It's now officially official: the federal government is suing Arizona over SB 1070, the state's controversial new immigration law. In case you missed it, which seems nearly impossible, the federal government filed a lawsuit yesterday claiming the new statute violates the Constitution's Supremacy Clause...
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No doubt about it -- our current immigration situation is a total shit storm. With all that's going on here, it's the perfect time for Terry Greene Sterling's book, Illegal: Life and Death in Arizona's Immigration War Zone. Sterling puts a face to the story through thoughtfully crafted profiles of...
A Tucson man learned his fate yesterday after he was convicted of transporting and possessing child pornography.Kevin Deawne Martin, 40, of Tucson, was sentenced to 15 years in prison by U.S. District Court Judge David C. Bury after a February jury trial.Martin got pinched as the result of a 2006...
Chef Aurore de Beauduy's vibrant, spritely personality is not unlike her food. It's fresh and full of bold statements. The French trained chef is the owner of Vogue Bistro in Surprise, which offers up her own unique brand of contemporary American cuisine. In addition to paying special attention to freshness,...
If you get the majority of your news about the crowded District 3 Congressional primary from the mainstream media, you probably think candidate Ben Quayle's ties to the Scottsdale-based sleaze site "The Dirty," has sent his poll numbers into the tank.That's because several news outlets covering the race are citing...
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The story about the Glendale man who apparently dug a tunnel leading to a secret, underground room in his backyard just got even creepier.The guy, 45-year-old William Willis, apparently is a cross-dresser with a porn addiction, too.So, of course, we cued up the infamous Buffalo Bill dance scene from Silence of...
Senate hopeful J.D. Hayworth may want to get out the forks because if you believe the latest poll numbers, the dude's done.Poll numbers released today by Phoenix-based Behavior Research Center show that McCain now has a 45-point lead over the former conservative radio host turned "free government money" pitchman...
We recently had a death in the family.Little Brownie was born with splayed legs. It (we never figured out if it was a boy or girl) lived for four days after it cracked its way out of its blue shell. We fashioned a splint for it out of a pair...
And then there were two -- legitimate GOP candidates for governor, that is. Dean Martin suspended his gubernatorial campaign on Friday, leaving accidental Governor Jan Brewer and businessman/rich-guy Owen "Buz" Mills as the last remaining candidates (with active campaigns -- Martin hasn't officially pulled the plug yet) in the GOP primary for governor with...
The Phoenix office of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is on track to remove fewer illegal immigrants from Arizona in 2010, following what it says are two record-setting years for removals. As of July 19, the agency says it has removed 55,699 people from the state back to their countries of origin. Since ICE's fiscal...
The District 3 Republican Congressional primary is one of the most crowded races in the country. According to an article in the Arizona Capitol Times yesterday, Ben Quayle, son of former Vice President Dan Quayle, is a "top-tier" candidate in the race, despite his lack of experience and his failure...
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The Hells Angels Motorcycle Club sent us an e-mail over the weekend saying that "if [we] have the balls," we should give them a call to discuss -- among other things -- a former member arrested for murder last week. We were feelin' a little ballsy, so we did, and...
Big ups to NBA super-duper star LeBron James for exploiting his stardom for a good cause. As you probably know, King James will announce tonight where he'll hang his size 16 sneakers. He's making the announcement during an hour-long special on ESPN -- the proceeds from the uber-hyped announcement will benefit...
A recent article produced by ESPN has opened some eyes, and may leave some people hunched over a trash can. The article focuses on stadium food and health inspections in all 107 stadiums sanctioned by the governing bodies of the four major professional sports (the National Football League, Major League Baseball, the...
Floating heads shooting lasers, machete wielding mad men, exploding gingers and Lady Gaga.You're probably asking yourself what all of these things have in common. If you said, 'things you see while dropping acid,' you aren't that far off. Actually, those scenes are just some of the oddball imagery featured in...
Most of Tracy DeWitt's desserts are insanely complex dishes with layers of flavor that she's cooked up for pastry competitions. We're talking desserts with more than 16 recipes per plate. Not something you'd want to try at home. "Lava Rock Sugar is the coolest recipe experiment anyone could try," DeWitt says. "It probably gets the most 'ooh's and 'ahh's from my students."
Change his name to Dunn-zo because Chandler Mayor Boyd Dunn is out. Dunn pulled the plug on his campaign for Maricopa County Attorney yesterday claiming that since former County Attorney Andrew Thomas no longer ran the show, the office was back on the right track. Check out part of his announcement after the jump...
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Senator John McCain's latest Web ad's getting a lot of attention, and some say it went a little over the line.The ad spoofs J.D. Hayworth's gig as an infomercial pitchman by portraying the Senate hopeful as a spokesman for an array of products that seem to mock every stupid thing...
Yesterday, federal officials met with Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and Attorney General Terry Goddard and promised that 524 of the pledged 1,200 National Guard troops would be deployed to the Arizona/ Mexico border by August or September. Senator John McCain, however, isn't satisfied and claims the federal government is about 1,200...
The way the Arizona Diamondbacks have played this season, it seemed only a matter of time before heads began to roll. Last night, those heads got rollin' -- news leaked that the team will give the axe to manager A.J. Hinch and general manager Scott Byrnes at a press conference at 10 a.m. today...
The final results are in, and we're proud to present the recipients of Phoenix New Times' first-ever Big Brain Awards. The winners in five categories -- plus a surprise sixth winner -- were announced Saturday, May 22 at New Times' 40th Anniversary Party at MADCAP Theaters in Tempe. Winners receive...