The Tempe offices of companies linked to Conley Wolfswinkel, a developer with a history of questionable land deals, were searched today by deputies as part of the criminal case against County Supervisor Don Stapley. The East Valley Tribune has a story about the raid, which apparently happened this morning. Details in…
The estimates of the number of people who witnessed President Barack Obama’s inauguration on Tuesday range from a high of 1.8 million to a low of 800,000. Arizona State University Journalism professor Stephen Doig is responsible for the lower figure. “My job as a journalist is to call them as…
Mike D’Antoni had the last laugh. His work-in-progress New York Knicks held on and beat the Phoenix Suns at Madison Square Garden by five points. Mighty mite Nate Robinsion, in 25 minutes off the bench, demolished the Suns on Wednesday night. Seemed everything the 5-9 one-time NBA slam-dunk champion threw up went in…
No luxury resort for these Cards fans: The Arizona Republic covers Valley residents traveling to the Super Bowl on the cheap. After suffering the effects of years of light rail construction, business owners protest an increase in fare that could reduce casual shopping traffic. The W Scottsdale joins the ranks of the foreclosed. Go ahead,…
Mi hermano y yo tenemos un dispute. We all know that Mexicans love their bistec sliced muy thin, but why? My brother is adamant that the diet of free-range vacas mexicanas results in tough meat, necessitating a thin slice for easy mastication. I think the reason is purely an economic…
THROB THROB Editor’s note: Niki D’Andrea’s January 8 story on Hollywood Heartthrob drew a ton of response from foes and fans (most of whom didn’t sign their real or full names). A smattering of the comments follows. All strut, no gut: Your article about a band that’s all show and…
Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon is supposed to leave office in January 2012. Okay, not just “supposed to” — he has to. At that point, the four-year term we elected him to will be over. Because Phoenix has term limits and this is his second term, he’s barred from running again…
SADIST’S DELIGHT This tweeter’s been spending a lot of time behind bars lately. And no, he doesn’t mean he’s been mixing martinis moonlightin’ down at Durant’s. Actually, he’s been hanging out with chicks in stir. But that’s not what you think either, so get your noggin out of the Roger…
In reporting this series, New Times staff writer Paul Rubin spent months at the Maricopa County Juvenile Court in downtown Phoenix. He focused on the work of two Superior Court judges, Michael Kemp and Ronald Reinstein, and on their delinquency and dependency calendars, respectively. Delinquency Court judges hear cases about…
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Does he always look like he needs a Pepcid?Talk about your coinkydinks.I just get finished writing a lil’ ditty about Barack Obama, FOIAs, and how MCSO flacks have a history of dragging their jackboots complying with Arizona Public Records Law, and suddenly, like magic in my in-box, I get a…
Jan Brewer took her oath of office as governor of Arizona today, completing the transfer of power required after Janet Napolitano left the state to become secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Here’s a shot of her accepting a Native American blessing on stage just prior to officially…
Is Glendale horrifically boring, its citizens so apathetic toward football they wouldn’t care if Larry Fitzgerald was nearly killed in a motorcyle accident?That’s what blogger Jason McIntyre of the Metro of Philadelphia writes in a recent blog post trashing the town entitled “Glendale Less Than Super.” In his light-hearted, trash-talking…
B-Rock, friend to FOIA and the First Amendment, able to leap tall buildings, and hopefully one day soon will be kickin’ Arpaio’s ass.I was in a special kind of hell this morning, in a waiting room at a garage, biding my time as my car got worked on. But at…
Okay, so it’s not quite up there with desegregating the schools, or swearing in the nation’s first black president. But Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard can take credit today for an advance in civil rights: Under a settlement with his office, the Phoenix Country Club has finally agreed to open…
Yesterday we wrote about one local contender for…
With budget cuts of biblical proportions being proposed to deal with a multi-billion-dollar state revenue shortfall, Arizona State University is contemplating the end of its East Valley Polytechnic campus.But hold on — Mesa was banking on the vitality of the satellite campus to help prop up progressive development dreams that no…
We’re not going so far as to predict another Thrilla in Manila, but we will say this: the fight for the chairmanship of the state Republican party is getting good — in a juicy, knockdown, drag-out kind of way. Just how we like it! Here’s the background for all you non-political animals…
Ex-Sun and current Knick Quentin Richardson squaring up from three-point land. When the New York Knicks took on the Phoenix Suns on December 15, the storyline was the return of former Suns’/current Knicks’ head coach Mike D’Antoni. The evening was complete with man hugs between the ex-leader and the players…
No mo’ JaNo — Janet Napolitano literally stands behind Barack Obama now, and Jan Brewer is our new governor. Conservatism, here we come. More warnings on peanut butter snacks. The NFL might come after you for using unauthorized Super Bowl-related promotional material — does that include putting Cardinals signs on someone’s…
Fresh and forward looking Lisa James (top), or whithered old nativist prune-face Randy Pullen? AZ GOPers will soon get to decide… I’ll say one thing for Arizona Republicans, when they want someone gone, they get their long knives sharpened and start digging holes in the desert, Mafia style. Sheesh,…
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: Donovan McNabb’s Lawn Safe: Suspected Vandals Caught Janet Napolitano Confirmed…
