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10 Favorite Desserts in Phoenix

Oftentimes, a meal out of the house isn't complete without dessert - not just any dessert, but one that's so good you'll never forget it, one that will make guest appearances in your dreams for the rest of your life. To help satisfy your sweet tooth, we're offering up our 10 of our favorite desserts in the Valley.
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Joel Fox Booted from Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office; Arpaio Remains Mum

The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office confirms to New Times that shamed former Captain Joel Fox has been given the boot following a long-running internal investigation that already has resulted in the resignations of two other top deputies.Former Chief Deputy Dave Hendershott and Deputy Chief Larry Black -- with whom Fox...
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Source Victoria’s Secret: Challenges Behind a Brilliant Album

This scene invariably has played out in every musician's life — the point when one band member informs another he just proposed to his girlfriend. Following a stretch of confused ground inspection before resuming eye contact, instead of offering congratulations, his friend says something along the lines of, "Well, I...
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Chef Dan Moody Defends Pink Slime

Editor's note: To clarify the relationship mentioned below, Moody held a pop-up dinner at Posh; he was not employed by Posh. We have probably moved past the point in which reasoned debate will enter the furor over pink slime, but some people are going to try. Chef Dan Moody, who...
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Rapper Mouse Powell on an AZ Hip-Hop Education

Before digital music players were ubiquitous pieces of art capable of housing thousands of songs, pictures, and videos, they were bulky, expensive, and limited pieces of plastic. Then 2001 happened. That year, Apple introduced the first iPod and the digital jukebox iTunes, and everything changed. Since then, MP3 players have...
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A Life of Science @ Yucca Tap Room

Meet Jon Tate. He's from the future. Jon is a genius infatuated with robotics and a blond, buxom beauty named Sandy. He's building an army of robots in hopes of ending a war that is gripping the world. It's an army that eventually will turn on him, culminating in an...
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More Oral History of Phoenix Skate Punk

Over the past couple weeks I interviewed key members of the early '80s Phoenix skate punk scene. The results, printed in this week's issue, coincide with this weekend's JFA 30th Anniversary show at Hollywood Alley. Everyone I spoke to was funny, insightful, and a genuine lifer; people doing it because...
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Fast, Loose, and Live with Dr. Dog

It's ironic that Be the Void, the new album by Dr. Dog, begins with a song lamenting being "Lonesome." Ironic considering the band's steady rise: A couple of well-received albums on indie label Park the Van attracted fans and wooed critics throughout the 2000s, leading the band to a contract...
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Ten Great Albums Overlooked in 2011

When our sister paper The Village Voice publishes the results of its annual Pazz & Jop poll next February, there will be three or four albums that invariably get a nod on every ballot. See: Fleet Foxes' Helplessness Blues, Jay-Z and Kanye West's Watch the Throne, and Girls' Father, Son,...
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Crepas de Cajeta at Barrio Cafe

It's tough to pick just one from the four desserts that Barrio Café offers, but after much debate, we landed on Crepas de Cajeta, crepes with goat milk caramel and vanilla bean ice cream. This may sound like a simple treat, but these flavors will wow your taste buds.
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Anti-Amnesty Senate Candidate Wil Cardon Unfazed By Arizona’s Apparent Shift to Support Pathway to Citizenship For Illegal Immigrants

U.S. Senate candidate Wil Cardon apparently didn't get the message when ousted state Senate President Russell Pearce got a voter-assisted boot from office last week.Pearce's historic downfall -- combined with a recent poll showing that the vast majority of Arizonans support a pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants -- seems...
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Learn Something New (and Illustrated) Every Day

One new idea for every day in 2011. We're talking big, small, local, international, in action, and on the drawing board. Here's today's -- what's yours? No small task, they know, but UK-based group began with a simple idea, reached out to their audience looking for lesser known facts, and started doodling. The...