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Love & Drugs: The New Album by Anarbor Sounds Different Than the Others

By Timothy Rawles
Aug 30, 2022

Lead singer Slade Echeverria says this record hits differently.
Kyle Holbrook Sends Peaceful Message With Murals on Roosevelt Row

By Timothy Rawles
Aug 29, 2022

The antigun message behind Kyle Holbrook's murals is also a personal one.
Living in Delusionville: Film Doc Puts Some English on Street Art

By Timothy Rawles
Aug 25, 2022

Street artist Ron English talks about creating his work in the new documentary entitled Living in Delusionville.
How a Phoenix Attorney Made Abortion Law 'Viable'

By Michael Kiefer
Jun 14, 2022

Arizona attorneys Larry Hammond and Andrew Hurwitz clerked in U.S. Supreme Court when Roe v Wade was ruled. Arizona lawyers and justices have played a huge role in shaping abortion law.
A Deadly Toll: Memorial Day is a Reminder of Vet Suicide on the Home Front

By Scott Bourque
May 30, 2022

There had been a “flight line mishap” involving a junior sailor and a helicopter at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, and two U.S. Navy chief petty officers had the unenviable task of informing that sailor’s parents about the accident.
An Arizona Landmark Made the List of America’s Most Endangered Historic Places

By Jennifer Goldberg
May 4, 2022

It's an important piece of state military history.
Shock Rocker Alice Cooper Is Coming to Arizona License Plates

By Jennifer Goldberg
Apr 12, 2022

The specialty plate will benefit the musician's Solid Rock Teen Centers.
Judge Clears Way for Arizona Social Equity Drawing on Friday

By Katya Schwenk
Apr 6, 2022

On Wednesday afternoon, Maricopa County Superior Court judge James Smith denied the last-ditch effort by three social equity applicants to pause the drawing.
The Must-Hear Songs by Phoenix Musicians of March 2022

By Chris Coplan
Mar 29, 2022

New music from The Black Moods, Scary Kids Scaring Kids, and more.
State Bill Says 'Johnny Reefer' Can't Sponsor Little League

By Michelle Ailport
Mar 14, 2022

Who should be advertised and sold marijuana products? Some Arizona lawmakers are trying to answer that question, but not without ambiguity.
Wildcatters are Pitching Arizona to Investors as the Saudi Arabia for 'Green' Helium Extraction

By Elias Weiss
Mar 12, 2022

Investors are banking that they will hit the jackpot for extracting helium from Arizona's state lands and private property.
More than 28,000 People Died of COVID-19 in Arizona. Here's How You Can Remember Them

By Katya Schwenk
Mar 10, 2022

After Kristin Urquiza's father died of COVID-19 in Maryvale, her push for justice has become a national movement.
Arizona Has the Sixth-Most UFO Sightings in the U.S., a New Study Says

By Jennifer Goldberg
Mar 9, 2022

Ever seen a UFO in Arizona? You're in good company.
Legal Cases Could Undermine Prop 207 Protections

By David Abbott
Mar 9, 2022

A prominent Arizona pot attoney is fighting to preserve legal pot possession, after some prosecutors find legal loophole involving federal highways.
Arizona Gets a C- on Medical Cannabis Report Card

By Cyrus Guccione
Feb 24, 2022

Arizona's passing grade is due to its emphasis on recreational adult-use, high cost, and low accessibility for medical cannabis patients
Pot Gummies Sending More Kids to the ER

By Miguel Torres
Feb 22, 2022

Increasing numbers of kids are being admitted to hospital or ER with pot poisoning. Doctors say gummies are responsible for about half, mirroring other states' experiences.
Chuck Hall & The Brick Wall's 1987 Killer Debut Album Rereleased

By Tom Reardon
Feb 15, 2022

Chuck Hall and The Brick Wall are fondly remembered after the band's eponymous local classic gets reissued by Fervor Records.
Songs That Make Us Think About Arizona (That Aren't About Arizona)

By Chris Coplan
Feb 9, 2022

A musical celebration of the many splendors (and eyesores) of the Copper State.
The Departed of 2021

By New Times Staff
Jan 5, 2022

Prominent and ordinary Arizonans left their mark on the Phoenix area before they died in 2021.
Arizona Expunging Only a Small Fraction of Minor Pot Convictions

By David Abbott
Dec 16, 2021

Arizona has only cleared a small fraction of minor pot convictions.