This tire shop at 10th Street and Broadway Road still appeared to be open for business when we drove by a couple of weeks ago, despite the heavy criminal charges police say are still pending against the owner, Manuel Torres. We wrote previously about meeting several employees at the shop…
Hell hath no fury like Steelers fans, dissed. One day after a Cardinals rally at Sky Harbor Airport, where Mayor Phil Gordon stomped on one of the Steelers’ signature “Terrible Towels,” the mayor’s getting slammed on Pittsburgh talk radio — and bombarded with nasty e-mails. You can watch our original footage of…
Things have been a little out of whack at Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s public information office since just after the election, when Paul Chagolla was moved out. Still, we were amused by the anonymous “letter to the editor” posted on Saturday in the news release section of the sheriff’s…
Do you need another reminder that you live in a police state controlled by Sheriff Joe Arpaio and his brown-shirted goons? If so, just take a trip on the Valley Metro Light Rail, which our clownish top constable says he’ll be using to transport inmates downtown, assuming this is not…
Saying it was a “distraction,” Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon has asked supporters to back off a plan that would have kept him in the mayor’s office until 2014. The plan, first revealed by New Times in this blog, would have consolidated municipal elections in Phoenix. Currently, half the City Council…
The wicked flash of a photo enforcement unit sears to the bone, sending out a beam of emotion — indignation, denial, anger, guilt — as it lights up the picture they’ll use to prosecute you.Then, when the ticket comes, it’s like junk mail that bites.Nobody likes getting a photo enforcement…
Obama goes on Arabic TV with a message to Muslims, calling Al-Qaeda’s ideas “bankrupt,” and later sending his special envoy, George Mitchell, to the Middle East for a “listening tour.” Eternal peace can’t be far behind. Jan Brewer’s new budget director — she’s more than just a pair of scissors…
There are very few film critics I can read without getting at least mildly peeved at their gasbaggery. But the critics’ pool on the geek-fan site RottenTomatoes.com really ticks me off, particularly in regards to the Biggie Smalls biopic Notorious, which I caught over the weekend.If you’re a fan of…
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: Arizona Cardinals Send Off In Video Arizona Cardinals Get Big…
[jump] Anytime an officer is suspicious someone is carrying drugs or other illegal contraband, the person can be searched for “weapons.” The officer has nothing to lose, now that the Supreme Court has spoken: If the search produces no weapons, there’s no legal foul ball. But if it produces drugs, the cop is…
Have you ever been treated at the “We Care Clinic” in Phoenix, at 3620 West Bethany Home Road? If so, you may want to get a second opinion on, well — everything. The place had a real-life quack on staff, Olena Kulakova (right), who pretended to be a physician at the clinic…
This morning 1,800 Cardinals fans witnessed their Super Bowl-Bound team climbing into a plane and taking off for Tampa. Among those enjoying the festivities were Arizona Governor Jan Brewer, Glendale Mayor Elaine Scruggs, and Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon. Check out the above video to see Mayor Gordon throw down a…
Irony of the Day: A Tucson police lieutenant stole $560,000 in money seized from criminals under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act over the course of four years, gambling most of it away. Richard Garcia, 47, admitted to the crime in federal court today, pleading guilty to “theft from an organization receiving…
A dental student’s worst nightmare. That’s what you can expect come August in Glendale as a snaggle-toothed horde of trailer park refugees descends on the Jobing.com Arena for Freedom Concert ’09, a benefit show sponsored by Fox News wing-nut poster boy Sean Hannity and Phoenix’s official Republiloon radio station KFYI…
Governor Jane Hull and most Arizona lawmakers in 2000 were responsible for one of the state’s grandest screw-ups, the so-called “Alt Fuels Fiasco.” But it was Tempe resident Amanda Ormond who got fired over the wasteful subsidy program. The scandal’s scapegoat talks about the 2000 debacle and the future of alternative fuels…
An estimated 1,800 fans turned out at Sky Harbor airport this morning to give the Arizona Cardinals a rousing send-off on their way to Tampa Bay for the Super Bowl. The enthusiastic Cardinals supporters and their families, many holding homemade signs (or babies in cute, red jerseys) lined up near a Northwest Airlines jet…
In 2004-05, the Washington Wizards boasted the NBA’s most fearsome backcourt. Led by ex-UA Wildcat standout Gilbert Arenas, Antwan Jamison, and Larry Hughes, Washington earned a modest forty-five victories in the regular season, but turned heads during the NBA Playoffs with its first-round conquest of the Chicago Bulls (before being…
The Phoenix Suns longest road trip of the year was a disaster — until the Big Three (no, not those Big Three) found a way to win against the Atlanta Hawks on Sunday. We’re talking about Steve Nash, Amar’e Stoudemire, and Shaquille O’Neal. Nash played so brilliantly against the Hawks that we’ll…
Thieving bastards: Burglars cut through a restaurant wall to take donation money after a charity auction for two kids killed in a Mesa hit-and-run earlier this month. The screwdrivers are on aisle — heck if anyone’s going to know after Home Depot lays off 7,000 employees. Five out of five Western governors agree: Getting a huge pile of…
Today saw a stunning political upset of an incumbent state party chair. And no it wasn’t AZ GOP Chairman Randy Pullen, who handily defeated rival Lisa James, 521 to 474 at the Republican reorganization meeting that took place at Camelback High School. Rather, the revolution occurred in the tony ballroom…
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: In ESPN Super Bowl Blog, Lil Wayne Sides With State…
