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Scottsdale Firefighter Disciplined Over Off-Duty Melee

A Scottsdale firefighter accused of starting a chaotic fight while off duty, has been docked 24 hours at work but avoided a criminal record following a deferred-prosecution deal. Chad Preslar, 28, was considered a primary instigator in the initial fight after police talked to witnesses and reviewed surveillance video, including...
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A Field Guide to Central Phoenix’s Ethiopian Restaurants and Cafes

We've already explored some of North and West Phoenix's best Eastern European markets and restaurants. Now, we put another neighborhood's culinary culture under the microscope: the stretch of Ethiopian restaurants, cafes, and markets in Central Phoenix between Indian School and McDowell roads.  Here are our three favorites: A T Oasis...
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The Millennial’s Dilemma: A Young Writer’s Search for Our Nuclear Future in Chernobyl, Fukushima, and Phoenix

The Nuclear Question, Part One: Walking Around Chernobyl After a cold and drizzly morning this past May, the sun is finally out in the Exclusion Zone, the heavily guarded area around the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in northern Ukraine. The circular-shaped zone — which has a radius of 30 kilometers (18.6 miles) — is located about 60 miles north of Kiev, the capital city of Ukraine, and about nine miles south of the border with Belarus...
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Arizona Minority Students Still Struggle With Educational Achievement

Latinos, blacks, Native American, and other minority students still struggle to achieve academic success in Arizona, a situation that limits their future work potential, a new state report shows. White students are doing better, but also face problems in a state with a below-average median income, higher-than-average poverty rate, and...
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Here’s What 11 Miles of Repurposed Rainbow Ribbons Looks Like

Searching for a pick-me-up after this month's excessively gray skies? How about 11 miles of rainbow-colored ribbon to brighten your day?  For "11 Miles of Color: Repurposing Spring Crossing" — Scottsdale Public Art's first exhibition of 2016 in the Gallery at Scottsdale Public Library — 11 Arizona artists breathe new...
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Arizona Voters About 50-50 on Marijuana Legalization

Arizona voters are split nearly 50-50 on adult-use marijuana legalization, according to a new poll showing the need for supporters to work together if they want to end pot prohibition next year. Overall, 49 percent of voters support and 51 percent oppose the idea of "recreational" marijuana legalization, says the poll...
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Joe Arpaio’s Favorite Deputy Beds Three Crime Victims, Avoids Dismissal

Despite admitting to sexual intercourse with three victims of crimes he investigated for the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, Sheriff Joe Arpaio's favorite detective, Brian Mackiewicz avoided dismissal during recent disciplinary proceedings, and was hit with an 80 hour suspension instead. A voluminous internal investigation file recently released to New Times...
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Arizona Congressman Paul Gosar Says EPA Full of “Porn Addicts, Office Thieves, and Drunk Drivers”

Arizona's favorite Pope-boycotting congressman, Paul Gosar, had harsh words for employees of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, headed by probably his favorite Obama administration target. Apparently lumping all 15,000 EPA employees across the country together, he charged that they are a “collection of porn addicts, office thieves and drunk drivers… not fit to...
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Arizona Zika Virus Outbreak Predicted

Don’t freak out, but the Zika virus is more than likely headed to Arizona. So far, about 30 cases have been reported in the United States, but all but one (an unlucky Texan who appears to have contracted the disease through sexual intercourse with her infected husband) were travelers who...
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A Brief Introduction to the Sonic Worlds of Ty Segall

Roaring out of Orange County in the late 2000s, Ty Segall is as known for his prolific output as he is his considerable onstage volume. Since 2008, Segall has released some nine studio albums, dozens of singles, a handful of EPs, and teamed up with like-minded bashers for collaborative albums...
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Pie Social 2015: THE WINNERS!

Hey, Phoenix, you're sweet. Thanks for coming out for the sixth annual Pie Social, cosponsored by New Times and Roosevelt Row. Hundreds of you sampled dozens of pies made by community bakers and celebrity chefs. Proceeds will benefit Bioscience High School and we hope you emerged full, happy, and inspired...
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The Best of Coachella Weekend One

Coachella, man. Wow. Like a fine wine, you just keep getting better with age. After gorging ourselves on Sumo Dogs and indie-pop, dancing ourselves dusty, head-banging to Death Grips and "Welcome to the Jungle," and maybe drinking a beer or seven, we sifted through the rubble and our reporter's notebooks...