Rodney Hu has some big plans for the Yucca Tap Room. Walking through a vacant restaurant space adjacent to his Tempe bar and music venue, Hu eagerly gestures around the room while describing how he'll transform the place into a funky lounge area. "There will be a doorway from the...
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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: Janet Napolitano Blasted as "Law and Order Extremist" by 287(g) Expert Aarti Shahani Up on...
It's recently come to my attention that there are other blogs out there, Stereogum in particular, who are head over heels for English rockers Wild Beasts. I listened to some of their songs from their upcoming release Two Dancers (out 9/8 on Domino) and immediately fell in love with the band's...
Know how the minutemen and the nativists are always kvetching that illegal immigrants are all criminals, even though the most they're guilty of is a federal misdemeanor, if that? Well, methinks these pseudo pay-triots kvetch too much about others, particularly in the wake of the arrest of Minuteman American Defense founder Shawna...
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Higher Repurpose
An Arizona court of appeals has upheld the conviction of Roman Catholic priest Paul LeBrun, found guilty of sex crimes while working parishes in Tolleson and Avondale. The judge in the original 2006 trial, Crane McLennen, gave LeBrun the max sentence: 111 years...US Airways will eliminate 600 ground jobs this fall...
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Nayo Jones: You Asked For It
The National Day Laborer Organizing Network has announced a demonstration outside the studios where Bill Maher will be interviewing Homeland Security secretary Janet Napolitano for Friday's episode of Real Time with Bill Maher. I blogged about Napolitano's appearance yesterday, and hoped that Maher would question Napolitano about creating a national immigration...
If nothing else, the Arizona Diamondbacks' disastrous 2009 season will be remembered for the number of breakout stars it's helped to spawn. From mustachioed pitcher Clay Zavada to walking tattoo canvas Ryan Roberts, the burgeoning ball-playing talents of this year's crop of Baby Backs have helped provide a reason to...
Arizona Senator John McCain is getting credit from Merriam-Webster Inc. for the company's inclusion of a new definition of "earmark" in the dictionary. The company recently added about 100 words to its dictionary, including "sock puppet," "staycation," and "zip line." Arizona may have missed out on some of its own...
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Back to the Sonic Future
Ed Begley, Jr. disowns his past troofer connections, while discussing Van Jones' political seppuku Eight years following the 9/11 attacks, with a new president under our belts, all lefties still clinging to the conspiranoid fantasy that "9/11 was an inside job," need to either do full mea culpas and disassociate...
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If they weren't born here, 96.5 percent of Arizona high school students would not qualify to be United States citizens, according to a study released last week by the Goldwater Institute. The "Freedom From Responsibility" survey shows that only 3.5 percent of Arizona high school students would pass a basic...
Agua Fria Union High School District superintendent Dudley Butts has resigned, just days after the district hired a public relations firm to handle media inquiries, and more than five months after a mercury spill at Agua Fria High that closed the school for three days...Chandler City Manager Mark Pentz's proposal...
It sounded like an interesting story -- at first. Dave Hendershott, chief deputy of the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, told us last night that his agency's criminal investigation into what's going on with the county computer system might involve the Arizona Republic. Naturally, we were a bit suspicious of the info...
A Mesa phone soliciting firm has fleeced untold numbers of elderly victims since 2000 by promising identity theft protection, says the state Attorney General's office. A lawsuit filed June 30 says that reps from the Consumer Benefits Group, which lists an address of 12 West Main Street, call people at home to sell...
Maricopa County Treasurer Charles "Hos" Hoskins has finally carried through on a threat he made back in December to sue the county again. Hoskins already has a lawsuit pending against the county regarding the alleged swiping of his office's IT equipment. Hoskins believes drastic budget cuts imposed by the county...
LOCAL HEROES Ever since the MCSO's contract for police services with the town of Guadalupe was renewed earlier this year, a small band of residents of the square-mile town has sought to monitor the interaction of sheriff's deputies with Guadalupanos. A month and a half ago, these half-dozen or so...
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Even when things are going well for the Arizona Diamondbacks, somebody or something takes a big ol' dump in their Cheerios. For example, during Wednesday night's victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates, star outfielder Justin Upton strained his right oblique while attempting to swipe second base in the ninth. (Upton has...
New Times and the Arizona Republic used to be fiercely competitive -- and we used any slip-ups on their part as an excuse to point out how much better we were.Today, in this brutal time for newspapers, we're just mourning their losses. Which is why we found a story in...
Bored with the outrage that our own government has offered in recent months, Greater Phoenix is going global and will be one of 50 sites across the planet that will protest the controversial elections in Iran last month. The hoopla stems from the June 12th election of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad and allegations that he stole...
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