The trial for the man accused of murdering a speed-camera operator as he sat parked on a Valley freeway has been delayed so psychologists can determine whether he is competent to be tried.Thomas Patrick Destories, 68, was scheduled to stand trial on January 11 for a first-degree murder charge stemming...
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You can call him Raconteur Number Two, but Brendan Benson, the other songwriter in Jack White's first side project, has been pumping out tuneful, classic power-pop on his own since 1996's One Mississippi. Despite his modest solo success, he's definitely been overshadowed — a fact to which he seems comfortably...
There's nothing fancy about Harlow's. Or wait, maybe there is. On a recent visit, we noticed chandeliers hanging from the ceiling -- not so unusual for a restaurant, except that this longtime wood-paneled Tempe breakfast spot also sports a prominent sign warning patrons to leave their guns outside, and other...
There is no shortage of gastronomic luxuries at the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess. Chef Michael Mina's Bourbon Steak has been mentioned numerous times in Chow Bella and the weekly cafe column. New Times has covered DJ nights and other events at the Stone Rose Lounge as well. Yet last night we...
The 67th Annual Golden Globes will air this evening on NBC. The fashion misfires, the bizarre acceptance speeches, and the stage exit stumbles - we relish the opportunity to watch the beautiful people at their best and worst.With Julie & Julia nominated for Best Picture in the Music or Comedy category,...
Welcome to "Nothing Not New," a yearlong project in which New Times editorial operations manager Jay Bennett, a 40-year-old music fan and musician, will listen only to music released in 2010. Each Monday through Friday, he will listen to one new record (no best ofs, reissues, or concert recordings) and write about...
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In what teacher Alex Chambers describes as actions leading to the ultimate failing grade for breaking and entering, an alleged copper thief is in critical condition after falling through the ceiling at Bret Tarver Elementary School in Phoenix. Teachers at the school found the F-getting thief unconscious on the floor in one...
Noah Baumbach talks about his new film, Greenberg, the DIY ethos, and learning to drive. Noah Baumbach is 40 years old. He just learned how to drive. A native New Yorker, the writer/director started spending time in Los Angeles when dating his current wife, Jennifer Jason Leigh, but for years...
Twelve years ago, Jose Saenz was a Los Angeles Unified School District dropout and run-of-the-mill tagger known on the east side of Los Angeles as Smiley, a nod to the way he flashed his trademark brilliant grin. At age 22, he sidled up to two young east-side men peddling dope...
On Monday, July 19, a top aide to Maricopa County Attorney Rick Romley told New Times that prosecutors will file a motion to dismiss murder and child-abuse charges against Lisa Kathleen Randall, whose case is the subject of this story. Cindi Nanetti, division chief over major crimes, said senior prosecutors...
Elizabeth Johnson, the mother of the missing eight-month old baby, Gabriel Johnson, appeared before a Maricopa County Superior Court judge this morning, via-video feed from the Maricopa County Jail and pleaded not guilty to charges relating to the child's disappearance. Johnson pleaded not guilty to charges of kidnapping, child abuse and...
Michael Cozzo has been a fixture in the local country and rockabilly scenes for several years now, first as a singer/guitarist in Liquor Store Junkies, then as a solo bluesman and now as frontman of local rockabilly act Rooster Coup DeVille. Rooster Coup DeVille are set to release their new...
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Maybe they're not so crazy after all.Citing the ongoing state budget crisis, the Metro Phoenix Partnership for the Arts announced this week that it was abandoning its plans to seek a sales-tax increase on the November ballot.MPAC CEO Myra Millinger announced the group's decision in a letter to arts organizations released...
I found that if I squinted, I could pretend I was watching a master acting class led by thespian Debra K. Stevens, and not a failed production of David Lindsay-Abaire's Fuddy Meers. It was easy to keep this little fantasy going because Stevens — who's playing the lead in Nearly...
According to the Rep's E.J. Montini, if you oppose Sheriff Joe Arpaio and you lose at the polls, you should just keep your gob shut.Wow, talk about a mouthpiece for the little old ladies in Sun City, and Arizona's reactionary, nativist contingent. Montini's certainly earned his many pizzas from Arpaio...
A Scottsdale company that distributes "e-cigarettes," the robotic and arguably equally harmful alternative to traditional cigarettes, got some good news today from a federal judge: The Food and Drug Administration has to back off in blocking imports of the devices.The judge ruled in favor of Sottera, the distributor of the...
"Uh, I think someone at our label talked to someone at their label. I'm not really sure." Interview enough bands coming through town, and you'll eventually just quit asking how a particular tour came together — it's usually something lame involving an A&R dude. That's what makes the upcoming tour...
When we asked Lucinda Scala Quinn what recipes she absolutely loves in her book, Mad Hungry, the crunchy sesame chicken wings were at the top of the list. She described the recipe as "super simple" and the results "dynamite."According to Scala Quinn, the wing recipe came from the constant dinner...
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So you finally bought that fab set of Wusthof kitchen knives. Now what do you do? Lee Zierten not only makes beautiful decorative and functional knives; he also does professional sharpening and restoration. We caught up with Zierten at his most recent Knife Skills Workshop this past Sunday at Practical Art...
An indictment was unsealed today in Kansas City, Kansas, that named 20 people involved in a marijuana-distribution ring that has netted more than $22 million over several years, and like many pot-peddling rackets before it, this one originated in Phoenix. The indictment is the result of an 18-month investigation by the Drug Enforcement Agency, the...
Officials at the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals are pleading with authorities in Arizona to confiscate two giraffes that used belong to Michael Jackson but are now held at a wildlife preserve near Page. Lisa Wathne, the organization's "captive exotic-animal specialist" sent a letter to Page Police Chief Charlie...
This month our group chose Lo-Lo's Chicken and Waffles. While we were there, a little birdie told us that Lo-Lo's will appear in a new TLC series called Craving Comfort, tentatively scheduled to make it's network debut later this month. We went to the Scottsdale location because it happened to...