We first heard about the Lisa Randall case about six months before we broke the story of her unfortunate prosecution here in "Phantom Murder," published last July.It took awhile to wrap our head around the unusually tragic and complex facts that had landed the Peoria grandmother and veteran day-care operator...
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As New Times noted last week, it was only a matter of time before Senate Majority leader Scott Bundgaard got the boot from his leadership position, and today it happened.Senate sources confirm to New Times that Republicans voted to remove Bundgaard from his leadership spot over last month's scuffle with the...
In the interest of lambasting a dead horse till it's tender enough to feed to a pigeon, I present the following e-mail string, unedited by me, save to put the electronic missives in order from first to last. As you'll see, reader Michael Wells engaged in some participatory journalism by corresponding with wacky...
I could have lived happily never having seen downtown Scottsdale's Soleri Bridge, which was completed and dedicated late last year. I'd put off seeing the bridge not because I don't like Paolo Soleri's work, but because, in fact, I'm a fan of the world-famous 91-year-old architect, the creator of "arcology,"...
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...
There wasn't an edition of popular dubstep session Subversion going on this week, and not just because the Subsonic Tour starring Excision was at the Marquee Theatre last night.The organizers and promoters behind Subversion announced today via they're in the process of not only moving the event back to its...
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New Times staff writer Ray Stern wrote in February that Arizona's medical marijuana pioneers are still unsure of the official rules and regulations of the potential business. And the buzz buzz grows as the DEA announced an emergency spice ban and official medical marijuana universities continue to offer classes in...
I'm really beginning to wonder about Arizona Republic columnist Doug MacEachern's sanity.Yesterday, I pointed out that MacEachern was regurgitating Glenn Beck's conspiratorial leftovers, wailing like a stuck javelina that controversial former University of Colorado professor Ward Churchill was present when student activists took over a Tucson Unified School District board...
Photo by Matthew Hendley In a DUI even Governor Jan Brewer probably couldn't get away with, police say an allegedly drunk 56-year-old man crashed his truck straight into Phoenix police headquarters early Thursday. Phoenix police Sergeant Tommy Thompson tells New Times the man was driving his 2003 half-ton Chevrolet truck...
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Arizona: A Block of Swiss Cheese
The bad news is Phoenicians who feel the need for speed lost a locally-owned business in the Speedway Raceway this year. The good news is another go-kart track business has moved into the building - K1 Speed.Off-road racer "Pistol" Pete Sohren had rented the large building on south 21st Street since...
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The Del Mar-tini at St. Francis
A Maricopa teen really (really) wants to be a mom.According to authorities in Maricopa, Kassandra Toruga concocted a plan to obtain a baby -- her 9-month pregnant friend's baby, that is -- by killing the girl and stealing the fetus.On February 16, Toruga went to her friend's home armed with...
A Phoenix man who drunkenly crashed into a Department of Public Safety patrol car while driving the wrong way on the westbound Loop 101 last year was in a Maricopa County Superior Court this morning, where he was sentenced to five years in prison.Michael Chicharello, 31, pleaded guilty to aggravated...
Looking for something to spice up an otherwise boring Monday? The folks down at The Rogue Bar in Scottsdale will be throwing a special shindig both today and tonight that will raise money for one of their own and feature an impressive array of local musical talent. The raucous rockers...
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Brewed For Battle: Scotch Ales
From what we've seen so far today, the investigative report on allegations against Dave Hendershott, Sheriff Joe Arpaio's former chief deputy, can be summed up with a cliche: Hendershott lied, cheated, and stole. The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office released part of the long-awaited report today, and we just got done examining it...
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Today's candymaker: Veronica Arroyo of Michael Mina's Bourbon Steak Scottsdale. Arroyo's passion for a pastry career began in her grandmother's kitchen and took her to New York's famed Le Cirque and Atlantic city's Borgata before dropping her off at Bourbon Steak Scottsdale. I ended up in the kitchen because it...
Congressman Jeff Flake's bid to become Senator Jeff Flake is picking up steam -- and GOP senators are beginning to take notice, including Utah Senator Mike Lee, who endorsed Flake's candidacy today. "Jeff Flake's record on fiscal conservatism speaks for itself," Lee says in a statement. "He was offering legislation...
The results are in from the United States' once-a-decade national headcount and Arizona will be sending one more person to Congress thanks to a spike in the state's population over the last 10 years.According to census data, released this morning by the U.S. Census Bureau, Arizona's population has jumped from...
Our sister paper, The Village Voice, has announced the results of their annual Pazz & Jop critic's poll.If you're unfamiliar, basically like 1,000 music critics get to vote on their favorite albums and singles, assigning points to the top 10. Then those points are tabulated and Kanye West wins.Or at...