There's no surprise here: Governor Jan Brewer doesn't support the so-called "Gang of Eight" immigration proposal, and her predictable reasoning is that the "border is not secure."Brewer's explanation seems fairly meaningless, though, as her spokesman Matt Benson tells New Times there's "not a specific definition" for "secure border."See also:-"Gang of...
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Cold Dead Hand with Jim Carrey from Jim Carrey I've lived in New York, Los Angeles and a few places in between, but only in Arizona have I ever felt like I actually might need a gun. Not to protect myself from armed robbers and whatnot, but to protect myself...
As one of the founders of SkyMall, and founder of an energy-development company, you probably could have guessed that Republican State Senator Bob Worsley has a couple bucks in the bank.However, it's not every day that you can flip through the channels on your television and see a state senator...
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Following the success of last year's Bloom, an album that landed on many year-end lists, you could say that Baltimore's Beach House has outdone itself. Unlike many contemporary artists, vocalist Victoria Legrand and guitarist Alex Scally have avoided many genre tropes and firmly remained true to their dreamy, poppy sound. In essence,...
Bill Macumber stares over the crowd of young heads shuffling into Coors Field in Denver. He observes that people dress much more casually at baseball games than in 1974, when he began his long incarceration in Arizona. Sun shining on his gray hair, Macumber wears a bola tie, a red...
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Music has been recognized as one of the higher art forms for centuries. In modern pop music, its most recognizable tool has been the guitar. I find the guitar fascinating. I could spend hours poring over photos of guitars and learning about the intricate construction process behind how to make...
According to people attempting to calculate the gayest places in America, Scottsdale's pretty gay.We're not gayness assessors, but it would appear that Advocate magazine is totally making up this shit...
Christopher Coville's most recent exhibition Works of Fire is explosive . . . or the result of an explosion at least. This series of photographs, on display at Bokeh Gallery through the end of the month, was created through a process of igniting gunpowder on silver gelatin paper. The images...
The man accused of shooting Phoenix police Officer Pete Bennett six times Sunday night has been identified as 28-year-old Brandon McCabe.McCabe, whose name was withheld until he was released from the hospital, is pictured in the photo to the right, in a prison jumpsuit.See also:-Phoenix Cop Shot Six Times While...
Phoenix police Officer Pete Bennett was shot six times last night after confronting someone he thought was suspicious near 21st and Georgia avenues.Police Chief Daniel Garcia said today that Bennett's "extremely lucky" to be alive, although the four-year veteran still has some surgeries to go through...
Guadalupe Davila Jr. isn't standing at the pulpit of his small church in El Mirage preaching to the congregation about living a godly life. He isn't inside the baptismal font, waist-deep in water and immersing new members and cleansing them of their sins. And he's not at the church's learning...
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Following the success of last year's Bloom, an album that landed on many year-end best lists, you could say that Baltimore's Beach House has outdone itself. Unlike many contemporary artists, however, vocalist Victoria Legrand and guitarist Alex Scally have avoided many genre tropes and firmly remained true to their dreamy,...
The last known picture taken of missing ASU freshman Jack Culolias was given to his twin brother, who posted it on Facebook yesterday.See also:-Search for ASU Freshman Jack Culolias in River Basin Ends-Search for ASU Freshman Jack Culolias Ends, Then Starts Again: "Object" Spotted-One Red Shoe Remains the Only Sign...
A man driving with a 5-year-old child was shot and killed by Phoenix cops last night, becoming the subject of Phoenix Police Department's third officer-involved shooting in the past three days.According to Phoenix police Sergeant Trent Crump, the man -- whose name hasn't been released -- was fatally shot after...
Just about every week, we bring you a roundup of visitors to the desert's own Fourth Avenue Jail. To be considered for our Maricopa County mugshots of the week, get arrested, strike a pose, and we'll take care of the rest.This week, most of our featured Fourth Avenue visitors will...
After searching an additional area of the Salt River basin for 19-year-old ASU freshman Jack Culolias, Tempe police finished their search of the area Friday evening, almost one full week after Culolias was last seen at Tempe Marketplace.Investigators had finished the search on Thursday, but were back searching again the...
UPDATE (3:30 PM): Jack Colulias' DNA was found in the red shoe found by his mother near Tempe Marketplace, police say. The search continues.The search for 19-year-old ASU freshman Jack Culolias -- who hasn't been seen since Friday -- ended last night.The search then started again this morning, as Tempe...
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Salvation ArmyLast time we were here, we got a Virgin of Guadalupe with a chipped ear and an Infant of Prague whose index fingers were gone. The time before that, we got a plaster Jesus with real vinyl hair. And although we sometimes see religious statues in other thrift stores, this is the only place in […]
A couple of large mason jars full of green buds sit on the coffee table inside Tad Zaccard's west Mesa mobile home as he talks about his marijuana-DUI ticket. "I'm a grower," admits Zaccard, a 46-year-old nutrition adviser who works for a local hospital. As one of the state's 38,000...
Welcome to Chow Bella's Bites & Dishes, where Valley chefs and restaurateurs respond to a question New Times food critic Laura Hahnefeld has on her mind. Have a question you'd like to ask? E-mail laura.hahnefeld@newtimes.com. Miss a question? Go here. Screams. Blood. Gore. No, it's not your favorite spooky movie...
His boss had just bought the white sedan he drove; it still was fitted with Mexican license plates. He had no insurance, and his only identification was a fake Mexican driver's license — now tucked against $140,000 in cash in a black backpack resting on the floor of the vehicle's...