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On Garfield Comic Strips and William Barrett Travis

In Garfield strips in the funny pages that appeared earlier this year, Garfield is wearing a sombrero and taking siestas. While cute and all, isn't the sort of thing that we have been striving to stop? What was Jim Davis thinking? Maybe he needs a refresher course in not making...
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The Phantom of the Art Museum

Why couldn’t our college professors have been as boss as Jillian McDonald, namesake of ASU Art Museum’s latest too-cool-for-school residency, "Social Studies Project 5 -- Jillian McDonald: Alone Together in the Dark"? Our dubious profs always wore twee elbow patches and looked like they’d just fallen off the couch after...
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Sept. 22 In Blogs: Arpaio, The Format, Richardson’s, and Google

​In the 24-hour news cycle it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries: Feathered Bastard: Sheriff Joe Arpaio's Active Posse Roster, Presented for Your Perusal (w/Update Re: Marshall Trimble) Up...
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Best Coffee House, Southeast Valley

Bergie's Coffee Roast HouseOh, brother! There are a few reasons we fell in love with this place from the moment we saw it. First, it’s run by easygoing 40-something siblings Bruce and Brian Bergeson, whose personable nature is kinda infectious. Then there’s the fact they chose a deliciously enchanting cottage located smack dab in the middle of Gilbert’s […]
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Best Bilingual Web Site

lafronteratimes.comWe have to give it up to former state Senator Alfredo Gutierrez for creating this bilingual Web site, one representing the future of Arizona and the Southwest. La frontera refers to the border, and Gutierrez stretches the meaning to encompass the exchange of culture, news, and language that occurs in states like ours — where […]
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Best Makeover

Liberty MarketGilbert’s Liberty Market is the talk of the town. A complete renovation of the circa-1935 market and its 1959 addition has resulted in a buzz-worthy hangout that combines contemporary cool with vintage Americana. It’s part cafeteria, part coffee bar, and part gourmet boutique, the kind of place where you could theoretically eat three times a […]
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Suns Dancers Revealed In Glitzy Reality Program

We've been covering the Phoenix Suns dance team auditions since they started earlier this month (slideshow here). So why quit now?The Suns -- who also operate a basketball team tacitly connected with their very popular dance squad -- announced the results of their fan-selected squad in a show called Making...
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Best Pool Hall

Main Street BilliardsMost of Phoenix’s seedy pool places pale in comparison to this Mesa billiards establishment, since it’s (gasp) clean, safe, and well lit. It’s ruled by tough-looking bouncers and counter help, so you’ll never worry about a cut-throat game of eight-ball resulting in your throat actually getting slit by some shark. All jokes aside, Main Street […]
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Brew Review: Dogfish Head’s 90 Minute IPA and Texas Hold ‘Em

Poker is a strange beast. People behave differently when in addition to competing for glory there's a bit of money involved. They get almost religious about certain little customs and superstitious behaviors. You've got the guy who shuffles chips cause he believes it'll intimidate the competition. Then you've got the...
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Best Park for Pickup Basketball

Encanto ParkSome may take issue with giving this award to a place that charges for an activity that’s typically free, but look at it this way: The hoopin’ has gotta be good if it’s all pay-to-play (not much, only a few duckets). Encanto is Phoenix’s one-and-only spot for finding legendary pickup games that parallel those found […]
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Local Music Heats Up Desert Botanical Garden

This spring, nature meets music and booze as the Desert Botanical Garden once again hosts Spiked! Thursday's. The eclectic event features a different band and featured cocktail every week, making for rare opportunities to rock out in a beautiful desert landscape.Kicking off the series March 4 is garage rock band...
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Best Rebel Stickin’ It to the Man

Fronzo "The Fonz" WestFronzo West has a rap sheet so big you could tie it around City Hall, like a giant bow. And he has a car emblazoned with the motto he lives by, “Fuck the police.” And if you’re guessing that the former is caused by the latter, you ain’t too far off. He also writes his […]