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Riding High: Arizona's Zero-Tolerance Stance on Pot and Driving

The 10 Most WTF Moments of 2012

Election years tend to carry more chaos then normal ones, but there was something else going on in 2012. Maybe it's the aura of apocalypse made people a little stranger this year. We had the Syrian Civil War, the Aurora Shooting, Israel being dicks to Gaza and vice versa, Mitt Romney was treated l ... More >>

What Would Life Be Like Without Technology? A Onetime Addict Finds Out

10 Most Ridiculous Claims Made By Megadeth's Dave Mustaine

See also: Dave Mustaine Says Obama Staged Fast and Furious Gunwalking Scandal, Aurora, Colorado, and Sikh Temple Shootings See also: Megadeth's Dave Ellefson: "Why I'm Trying to Become a Pastor" See also: Dave Mustaine's Advice for Starving Women in Africa: "Put a Plug in It" See also: Gigantour Fea ... More >>

Rachel Alexander Sells Stuff, Heads to Seattle; Still Appealing AZ Law-License Suspension

Rachel Alexander has put her major appliances up for sale and apparently moved to Seattle, but is still appealing the suspension of her law license in Arizona. The conservative blogger and disgraced lawyer seemed to have blown her chance at the appeal back in June after failing to turn in her openi ... More >>

Education Only a Con Man (or Congressman) Could Love

Sasquatch! 2012 Wrap-Up: Trivia for the Casual Observer

By Chris Kornelis Sasquatch! went down this past weekend in George, Washington, and our good friends at Seattle Weekly's Reverb blog were on hand to take it all in. Test your knowledge of the 2012 edition of the festival in this multiple-choice trivia test. For clues, check out Seattle Weekly's co ... More >>

Singer/Songwriter Dylan Pratt Taps Into Homesickness With "All Is Great"

Marianne Dissard and Nive Nielsen will be performing a free set at Stinkweeds tomorrow before heading over to the Crescent where they'll be opening for Y La Bamba later in the evening. The all-ages warm-up show at the Phoenix record store starts with local folk singer Dylan Pratt and wraps up with ... More >>

Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, January 12th, 2011

Arizona Boycott? Not for Hypocritical Attendees of National League of Cities Conference

​ Faced with the choice of sticking to principles or attending a fun-filled fall conference in Phoenix on the public dime, guess what politicians from El Paso, Texas and Washington State are doing? That's right -- margaritas and networking! Whoo-hoo! In fact, the Natio ... More >>

French Quarter Tour Diary - Weeks 3 & 4

​There's so much to report and so little Internet to shove it in. First things first: the small bit of youth music we've witnessed in the Western United States convinces me thoroughly that my generation of American musicians has the studiousness and audacity to be emotionally unflinching in th ... More >>

In a Strange About-Face, the President Tries to Hack Medical Marijuana Off at the Knees

Knocked Out: For Kids, Concussions Can Be Worse Than for Adults

Out of Reverie Tour: Day 6

Jake KraussThe "1167," our venue in Eugene.​Last night was definitely one to remember, but as much as we wanted to stay in Eugene, we had to move on to the next show. Traveling ahead unded up being a very good decision as Tacoma rocked all our socks off. So, after a little afternoon breakfast ... More >>

Crystals and Fossils Worth Millions (and Sold for $1) Moved From Phoenix After Lawsuit Settlement; May be Auctioned

Image: The Panorama Prospector Richard Berger, shown here with a 500-pound pyrite cluster, sued Paradise Valley resident Gary Midzor last year after his mineral collection was moved to Phoenix. The lawsuit has been settled -- sort of. ​ An extraordinary collection of crystals and minerals a ... More >>

ASU Redux: Another Pac-10 Game, Another Flippin' Loss

In the world of standing headlines, the above one is getting quite very tiresome for Arizona State men's basketball fans.​Arizona coach Sean Miller is on a roll​The Sun Devils lost last night 79-62 to the formidable Washington Huskies at Wells Fargo Arena in a game they never were in once it rea ... More >>

Arizona Wildcats Snag Big Win in Tucson as ASU Goes Down In Tempe

Two men's college basketball teams going in opposite directions at the moment, those being the Arizona Wildcats and the Arizona State Sun Devils.Down year continues for ASU​We watched the Cats break open a tight game against the formidable UCLA Bruins last night on ESPN-2, coming away with an 85-7 ... More >>

Welcome to Mi Pueblito: The Small-Town, Family-Farm Lifestyle That We Cherish Is Being Preserved Thanks to Mexican Immigrants

Pitchfork Says Minus the Bear's Omni Is a "Spectacular Clusterfuck," But What Does That Mean?

Big Brains: Check Out the Talented Finalists for Our First-Ever Awards for Emerging Creatives

Minus/Plus?

What does it mean when Pitchfork says Minus The Bear’s record is a “spectacular” “clusterfuck”

Crystals and Fossils Worth $25 million Illegally Moved From Sedona Warehouse to Phoenix, Sold for $1, Lawsuit Alleges

Court exhibit A Seattle man says his $25 million collection of rare crystals and fossils was "swindled" from him, and now sits in a Phoenix warehouse​More than 120,000 pounds of crystals and fossils worth about $25 million were moved illegally from a Sedona warehouse to Phoenix, where they ... More >>

By the Time I Get to Phoenix: Courtney Marie Andrews Is the Biggest Star in the Valley's Blooming Pop-Folk Scene

Big Trip To The Northwest For Arizona, ASU Men's B-Ball Squads

The upside of men's Pacific-10 basketball being in kind of a down cycle this year is that every team--and we mean every team--is in every game.   ​Even Oregon State, in last place with a 3-6 league record, beat league-leading Arizona last month, and the Beavers are only three games out o ... More >>

Joe Arpaio's Longtime Foe Mary Rose Wilcox Earns Supporters' Prayers

courtesy of www.PhotosByJoseMunoz.com Mary Rose Wilcox at St. Anthony's in Phoenix this Monday Long before the judges and lawyers got into the act (excepting such stalwarts as Danny Ortega and Antonio Bustamante, who've been active since the beginning), Maricopa County Supervisor Mary Rose W ... More >>

Avatar: Money Isn’t Everything, and All that Glitters Isn’t Gold

Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon Is Paying His Girlfriend, Elissa Mullany, Big Bucks

A New Law Spawns Fear in the Immigrant Community, and Artists Tackle the Ongoing Repression in Maricopa County

Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, December 3, 2009

Light-Rail Train and Minivan Collide; Injuries Minimal Despite Wicked-Looking Wreck

Image: Benjamin Leatherman ​ A Metro light-rail train crashed into a passenger van earlier this afternoon in Central Phoenix, resulting in a spectacular wreck but just a few minor injuries. The collision occurred just after 4 p.m. near Washington and 19th streets, when a west ... More >>

The Crush

Hot Links: Legal Immigration, The Grand Canyon, and Kiddy Porn

​A new survey by a Washington-based publisher puts Gilbert and Surprise among the safest cities in the country. The cities were ranked 24 and 27 by CQ Publishers. The group calculated FBI crime rates for 2008 and found both cities to have some of the lowest in the country... The ... More >>

David Cavazos, Phoenix's New City Manager, May Owe His Job to a Plugged-In Developer

New Band 'The Cullens' Mock Twilight With Love

Two words: New Moon. Ohmigodohmigod it's coming in one week! *Squeal* We know, unless you're a die-hard Twilight fan you probably don't give a rat's ass about the upcoming flick. But even Twihaters might get a kick out of The Cullens, a local Twilight "tribute" band who've been rabidl ... More >>

Does U.S. Attorney Dennis Burke Have the Stones to Take on Sheriff Joe?

Phoenix Animal Groups Host Halloween Adopt-a-Black-Cat-athon to Prove Black Cats Aren't Bad Luck

www.funnycatphotos.com​If you're interested in getting yourself a little black pussy this weekend, you may want to head to the corner of 40th Street and Washington in Phoenix.From Friday until Sunday, in recognition of Halloween, the Arizona Animal Welfare League and the SPCA will be ho ... More >>

Mesa Army Unit Gears Up for Iraq

www.demotivators.com​As the Corleone saying goes: "Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in!" Didn't President Obama tell us we were leaving Iraq? Tell that to the troops in the Army's 653rd Support Group.

Joe Arpaio & Lt. Joe Sousa: We Don't Need No Stinking Badges!

from Channel 5's raw footageLt. Joe Sousa, helping MCSO maintain its knuckledragging imageIn a mentally-challenged media stunt, made more so by the ravings of Rhode Island redneck Lt. Joe Sousa, Sheriff Joe's self-described unit commander for human smuggling, MCSO's 287(g) task force members placed ... More >>

Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, October 22, 2009

Selective Prosecution: Andrew Thomas Sits on Case Involving Sheriff While Demanding High-Paid Prosecutors for Stapley Case

Maricopa County Recorder Helen Purcell​ It's been 50 days since the Maricopa County Elections and Recorders departments sent County Attorney Andrew Thomas notice of possible crimes by top officials at the Sheriff's Office.The two county agencies believe several laws have probably been b ... More >>

Hot Links: Mesa Museums, Carpool Lanes, and Miss Homeless

​The Mesa Historical Museum will close early next year because of lack of revenue and city funding. The museum's exhibits will be moved to other places, including the Arizona Museum for Youth, where the exhibit "Play Ball: The Cactus League Experience" will be moved...An illegal immigrant who was ... More >>

Salvador Reza Calls for Anti-Joe Arpaio March This Friday, October 16

Sal Reza: On the front lines, as always... In case you haven't noticed, Maricopa County will be coming to a boil this Friday. Not only is it the day of Arpaio's announced anti-immigrant sweep -- his first without 287(g) field authority, but the Rev. Al Sharpton will be back ... More >>

Face-Changing Drug Dealer to be Sentenced in November

www.coverbrowser.com​People will do just about anything to avoid the long arm of the law. You know, a cool police chase, hiding out in a friends garage, or how about going to Mexico to have full facial reconstructive surgery and a fingerprint removal procedure.No, this is not the plot of some crap ... More >>

King's World of Marble Loses Fight With Phoenix City Hall

www.worldofmarble.comSeamus King and Alexandra Seals, owners ​The pair of business owners, who locked themselves in their Phoenix marble store rather than relocate as they were ordered to do by the city, lost their fight with city hall last week. Seamus King and Alexandra Seals, owners o ... More >>

Rasta Redmon: Hopi Reggae Artist Casper Lomayesva Brings Redemption Songs to the Desert

Vicki Christiansen Appointed as New State Forester

Vicki Christiansen, former Washington State Forester, has been appointed by Governor Jan Brewer to be the new Arizona State Forester and Director of the Arizona Division of Forestry.Brewer's office made the announcement today, but a Google search shows Christiansen has been off and running for week ... More >>

Is It August 30th Yet?: 2008 ASU Football Preview

A Tall Order

The Rock tries on Joe Don Baker's shoes for size, and they don't quite fit

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