Once a month, health permitting, the 12 aging members of Arizonans for Economic Justice gather to talk strategy at Wayne Wuertz’s place in Casa Grande. There’s passionate talk about taxes, land and politics, but the main topic of conversation is the fortune of the late John C. Lincoln, and what…
The prospect that Governor J. Fife Symington III could face criminal charges looms larger every day. The Flash has obtained evidence that the governor and his efficient staff have made contingency plans, going so far as to draw up a to-do list for the dreaded Indictment Day. October 31, 1995…
It’s easy to see why Andrea Zuhri-Adams’ new restaurant east of America West Arena is dying. The answer is right outside the door of her establishment, All That Jazz. Her lunch customers on a recent afternoon–all four of them–have just left the restaurant, which is located in commercial space inside…
Is the meanest sheriff in America going soft? Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio is known for locking up as many people as possible and making their stay miserable. He’s gained notoriety for putting inmates in tents, taking away their cigarettes, coffee and girlie magazines, and feeding them baloney sandwiches and…
Nobody needs to convince Scottsdale boutique owner Marcia Scardigli that it pays to advertise in the Yellow Pages. Unfortunately, she’s not in the business of selling what most of her callers seem so eager to buy. For that, Scardigli can thank a foul-up inthe latest edition of the Scottsdale/Paradise Valley…
Their marriage was on Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous. Their divorce was on Hard Copy. Joe Hrudka is a self-made man. He came out from under the hood of a car andcreated the Mr. Gasket auto-parts empire. Denise Hrudka, a former beauty queen, moved from her parents’ house into…
It is a showdown the likes of which Arizona has probably never seen. The two teams have been hand-picked, with money seemingly no object, from the cream of the Valley crop. The rosters read like a Who’s Who of Arizona business hotshots–engineers, lobbyists, public relations flacks. Consultants of every stripe,…
Shannon Alexander’s, 4855 East Warner, Phoenix, 8936525. Hours: Lunch and Dinner, Monday through Thursday, 11a.m. to 11 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 11a.m. to midnight; Sunday, 10 a.m. to 10p.m. My friends know I like to be hospitable. If my pals are hungry, they know they can come over and eat…
thursday october 26 Arizona State Fair: The annual corn-dog carnival continues daily, through November 5, at the fairgrounds, bounded by McDowell Road and Encanto Boulevard between 17th and 19th avenues. Along with the usual attractions–midway rides and games, livestock and agricultural exhibits, etc.–this year’s fair features Thunder Lagoon, a manmade…
orange crush “Boo! At the Zoo”: This sixth annual event is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at Phoenix Zoo, 455 North Galvin Parkway, in Papago Park. Highlights include the “Trick-or-Treat Trail,” costume parades, a hay maze, a “best dressed” contest, live entertainment, crafts and face…
Kevin Smith’s debut feature, Clerks, was about two young slackers hanging out at their boring counter help jobs, mooning about women, wrangling with skewed customers and ruminating upon bizarre philosophical notions. Smith’s sophomore effort, Mallrats, is about two young slackers hanging around a shopping mall, mooning about women, wrangling with…
After rumors that Louis Mall’s Vanya on 42nd Street would open in the Valley proved baseless, there seemed little to do but wait for it to arrive on video. But if you’d rather not see the film in your living room, you can at last catch its Valley premire at…
Hunger in the Night: I got a call from a reader who doesn’t get off work until well after 9 p.m. His problem: finding dinner somewhere besides a fast-food drive-through or coffee shop. “Everything’s closed up by 10 during the week,” he complained. “Can you find something for me?” It…
Sebastian’s, 1926 West Deer Valley Road, Phoenix, 516-0718. Hours: Lunch, Monday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Dinner, Tuesday through Saturday, 5 to 10 p.m. It shouldn’t take an MBA from Harvard to see that launching a steak house in New Delhi isn’t a sound investment strategy. Savvy entrepreneurs…
“Memphis” Charlie Musselwhite says the secret to happiness is to treat life like a harmonica solo. “You’ve just gotta find the right key and play all the notes in the chord,” says the veteran rock/blues harp player. “If you’ve got the right vibrations, then get in a groove, let it…
Believe it or not, some audiophiles weren’t immendiately captivated by the sleek look and pristine sound of the compact disc. Some of them actually held off on buying a CD player well into the Ninties! Close your eyes, if you will,, and imagine such a creature – waving his arms…
Meat Puppets No Joke! (London) Immediately after hearing this set’s chipper “Taste of the Sun” on the radio for the first time, I button-punched over to an oldies station and caught a blast of the Cyrkle’s 1966 hit “Red Rubber Ball.” Coincidence? I think not! Both songs share a peripheral…
David Bowie/Nine Inch Nails Desert Sky Pavilion October 18, 1995 David Bowie’s career has always been a masquerade. Most U.S. fans first encountered the D-man when he strutted about saying he was Ziggy Stardust, rock ‘n’ roll messiah from Mars. Adopting that persona was hardly a boost to Bowie’s credibility,…
To celebrate its 45th theatre season, Grand Canyon University continues to emphasize the works of Shakespeare with the pastoral comedy As You Like It. This whimsical tale of love is filled with all the unbelievable characters and situations we have now come to expect on TV sitcoms, but they are…
Even in this fast-paced world of ours, are we ever able to embrace change? Imagine going back to 1948 to a small Kentucky town in the Cumberland River Gorge, to find people who know little of change. These are the characters currently being examined by Arizona State University’s theatre department…
Ticket With a Grain of Salt Hopefully, New Times is getting $2,200 worth of publicity from the purchase of Fife Symington’s ASU tickets. Peter Gilstrap’s column about the retired carpenter using those tickets was a fine piece of journalism (Screed, October 19). The only part missing was the part about…
This can’t be the place. Even in the darkness of 8 p.m., this is obviously a lovely two-story condo in Mesa, light blue with white trim, all the mod cons. This can’t be the dwelling of a vampire, the home of one of the undead, the digs of a child…
