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  • Blogs

    May 16, 2012

    95: Eric Schaefer

    From now 'til we publish the 2012 edition of Best of Phoenix, New Times and Chow Bella present 100 Tastemakers -- Valley residents who make the cut in our culinary scene. Some you'll know; for others, it'll be a first introduction (but likely not the last). While you're here, check out our 100 Creat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 26, 2012

    Jhessye Shockley Disappearance: Police to Start Searching Landfill For Body February 6

    ​Glendale police announced this morning that investigators will start searching a landfill south of the Valley for the body of missing 5-year-old Jhessye Shockley on February 6.Shockley was reported missing in October. The case is now a homicide investigation, with her mother, Jerice Hunter, as th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 23, 2011

    Amy S.'s The Holidays Really Take Their Toll (House) Cookies

    Cookie dough porn. ​Our latest Chow Bella showdown: a traditional holiday cookie exchange. Today: our final entry, Amy Silverman's "The Holidays Really Take Their Toll (House) Cookies."   Let's face it: You've made it this far in the holiday season and all you really want right now is ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 23, 2011

    Kickin' It: Artists Who Have Kicked Fans Out of Shows or Gotten Themselves Kicked Out

    "Get the fuck out of my show right now!" Tell it like it is, Dave Grohl.​Every so often, you find yourself at the same concert as that one guy who's an attention-hungry douchebag that starts a fight in the crowd. At some shows you sort of expect it, but it seems to happen all the time.Some serious ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 22, 2011

    MIM Exhibit The Power of Music: Photographic Portraits of Americans and Their Musical Instruments 1860-1915 Opens This Weekend

    Augustus Henry, African-American woman with guitar, Prescott , Arizona. Image reproduced from original Paris card, c. 1890s​On Saturday, September 24, the Musical Instrument Museum is scheduled to open "Power of Music: Photographic Portraits of Americans and Their Musical Instruments 1860-1915." ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 12, 2011

    Top Five Musician Arrests

    Rapper DMX, after his arrest in June, 2004​As we reported yesterday,  Mic Todd, the bass player for metal band Coheed and Cambria, was arrested on Sunday at a venue in Massachusetts where the band was scheduled to play. Todd's alleged crime? He reportedly walked into a Walgreens, claimed he h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 11, 2011

    In Which the Bassist from Coheed and Cambria Holds Up a Walgreens With a Bomb for Some Oxycontin

    New York PostCoheed and Cambria bassist Mic Todd​You guys heard this one, right? The one about how Michael "Mic" Todd -- the bassist from prog-rockers Coheed and Cambria -- robbed a Massachusetts Walgreens claiming he had a bomb for some bottles of Oxycontin this past Sunday? Yeah, I wish I was ma ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 30, 2011

    Alice Cooper Got To Meet Lady Gaga

    ​Alice Cooper got what we imagine to be the thrill of his life over the weekend when he got to meet the one and only Lady Gaga.The news broke yesterday. Gaga, of course, was in Phoenix over the weekend for a concert at US Airways (review video here).Someone let the grizzled old goat, who wa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2011

    "Honest" Meth Head Busted for Presenting Bogus Prescription at Walgreens with Ex-Girlfriend's ID

    Maricopa County Sheriff's OfficeWho keeps their ex-girlfriend's ID? Methheads.​According to a Maricopa County Sheriff's Deputy, Isabel Beltran is one of the more-honest meth heads in the valley -- even though she was using an ex-girlfriend's ID and a forged prescription to buy drugs for a mysterio ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 14, 2010

    Would-Be Armored-Car Robber Shot in Groin During Getaway

    ​As one of our colleagues pointed out yesterday, you should never bring a Taser to a gun fight -- or an armored-car robbery, for that matter.Yesterday, we told you about an attempted armored-car robbery in Phoenix. It was reported that the suspect in the robbery was shot by the courier but that in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 22, 2010

    Vinlanders Vanquished: Phoenix PD's Career Criminal Squad Crushes White Supremacist Gang in Arizona

    The Vinlanders Social Club, out of business in AZ because of the Career Criminal SquadAccording to records on file with the Maricopa County Superior Court, the investigators of the Phoenix Police Department's elite Career Criminal Squad, with the assistance of the local Anti-Defamation League,& ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 26, 2010

    Grow Upside-Down Tomatoes: A Step by Step Guide

    Jay Wiggins ​Have you ever bit into a store-bought tomato and tasted...nothing?  Some remedies: buy tomatoes at the farmer's market (which can get expensive) or grow your own.  Sure, there are a lot of excuses people give for not growing their own produce, namely: I don't have sp ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 28, 2010

    Surprise Pharmacy Robbed at Gunpoint. Robber Takes Pills, Leaves Cash

    ​If you're going to all the trouble of committing armed robbery -- even if you're really only looking for prescription pills -- you might as well take some cash, too.Ya see, pill-poppers, once you polish off the pharmies you rob, you can often use money to buy more -- kind of a two-birds-one-stone ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 30, 2010

    Chandler Makeup Thief -- a.k.a. the Infamous "Blue Basket Bandit" -- Busted, Police Say

    Chandler PDAnthony Hamilton​They got him."The Blue Basket Bandit," who police say is responsible for wreaking havoc on makeup aisles at several Chandler-area pharmacies, has been arrested, police say.The alleged culprit: 34-year-old Phoenix resident Anthony R. Hamilton.Chandler police Detective Da ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 30, 2010

    Blue Basket Bandit Stole Makeup to Fuel Drug Habit, Court Docs Show

    Anthony Hamilton​People do a lot of crazy shit to get their hands on drugs but the "Blue Basket Bandit" may be one of the only junkies to steal eyeliner to fuel his habit.According to court documents obtained by New Times, Anthony Hamilton copped to being the infamous bandit after his arrest yeste ... More >>

  • News

    March 18, 2010

    Courtney Bisbee Is Assaulted in Prison, and a Band of Skinhead-Collaring Cops Gets Busted Up

    Anthony Hamilton​People do a lot of crazy shit to get their hands on drugs but the "Blue Basket Bandit" may be one of the only junkies to steal eyeliner to fuel his habit.According to court documents obtained by New Times, Anthony Hamilton copped to being the infamous bandit after his arrest yeste ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2010

    Spanish Conversation Hearts: A Sign of the Times

    ​We were delighted to see something new (to us, at least) in the Valentine aisle at Walgreen's -- conversation hearts in Spanish, alongside the traditional English variety. Sadly, when we ripped into the bag, we couldn't help but notice how piss-poor the quality was.

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2010

    "Blue Basket Bandit" Strikes Again! Makeup Thief Resurfaces to Loot Chandler Drug Store

    This man is suspected of stealing more than $10,000 worth of cosmetics from Valley Walgreens drug stores.​He's baaack!The Chandler makeup thief known to Chandler cops as "the blue basket bandit" has struck again, after being dormant for nearly six months.For the last 2 1/2 years, an unknown ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 18, 2009

    Top 5: Worst Gifts for Foodies

    Avoid this.​We love to cook. We love good food. So why do people claiming to understand our passion give us Chili's gift cards, elf aprons and used chocolate body paint? It's not their fault, really. They just need a little help. That's why, this holiday season, we've done the dirty work for you a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 2, 2009

    Health Department Turns to Google to Help Stop the Spread of Pig Flu. Is There Anything Google Can't Do?

    wwwuthpastor.com ​ Google has made it possible for the average person to see their house from space, get a 360 degree view of almost any street in the country, and now the company is taking on swine-flu. The Arizona Department of Health Services announced today that it is partnering with ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 21, 2009

    Easley's Fun Shop Sells Out of Illegal Alien Costume. Is the Costume Racist? Nah.

    From a 2008 anti-Arpaio demo: This alien is definitely pro-immigration I dialed up the venerable Phoenix costume and party supply store Easley's Costumes and Fun Shop to see if they had one of the illegal alien outfits currently causing a stir, and if anyone was raising Cain about it. I spoke ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 20, 2009

    Illegal Alien Costume Gets Yanked From Store Shelves for Being Offensive

    www.hamptonroads.com​It turns out illegal alien Halloween costumes aren't even welcome in Arizona -- or America for that matter.Two different "illegal alien" Halloween costumes have been yanked off the shelves of retail stores because consumers say they are offensive. As far as we know, the remova ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 14, 2009

    Hot Links: Cardinals, the Blue Basket Bandit, and Alcor

    ​In a football preseason opener, the Arizona Cardinals lost 10-20 to the Pittsburgh Steelers, on Steeler turf last night. The Cardinals' only touchdown in the game was fourth-string quarterback Tyler Palko's 20-yard pass to Onrea Jones...A hiker has died in the Grand Canyon after running out of wa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 14, 2009

    Chandler Police Searching for Man Believed to Have Stolen More Than $10k Worth of Cosmetics

    Chandler police believe this is the man who has stolen more than $10,000 worth of makeup from local cosmetics stores.​Chandler is facing a few problems right now. First: Someone is going around stealing makeup from local cosmetics stores. Second: Police suspect it's a middle-aged man. Chandler ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 22, 2009

    Tempe's 'Fresh & Easy' Mystery

    Remember all those eager reports in the news last fall ballyhooing the arrival of a Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market just a mile from downtown Tempe? The grocery chain was applying to the Tempe City Council for a liquor license. It sounded delightful, but more than six months later the building ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 19, 2009

    Hot Links: Home Invasions, Sarah Palin, and Oprah Winfrey

    Incoming Arizona Board of Regents president Ernest Calderon is proposing a plan that would cut the cost of four-year degrees. The proposal would allow students to attend community college for three years, and then an Arizona university their final year...A Mesa woman reportedly shot two home inv ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 19, 2009

    Death to Chocolate in Phoenix?

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/misbehave/Lately, it's gotten downright impossible to get a chocolate fix in Phoenix. Sure, you can still find a Milky Way at Walgreen's, but we're not looking for the waxy stuff that you'd find in a 5-year-old's trick or treat bag. We want our chocolate grown up ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2009

    White Supremacist Suspected of Stabbing Black Man Denies Accusation

    Channel 10 news (KSAZ-TV) aired a jailhouse interview last week with Chad Kerns, the tattooed white supremacist accused of stabbing a black man at a Walgreen's store. Without ever getting too specific, Kerns says he was at the scene of the crime with other suspects but didn't assault anyone. Kerns ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2009

    T.I. Proves Why He's the King

    Luke HolwerdaIt's been an interesting career for Bankhead/Atlanta-based rapper T.I. He's currently weathering the brunt of charges brought against him for illegally owning three unregistered firearms, a part of his life he was not shy to mention while onstage at the Celebrity Theatre on Sunday night ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 13, 2009

    Pat Benatar's "Heartbreaker" Updated for Sheriff Joe Arpaio by "dude"

    See the new lyrics for this song by "dude" below -- after the jump, if you're in the abridged version. Once in a long while, a commenter emerges from this blog who befuddles other blogilla gorillas, an anonymous wing-nutty tard who shakes things up with his (or her)masturbatory use of th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2009

    Caffiend: Jolt's Wild Grape Endurance Shot

    Jolt Cola, created in 1985, was the first soda to contain obscene amounts of sugar and caffeine, well before the first "energy drinks" started to hit store shelves. So it's not unrealistic to expect Jolt's new Endurance Shots to offer a high-octane rush superior to other energy shots, such as the "5 ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 21, 2008

    Sharper Images

    Alt photography’s Dalai Lama picks the winners

  • Calendar

    July 3, 2008

    Male Pattern Bonding

    Sorry, guys. It’s still about what women want.

  • Music

    June 19, 2008

    Booze Pig’s off on a jaunt to Tallyho! Cocktail Lounge

    Sorry, guys. It’s still about what women want.

  • Culture

    June 5, 2008

    Summer Guide: The Geography of Bliss is the one book about happiness you should read this summer

    Sorry, guys. It’s still about what women want.

  • Culture

    December 13, 2007

    Trite Christmas

    Our design columnist wouldn't have it any other way

  • Calendar

    September 6, 2007

    Thyme Flies

    Our design columnist wouldn't have it any other way

  • Dining

    December 8, 2005

    Lady of Spain

    Tapas-notch

  • News

    December 8, 2005

    Bad Medicine

    Locking up cold medicine makes the politicians feel good -- but it won't put a dent in Arizona's meth habit

  • Culture

    January 27, 2005

    Scape Goat

    Innovation takes a dirt nap -- again

  • Calendar

    January 22, 2004

    BEAT IT:

    Quitting for dummies

  • Dining

    October 30, 2003

    Dead Bread Rising

    Break pan with the muerto

  • Music

    June 26, 2003

    School's Out!

    Teens Adam Panic and Scary Kids Scaring Kids are better than your average baby acts -- way better.

  • News

    November 28, 2002

    Coffee, Tea or Mead?

    Whatever happened to good, old-fashioned human sacrifice? Pagans today are such wimps.

  • Dining

    July 11, 2002

    Grape Nuts

    Wine, don't whine, with the unpretentious fun at Atlas Bistro

  • Dining

    December 28, 2000

    Pay Chex

    What does your contribution to the office potluck say about you?

  • Calendar

    November 19, 1998

    Arts of the West

    What does your contribution to the office potluck say about you?

  • Dining

    July 10, 1997

    Roux Confessions

    What does your contribution to the office potluck say about you?

  • News

    February 29, 1996

    Hot Off the Empress

    An exotic dancer hopes herself-help tome gives her sisters a place on the table

  • Dining

    June 22, 1994

    GOODBYE, COOL WORLD

    An exotic dancer hopes herself-help tome gives her sisters a place on the table

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