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The "scholarship program" at Arizona State University to be named after President Barack Obama really isn't a "scholarship" at all. The nod to criticism of the school's denial of an honorary degree for Obama turns out to be a financial aid program called "ASU Advantage" that pools local and federal grants,...
So Idol soldiered on last night with its Top 7 sans Scottsdale's Scott MacIntyre, who has been hitting the morning show circuit hard and fast since we said au revoir to him last week, talking about his time on the show and about the health issues both he and his...
The National Alliance on Mental Illness gave Arizona's mental health care system a grade of "C,"which, sadly, is higher than the national average of "D." Governor Jan Brewer has formed a special panel to address the subject at a hearing in May...A massive house fire near 47th avenue and Glendale...
You could see this coming after Kurt Warner's trip to visit the San Francisco 49ers and his compromise offer to the Cardinals: He has agreed to a two-year, $23 million contract, with a $15 million signing bonus and $4 million in base salary. The remaining $4 million would be paid...
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Nu Rock Is Disturbed
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Nu Rock Is Disturbed
Shortly before Phoenix Fire Department investigators arrested Michael Marin for allegedly torching his plush Biltmore Estates mansion, he spoke about the fire he says almost stole his life. "Here's the unvarnished version from the horse's mouth," Marin told New Times in the living room of his other home, a more...
New Times contributor Mike R. Meyer and clubs editor Benjamin Leatherman were both in attendance at Cricket Wireless Pavilion last night for the '90s alt-rock doubleheader of Nine Inch Nails and Jane's Addiction. They braved thick clouds of marijuana smoke and stage fog to bring us a review of the...
Phoenix has taken a lot of heat for the transience of its populace, but look on the bright side: For all the wanderlust-stricken citizens who eventually ditch the 'Nix for other places, there are many more who're on their way in — maybe for the long haul. Ana Borrajo is...
Reached by phone on a recent afternoon in his native Tucson, where he's enjoying a bit of downtime before his band Calexico heads back out on the road, singer-guitarist Joey Burns is taking a walk with one of his best friends in the world, one he doesn't get to hang...
Infants and toddlers use every method of communication available, from burbles and cries to exaggerated gestures. But as a child learns to speak, the methods lose importance in favor of their newfound knowledge of ABCs. Artist Brian Boner became interested in human communication after his father passed away from a...
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Move over Criss Angel - Britney Spears may be after your gig. The pop songstress, known for lip-synching her way through her shows, will bring some magic to her "Circus" tour, according to E! Illusionist/comedian Ed "The Misfit of Magic" Alonzo will be sawing Spears, his magician's assistant, in half...
Every journalist loves a good leak, and Gannett's got enough of them to keep a whole Web site afloat. We told you about Gannett's latest round of furloughs yesterday (okay, that was after the Gannett-owned newspaper published its own an Associated Press article -- but azcentral buried it). Today, an...
A Trekkie from Compton. An Iraqi war veteran who majored in physics. An intellectual alt-rapper who idolizes Canibus but beat down his former manager over money. Without a doubt, Greydon Square is as contradictory and complex a figure as you'll find making music in Phoenix. Not that most people know...
Mi hermano y yo tenemos un dispute. We all know that Mexicans love their bistec sliced muy thin, but why? My brother is adamant that the diet of free-range vacas mexicanas results in tough meat, necessitating a thin slice for easy mastication. I think the reason is purely an economic...
When a new runway opened at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport in 2000, it received the blessing of the Federal Aviation Adminstration. But a newly released report from another federal agency, the Office of the Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Transportation, cites that same runway as a potential...
Taryn Thomas isn't shy about anything, which makes for an unnerving lunch. On a breezy Friday afternoon on the patio at Zipps Sports Grill in Scottsdale, she's chain-smoking between coughs and eating fried chicken strips with her fingers. She's talking loudly and enthusiastically about her sexual experiences, using lots of...
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Look, if you're going to name a business "Dirty Drummer" and serve food at it, better make sure it's clean, that's all we're sayin'. The DD on Beck Avenue in Chandler failed a recent county restaurant inspection. Now, it's not the worst report we've ever seen, but again, given the...
A survey commissioned by a photo enforcement vendor shows huge public support for speed and red light cameras in Arizona despite new pushes to end the programs. You can read the results for yourself in two PDF documents from vendor American Traffic Solutions (a.k.a. ATS) here and here. Because we're sticklers about such...
Two State Bar complaints against Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas have been dismissed. Whether these are the last two complaints against Thomas, or how other complaints against any of his staff members may be doing -- well, we're just not sure. But it seems like Thomas may be off the...
Drool away at this big-buck seizure. The Arizona Department of Public Safety today released photos of cash seized in traffic stops by state troopers, including one of a stop that netted a duffle bag containing $248,249 in cash. The evidence shows what law enforcement is facing, DPS says. The large cash...