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    March 30, 2012

    Polyphonic Spree, Crescent Ballroom, 3/29/12

    Polyphonic Spree Crescent Ballroom Thursday, March 29, 2012 At 10 last night, a long red sheet covered the stage of the Crescent Ballroom. The crowd was getting drunk, and when the lights were dimmed, the theme song from The Little Rascals played over the speakers. For some strange reason, it was ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 16, 2011

    El Mirage Officials Celebrate Narrow Victory in Bond Election, AG Opens Investigation over Allegations City Used Public Resources to Influence Outcome

    El Mirage Mayor Lana Mook​El Mirage officials are planning to declare victory regarding the narrow approval of an $8.5 million bond at a special City Council meeting this afternoon.Their adoption of election results comes two days after the Attorney General's Office opened an investigation into wh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2011

    El Mirage Bond Election Too Close To Call, But Surprise Voters Elect New Mayor

    ​It's not looking good for El Mirage officials who rallied for voters to approve an $8.5 million bond for a new police station and to partially fund the building of a local YMCA. But with only a 19-vote gap, it's too close to call. Residents cast 984 ballots against the measure, which would have r ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 20, 2011

    El Mirage Officials Want $8.5 Million Bond to Pass, No Matter What the Cost

    Mayor Lana Mook ​As communities across Arizona -- across the country -- are desperately trying to attract new businesses and corporations to boost local economies, El Mirage is creating a headache for the city's only gas station.We recently wrote about El Mirage city officials yanking their busine ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 5, 2011

    Wes Gullett Supporter, Tea Party Wackjob Wes Harris Calls for President Obama's Hanging

    I am forever amazed that otherwise seemingly sane politicians seek and accept the endorsement of the grab bag of certifiable nuts, conspiracy theorists, and bigots that make up the Tea Party. Though I know I shouldn't be.After all, politicians are shameless and at one time in American history, the K ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 28, 2011

    Map Quest

    I am forever amazed that otherwise seemingly sane politicians seek and accept the endorsement of the grab bag of certifiable nuts, conspiracy theorists, and bigots that make up the Tea Party. Though I know I shouldn't be.After all, politicians are shameless and at one time in American history, the K ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 2, 2010

    Deck the Balls

    Volleyball studs take over

  • Calendar

    June 10, 2010

    Yoga Party

    Get connected with mind, body, and dirt

  • Blogs

    February 22, 2010

    Parents of Girl Locked in Bathroom for Months Araigned This Morning; Girl Weighed 90 Pounds

    Scott and Andrea Bass​The parents of the 14-year-old girl, who in January escaped from a bathroom where she had been held captive for nearly two months, pleaded not guilty this morning to child abuse and kidnapping charges in Maricopa County Superior Court.Scott and Andrea Bass, according to prose ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 7, 2009

    Over the Weekend: BBQ & Beer Festival

    What better way to spend a lazy Saturday afternoon than wandering the parking lot across from Tempe's IKEA, sampling barbecued meats and drinking beer? This past weekend, 33 teams from across the nation turned out for Que & Brew, an official Triple Crown Event BBQ State Championship. And ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 5, 2009

    Recreation Myths

    “Artsy-fartsy” stuff invades the Y

  • Calendar

    October 22, 2009

    Sunny Business

    Runnin’ in a desert wonderland

  • News

    March 26, 2009
  • Music

    August 9, 2007

    Village Vagrants

    Truth is less danceable than fiction

  • Culture

    April 21, 2005

    The Smell of the Crowd

    Something there is that doesn't love the fourth wall

  • Music

    February 24, 2005

    Head Case

    No cure for insidious earworms

  • Calendar

    January 6, 2005

    Y NBA?

    All Star Game posts up at YMCA

  • Culture

    December 30, 2004

    Staged Resolutions

    Critic pledges to be a good audience member in 2005

  • Calendar

    December 16, 2004

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    Critic pledges to be a good audience member in 2005

  • Calendar

    September 30, 2004

    Y-M-C-Art

    Teen Center gets into First Friday

  • Film

    September 16, 2004

    Shallow Pop

    Mr. 3000: "Just another baseball movie"

  • Culture

    July 1, 2004

    Change of Fools

    Menopause: The Musical causes severe discomfort

  • Calendar

    June 10, 2004

    Shameless Plug

    Author Laurie Notaro channels painful wit through her pen

  • Calendar

    March 18, 2004

    Infinite West

    Cowboy junkies get their fill at fest

  • Calendar

    May 29, 2003

    This Week's Day-by-day Picks

    Cowboy junkies get their fill at fest

  • Calendar

    April 24, 2003

    Orient Expression

    Asian Fest lays down cultural feast of the East

  • News

    December 26, 2002

    Kid Drownings

    After decades of failure, the well-intentioned still don't get it

  • Music

    April 4, 2002

    N*E*R*D

    In Search of N*E*R*D (Virgin)

  • Music

    December 20, 2001

    Pain Relievers

    After marauding up and down the East Coast, and befriending Ween, Less Pain Forever returns for the holidays

  • Culture

    September 20, 2001

    The Clap

    Phoenix Theatre kicks off another season with a big, tacky round of Applause

  • Calendar

    February 15, 2001

    Break Stuff

    Oft neglected or completely forgotten, Phoenix b-boy culture thrives thanks to the efforts of one Furious crew

  • Best of Phoenix

    September 21, 2000

    Best Creative Outlet for Moms

    Mothers Write
    Writers Voice
    602-252-2530, extension 16

  • News

    August 24, 2000

    Dead Air

    Past-life regression, psychic predictions and paranormal palaver: For 11 years, KTAR radio host Frank Baranowski has spooked his occult following

  • Calendar

    November 11, 1999

    Meter Man

    Past-life regression, psychic predictions and paranormal palaver: For 11 years, KTAR radio host Frank Baranowski has spooked his occult following

  • News

    September 16, 1999

    Squeeze Play

    In the neighborhoods that need them most, youth sports programs feel the pinch of widespread apathy

  • News

    September 16, 1999

    Net Loss

    Twenty years ago-- as gangs began their rise in the valley-shortsighted civic leaders slashed youth programs. Today's troubled kids are still paying the price.

  • Calendar

    July 8, 1999

    Y Not Write?

    Writer's Voice

  • News

    March 4, 1999

    Daft Drafts

    Teenage "Model Legislators" put the real thing to shame

  • Culture

    March 12, 1998

    12 Angry Diners

    Dramatic justice not served by dinner theater's interactive courtroom melodrama

  • News

    January 9, 1997

    Closed Door Policy

    A Chilean national's struggle against deportation raises fundamental questions about the constitutional rights of immigrants

  • News

    December 12, 1996

    Flashes

    A Chilean national's struggle against deportation raises fundamental questions about the constitutional rights of immigrants

  • Calendar

    October 10, 1996

    Kid Pics for the week

    A Chilean national's struggle against deportation raises fundamental questions about the constitutional rights of immigrants

  • Calendar

    September 19, 1996

    Kid Pics for the week

    A Chilean national's struggle against deportation raises fundamental questions about the constitutional rights of immigrants

  • Calendar

    September 12, 1996

    Kid Pics for the week

    A Chilean national's struggle against deportation raises fundamental questions about the constitutional rights of immigrants

  • Music

    August 15, 1996

    I Love a Band in a Uniform

    The fashionable dos and duds of pop's greatest costume gimmick bands

  • Calendar

    April 11, 1996

    Kid Pics for the week

    The fashionable dos and duds of pop's greatest costume gimmick bands

  • Music

    November 23, 1995

    Disco Meets Its Macho

    While the Village People played dress-up on the outskirts of cultural mores, their music resonated with the mainstream

  • Calendar

    November 2, 1995

    Pic Hits for the week

    While the Village People played dress-up on the outskirts of cultural mores, their music resonated with the mainstream

  • News

    April 21, 1993

    READING THE RANGE

    While the Village People played dress-up on the outskirts of cultural mores, their music resonated with the mainstream

  • News

    July 15, 1992

    SEEING THE LIGHT

    NOW APPEARING IN SOUTH PHOENIX: THE VIRGIN MARY

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