Bay on February 1. First, though, they must take care of the Philadelphia Eagles — 23-11 winners over the New York Giants on Sunday — at University of Phoenix Stadium. The Cardinals get to play the Donovan McNabb-led Eagles at home this coming Sunday ’cause they’re NFC West champions and Philadelphia came into the playoffs as…
And the State of the State is — I’m outta here! No doubt, Janet Napolitano won’t keep her yearly address this brief, though her words will be drowned out by the zipping sound of her suitcases. The Cards’ next home game is likely to be the rowdiest, loudest, happiest ever…
(NOTE: Please see below for update and mugshot of the mother.)This disturbing video was taken last night by Phoenix civil rights activist Sal Reza during Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s latest anti-immigrant sweep in the West Valley, which is ongoing as I type. Reza witnessed two MCSO deputies, at least one of…
Julio Cesar Chavez is trading his boxing gloves for oven mittens.The 46-year-old Mexican boxing legend plans to open a restaurant in Mesa at Country Club Drive and Southern Avenue as early as May or June, according to an article today in the East Valley Tribune by David Woodfill.We surfed around till…
“Every life is precious,” Joe kept saying of murder victims. Who is he tryin’ to kid?The citizens of Buckeye and Avondale can rest easy tonight knowing that sheriff’s deputies with assault rifles, body armor, and ski masks are busy pulling over old ladies and Hispanics with expired tags. This was…
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: Charles Barkley’s Blood Alcohol Level Nearly Extreme at .149; Leaving…
It’s the best of times and the worst of times for the Angeleno sports fan. There’s still no NFL, and none on the near horizon, which seems to bother the NFL more than it does L.A. Jack Nicholson’s once again grinning like a pre-lobotomy Randle Patrick McMurphy since his pet…
VS. The Thomas J. Klutznick company recently found out that a planned $100 million subsidy from the city of Phoenix for the highly touted CityNorth project had been nixed by a judge. Now the company stands to lose another $100 million — that’s the skyscraper-sized judgment being sought…
This puts a different twist on the phrase “grabbing a smoke.” Twice in late December, these two yahoos pictured at right walked casually behind the counters at separate Circle Ks in Mesa and cleaned out the cigarette shelves. Maybe they were desperate for a massive nicotine fix, but it seems more likely…
Charles Barkley’s mugshot met the definition of “shitfaced,” and so did his blood alcohol level on the night he got caught for driving drunk in Scottsdale. The former Suns b-ball player’s blood registered .149 on the alcohol dial, say reports, just barely missing the state’s .15 threshold for “extreme DUI” penalties. A conviction on…
As I noted back on December 12, and as you can see from the photo above, numerous sheriff’s deputies were involved in Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s star turn on the three episode Fox Reality pilot, Smile…You’re Under Arrest! So on December 12, I sent a formal public records request to the…
[jump] Worried about crashing into a light rail train? This company’s got you covered. We spotted this sign at a repair shop near 28th Street and Washington, along the light rail line. This probably isn’t what light-rail boosters had in mind when they said the train system would help businesses in the…
The new but not-so-improved East Valley Tribune began the year with only about half of its staff, but it’s the layoffs in the Web department that are most obvious to the online reader. You could definitely say the Trib’s new home page is, ahem, well red:…
Carolina Panthers RB DeAngelo Williams The Arizona Cardinals are 0-5 this season in the Eastern Time zone, and some of the defeats went like this: 56-36 at the New York Jets, 48-20 at the Philadelphia Eagles, and 27-23 at the Carolina Panthers on October 26. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Whatever. Let’s…
What’s the one thing the Phoenix Suns learned during their spirit-crushing Christmas Day defeat by the San Antonio Spurs? That they still have heaps of trouble with the Western Conference’s elite. (They also have problems with getting clipped at the buzzer. See Wednesday night’s gut-wrenching defeat against the Pacers.) Another…
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: Arpaio Blames Media for Underplaying Homicides While His Own Web…
Sam Wercinski sees the writing on the State Capitol wall.Wercinski, the state’s Real Estate Commissioner, today announced his intent to resign when Governor Janet Napolitano leaves for her new job as Homeland Security secretary.Wercinski served two years, having been appointed by Napolitano in January of 2007. Click here for his…
In a Yet the news release was sent only to a select few in the media — New Times obtained it only by other means. Despite being under court order to post his news releases on his Web site when he sends them to his favored bunch, this information –…
We were scared even before lunch. The state’s economy’s in freefall, and, as she heads to Washington, D.C. in hopes of becoming the nation’s Homeland Security honcho, Governor Janet Napolitano leaves behind a giant budget deficit. But after attending the annual Legislative Forecast Luncheon hosted by the Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry,…
Remember the hubbub in 2007 when Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s bad boys tossed our owners, Michael Lacey and Jim Larkin, into jail for having written about the agency’s Banana Republic-like “investigation” into us for publishing the old guy’s home address on the Internet? Now, seems Joe’s threatened Joe by publishing his address on the…
Arpayaso harasses brown folk again, this time near Buckeye. Hot off his trip to NYC where he made an ass of himself on Late Night with Conan O’Brien, Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s starting his first Hispanic-hunting foray of the season, as you can see from the press release below. The anti-brown dragnet…
When the Arizona Cardinals celebrated a safety against the Atlanta Falcons during the game on January 3, they probably didn’t think it was going to become one of the funniest sports moments on video Web site YouTube.
