An Arizona bill aimed at nullifying federal gun laws passed its first test Monday, as it was approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee.The "Arizona Second Amendment Preservation Act," introduced by Republican Senator Kelli Ward, would ban state agencies from enforcing federal gun laws or helping any federal agency enforce federal...
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Most places in the United States aren't dominated by a single personality. Sure, in Washington, President Obama's every movement is news, and in New York, it's Gotham's mayor who garners the most media time. Yet here, in the nation's sixth-biggest city and fourth-biggest county, not a week goes by that...
It's 2014 and high time you got some new music into your playlist -- seriously. And that's doubly true when it comes local music, of which there's an abundance in metro Phoenix. The Valley's music scene is gifted with burgeoning bands and emerging artists who will be making waves and...
I do love a cocktail that involves showmanship. And few cocktails have quite the flair of this week's Last Call, the Flame of Love martini. With a name like that, how could I resist making one for Valentine's Day? The Flame of Love was created in 1970 for none other...
When a new spot opens in town, we can't wait to check it out -- and let you know our initial impressions, share a few photos, and dish about some menu items. First Taste, as the name implies, is not a full-blown review, but instead a peek inside restaurants that...
"Joyride" is a curious name for a restaurant, given that it is defined as "a fast and dangerous ride, especially one in a stolen vehicle." And when you account for the fact that Joyride Taco House is the latest venture from Upward Projects, the team behind Postino, Federal Pizza, Windsor,...
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If you count forward from Jim Henson's mid-1960s TV appearances with a fringy pup named Rowlf and the lizard, made from an old winter coat, who would later become Kermit the Frog, the Muppets have outlived most of their early puppet peers by more than two generations: You don't see...
Feeling warm? Don't let it get to you...seriously. Look, we know you're miserable now that the heat's really kicking in, but just crank up the A/C, grab a ice-cold beverage, and think happy thoughts. You can't stay inside all the time, especially there is many an excellent show to see...
Although Arizona's Senate Bill 1062 ultimately did not become law, there's more where that came from.We've detailed how the Center for Arizona Policy hasn't skipped a beat in pushing its Christian-right agenda at the state Capitol, with bills promoting tighter abortion restrictions, and additional tax exemptions for religious organizations. Meanwhile,...
The Arizona House Judiciary Committee approved a bill that would make it a felony to share someone else's nude pictures without his or her permission.Although the lawmakers on the panel were generally supportive of the concept of House Bill 2515, there were a lot of concerns, like who exactly would...
Forget about those weird watermelon Oreos from August. Seriously. Because in just a few short weeks we'll all be able to dig into a bag of cookie dough-flavored Oreo cookies. And if a cookie dough-flavored cookie doesn't sound damn delicious to you, then what the hell are you doing eating...
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Most places in the United States are not dominated by a single personality. Sure, in Washington, President Obama's every movement is news, and in New York, it's Gotham's mayor who garners the most media time. Yet here, in the nation's sixth-biggest city and fourth-biggest county, not a week goes by...
Local rapper Random (a.k.a. Mega Ran) is nothing if not prolific. In fact, he's one of the more productive hip-hop/nerdcore artists out of Arizona, consistently delivering top-notch projects like "Black Materia" and "Forever Famicom" to the masses, as well as releasing close to a dozen different jams last year via...
Moviegoers who see "Cesar Chavez" when it opens today can expect a feel-good flick that portrays the Yuma-born legend as almost saintly. The movie doesn't enlighten viewers about Chavez's intense opposition to "illegals" and "wets," as he called undocumented immigrants. You may have heard that Chavez preached against illegal immigration,...
The setup: Three American cities have hosted "tryout" productions this season of National Pastime, a new musical with an interesting little history and a super-adorable, relatively plausible premise. Its creators continue to project optimism about its suitability for Broadway, or at least they did before it opened at Theater Works...
Kara Rice and Allison Young consider themselves fitness matchmakers. The two friends have each made a career of working out -- Young as a health and fitness writer and Rice as an occupational therapist and Pilates instructor. They know the difficulty of finding both a gym you love, and gym...
When you live near a city named Surprise, Arizona, local news headlines can be eye-catching for the wrong reasons.
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For Pete Bernhard, one of the guitarists and the primary singer for The Devil Makes Three, the process of creating the band's most recent album, I'm a Stranger Here, was surprising. It was the first time the trio did not produce the record themselves (country singer Buddy Miller took the...
I know an 18-year-old getting deported from the United States. He has been here since he was 5 years old. His entire family is here and undocumented. He grew up in juvenile halls and committed a felony as soon as he turned 18. Will he be deported for sure or...
Welcome to "Schaefer," in which Eric Schaefer -- a local guy with a big (but discerning) appetite and a sense of humor to match -- takes on the Phoenix food scene. Like it or not, it's hard to deny that Chipotle has become an incredible restaurant success story. Quality, if...
Within hours of Arizona's Republican-dominated Legislature's approving a measure that established a legal defense for business owners to discriminate based on a "sincerely held religious belief," thousands of gay-rights advocates flocked to the lush green lawn at the state Capitol in Phoenix. It was February 21, and they united to...