which means a bunch of killer shows in and around Phoenix. And here are a few of the coolest, our top five must-see shows this week.

Funk Ark @ Sail Inn

Five Must-See Shows This Week

Yeah, yeah, yeah...we get it Mondays suck (we've read Garfield). But it means the start of a new week, which means a bunch of killer shows in and around Phoenix. And here are a few of the coolest, our top five must-see shows this week.

Los Amigos Invisibles Tried to Make a Pop Record, But They Found Themselves Instead

The best punchlines are the ones that you don't see coming. In 2009, New York-based Venezuelan funk/dance outfit Los Amigos Invisibles thought they were being pretty slick when they decided to try and shed their underground Alternative Latin act image, putting out a record chock-full of uplifting ... More >>

We Spoke to Lamb of God's Chris Adler Before the Band's Future Was Up in the Air

Like any band, Lamb of God has had their ups and downs: Drugs, booze, strife, you know, rock 'n' roll. In 2012 Virginia metal titans released their seventh studio album, Resolution, to great reviews. The band announced that it was shooting a tour document as they supported the album on the road, ... More >>

Steven Dyer, Scottsdale Child Molester, Going to Prison After 10-Year Vacation to Canada

In 2002, Scottsdale resident Steven Dyer was to face charges of molesting two boys. He said no thanks and went to Canada instead.While he was gone, a court convicted him on a dozen counts of sexual conduct with a minor, which didn't mean much until he was caught in Canada in February.According to th ... More >>

Justin James on the Shark Attack That Started His Career

​Songwriter Justin James started his musical career with a particularly violent incident -- not that his breezy, ultra-casual pop-rock would ever betray it. A former windsurfer, James was attacked by a shark. While put up in bed, he spent time strumming the guitar, which led to an unexpected mus ... More >>

John Woods, Brain-Injured Former Umpire, was Wrongfully Fired by Outback Steakhouse, Says EEOC Complaint; Claims by the Disabled on Rise

Image: Channel 3 (KTVK-TV) News videoJohn Woods, a former minor-league umpire who suffered a brain injury in 2004, was wrongfully fired from his job as a server at Metrocenter's Outback Steakhouse, says an EEOC complaint.​John Woods, a former umpire recovering from a brain injury, was fired from a ... More >>

Arizona Diamondbacks Clobber St. Louis Cardinals Pitching Just A Little Bit Harder In Slugfest At Chase Field

Yahoo! SportsExpletive deleted.​The Arizona Diamondbacks got into a slugfest at Chase Field last night, and even though the St. Louis Cardinals got a few good shots in, the D'Backs managed to take the win, 13-8. Just about everyone in the Diamondbacks' lineup had a great game, with Justin Upt ... More >>

Tlacoyos from Huauchinango Mexican Grill

Flickr- arnold inuyaki Tlacoyos can be filled and topped with just about anything, like these saucy numbers.​Tacos may very well be the perfect food, but let's face it, the standard Meximerican fare can get a bit stale after a while. Taco the Town is here to highlight some of the more unusu ... More >>

Ask a Mexican on Racial Identification and Tortilla Shovels

Giffords Shooting: The Security Problem

Image: Facebook Gabrielle Giffords chose to have no security at some of her events, despite past threats ​Gabrielle Giffords chose to have no security at her Congress on Your Corner events, it's been well-reported by now.No cops were standing by when Jared Loughner opened fire on innocent p ... More >>

Saskia Jorda's "Cartograms of Memory" Makes Maps Worth Remembering

Erasmus "Razz" Kamnitzer of Razz's Restaurant & Bar, Part 2

Erasmus "Razz" Kamnitzer is self-proclaimed "old school" when it comes to cooking. "Everything came naturally to me; I grew up in the business," Razz says of his time in culinary school. "Things that you don't normally see, they were common things to me. I was fortunate enough to travel a lot, to ... More >>

Joe Arpaio Hugs It Out with Undocumented Students, Punks Out on Arresting Them

The four Dream Walkers after confronting Sheriff Joe: From left, in pink, Carlos Roa, Felipe Matos, Juan Rodriguez (behind Matos), and Gaby Pacheco They entered the belly of the beast, and they hugged it out with El Diablo. Literally. That's right, the four undocumented students many know sim ... More >>

Joe Arpaio To Be Confronted by Undocumented Dream Walkers: Will He Take the Bait?

Dream Walker Carlos Roa, ready to confront Sheriff JoeHow will "America's Toughest Sheriff" respond to four undocumented students who will attempt to confront the geezer gendarme this coming Tuesday morning, by essentially daring the sheriff to arrest them?So far Arpaio's playing possum with the Dre ... More >>

Rotting from the Head Down: Joe Arpaio's Barack Obama Dis and an MCSO Deputy's Wish for "the JFK Syndrome"

Let's just hope the MCSO never has to help protect President-elect Obama. By now, many of you have already read about our corrupt top constable Sheriff Joe Arpaio's flipping the verbal bird to President-elect Barack Obama and his soon-to-be U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder. Concerning his ... More >>

ICE’s Matthew Allen and Dennis DeConcini Get Ripped Apart by the Taloned Terror

Hot Links: Michael Phelps' new gold, D-Backs acquire Adam Dunn, Suns dancer tryouts, and why Joe Arpaio's got to go.

The Electric Bunnies

Chewing Gum
(Florida's Dying Records)

The new Nick Tarr? Reporter Ray Stern's disorderly conduct charge mysteriously disappears...

Who's Sorry Now?

Andy Thomas eats crow to save his political career, but wants us to apologize to Sheriff Joe. Fat chance

9/11 hero William Rodriguez and Charles Lindbergh

Daytona West

New car smell at PIR

Biker Chicks

I am woman – hear my engine roar

Open Borders

Mending Wall illustrates dangers of emigration

Way South of the Border

Just don't steal the menus from this South American deli

Immigration Blues

Latin artists such as Volovan hope to crack the U.S. But they have to crack immigration officials first.

Pitcher Perfect

Chuck Kniffin caught the break of a lifetime as the Diamondbacks' new pitching coach

Merry-achi

Music fest is a fine way to say Feliz Navidad

Immaculate Heartbreak

Three months after a fire gutted Phoenix's oldest Hispanic Catholic church, its pastor is feeling the heat and parishioners are steaming

Ricky-Ticky-Tacky

Ricky Martin's solo debut in Phoenix a sellout in more ways than one

My Brilliantine Career

When John Travolta goes oily, amazing coincidence abounds