March 2 In Blogs: Zack de la Rocha, Beer, Doug Grant and More

We understand that in the 24-hour news cycle it can be difficult to keep up. Worry not! We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times’ blogs. Today’s entries: Valley Fever: Prosecutor Adds “Assisted Suicide” to Charges in Doug Grant Murder…

Saturday’s Anti-Arpaio Protest in Multimedia

Helmed by Zack de la Rocha of Rage Against the Machine, Saturday’s parade culminated in thousands demonstrating their values on the steps of the Sandra Day O’Connor Federal Courthouse. Once the route ended, De la Rocha shared his thoughts on the 287(g) program, Arpaio and Former Governor Janet Napolitano. See…

Brew Review: Mesa Strong Beer Festival

If you didn’t make it out to the Mesa Strong Beer Festival at the Mesa Amphitheater this weekend, shame on you. You missed out on a chance to meet some new friends, get embarrassingly drunk with some old ones and, lest we forget to mention the most important aspect, drink…

Corner Bakery Cafe to Open in Peoria Monday

“People have to eat.” This is what Roland C. Spongberg, Corner Bakery Café Franchisee, said in response to Corner Bakery Café’s plan to open not one, but 15 new locations in Maricopa County over the next few years; a plan which happens to take place during one of the more…

Phoenix Phoodies: Butchered

Once upon a time, many neighborhoods in Phoenix were served by a local butcher. These days, the only butcher some people can recollect is Sam the Butcher, Alice’s main squeeze on The Brady Bunch. For fans of prime, hand cut meat, trimmed to order, Hobe Meats on 16th Street and…

World of Beers at Worldfest 2009

We’ve already let you in on this weekend’s Strong Beer Festival in Mesa, but were you aware that there’s a beer fest happening at Worldfest this weekend? And you thought Worldfest was only about celebrating Phoenix’s ten sister cities. Starting tomorrow you can visit the “World of Beers” at Worldfest located…

Punch-Drunk Love

How much do we enjoy a mug, stein, or glass of the golden wonder fluid that is beer? What if we told you that we have a wing of our house dedicated to the memory of Spuds MacKenzie? That our DVD racks include every season of Scrubs simply because we…

Feb. 25 In Blogs: Shaq, Napolitano, No Doubt and More

We understand that in the 24-hour news cycle it can be difficult to keep up. Worry not! We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times’ blogs. Today’s entries: Valley Fever: Sheriff Joe Arpaio Impersonator Posts Funny Updates on Twitter Joe…

Feb. 23 In Blogs: Shaq, The Game, Hippies Cove and More

We understand that in the 24-hour news cycle it can be difficult to keep up. Worry not! We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times’ blogs. Today’s entries: Valley Fever: Shaq Meets Fans at 5 & Diner in Phoenix Through…

Brew Review: Lump of Coal Stout

It’s confession time. We know it’s now two months from the big day, but this has been building up and for our own sakes it must be revealed: we weren’t very good in 2008. We made a few too many crass remarks at the pub and got so “jolly” on…

Have you got Art Burn?

Attention all appreciators of fine art into making snarky comments when presented with “art” best suited for hotel bathrooms: Chow Bella has your number. “Art Burn” is a new series on Chow Bella that takes a look at various works of artistic expression hanging up in Valley eateries. This week’s…

Feb. 17 In Blogs: Nova M, Wenches, Whisky and More

We understand that in the 24-hour news cycle it can be difficult to keep up. Worry not! We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times’ blogs. Today’s entries: Valley Fever: “TheEroticReview.com” Founder David Elms Arrested in Phoenix, Suspected of Trying…

Over the Weekend: NBA All-Star Weekend

All-Star Weekend brought us many things. There was the Arizona Porn Star Ball, a Playboy party and of course that amazing game. Check out the highlights from the weekend. T.I., Juice and Pokafase at Celebrity Theatre 2009 NBA All-Star Game: Defense (For a Change), Jumpshots, and Forced Drama T.I. Proves…

Playboy’s March 2009 Issue Release Party

How did Playboy Magazine represent during All-Star Weekend? With a massive issue release party complete with bunnies. See shots from the event in our Playboy party slide show. And if you haven’t seen it yet, don’t skip out on scoping our coverage of the 1st Annual Arizona Porn Star Ball…