After last-minute move, EDM party MELT Fest pushed to the fall
The annual EDM festival announces late-stage date and location changes for the dance-music party featuring over 60 artists.
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It’s cheaper to own a home than rent in these 3 Phoenix suburbs
Rent in Arizona has jumped the most in the country, according to one study. In these locales, a mortgage payment is cheaper.
How a Scottsdale lab got into the business of growing peyote
Peyote is a sacred substance to many Indigenous peoples, but it’s verging on endangered. A Scottsdale lab wants to fix that.
Danelle Plaza, Tempe’s ‘last cool place,’ prepares for a new era
The collective that runs Danelle Plaza’s programming held its last shows Friday as a nonprofit takes over and developers march in.
GOP official loses it, publicly blames bereaved man for mom’s heat death
Heat killed a woman after APS cut her power last May. State utility regulator Nick Myers told her son, “I’m more blaming you.”
Cop who was fired for killing a man throwing rocks sues Phoenix
Phoenix fired Jesse Johnson and paid out $5.5 million over the 2022 killing of Ali Osman. Johnson says his firing was unjust.
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MELT Fest announces 11th-hour move away from Arcosanti
The arts and music festival will kick off May 9 in a new location – a forested camping space near Flagstaff.
Phoenix lacks enough trees. Here’s how other Arizona cities compare
Phoenix has half the tree cover it should, according to a new analysis. Other Arizona cities are better at growing shade.
ASU study abroad website scrubbed mentions of trans people
A guide for queer students axed trans references sometime after mid-January. Some came back after New Times asked about it.
These Arizona counties have the worst air pollution
Maricopa County is racking up “F” grades for its air quality, according to the American Lung Association.
Ex-city councilmember says ‘reform must happen’ with Phoenix police
Some want the DOJ to rescind its report on Phoenix cops, but ex-councilmember Carlos Galindo-Elvira says change “won’t be denied.”
Phoenix cop investigated for drunken rampage after Diamondbacks game
Off-duty and wasted, Timothy Clark allegedly tried to fight a bar staffer, bit a security guard and punched a framed picture.
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Do Arizona budtenders know less than they used to?
Expert budtenders can match you with the right strain. Industry insiders say there are fewer of them than there once were.
Oak Flat, a holy Apache site east of Phoenix, faces rapid sale and destruction
The U.S. government said it will move to sell of the copper-rich Arizona site despite a possible Supreme Court intervention.
Scottsdale mayor sues to find out who snitched on her about Parkingate
Lisa Borowsky wants to know who complained to the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office about her, and she wants to know now.
Wendy Rogers brags about passing stolen valor bill she blocked
State Sen. Wendy Rogers took credit for something she didn’t do. What is that called again?
Tempe sued for targeting residents who feed homeless people
Tempe has cracked down on advocates who host picnics for unhoused people in city parks. Now, those advocates are suing.
Buds-A-Palooza hits downtown Phoenix on Friday. Here’s what to know
The fourth annual weed block party will feature music, comedy shows, food and, yes, lots of people getting high.
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Lawmaker rips fellow Republican who voted no on stolen valor bill
State Rep. Alexander Kolodin cast the only vote against making fake military service claims a crime. It earned him a lecture.
Arizona Democrats walk out of speech by Trump’s ‘asshole’ border czar
Republicans invited Tom Homan, who has led Trump’s mass deportation efforts, to address the Arizona Legislature on Tuesday.
Gallego roasts Homeland Security secretary for assault rifle cosplay
Kristi Noem tried to look tough while making a video in Arizona. Instead, she looked like she looked unfit to hold a firearm.
Have a new Arizona ID? It looks badass under a black light
If you’ve gotten a new Arizona ID in the last two years, you’re carrying a coyote and a scorpion in your pocket.