The baby was born with Down syndrome. The parents were in their 20s, so they hadn’t bothered with the usual prenatal tests. It wasn’t until after their little girl was born that the doctors realized something was seriously wrong, that an extra chromosome in her DNA would doom her to…
The preppy blond guy whose career highlights in the NBA and for the Arizona Wildcats equal basketball legend is relaxing at a Phoenix sports bar. A deadly sharpshooter in such basketball-centric burgs as Chicago, San Antonio, and Tucson — Steve Kerr is now the general manager and president of basketball…
Prosecutor Noel Levy expressed a quiet confidence in the outcome moments before the jury returned its guilty verdicts in the quarter-century-old Kathleen Marie Smith murder case. “I think we proved that [defendant Robert Ortloff] did exactly what we charged him with, even though this wasn’t an easy one by any…
FIGHTIN’ PHIL The last place this pugnacious penguin figured he’d ever be was sitting across a table from Mayor Phil Gordon. But the battle against Sheriff Joe Arpaio makes for odd allies: Republican Rick Romley’s endorsing now-Democrat Dan Saban. And The Bird’s applauding the courageous stance taken by Hizzoner over…
By Jonathan McNamara If you want to know about how the Shaq deal is affecting the Suns’ chances of winning the championship, I suggest you check out Can the Shaq deal bring a title? Consider this: Steve Kerr’s been beating the odds his whole life by Paul Rubin. Put that…
By Paul Rubin New Times did a lot of reporting last year about stun guns, of which Scottsdale-based Taser International is by far the world’s largest manufacturer. We studied endless scientific reports, police records and took training classes with the Phoenix cops (for the record, only idiots elect to be…
Warren Jeffs, in his infamous mugshot. The Queen Bitch of Broadcasting, and winner of the who’s creepier contest, hands down! (photo by Vidiot) Watching CNN’s continuing coverage of the custody war underway in Texas over the kids rescued from the FLDS’ Yearning for Zion ranch, it’s a jump ball in…
By Sarah Ventre This year the city of Tempe decided to celebrate Earth Day in a new way. The city wanted to celebrate Earth Day in style and they did so by holding a 5K race around a man-made lake in the middle of the desert in which participants were…
By Jonathan McNamara Halfway through the week and already you’re wishing it were the weekend? No worries, we’ve got you covered with some potential Wednesday night fun. What the hell, I’ll give you two suggestions today. If you’re looking for a drink AND a chance to get your nails did,…
Handlebar J in Scottsdale on Saturday, April 19th By: Lilia Menconi For more cowboy-girl action click here. Lately, we’ve been feeling like this town is tapped out. Every weekend, it’s the same faces, same get-ups, and same mornings of scattered memories and regrets. So we wallowed in our boredom by…
J.T. Ready and Russell Pearce joined at the proverbial hip at an anti-immigrant rally in June of ‘07. J.T. Ready, the Ernst Rohm of the East Valley, second from right, at a neo-Nazi rally in Omaha, September of ‘07. You’ve gotta love a guy who’s as big of a hypocritical…
By Ray Stern Updated: 5:30 p.m. on April 22 Channel 15 news is reporting that a Phoenix man says his neighbor launched the balloons and flares. Here’s their raw video. Now all that’s left is for the hoaxer to ‘fess up…
“He said that they appeared to simply be some flares hanging from possibly a helium balloon or balloons.”
Even the Sky Harbor lookouts had “no idea” what the darned things were, Gregor says.
By Aja Viafora Jack and Ginger Ale is the drink of choice for Jon of Bison Witches on Mill Avenue. This 27-year-old bartender got his first bar job in a bar at age 20. While attending school at U of A, Jon encountered a night on the job at O’Malley’s…
By Jonathan McNamara So it’s Tuesday and you want another last minute suggestion, huh? How about getting some culture for once? By that I mean hearing author Jack O’Connell talk about his latest novel The Resurrectionist. O’Connell’s latest foray into creative writing introduces us to a cast of characters including…
Contrary to the rants of many a wing-nut talk show host, racial profiling is alive and well in the U.S., and in Arizona specifically. The practice has been spotlighted of late by the heavy-handed tactics of Sheriff Joe Arpaio and his racially motivated anti-illegal immigrant sweeps in the Valley. But…
By Jonathan McNamara Ah! The great outdoors are a-callin’ and now is the time to answer. Why not saddle up your rod and reel and head out to do some urban fishing at Red Mountain Park? I’m not trying to bait you here. Fishing is fun and educational. Get the…
What did you miss? Let’s roll the tape. Friday kicked the weekend off with Theonix Arts Showcase vol. III at Hollywood Alley. With plenty of brew flowing and a fair, Friday-sized crowd getting in to the music, it was a great night out. Phillip Huber offered fun with no strings…
Yearning for Zion? Yearning for the light of day is more like it… With shades of Roman Grant’s nefarious Juniper Creek Compound on HBO’s Big Love and echoes of Arizona Governor Howard Pyle’s disastrous 1953 raid on Short Creek, Arizona — the community that became polygamist haven Colorado City –…
Pursing his lips and hanging on defense attorney Ken Everett’s every utterance, County Attorney Andrew “Candy” Thomas did not look as if he was relishing his role as witness Friday morning in the court of Judge Roland Steinle. At one point, the dapper, dour Thomas even directed Deputy County Attorney…
By Sarah Ventre The story goes that Albert Einstein passed away when Dr. Michio Kaku was growing up. That event caused him to dedicate his life to finishing what Einstein began and was unable to finish. Since that time, Dr. Kaku has become one of the leading physicists in the…
