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Battle of the Balls

No, this is not an epic battle of prairie oysters! (That's a whole 'nother blog.) Growing up, my parents were friends with an Italian family who would hold potlucks for every holiday meal. Long, folding tables would be stuffed with lasagna, rollatini, eggplant parmigiana and homemade veal meatballs coated in thick,...
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The Oscars: Top 10 Moments From an Interesting Night

Whether you love them or you hate them, you really can't ignore them: The 82nd Annual Academy Awards were last night, the event emitting the amount of buzz you'd expect from such a celebrity confab.Maybe Kanye's gaff at the MTV awards freed everyone up, because this year, stars really seemed...
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Signs of Life

Many people believe that when faced with a tough decision – like whether to change careers or dump your boyfriend – the universe gives you signs. A medical school billboard, a giant exit arrow, or a love letter from your BFF in your guy’s underwear drawer can determine your future...
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Table for Six: Meetup’s Culinary Cupid

Kathy "Meetup" collects things in sixes: Chinese serving spoons, typewriter-key wine charms, aqua dessert bowls. As a natural hostess, she gathers these often-unrelated, yet always-entertaining details with a certain sort of dinner party in mind. She created Table for Six a year ago in order to share food and conversation...
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Arty Girl: Bentley + eye lounge = BFF’s

It's no secret that in our modern lives, friendships help us thriveThat's why I'm happy to learn that Bentley Gallery in Scottsdale and eye lounge in Phoenix have kicked up a little relationship.You can see the results of this friendly collaboration tonight, at eye lounge where "Works from Bentley Gallery"...
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Antique Scream Is an Ex-Valley Band Finding Success in Seattle

It's been almost a year since Antique Scream packed their gear, and little else, into their touring van, left Phoenix, and moved to Seattle. Back then, the band — singer/guitarist Chris Rutledge, bassist Stu Lasswell, and drummer Bill Fees — had just finished a three-month U.S. tour and signed with...
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Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, April 1, 2010

AZ INJUSTICE It's only a matter of time: Stephen Lemons has hit on two topics that absolutely make my blood boil ("Courtney's Scar," "Hate Squad on Hold," March 18, "Profound Pettiness," March 25). Thank God for New Times, or we would be in the dark in this community! I refer...
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Van Buren Street: Phoenix’s Former Main Drag Is Now Just a Drag

Editor's note: This begins an occasional series about Van Buren Street. I'm obsessed with Van Buren Street. I spend way too much time thinking about this once-bustling thoroughfare, which rather quickly became — and stayed — a miles-long punch line to a joke about how Phoenix is a town that...
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Hot Links: Floods, Runaway Stagecoaches, and Boiling Lobsters

A main broke on Sunday and flooded several central Phoenix businesses and homes with thousands of gallons of water. The owner of one of the damaged buildings, Phoenix Rising Now photography studio, says the water filled his basement from floor to ceiling. Crews were working on repairing the water-main Sunday...
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Sheriff’s Deputies Visit a Half-Dozen County Employees At Home This Weekend

  Deputies with the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office paid visits to at least seven rank-and-file county employees over the weekend, attempting to question them about the court tower project, county spending, and other topics apparently somehow connected to the sheriff's wide-ranging "corruption" probe. That investigation has already resulted in indictments for two county...