Slideshow: Obama Rally in Chicago

Hundreds of Thousands Flock to Obama Rally in Chicago See the event for yourself courtesy of this slideshow direct from Obama’s rally in Chicago. Barack Obama closed his campaign with a massive outdoor public event — a street party in downtown Chicago centered on Grant Park, near the Lake Michigan…

McCainia: Everybody Head for the Lawn…

By Sarah Fenske and Amy Silverman The phone rang a little while ago, and it was a friend in the Amsterdam area. “So it’s over,” he said. And we said, “What!?” Here in the Frank Lloyd Wright Ballroom in the Arizona Biltmore, McCain is doing just fine. Big & Rich…

McCainia: The Fashion Show

By Sarah Fenske and Amy Silverman Okay, dont tell anyone, but we snuck into the McCain party. Sadly, this is a little bit B-list — us and the foreign media and some really bad outfits. And Grant Woods, inexplicably, and at least three Congressmen. (As in Shadegg, Flake, and Franks…

McCainia: Live from the Arizona Biltmore

By Sarah Fenske and Amy Silverman So here we are, armed with the world’s smallest laptop and the world’s largest cocktails (hey, when in Rome — we’ve gotta blend in here), ready to cover history as it unfolds. Well, as it unfolds behind the ginormous bleachers reserved for paying guests…

That Person Calling You on Behalf of John Shadegg Just Might be a Perv

By Sarah Fenske This just in: Congressman John Shadegg’s campaign appears to be using some pretty shady surrogates. And no, I’m not talking about Shadegg’s fellow Republican congressman, Rick Renzi, who’s awaiting trial on a host of felony counts. Or former Arizona Attorney General (and fellow Republican) Jack LaSota, who’s…

Storied Detective Quits Phoenix Police Department

By Paul Rubin Alex Femenia, the Phoenix police detective whose exploits were a big part of this paper’s “Murder City” series in 2006, retired last Friday after three decades on the force. Movie star Meg Ryan once played with Detective Alex Femenia’s (basket)balls. Femenia is going to work as an…

At Long Last, Joe Arpaio Debates Dan Saban…Um, Kinda-Sorta.

The Coward of the County finally goes toe-to-toe with Dan Saban — in this video, if nowhere else. Activist Dennis Gilman, the Michael Moore of the local lefty community, has made happen what no one thought was possible this election cycle: A debate between challenger Dan Saban and our cowardly,…

New Times Web site to Cover Election on Tuesday

Look for the latest election coverage here in Valley Fever on Tuesday night. We’ll be updating blog articles throughout the night, so whether you’re stuck at home or out on the town with a beer in one hand and your Internet-ready mobile phone in the other, we hope you’ll check…

“Edifice Lex” Burns Down on East Roosevelt

By Paul Rubin Passersby were diverted for hours this morning as Phoenix firefighters sought in vain to extinguish an intense building fire at 105 East Roosevelt, the onetime office of storied late attorney Tom Thinnes and his con man sidekick, Robert Shawn Owens (pictured below as a part of the…