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Shanesha Taylor Stiffs New Lawyer on Fees, Is Assigned a Public Defender

A judge has allowed two private lawyers to quit representing child-abuse suspect Shanesha Taylor, and has assigned a public defender to her renewed felony case. One of the lawyers says Taylor stiffed him on his fees. The development is the latest in the failed deferred-prosecution deal for Taylor, who raised...
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Cowboy Ciao’s Wildly Collaborative Cocktails Are Barely Legal

You'd think getting three different people with three different mixing styles and three different palates to work together to make one cocktail menu would be tricky. However, Mari Howe, Rich Furnari, and Kiefer Gilbert did just that for Cowboy Ciao's most recent menu -- and they say it was easy...
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Ask a Mexican on the Appeal of Gabachas

Dear Mexican: Why do Mexican men think all us gabachas are like the girls in Bikini Car Wash? I am married, a conservative dresser, frankly not very good-looking at all (but I do have blond hair, so maybe that counts for something on a guy's internal whore-o-meter) and I speak...
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Wendy Rogers Skips Out on Debate With Congresswoman Kyrsten Sinema

A debate between Congressional District 9 candidates essentially turned into a half-hour infomercial for Congresswoman Kyrsten Sinema, as Republican candidate Wendy Rogers skipped the event. "This candidate forum is not a debate," Rogers spokesman James Harris explains in a statement to New Times. "Typically, a debate is something hosted by...
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Arizona Death Penalty Still in Limbo After Botched Execution

After it took two hours and 15 doses of lethal-injection drugs for the state to execute convicted murderer Joseph Wood in July, the state's death penalty procedure is still in limbo. A lawsuit in federal court, filed by both current death-row prisoners and a legal group representing media organizations, challenges...
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10 Best Burgers in Metro Phoenix

With so many diverse varieties in existence, you could easily argue that there's no bad time to indulge in a well-prepared burger. There are burgers for breakfast, burgers for lunch, and of course, burgers meant to be enjoyed as a hearty dinner. Our list of favorite burgers around town runs...
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Arizona Prohibited From Enforcing Same-Sex Marriage Ban, but There’s a Catch

UPDATE 11:14 a.m.: Same-sex marriage is now legal in Arizona. Click here to read the latest updates. A federal judge declared Arizona's laws against same-sex marriage unconstitutional and issued an order prohibiting officials from enforcing those laws. However, there's currently one person standing between same-sex couples and Arizona marriage licenses...
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Tempe’s Gilgongo Records Celebrates 10 Years of Underground Music

Gilgongo Records founder James Fella smiles mischievously as he pulls a record from a sleeve and puts it on the turntable. "This is incredible," he says, dressed unassumingly in a button-down, blue jeans, and New Balances. The youthful-looking 32-year-old brushes his hair to the side as haunting sounds emit from...
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GrabbaGreen to Open Third Location at CityScape in Downtown Phoenix

When it comes to eating healthy, the general assumption is that it's a pain in the butt and pretty expensive. But since opening its first fast-casual restaurant in Scottsdale last year, GrabbaGreen has been proving neither assumption is true. The restaurant, which serves an all-natural menu of gluten-free foods, already...
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Same-Sex Marriage Legal in Arizona

Attorney General Tom Horne has given the green-light for same-sex marriage in Arizona, saying that the first ceremony could be completed before lunchtime today. Horne insisted he disagreed with the federal judge's ruling that ordered an end to enforcing Arizona's laws against same-sex marriage. However, given recent court decisions, Horne...
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Deputy Sean Pearce Still Being Probed by Glendale Prosecutors Over Fatal Crash

Maricopa County Sheriff's Deputy Sean Pearce is still under investigation by city prosecutors in connection with his speed-related crash that killed a man in December, New Times has learned. The job of the City Prosecutor's Office is to prosecute people for misdemeanor crimes, meaning that Pearce, the son of disgraced...