I feel a little like the Arizona Republic's Clay Thompson in discussing this issue, raised via e-mail by someone involved in the effort to recall state Senate President Russell Pearce. But here goes.Some have suggested that Pearce, who proclaims himself to be a great patriot, has been in violation of...
Search results for: results
Showing 7613 - 7634 of 13764Use quotes to search for a phrase or name: "toy story", or "brooklyn bridge".
My friend Ruth Beaumont often says, "If the play is boring, you can always just stare at the stage décor." Unfortunately for me, the set for Stray Cat Theatre's Abraham Lincoln's Big Gay Dance Party was austere and simple; there wasn't much to look at. Too bad. Because I was...
Article
Lunch Under $10 at Pho Thanh
Article
Monster Headaches
Article
In Season: Eggplant
Larry Miller, 38, tried to rob medical marijuana from a Phoenix man yesterday afternoon, which was a colossal mistake -- the man he tried to rob fatally shot him.According to the Phoenix Police Department Miller and another man contacted a guy who'd been advertising himself as a medical marijuana salesman.The...
advertisement
At what point does one elevate from merely drinking beer to being a full-on beer snob? Answer: when you feel compelled to tell other people what to drink. And the inevitable result of this peculiar ailment is the beer argument. In the spirit of all great beer-related discussions, we present...
BY LAUREN WISE If you've never heard of Nashville-based singer-songwriter Jace Everett, there's little doubt you've heard a song he's best known for -- the theme from HBO's massively popular, supernatural-saturated television series True Blood. Everett's music is a fusion of blues, rockabilly, and country, brimming with primal emotions and...
The Arizona Court of Appeals has delivered a blow to Glendale officials trying to block the Tohono O'odham Nation from building a resort-style casino near the city's border.The court ruled that the Nation's entire 135-acre parcel near 95th and Northern avenues is outside of Glendale's boundaries. A previous trial court ruling...
AT&T has turned to federal court to make Phoenix approve a cell-phone tower that the company says is needed to fix a dead-air zone on the Piestewa Freeway. A complaint filed by the company last week in U.S. District Court claims that Phoenix's Board of Adjustment erred by denying a use permit for the planned...
Phoenix City Manager David Cavazos sent a message to Phoenix employees praising them after results of a citywide Community Attitude Survey reveal that 95 percent of residents are pleased with customer service.Not bad considering that in 2008, the survey showed that 86 percent of residents reported being treated professionally and...
Over the weekend, we celebrated the official start of summer by visiting (and sneaking into) a few of the Valley's finest hotel pools in hopes of cooling off from the 110-degree weather. We came across some pretty kick-ass cement ponds in the process reserved for "resort guests only," and some not-so-nice security...
advertisement
Summertime's dicey for galleries in downtown Phoenix. Artists are still making art. And it's not that folks are leaving town in droves. They are here -- but they're staying home. Truth is, arts venues slow down this time of year because no one (except, perhaps Beatrice Moore -- more on her...
First, there was spice (a.k.a. "synthetic marijuana"). Then came "bath salts" that reportedly had the same effects as crystal meth when snorted. Now, another designer drug has hit the market -- and reportedly resulted in a fatality last week.It's a synthetic hallucinogen called 2C-E, also known as "Europa," and it...
That police detective Mike Meislish led the search of suspected serial killer Mark Goudeau's home on October 7, 2006, was a godsend. It could have been homicide detective Mike Polk, now in prison for possessing kiddy porn. Or it might have been David Barnes, another dick later fired after his...
We reached out to the Maricopa Community Colleges Governing Board after last week's board meeting to ask if they plan on reconsidering their tuition hike targeting undocumented students. We also asked board members to address the criticisms levied against the board last Tuesday night that they were misinterpreting state...
Article
The Phraseology Project
It's Third Friday, and if you're ready to fall in love with a piece of local artwork, take a Red Dress Tour down Grand Avenue, or peruse a few galleries in Phoenix, we have you covered. Here are a few shows you don't want to miss. 1. Not a cloud...
advertisement
Glendale officials are not ready to fold in what has become a high-stakes gamble to prevent the Tohono O'odham Nation from building a resort-style casino in the West Valley.Neither is the Gila River Indian Community.The duo's Keeping the Promise campaign is drumming up opposition to the West Valley Resort, which...
politisite.com A poll of 623 Arizona voters released today reflects a couple things -- almost nobody likes Donald Trump, and most people would prefer Sarah Palin not move here. In the poll -- from Public Policy Polling -- opinions are recorded about possible GOP nominees for the 2012 presidential election,...
Mumford & Sons, Old Crow Medicine Show, and Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros all chug through town via the Railroad Revival Tour this weekend. The three bands are traveling in vintage rail cars on a six-date cross-continental jaunt, performing together, practicing in the cars, and generally trying to make...
Article