The CEO of Republic Monetary Exchange may be an ex-con, but that doesn't mean the gold-selling company itself is untrustworthy, says a manager for the Phoenix-based firm. James Clark, who shares the name of his CEO father, took issue with the article New Times published today about gold and some...
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When we heard about the 26-page Pentagon brownie recipe published recently, we couldn't resist trying to bake them. Emphasis on trying. What better time for the next Chow Bella Showdown? We gathered the staff and got them baked -- er, baking. So far, we've had the Pentagon brownies; "Joy of Baking"...
Yesterday, gubernatorial candidate and state Treasurer Dean Martin unveiled his plan to combat illegal immigration and called for -- among other things -- a statewide "Tent City" for illegal immigrants arrested in Arizona. In his announcement, Martin was sure to point out that his plan got a wink and a...
Yesterday, New Times acquired an Arizona Department of Public Safety report on its crime-scene investigation into the alleged clash between Pinal County sheriff's Deputy Louie Puroll and what Puroll said was a group of drug-smuggling undocumented aliens. As Paul Rubin pointed out yesterday, the report raises more questions than it provides answers. Check out all the...
Arizona Treasurer Dean Martin is holding a press conference this morning where he claims to have a "major announcement" regarding his candidacy for governor. Governor Jan Brewer, according to the latest Rasmussen poll, has about a 27-point lead over not only Martin but any other candidate in the race. Brewer...
Yesterday, disgraced, former Washington D.C. lobbyist Jack Abramoff was released from the Maryland prison he's called home since 2006. Simultaneously, Senator John McCain and his opponent in the GOP Senate primary, J.D. Hayworth, are bickering over which of the two is more of a lobbyist. As you're probably aware -- and...
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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...
Is it just me, or is anyone else completely shocked by Katy Perry's nomination for Album of the Year for the 2011 Grammy Awards?I mean, don't get me wrong. As a person, I adore her. She's funny, sassy, confident and beautiful, and she really does have amazing vocal talent. Her...
Yuma Mayor Al Krieger finally apologized for some homophobic comments he made at a Memorial Day ceremony at a Yuma cemetery. While discussing his distain for gays in the military -- namely the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy -- Krieger said, "I cannot believe that a bunch of lacy-drawered,...
A former state trooper claims he was falsely accused of crimes and fired last year after a brief fling with the daughter of the state Department of Public Safety's director. Geoffrey Jacobs, a six-year veteran and former pilot with the DPS, filed a federal lawsuit yesterday that accuses the agency and its director of violating his civil rights...
A Pinal County sheriff's sergeant is discussing Deputy Louie Puroll, who famously claimed on April 30 that a Latino drug smuggler shot him in the desert. "I can't speak for our sheriff [Paul Babeu]," Dave Hausman says, "but I can speak for our unit, and the sheriff can slap me...
The average person's stomach can hold about a liter of food, or close to two pounds' worth. But who wants to be average? All over town, restaurants are offering up contests of confection, defying brave eaters to ingest more food than they should eat in a week -- daily recommended...
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Of all the high points in Rage Against the Machine's anti-SB 1070 concert at the Hollywood Palladium Friday night, the one that made it worth the six hour trek from Phoenix to Los Angeles for me was when Rage front man Zack de la Rocha dedicated the incendiary anthem "Killing...
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Lighten Up
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Yesterday, we found a Phoenix laboratory that offers "infidelity testing," which entails someone stealing a pair of their significant other's underwear and having spots, smudges, and stains tested for DNA. It's gross, we know. As off-putting as it sounds, apparently it's fairly popular -- the lab gets about five customers a...
On Wednesday, both the Chicago City Council and the San Jose City Council approved resolutions that call for a quasi-boycott Arizona. Unlike other cities that have opted to boycott Arizona in retaliation for SB 1070, the San Jose and Chicago boycotts don't end any current contracts the cities have with...
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What Can I Do With My Crock Pot?
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Yesterday, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio used his Twitter page to ask the public for some suggestions on what he should do for his upcoming birthday. Arpaio turns 78 on June 14, so we figured loyal New Times readers had a little more than a feliz compleanos for the sheriff and asked for your best...
It's that special time of year in Arizona -- flowers blossoming, the sun's warming up, and as a result, rattlesnakes throughout the state are waking up from their winter naps That is, the vicious monsters are ready to bite the shit out of anyone they see. All right, rattlesnakes probably...
Huppenthal spanked hard by a student journalist. Is this sweet or what?No one's ever accused Republican state Senator John Huppenthal of being the brightest bulb in the state GOP's closet. You might think Huppenthal's lowest moment came when he scuffled with a 78 year-old Democratic activist on election day 2008...
A few months ago, Julia Fournier found herself revisiting the events of 9/11 at a central Phoenix eatery called the Tuck Shop. The manager there was telling Fournier how his niece had been born in a Montana hospital sometime between the crashing of the two World Trade Center towers on...