I have an aunt and uncle back home who spend every summer "down cellar," which in Ohio means that in June, when the temperatures soar into the 80s, they pretty much abandon their three-story house and retreat into their basement until late August, when their "hot" weather ceases. I envy them...
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STEPIN FETCHIT As I watched the primary returns on Election Night at the elegant home of state Schools Superintendent Tom Horne's press secretary Amy Rezzonico, some pencil-neck pundit on the flat-screen opined that Bill Montgomery, now county attorney-in-waiting, didn't owe jack to his deep-pockets patron Sheriff Joe Arpaio. Ffffpt! I...
Yesterday, we told you about a dude who was so fed up with Mariopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's "clown convention" that he had the sheriff's best kissy-face tattooed on his ass. We can't help but love the hilarity of 23-year-old Jeff Jacobson's posterior protest because -- having to look at a grown...
When news of Korn's boycott of BP broke last week it sorta looked like a joke. I mean, at first, it was pretty much just marble-mouthed Jonathan David, his band and fellow 90s-refugees Backstreet Boys.Now, well, the lineup is not awesome or anything, but it's getting better. One huge, relevant...
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Competition is the name of the game for Chef Tracy DeWitt, who, along with three other regional champs, will strive for the title of American Culinary Federation's Pastry Chef of the Year today. DeWitt lets us in on her competition secrets, makes us want to go camping and volunteers to work at Charm City Cakes and to bake for President Obama.
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Last year's sweep of Maricopa County offices for hidden bugs had nothing to do with the feud between county officials and the tag-team of Sheriff Joe Arpaio and then-County Attorney Andy Thomas, says County Manager David Smith. Instead, the two sweeps costing taxpayers $14,600 were conducted out of concern about...
ASU alum Phil Mickelson has a shot -- yet again -- to become the number-one golfer in the world this weekend, depending on how well he does at the U.S. Open in Pebble Beach, California. In addition to Phil playing well, Tiger Woods needs to suck in order for Phil...
Charlie Levy, the boss over at Stateside Presents, one of the best promoters in the state, has written an open letter to bands boycotting the state because of SB 1070.The letter started circulating last week and The Arizona Republic ran it as an op-ed in this morning's issue.I'd have trouble...
It's a date that's been circled on the calendars of video-game and football geeks for months: August 10, 2010. Which's the release date of Madden 2011, pretty much the most successful video game ever. Since some nerds will be lined up to buy their copy at midnight, we thought we'd...
Gannett Company, the parent company of the Arizona Republic, launched pay walls for three of its newspapers yesterday, charging Internet users to look at the papers' content. The new, pay-to-read format at the Tallahassee Democrat, The Greenville News in South Carolina and The Spectrum of St. George, Utah tests the...
As anyone who's ever rented an apartment can tell you, battling with the landlord can really suck. Said conflicts typically generate huge amounts of drama, some major headaches, and usually end up with the renters out on their asses. In the case of the proprietors of the Library Bar &...
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The "stars" of last Saturday's episode of MSNBC's inmate reality show, Lockup, were a couple of guys who should be familiar to regular readers of New Times:One is former New Times writer Joe Watson, a.k.a. the "Salon Bandit.The other: Former karate instructor Jonathan Antonucci, the key figure from a fatal arson...
At a recent meeting of Teabaggers here in Arizona, Senator Jon Kyl made the stunning allegation that during a private conversation he had with President Barack Obama, the president basically told him he was holding lawmakers "hostage" by not securing the border in order to get some form of comprehensive...
Out with the old. In with the new. The Arizona Diamondbacks brass let their frustrations be known Thursday night, firing General Manager Josh Byrnes and manager A.J. Hinch. And after a lackluster and embarrassing past season-and-a-half, it was time...
This was not the way the Diamondback wanted to start the second half. In a their first series after the All-Star break, the D-Backs were trounced and swept by the San Diego Padres while getting outscored 26-10. The most electrifying moment of the weekend came yesterday when Snakes' third baseman...
Along with the praise and help in the polls Governor Jan Brewer's received after signing SB 1070, Arizona's controversial, new immigration law, the governor's also getting a little heat from those opposed to the new statute. By "heat," we mean people are comparing her to Nazis...
We got word on Friday that a Mesa man who killed a kitten after trying to feed it to a python was sentenced after pleading guilty to one count of animal cruelty. In one of the more despicable crimes against an animal we can remember, 28-year-old Jeremy Tuffly tried to...
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Check out this link for a bit of common sense amidst all the anti-immigrant hysteria now swirling throughout Sand Land. It's a videotaped interview with Santa Cruz County Sheriff Tony Estrada by Eric Byler, co-director of the documentary 9500 Liberty, which chronicled the rise and fall of a measure similar...
Hungry yet? We're working up our appetites for our huge Best of Phoenix issue, out September 30, with daily servings of Chow Bella's 100 Favorite Dishes from across the Valley -- in no particular order Leave your suggestions for upcoming favorites in the comments section. Visit our sister blog, Jackalope...
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio had his birthday "ruined" last weekend, and we found out yesterday that Joe's blaming his birthday tears on the wrong blind-advocacy group. On Monday, Arpaio issued a press release whining that his invitation to speak at a convention for guide-dog users was withdrawn because the group...
The name Smokus Pocus doesn't exactly stand out on the list of Sound Strike artists, next to acts Taboo (a.k.a. The Other Black Eyed Pea) and Trent "My Band Is Actually on Hiatus Anyway" Reznor. It's nestled in there among "over 300" mostly obscure and unimportant acts, innocuous enough that...