West Virginia

Arpaio Uses Murder of West Virginia Sheriff for Self-Promotion

There's no end to how Sheriff Joe Arpaio can spin anything for a bit of shameless self-promotion. In West Virginia Thursrday, Mingo County Sheriff Eugene Crum was shot while in his car on a lunch break. Moments later, and 1,950 miles away in Phoenix, this sad news is fed through Arpaio's media-perve ... More >>

David "CIK" Sankey on How the SWAT Team Busted Up His Rave Set

Underground dance parties are kinda like a second home to Tempe resident David Sankey. Or, more specifically, his beat-juggling alter ego CIK. Pick up one of those typically cartoonish four-color fliers for the next big off-the-radar affair or desert party and its almost guaranteed you'll see the 36 ... More >>

Edward Farrow of The Cafe at MIM Dishes on Menu Integrity and Starting a Fire at River Café

Edward Farrow The Cafe at MIM (Musical Instrument Museum) 4725 E. Mayo Boulevard, Phoenix 480-478-6000, themim.org See also: -- Greg LaPrad Explains Why Mangos Are Over-Rated and Gives the Best Lecture Ever to Negative Foodies This is part one of my interview with Edward Farrow, executive chef ... More >>

Josh Riesner of Scottsdale's Pig & Pickle Dishes on Bartending Bullshit and What He Ate That You Probably Never Will

Josh Riesner Pig & Pickle 2922 N. Hayden Road, Scottsdale 480-990-1407 pigandpickle.com See also: -Pig & Pickle Pretty Perfect -Cowboy Ciao's Lester Gonzalez Dishes On Food Truck Fantasies and His Love/Hate Relationship With the Bacon Obsession -M.J. Coe Dishes on the Weirdest Thing He Couldn't Ea ... More >>

James Porter Explains What He Hates About Foodies and Gives the Best Description Ever of Phoenix as a Restaurant Town

See Also: Chef James Porter Leaves Big Earl's BBQ James Porter Petite Maison 7216 E. Shoeman Lane, Scottsdale 480-991-6887 www.petitemaisonaz.com This is part one of my interview with James Porter, chef-owner of Petite Maison. Come back tomorrow for part two, when Porter explains why Deadliest Cat ... More >>

Cathi Herrod Got This Many People to Listen to Her and the Religulous Gang Complain About Contraception

Phoenix's more religulous politicians and individuals gathered outside the Sandra Day O'Connor Federal Building in Phoenix today to complain about a real burning issue -- women not getting pregnant.

Ask a Mexican on George Zimmerman and Spanish Epithets

Phx Rail Food Reviews La Bocca, David Archuleta Sighting at Joe's Real BBQ, and Michelle Dudash's Visit to the Symposium for Professional Food Writers

A round-up of tasty morsels from Valley food blogs. Phoenix Rail Food​Phx Rail Food went to La Bocca downtown Tempe recently to give the Mediterannean/Italian eatery another visit -- just three blocks from the Mill/3rd Ave rail station. With an emphasis on sourcing some local ingredients, t ... More >>

On Mexico's Current State and Linguistic Shortening

Birther Bill Officially Passed by Arizona House of Representatives

www.imbleedingprofusely.com​Well... they really did it.The Arizona House of Representatives -- well on it's way to becoming the laughing stock of the entire country -- passed the infamous "Birther Bill" this afternoon. If it becomes law, it would require President Barack Obama to show h ... More >>

Huntington, West Virginia, Needs More Than Jamie Oliver, in This Week's "TV Dinner"

Ding! Ding! Ding! America, thanks to Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution (the best reality show on TV right now) we now have a winner for the Glad-I-Don't-Live-in-This Hellhole award: Huntington, West Virginia! Great job, Huntington! What's your secret? Children who don't know how to cut food with a knif ... More >>

Bobby Flay's New Foray in This Week's "TV Dinner"

Photo by Jason Kempin, Getty ImagesBobby Flay and Stephanie March​Wow, being asked to join a major network like NBC must be quite an honor. Imagine being in the same category with respected show hosts like Jay Leno and Regis and Kelly. Looks like the Food Network's own cutting-board jumping/Mo ... More >>

Day Drinker: Pat Murphy's

Who says you have to wait until the sun goes down to have a good time? ​"I used to like St. Patrick's Day, back in the '90's." That's what Ron, the morning barkeep at Pat Murphy's, tells my day-drinking gal-pal Ronda and I when we pop in for pre-St. Patrick's Day brews at Pat Murphy's. R ... More >>

Bow-Wowwwwww! Chino Valley Man Accused of Sexually Assaulting Neighbor's Dog

www.demotivateus.com​Move over, rover, let Gary take over. In a tale that could seemingly only happen in rural stretch of central Arizona -- or the hills of West Virginia -- Chino Valley resident Gary Riley has been accused of sexually assaulting his neighbor's dog.  The Yavapai ... More >>

Arizona Among the "Happiest States" in Country, According to New Survey

​Despite having the second-worst budget crisis in the country, blistering summer heat, and that whole (gulp!) Sheriff Arpaio problem in its most-populous county, Arizona is among the happiest states in the country, according to a recent survey.The Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index survey ... More >>

Senator Robert Byrd Surpasses Arizona's Carl Hayden as Longest Serving Federal Legislator

www.azfop5.com Former Maricopa County Sheriff and Long-time Arizona Congressman Carl Hayden​The old boys club just got a little older.Today, West Virginia Senator Robert Byrd surpassed former Arizona Congressman Carl Hayden as the longest serving congressman in history.Hayden served the sta ... More >>

Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, February 12, 2009

Eight Year Old St. Johns Boy Is Poster Kid for Gun Laws

If there's anything the tragedy in St. Johns should teach you, it's that if you plan to spank your eight year old 1,000 times, you may not want to show him how to shoot a rifle. Either that, or you might want to consider the option of a "time out" for the little bugger.Sure, sure, no one deserves to ... More >>

Talking Pictures

Artist’s images are worth a thousand — silent — words

Tracing the roots of the Yum Yum Tree

Cornpone Hipsters

SCotS now trans-fat-free!

Wicked Bitch of the West: The Repugnant's Queen of Mean, Laurie Roberts

Bat's Entertainment

Biting satire from tabloid trash

Booger and Borat. You Likes?

Punk Debunked

Rockabilly club

Pussy Posse

Signs of the times: The feathered fiend asks the sheriff if he's ever eaten a pink taco and invades the mind of a Grassfire.org bigot

Of Ice and Men

Cross-check your hockey jones at Arcadia Ice Arena

Fairy Scary

Bookman's hosts its own "March Madness"

Bumrush the Show

Hip-hop night takes over at Ichiban

Letters

Letters from the week of March 18, 2004

Legally Bland

Tired of boring dates? Don't go out with Tad Hamilton.

Kentucky Fried

Drinkin' Grand Marnier, smokin' pot. It's the life God chose for Nappy Roots.

Mixed Frequency

From hate speech to anarchist punk, one radio station is playing both ends against the middle

Visions of Grandeur

Inside the Beautiful Mind of John Nash lies madness and magic

Trouble in the Sac

Nevada's wastewater is causing sex problems in fish. But will Arizona get screwed by the solution?

Fen-Phen Finish

Woman who lost brother finds dose of relief in doctor's conviction

Fen-Phen Follow-Up

Authorities prosecuting "Internet Doctor" visit the Valley

Four-Piece Combo

Seven albums on, Southern Culture on the Skids waxes philosophical about hillbilly e-commerce, fried chicken and more

Write or Wrong

Our quarterly roundup of music books lets us get lost with Chet Baker, nasty with Bill Monroe and saved by Al Green, while Ted Nugent teaches us that happiness really is a warm gun

Various artists

Down to the Promised Land: 5 Years of Bloodshot Records (Bloodshot)

Street Smarts

Nomadic Tumbleweeds explores the road not taken

Molten Wax

Half-baked Alaska

Sayles' lost Limbo all over the map

Rocketeer Jerker

What goes up ultimately comes down in less-than-stellar October Sky

Madison Bar Forever

Finances With Wolves

Telemarketers rake in millions of dollars by telling donors they're helping Native Americans. But the biggest beneficiary by far is the charity itself.

THE BLUE BLUEGRASS OF HOME RALPH STANLEY PLAYS MUSIC CLOSE TO THE ROOTS HE NEVER LEFT

VARIOUS ARTISTS

DAM EXPENSIVE

THE NEW VISITORS CENTER AT HOOVER DAM WILL COST $119 MILLION

STRIKE THREE, YOU'RE ART