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SxSW: Should You Stay or Should You Go?

Did you read Monday's Onion story "SxSW as Cool and as Real as It Gets, Reports Marketing Associate?" Once again, the satirical site takes aim and takes down its target. South by Southwest mania is upon us, and chances are your social-media channels are already being inundated with dispatches from ... More >>

Element a440 Wants to Break the Synth-Metal Mold

Synth Metal Band Element a440 Hoists Its Genre-Defying Freak Flag

It doesn't matter who synth metal band Element a440 is playing with. It could be a punk band, a DJ, or death metal group. The outfit's only concern? To put on a theatrically, entertaining show, visually and audibly. In this week's issue, we profiled the band and delved into the details concerning ... More >>

Top Five Phoenix Food Stories of the Week

Every week, there's a cornucopia of Phoenix food news, features, and reviews to report here at Chow Bella. If you're like most people, you probably just don't have the time to get to all of it. It's kind of like those burgers at Old Town Whiskey; it just won't all fit in your mouth ... or in this ca ... More >>

Joshua Johnson of Kai Dishes on Antelope Liver and Working for a Celebrity Chef

Joshua Johnson Kai at Wild Horse Pass Resort & Spa 5594 W. Wildhorse Pass Boulevard, Chandler 602-225-0100 www.wildhorsepass.com See also: -- Todd Sicolo Dishes on Grant Achatz and His Short-Lived Las Vegas Marriage -- Conor Favre Leaves Arizona Biltmore for Wild Horse Pass Resort & Spa This is ... More >>

What the F*ck, Golden Corral?

There's nothing like an unexpected gift for the holidays. But for 167 people at the end of last week, that gift came in the form of food poisoning from a Wyoming Golden Corral, the budget buffet and family-style steakhouse restaurant chain. "Oh, a norovirus! Golden Corral, you shouldn't have!" Pos ... 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 >>

Five Wives Vodka, Banned in Idaho, May Come to Arizona; In the Meantime, Feel Free to Pick Up Five Actual Wives

Ogden's Own Distillery, based in Utah, has been making some big news lately after one of its products -- Five Wives Vodka -- was banned from being sold in Idaho by the state's liquor division.In a letter to the company's distributor in Idaho, the liquor board wrote that its members felt the concept ... More >>

Chris Costantino of Cotstantino's Kitchen (Part Two)

Chef Talk this week has brought you into Costantino's Kitchen, where Chris Costantino is cooking up small, handmade batches of his Grandma Angie's Tomato Basil Sauce. On Monday, we talked about how he broke into the culinary world from his past corporate life, and got the scoop on the sauce that's ... More >>

Rebecca Nab Young and the Volga Germans, Part Two

Maya DukmasovaRebecca Nab Young and her family heirlooms​Yesterday, we shared the first part of our conversation with Rebecca Nab Young, author of There's Always Room for One More: Volga German Stories and Recipes. Today, our chat about the unique Volga German food and culture continues. How d ... More >>

Food Network Names The Parlor Pizzeria's "Salsiccia" Best Slice in the State

Food Network MagazineThe Salsiccia from The Parlor Pizzeria​From Birmingham, Alabama, to Laramie, Wyoming, Food Network Magazine recently completed a cross-country road trip to discover the best slices in every state. The Arizona winner? The Salsiccia From The Parlor Pizzeria in Central Phoe ... More >>

Caffe Boa Serves Reindeer Tasting Menu for the Holidays

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is about to land on your dinner plate, not your rooftop.​It wasn't enough to eat the Easter Bunny. Now Caffe Boa chef Payton Curry is ready to cook Rudolph for Christmas dinner.That's right, he'll be serving a six-course holiday tasting menu featuring caribou -- a.k. ... More >>

Escaped Arizona Prison Inmate Busted; Second Escapee and Fiancee/ Cousin Still on the Loose

Tracy Province (left) was arrested this morning. John McCluskey, and his accomplice, are still at large ​Officials at the Arizona Department of Corrections confirmed this morning that one of the two Arizona prison inmates, who escaped from a privately-run prison near Kingman on July 30, has been c ... More >>

Arizona Man Believed to be Responsible for First Murder in Small Wyoming Town in Over Six Years

Lincoln County Sheriff's OfficeVincent James is believed to be responsible for the first murder in Diamondville, Wyoming, in over six years.​Drugs and immigrants get most of the ink when it comes to Arizona's criminal exports, but an Arizona man, who police in a small town in Wyoming believe murde ... More >>

Arizona Men Have Fifth Largest Penises in Country; Way to Go, Guys!

www.photobucket.com​Who woulda thought the phrase "hey, I'm from Arizona" could be used as a pickup line? It's time to put away those rulers and stop the borderline-homosexual competitions, gentlemen, a New York condom company has put together a list of states and cities ... More >>

Steve Miller Band's Scottsdale Scammer Expected to Make Plea Deal

​A Scottsdale man accused of ripping off the Steve Miller Band for more than $90,000 is expected to cop a plea deal later this month after originally pleading not guilty to check fraud.Robert Alfred Green, 48, entered the not-guilty plea in October to one count of felony check fraud after ... 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 >>

Hot Links: Abortion Bills, Torture Murders, and Hunger Strikes

​Planned Parenthood and the New York-based Center for Reproductive Rights have sued to block the enactment of House Bill 2564 and Senate Bill 1175, which would enforce new laws in Arizona that impose restrictions on abortions. Among the restrictions would be a mandatory 24-hour waiting period to g ... More >>

Heard Museum's Director, Frank Goodyear, Announces Retirement; Presided Over Expansion

Frank Goodyear, the director of the Heard Museum for the last 10 years, will retire at the end of the year. Goodyear's tenure coincided with a period of expansion and growth at the Valley's best-known museum, and he was appreciated for his fundraising skills. According to the news relea ... More >>

Eddie Recommends: Sustainable seafood

A legal battle with Wal-Mart over injury benefits broke this elderly store greeter’s spirit

Recall of the Wild

Painter's works draw on the persistence of memory

Vaya Con Dios

A rugged hike across the Grand Canyon leads to a life decision to leave New Times and see what the future holds

Homo on the Range

Ledger and Gyllenhaal are cowboys in love

Grizzly Man

Redford grows old gracefully

Double Plays

ASU launches season with two heavy hitters

Letters

Letters from the week of September 4, 2003

Spiked

The way to show love to family members takes some wicked turns in the Valley

Town Fallen

The Laramie Project shines light on intolerance

Butt Heads

Where there's underage smoking, there's fire

Best Web Site Devoted To A Local Celebrity

www.acquanetta.com

Chap, Spur and Verse

Cowboy poets gather in Prescott

Skip It

Why the best teen movie of the year, based on a beloved novel, won't be in theaters

Pearl Jam

Film examines Japanese-American draft resistance in the wake of WWII internment

Steers and Queers

Arizona's gay rodeo is one of the largest and most competitive in the country. And that's no bull.

The Schramms, Tom Heyman, Matt Piucci, and Guru Guru

One Hundred Questions, Boarding House Rules (Innerstate), Hellenes (Inbetweens USA), 2000 Gurus (Funfundvierzig, dist. by Innerspace)

Coyote, Ugly

The fields of Killing Coyote run red with cruelty in powerful documentary

Flashes 02-03-2000

Flashes

Cody Lynn Macy's Parade

A little girl with a big voice is poised to conquer country

My Own Private Utah

SLC Punk! is a sorry state of affairs

Governors Ungoverned

In State of Emergency, Western guvs declare war on big government--deja vu?

Pride and Puberty

Wild America's proto-filmmakers come of age in nature

Flashes

Flashes

FATALE ATTRACTION

BROTHERS AND VICTIMS

ABORIGINAL CINEMA

I, OF THE NOODLE

SEX EDUCATION

SLIPSHOD BACKROUND CHEDKS, SCHOOL BOARDS THAT CUT DEALS, AND COLLEAGUES WHO PROTECT THEIR OWN. WHEN IT COMES TO TEACHERS WHO MOLEST, THE BIG PICTURE ISN'T PRETTY.