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A Final Farewell to Notable Arizonans We Lost in 2022

Remembering Katastro's Andy Chaves

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Friends and Colleagues Remember Fred Tieken, the Late Phoenix Artist and Musician

By Amy Young
May 10, 2022

The local creative died last month at the age of 86.
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.
Phoenix Blues Singer Maxine Johnson Has Died

By Robrt L. Pela
Aug 25, 2021

The former child star once ran in the same circle as Diana Ross, Louis Armstrong, and Ella Fitzgerald.
Wallace and Ladmo Star Dave Bills Has Died

By Robrt L. Pela
Aug 11, 2021

Artist David Bills was best known for playing Gerald's Monster on The Wallace and Ladmo Show.
The Departed 2020: Arizonans We’ll See on the Other Side

By New Times Staff
Jan 6, 2021

Final farewells to notable Arizonans we lost this year.
The Departed: Those We Lost in 2019

By New Times Staff
Jan 2, 2020

Life is like a highway — with a precipitous cliff at the end that we all must drive off. For the following Arizonans, the road ended in 2019.
The Departed: Those We Lost in 2018

By Phoenix New Times
Dec 31, 2018

They weren’t all stellar individuals, but in ways large and small, their lives or their deaths had an impact on us all. May they rest in peace.
Saturday's Schedule of Services for Senator John McCain

By New Times Staff
Aug 31, 2018

Services will continue Friday and Saturday for the late Senator John McCain in Washington, D.C.
Vintage John McCain: Dead at 81, He Was America's Senator, Not Arizona's

By Amy Silverman
Aug 25, 2018

He will not go down in history as Arizona's favorite son, but he will certainly be remembered by many as Arizona’s most fascinating son.
Those Arizona Lost in 2017: They Made Us Better. And Now They Will Be Missed.

By Phoenix New Times
Dec 30, 2017

Musicians, historians, humanitarians, humorists, writers, astronauts, coaches, preachers, ordinary folks, criminals and even an anteater ... they all had an impact.
Goodbye to Los Olivos, Central Phoenix’s Beloved Car Wash

By Antonia Noori Farzan
Dec 28, 2017

R.I.P. So long car wash, hello more condos in downtown Phoenix.
Trent Franks' Net Worth Has Skyrocketed Since He Got Into Office

By Antonia Noori Farzan
Jun 13, 2017

While the rest of the country weathered a recession, he got even richer.
Arizona Historian and Author Jack August, Jr., Dies at Age 63

By Stephen Lemons
Jan 20, 2017

Acclaimed Arizona historian Jack August died on the afternoon of Friday, January 20.
Muhammad Ali: Mild-Mannered Retiree, Big-Time Local Sports Fan

By Michael Tulumello
Jun 6, 2016

To the rest of the world, Muhammad Ali's legacy will be that of the person who dragged sports out of the black-and-white 1950s and into a full-color world. As the first major athlete (and maybe the last in our lifetimes) to put principle over personal fortune and public approbation. As...
Charles Keating Stiffed Me on a Nearly $1,000 Restaurant Bill: A Reader's Remembrance

By Tim McWeeney
Apr 3, 2014

Of course, I had heard of Charles Keating. The man became famous as an anti-porn crusader in Cincinnati back in the '70s, hustling his version of morality against Hustler's version of what the Founding Fathers meant in the First Amendment. My knowledge of Mr. Keating didn't end there, however. I...
Political, Business Leaders, Gay-Rights Activists Call On Governor To Veto "Religious Freedom" Bill

By Monica Alonzo
Feb 21, 2014

The clock is ticking ... and many are waiting to see whether Arizona Governor Jan Brewer will sign into law the so-called "Religious Freedom" bill. The measure, SB 1062, aims to give expanded protection to business owners who refuse to provide goods or services in situations or to individuals that...
RIP, Arizona State University's Party-School Reputation (1987-2012)

By Matthew Hendley
Sep 25, 2012

With the release of Playboy magazine's latest issue, we are able to confirm earlier reports that Arizona State University's party-school reputation has died at age 25.The autopsy's not in, but the cause of death appears to be a combination of alcohol withdrawal and apathy.See also:-Arizona State University's Party-School Reputation Apparently...

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