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Subpoenas Show Arpaio’s Woes in Contempt Trial Just Beginning

Given current events, Sheriff Joe Arpaio should consider changing his theme song from Frank Sinatra's "My Way" to The Beatles' "Yesterday." Two subpoenas issued by lawyers for the plaintiffs in the federal contempt trial of Arpaio, his chief Deputy Jerry Sheridan, and three other current and former MCSO big shots,...
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Ichi Sound: 2015 Big Brain Awards Finalist, Music

You submitted nominations for the best and brightest emerging Valley creatives, and the results are in. Presenting the 2015 Big Brain finalists. Leading up to the announcement of winners at Artopia on May 9, Jackalope Ranch, Chow Bella, and Up on the Sun will introduce the finalists. Up today is...
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No, Mesa Isn’t the Southwest’s Best Big City

Contrary to what Time Inc.'s Money magazine would have you believe, Mesa is not the best big city to inhabit in the Southwest. Mesa, you should know, is not the best big city to inhabit in the state of Arizona. Nor, hate to break it to ya, is it the best "big...
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Joe Arpaio and MCSO Honchos Damned by Vogel Report

If MCSO big shots thought they were bringing in a ringer by hiring private investigator Don Vogel to look into the agency's disobedience of a federal judge's order, boy were they wrong. Vogel, a former detective with the Mesa Police Department, testified last week in the ongoing contempt trial of Sheriff...
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Angel Castro: 2015 Big Brain Awards Finalist, Performing Art

You submitted nominations for the best and brightest emerging Valley creatives, and the results are in. Presenting the 2015 BigBrain finalists. Leading up to the announcement of winners at Artopia on May 9, Jackalope Ranch, Chow Bella, and Up on the Sun will introduce the finalists. Up today is Angel...
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6 Best Concerts in Phoenix This Week

Here are our picks for the best live music in Phoenix this week. Be sure to browse our comprehensive concert calendar for more options. Le Butcherettes - Tuesday, July 21 - Crescent Ballroom Many bands have elaborate stage shows, but not many are as violent or eccentric as Le Butcherettes...
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Bo Mostow: 2015 Big Brain Award Finalist, Culinary Arts

You submitted nominations for the best and brightest emerging Valley creatives, and the results are in. Presenting the 2015 BigBrain finalists. Leading up to the announcement of winners at Artopia on May 9, Jackalope Ranch, Chow Bella, and Up on the Sun will introduce the finalists. Up today is Bo...
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Jeff Flake’s Son Sues Arpaio, Senator Was Under MCSO Surveillance

The son of U.S. Senator Jeff Flake has filed suit in federal court against Sheriff Joe Arpaio and Maricopa County, claiming that the sheriff's investigation into the deaths of 23 dogs last year at Gilbert's Green Acre dog boarding facility was motivated by politics, spite and Arpaio's insatiable hunger for...
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FBI “Blown Away” by Sex-Slave Sting Case

Special Agent Kurt Remus has seen some bizarre cases in his career with the FBI, but "we were all blown away by the audacity" of four men who were prepared last year to buy and house female sex slaves. This week, Steven Currence of Montana became the fourth defendant sentenced...
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10 Best Concerts in Phoenix This Weekend

Got any big plans for the weekend? There's definitely a lot going on music-wise, including the final concerts of this year's Arizona State Fair, the annual MIMFest at the Musical Instrument Museum, and all the live performances happening on street corners and inside gallery's at tonight's First Friday along Roosevelt...
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Sophie May Hook: 2015 Big Brain Awards Finalist, Visual Art

You submitted nominations for the best and brightest emerging Valley creatives, and the results are in. Presenting the 2015 BigBrain finalists. Leading up to the announcement of winners at Artopia on May 9, Jackalope Ranch, Chow Bella, and Up on the Sun will introduce the finalists. Up today is Sophie...
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McCain: Defund Planned Parenthood or Shut Down Federal Government

Arizona Senator John McCain was an outspoken critic of the 16-day October 2013 federal-government shutdown, vowing after it was over that it wouldn’t happen again. Seems he’s had a change of heart: he told NPR that he would support holding the 2016 federal-spending bill hostage over this funding issue. “I don’t...
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Sheriff Joe’s Pot Connection: Campaign Guru Chad Willems

Sheriff Joe Arpaio has a serious pot connection, one that may score us all legal ganja come 2016: Republican political consultant Chad Willems of Summit Consulting Group. For many years, Willems has been Arpaio's campaign guru and money man, helping Arpaio raise millions, outspending Arpaio's opponents, and raking in a...
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Right Hear, Right Now: 5 Catchy New Songs From Phoenix Artists

Sundressed- "Beck And Call" It seems that with every passing release Sundressed just gets better and better. Sundressed will release their second EP this year through Take This To Heart Records on October 23. The Same Condition is following quick on the heels of Dig Up A Miracle released last...
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Federal Court Ruling in SB 1070 Reminder of Anti-Immigrant Nastiness

Coming less than a month after Governor Doug Ducey's solicitation of ideas for the "rebranding"of Arizona, federal Judge Susan R. Bolton's recent ruling on Arizona's 2010 immigrant-bashing law, Senate Bill 1070, reminds denizens of the Grand Canyon State why such a rebranding might be necessary. The law itself was a...
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Shemer Art Center’s Eye Lounge Show Lacks Collaboration in Phoenix

The artists of Eye Lounge are anything but confined to their collective's Roosevelt Row gallery space. More than 60 artists affiliated with the Eye Lounge artist collective during its 15-year history were featured earlier this year in a retrospective at Vision Gallery in Chandler, which highlighted the marvelous diversity of...