Studies often reveal little more than a "lack of funds" available for whatever, but we bumped into one this morning that knocked off our socks. A collaboration between the National Immigration Law Center, the ACLU of Southern California, and a large law firm resulted in this finding: "There is no question that the...
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Wavves at Rhythm Room
In her novel Mansfield Park, Jane Austin writes: "The younger brother must help pay for the pleasure of the elder."Well, life has once again imitated art, only this time it happened in a Yavapai County courthouse.Preston Haymes, a 19-year-old from Phoenix, was arrested yesterday after police say he impersonated his older...
The latest from the Arizona Billionaires, showing some love for Tom Jenney... Here's the latest video from the Arizona-based Billionaires for Weathcare, as shot by activist Dennis Gilman for his YouTube channel Humanleague002. The first Billionaires video back in August lampooned the scores of anti-Obama crazies protesting at Congressman Harry Mitchell's office in...
With the series win, the sucktastic Snakes limp past the finish line firmly in possession of the worst record in the National League West at 70-92, a full 25 games back from the playoff-bound Los Angeles Dodgers. (By comparison, the team went 90-72 during just two years ago during the...
Clad in green and clutching picket signs, hundreds gathered at Arizona State University on Sunday to show solidarity for post-election protests that have left at least 20 people dead. "This summer, the youth of Iran have shown an enthusiastic push for freedom, and as a result we have witnessed a...
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Less than a month after the Maricopa County Medical Examiner's Office ruled Arizona Department of Corrections inmate Marcia Powell's May 20 human cage death an "accident," ADC honcho Charles Ryan has fired three employees, forced the resignations of two others, and disciplined 11 more. This according to an ADC news release...
Today's entry could also be called "How Not to Roast a Chicken." The adventure started out in an innocuous attempt to cook a whole chicken with soy sauce, honey, ginger and scallions.For most households, this would be a simple, everyday occurrence, barely worth a mention. You'd think we'd be old...
GQ magazine just published a damning portrait of Sheriff Joe by writer Alexander Provan titled "The Vigilante," and it couldn't come at better time. I know from experience that way too many reporters who come through town get snowed by our irascible, bulbous-nosed sheriff. They find him colorful and often...
[jump] Dave Naz: Candids Third Friday Reception at Perihelion Arts (Friday)"Oftentimes, the women of Barely Legal and the like are fully made up, but we like our ladies a little more au naturel. Dave Naz's "Candids" exhibit at Perihelion Arts gives voyeurs a view of the models in between shoots,...
After nearly not selling out on opening day, after a lackluster training camp, after a quiet off-season, and after winning the NFC Championship, the Arizona Cardinals are finally back. We don't just mean that it's football season again, we mean that the Cardinals are back to playing, well, like the commiserable...
Dos Equus is putting on a rather primo party in Scottsdale, the creators of local web comic Monster Commute are holding a celebration of their own, and there's a bit-time pop-punk shindig over in Mesa. Read on for the full details. The Most Interesting Show in the World at Venue...
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Battle of the PB&Js
Phoenix police arrested 1,053 people in their "Over the Limit, Under Arrest" campaign that began August 21. The campaign, which ended Labor Day, was designed to crack down on DUIs. Of the arrests, police say 359 were cases of extreme DUI...One local man, Joseph Cummins, was stopped on suspicion of...
When rustic American restaurant St. Francis finally opened its doors for Labor Day weekend, I think Phoenix food fanatics heaved a huge sigh of relief. Why? To say the place was highly anticipated is an understatement. First, take a look at chef-owner Aaron Chamberlin's résumé. After working in Washington, D.C.,...
In the spring of 2008, roughly six months after Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon coasted to re-election, he officially began dating his fundraiser. Plenty of things about this relationship might, in a more puritanical time, have started tongues wagging. At 58, Gordon is two decades older than his paramour, 38-year-old Elissa...
The Catholic Tuition Organization for the Diocese of Phoenix has changed its rules for tuition-tax-credit donors, disallowing donors to name recipients. Under the old plan, taxpayers recommended specific students for the scholarships. Critics of such programs, which are practiced by many private schools in the Valley, say it allows for...
The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors won't let County Attorney Andrew Thomas use hand-picked special prosecutors to target Don Stapley or other members of the board. Thomas' office had asked the five-member board to approve his hiring of Joseph diGenova, Victoria Toensing -- the pair of high-priced lawyers from D.C. -- and retired county...
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Some 150 anarchists and other counter-demonstrators showed their mettle yesterday afternoon against a troop of around 60 neo-Nazis, mostly from out-of-state, who marched from 12th Avenue and Adams down to the Arizona state Capitol, flipping sieg heils and crying, "White power" all the way. The anarchists, who made up the majority...
The theater season has officially begun in our little cultural sweatbox, and that means more of the musicals have live orchestras again. This is great news, and it makes Theater Works' current production of Camelot just that much less dreary. The score has great, popular, memorable songs that audience members...
Governor Jan Brewer signed a bill yesterday which allows for the sale of some of Arizona's public properties. House Bill 2010 dictates the state try to raise as much as $735 million by selling state-owned buildings and then leasing them back. Buildings that could be sold include the House and...
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