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Phoenix New Times Seeks Pot Coverage Coordinator

By Rick Barrs
Apr 6, 2016

New Times is seeking a hard-working journalist to serve as the publication's pot coordinator. The ideal applicant for this 20-hour-a-week job is a skilled writer and reporter who can find interesting stories about the burgeoning marijuana industry and culture in metro Phoenix and Arizona. Organizational skills are important, since part...
Arizona Powerball Winner: Could This Be the Man Who Got Filthy Rich from the Ticket Bought in Fountain Hills?

By Rick Barrs
Nov 30, 2012

Missouri lottery officials already have announced that Cindy Hill and her family have won half of the $587.5 million Powerball jackpot, but who is the lucky winner who bought the second winning ticket at 4 Sons Food Store in Fountain Hills? We have no idea if this Maryland guy was hallucinating, but it...
Voice Media Group Agrees to Purchase Village Voice Media, owner of Phoenix New Times. Backpage.com Not Part of the New Company

By Rick Barrs
Sep 23, 2012

A new holding company out of Denver, Voice Media Group, announced today that it has agreed to purchase Village Voice Media, owner of Phoenix New Times and 12 other alternative newspapers across the country. The purchase includes the newspapers, their websites, and VVM's national-advertising component. Scott Tobias, VVM's chief operating...
Phoenix Suns Dog It in Nine-Point Road Loss to Dallas Mavericks

By Rick Barrs
Jan 5, 2012

Alvin Gentry and Steve Nash complained about it in their post-game remarks. As usual, the coach and the veteran point guard were on the same page. The Suns didn't hustle as a team. Too many Suns played like old ladies. Vowing that the team will get better in this strike-plagued, young...
Joe Arpaio's Lawyer Grilled by Ninth Circuit About Why Sheriff Should Remain Exempt from New Times' False-Arrest Lawsuit

By Rick Barrs
Dec 14, 2011

Editor's note: This post was written by Peter Jamison, who covered the hearing for us and our sister paper, the SF Weekly: An 11-member panel of judges from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit had tough questions today for Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's lawyer about why...

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