The Southwest Cannabis Conference and Expo will roll into the Phoenix Convention Center for three days in October, with 300 exhibitors, prominent guest speakers, a job fair, and other events expected to draw thousands. (Full disclosure: New Times is the media sponsor of the conference, along with the title sponsor,...
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When a reliable source sends photos of a recycling firm loading up computers in front of Sheriff Joe Arpaio's downtown headquarters at Jackson Street and 5th Avenue — given past events — it's cause for concern. Though county officials maintain that everything is on the up and up, federal Judge...
Holly Golightly - Monday, November 23 - Valley Bar As long as there has been music, there have been dance crazes. There were those stemmed in ’60s R&B, like “The Locomotion,” that were brilliant, and there were duds like the “Hokey Pokey” and “Macarena.” Holly Golightly and The Brokeoffs would...
Last month, I found myself, along with the rest of America, gripped by a strong case of papal fever. Pope Francis’ messages of love and mercy are so stunningly different than previous pontiffs that it’s difficult not to like the 78-year-old Argentinian church leader. Yet when he made his trip...
Up for seeing a show? There are plenty to choose from around town. Here are our picks for best concerts in Phoenix this weekend. For more options, check out our comprehensive concert calendar. Japhy’s Descent - Friday, December 4 - The Rebel Lounge Japhy’s Descent’s last two albums have really...
The last time Republican Pinal County Sheriff Babeu ran for Congress on an anti-illegal immigration platform, his Mexican lover outed him as a gay man and accused him of blackmail in a bombshell tale reported first in New Times. Babeu pulled out of the 2012 race in the middle of...
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Downtown Phoenix's dining scene will get a little bigger when SoSoBa ramen restaurant opens this December. The location will be the second for the noodle shop and cocktail bar. The original SoSoba opened in Flagstaff last November. The experiment was a joint venture among Tyler Christensen, Joel Dry, and chef...
An Arizona State University student and qualified patient under Arizona's medical-marijuana law has been found guilty of possessing marijuana under a disputed law that altered the state's voter-approved, 2010 Medical Marijuana Act by banning the plant from public college campuses. The 2010 law already had prohibited possession even by qualified...
There was no amount of banter, bad jokes, costume changes, or iconic rock songs that could save anyone with the last name Van Halen from lead singer David Lee Roth last night at Ak-Chin Pavilion. From the opening notes of "Light Up the Sky" the flamboyant frontman never stood a...
There's a story circulating about Royal Blood, the hottest export from England since fish and chips. The story claims that drummer Ben Thatcher picked up friend and bassist Mike Kerr at the airport and Kerr immediately said, "Let's form a band." Incredibly, the band performed its first gig the next...
Tobie Milford - "Fear of Music" For many years I have considered Tobie Milford to be one of the most talented musicians in Phoenix. This is not only when he has played with Whisperlights and There Is Danger, but especially when he pursues his solo work. It's been five years...
While the insanely rich continue to flock to California and New York, this year, seven of the nation's 400 wealthiest people hail from Arizona. That makes the desert state one of the 15 most popular home bases for billionaires, according to Forbes magazine's annual ranking of the nation's elite. Meet the...
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Around the back of Tempe's Cartel Coffee Lab, just after 8 one night, the members of Chandler's Draa sit in a perfectly lined formation along the farthest perimeter of the alley, looking like they just got shot down by their prom dates. That wouldn't seem too farfetched considering the fact...
Phoenix New Times has an opening for a part-time social media editor. This 20-hour/week position combines journalism with social-media skills to increase the paper’s audience and serve as its public face. The social media editor manages New Times’ Facebook and Twitter accounts, among others, with the expectation of continued engagement...
Tracy Elise thinks we have a sex problem in Arizona. As someone who has studied ancient sex practices for more than two decades and served as the head priestess at a Tantric temple in Phoenix, she should know. She thinks we don’t talk about sex and orgasms enough, and that...
“We’re in the ‘red zone’ right now. Today, tomorrow is probably it,” says Duane "Chili" Yazzie, chapter president of the Shiprock Community on the Navajo Nation Reservation. “We’re about to lose a lot of our crops.” Two weeks after an accident in an abandoned mine in Colorado caused more than 3...
It was a good year for returning to the Phoenix Fashion Week emerging designer of the year competition. In 2015, three brands — Charmosa Swimwear, Medium Apparel Co., and Hues of Ego — that had competed previously and lost were re-admitted to the program, which involves a rigorous bootcamp-style educational...
If you thought food at farmers markets were like school bake sale fare, only elevated, then think again. Nestled between the organic produce and locally-made jewelry stands are some serious food stalls that serve up everything from sublime macrobiotic meals to authentic French cuisine. So pack your tote full of...
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It's been less than a month since chef Peter DeRuvo and owner Nick Neuman announced plans to open a new restaurant, Citirine, in downtown Tempe. Earlier this week the restaurant was buzzing — with staff training, menu writing, and construction all going on under one roof — but DeRuvo and...
About 48 hours before his lifeless body was found hanging by the neck from a blue rope tied to a pool table at his home, ex-MCSO deputy Ramon "Charley" Armendariz told a group of friends and neighbors that he was a planning a press conference where he would "expose the...
Only a handful of days remain until 2015 turns into 2016 and there happens to be great concerts and live music events to check out almost every night. That’s especially true of Thursday, December 31, as tons of local bands and DJs will be out celebrating the occasion. Check out...
Jack Johnston and Josh Montag want to bring back the sentiment of what albums "should be" to the Arizona scene. They recruited nearly 30 vocalists and musicians to play on their sophomore album, Modern Repair, on which the bassist and drummer asked their guest singers what they'd like to see...