The Great New Times Memorial Sheriff Arpaio Blast Line

By Ray Stern Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio wants to know what you think about his approach to illegal immigration. Well, only if you agree with him. But we encourage those who disagree with him–or outright hate what he’s doing–to flood a special hotline he’s set up for his supporters…

Scott Coles’ Mortgages Ltd. has conference call with worried investors

Investors in Main Street Glendale (artist’s rendering above) claim Mortgages Ltd. hasn’t forked over the multi-million-dollar loan it guaranteed. By John Dickerson Mortgages Ltd. executives held a much-anticipated conference call with investors this morning, to explain the company’s fate after the death of CEO Scott Coles on June 2, a…

Bloomin’ Beerfest 2008

By Andrea Custer It sounded like a crowded Irish pub at the Irish Cultural Center in downtown Phoenix; a sound that would make James Joyce, or at least his fans, quite proud. The Great Hall was packed with brewers and beer enthusiasts for the 2nd Annual Bloomin’ Beerfest on Saturday…

Over the Weekend: First Friday, Dick Cheese, and Beer

By Jonathan McNamara First Friday First Friday got a little freaky this weekend. Then again, what would you expect when conspiracy theorists and cyborgs with Thor helmets start mixing it up? Summer of Sound The Premiere, Cut Throat Logic, Zion-I and a few more members of the local hip hop…

Grand Avenue Live: Roasting Kevin Patterson Alive

By Jonathan McNamara Kevin Patterson is a drunken, lying, tiny balls having, STD-carrying, half naked, sad excuse for a poet good only for sleeping with illiterate whores in foreign countries. At least that’s what his friends said. Kevin Patterson (left) will be passing the Grand Avenue Live torch to new…

9/11 troofers take to the skies; an anti-troofer’s genius video punking Blair Gadsby; the New York D.A.’s criminal complaint against German Talis; and a response to Enrique.

9/11 hunger artist Blair Gadsby and Republiloon Karen Johnson, pictured conferring outside the offices of U.S. Senator John McCain on hungry4truth.com. Look, up in the sky. It’s a black helicopter. No it’s a drone aircraft piloted by a Mossad agent. Bzzzt. Wrong again, false flag-boy, it’s TROOFER MAN! And he’ll…

Illegal immigrants in Phoenix police shooting had run-ins with the law last year

By Ray Stern Following a rancorous public debate, the Phoenix Police Department last month toughened its policy toward illegal immigrants, allowing cops to report people to tederal immigration authorities far more often than before. But Phoenix officers still aren’t supposed to ask about immigration status during routine traffic stops. The…

Letters from the issue of Thursday, June 5, 2008

FED UP WITH JOE Doddering Joe: Whatever you think of Joe Arpaio, the codger’s too old to be sheriff of Maricopa County. At almost 76 (he’d be 80 by the end of his next term!), he’s showing his senility every day with the stupid things he does (“Brown Out,” Stephen…

Andrew Thomas spends public money to bring sinners to Christ

The number one purpose of the Missionette program, according to its Web site, is “to win girls to Jesus Christ through love and acceptance.” It’s the Girl Scouts, only sponsored by your local evangelical church: uniforms, merit badges — and lots of talk about Jesus’ edict to “go and make…

Kevin Johnson Scores Big in Sac-Town, But It’s No Slam Dunk

By Paul Rubin Talk about getting it wrong. Political pollsters in California’s capital city of Sacramento had Mayor Heather Fargo favored to win yesterday’s primary by about seven percentage points over former Phoenix Suns basketball star Kevin Johnson. Instead, K.J. drove right past the two-time incumbent on his way to…

Is dead CEO’s mortgage empire crumbling?

By John Dickerson Mortgages Ltd. CEO Scott Coles, 48, was found dead on Monday in his $11.3 million home. The cause of death has yet to be determined, but the unfortunate event may fit the scenario of CEO suicide during an economic downturn. Mortgages Ltd. isn’t a small-time residential loan…

University of Arizona’s Mars Mission Videos on iTunes

By Jonathan McNamara If you haven’t heard about U of A’s Mars Mission by now you must be living on another planet. Just yesterday the Nasa Phoenix Spacecraft picked up its first scoop of martian soil. Now you can watch the Mars Mission discoveries directly from your iPod, iPhone or…