Diablo Joe, pre-baton: The horns suit him. Well, Monday was a thrilling Cinco de Mayo here in the Valley, with hundreds of anti-immigration nutbars baying at the moon and frothing at the mouth, all over three pinatas filled with candy. The pinatas — two bearing the visage of our corrupt…
By John Dickerson Pinal County officials never arrested patrons who danced at the San Tan Flat restaurant near Queen Creek. But they did fine the owner about $200,000 for allegedly breaking the law–all because outdoor dancing supposedly violated a 60-year old county ordinance. That hefty fine sparked a bitter tango…
By Jonathan McNamara If you’ve checked out Benjamin Leatherman’s Cindo De Mayo Guide you know that there are a lot of parties happening tonight. For maximum Cinco enjoyment, my pesos are on Clubhouse Music Venue in Tempe. Check in tonight to see the Voodoo Glow Skulls lay down some Latin…
By Jonathan McNamara How many spider men does it take to drive comic fans crazy? Turns out it’s just one, but even he couldn’t stand up to the combined powers of the Image Comics creators, who packed into Atomic Comics for Free Comic Book Day in Mesa this weekend. The…
By Jonathan McNamara Spider-Man signed autographs and posed for pictures, with his web shooters at the ready, for comic fans of all ages during Saturday’s Free Comic Book Day at Atomic Comics in Mesa. It’s not hard to imagine the web-spinner drawing a crowd, but he had his work cut…
“Mommy, I don’t want to march!”
The girl’s mother was protesting the prohibition of marijuana at Steele Indian School park. It was hot, it was dry, and her grade school-age daughter didn’t seem very happy about spending her Saturday walking around central Phoenix with a bunch of people carrying signs and screaming “Legalize it!” at passing cars.
I just got off the horn with former New Yorker and Republican activist Bob Haran, who today has severed ties with Anna Gaines’ group American Citizens United, which yesterday announced a drive to recall Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon. Haran, who was the group’s President, said he never agreed with Gaines’…
The photo from the PBA Web site honoring wheelchair-bound neo-Nazi Elton Hall. What is it with nativist nutbars and neo-Nazis? Anti-immigrant a-holes always pitch a fit when referred to as racists. Yet their knees turn to jelly for swastika-lickers, no matter how ancient or feeble the National Socialist. Take 74-year-old…
By Steve Jansen Nidaa Aboulhosn dabbles in many things. She’s a fine art photographer whose work has been featured at various downtown art spaces, a freelance commercial shutterbug, a professional photographic retoucher, and she also works a day gig at a metal fabrication shop. She’s also a Lebanese woman who…
By Aja Viafora Bare chested and booty-short wearing students flocked to the first-ever Arizona State University Undie Run. About 1000 half-naked Sun Devils gathered at College and University Tuesday just after 11 p.m. There were live bands, wild hair and hats, Speedos, lingerie and plenty of Sun Devil pride. Watch…
By Jonathan McNamara During the Comedy Central roast of William Shatner, Jason Alexander of “Seinfeld” fame welcomed to the stage, not five feet from Shatner himself, “Roast Master General” Jeff Ross. After insulting a few of his colleagues in the stand-up world, Ross took aim at Shatner and fired mercilessly…
Consider the similarities between my people, the Celtic Scots, and yours, the Hispanic Mexicans. Both our people trace roots back to Spain. We sailed north to the British Isles and mixed with the aboriginals to become the Scots; you sailed west to mix with the aboriginal Americans. The Roman Empire…
GREEN ABSURDITY Dining on our neighbors’ pets: I applaud New Times for debunking a lot of the politically correct dogma that passes for environmental activism these days (“Green Fatigue,” New Times staff, April 17). Yes, the good news is that most people’s hearts are in the right place. However, the…
Faye Arrington looked down at her 3-year-old twin sons, their tiny bodies curled toward each other like a pair of parentheses. She thought they looked lonely in their cribs, and Arrington wondered if she was doing the right thing. She was committing her boys to an institution called the Arizona…
Guess who’s still facing 21 years in prison? Yep, it’s Bryant Wilkerson, the black driver who had the misfortune of colliding with a drunk driver last Cinco de Mayo — and was charged with nine felonies for it. The case drew a firestorm after I wrote about it in January…
By Jonathan McNamara People were lined up out the door and around the block at the corner of Southern and McClintock Wednesday night, but they weren’t waiting to get into a rock gig. This lengthy queue was composed of hungry customers wanting to nosh on cheap ice cream courtesy of…
Anna wowed ’em in Lord of the Rings… Expect it to look like The Best of Jerry Springer down at City Hall Thursday morn, as anti-Hispanic Hispanic Anna Gaines and a pack of her nativist ‘tard buds will be holding a press-conference at 9 AM to announce their intent to…
According to records recently released by the Sheriff’s office, the MCSO used more than $200,000 in RICO funds to pay for facial recognition technology, software and service from Darcomm Network Solutions and Hummingbird Defense Systems, Inc., two Phoenix-based companies that reportedly work closely together on the sophisticated systems. Internal MCSO…
By Jonathan McNamara If you haven’t been round to see HoodRide Bodega tackle a sticky subject, tonight is your last chance. The exhibit, Sticker Phiends, features all types of adhesive art. Some pieces are actual stickers while others are adhesive material that has been drawn on. Catch a sneak peek…
Silver Martini & Wine in Phoenix on Saturday, April 26. By: Lilia Menconi For more sultry scenery click here. It’s been too long since we hit the downtown scene, and we were beginning to miss our old digs. So on Saturday, April 26, we strolled down Washington Street looking for…
By Paul Rubin Suns game just finished, as did the season… Heart finally slowing to a more survivable rate, but the inner heart–the one that beats more intensely as the soul of a season slowly reveals itself—isn’t doing so great at the moment. Terrific game when the Spurs weren’t employing…
By Ray Stern Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio acted all angry today when asked if he had any comment on the lawsuit New Times filed against him, County Attorney Andrew Thomas and fired special prosecutor Dennis Wilenchik. Sheriff Joe Arpaio and County Andrew Thomas respond to questions about New Times’…
