BAAAAD SHEPHERD Allow this avian to wow Christian and heathen alike with a little preachifyin’, thus demonstrating that The Bird’s days of forced Sunday school as a wee peeper were not totally in vain. Please turn in your Bibles to the Gospel of John, chapter 10, verse 11, and follow…
By Jonathan McNamara In addition to being a veritable expert on the ins and outs of Phoenix as the cultural diamond in the rough that is this patch of desert (as evidenced by “Has Phoenix Finally Arrived? Feel the Love” and “New Times Staffers Weigh In on Why They’re Not…
Did Sarah cheat on Todd? So saith the National Enquirer… During the Clinton years, they used to call them “bimbo eruptions.” Now that the National Enquirer has finally published its tell-all tale of Sarah Palin’s alleged affair with a former business partner of hubby Todd, I guess we’ll have to…
By Sarah Fenske Score another victory for New Times — and Arizona’s public records law. On Tuesday, the Arizona Supreme Court rejected Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s request to revisit the appellate court decision which spanked his department for stalling on public records requests filed by this newspaper. The court…
Hannah Ruebbelke-Smith. By Benjamin Leatherman Hannah Ruebbelke-Smith got both good news and bad news in court this week. The assault charge the 28-year-old bicyclist was facing in Phoenix Municipal Court was dropped by Judge John L. Wiehn on Tuesday morning after the city prosecutor’s office filed a motion to drop…
Arpaio has a senior moment in this footage from yesterday’s Wells Fargo protests. C’mon, Joe, you know who The Bird is… Sal Reza and his merry band of anti-Arpaio protesters scored this hi-larious footage yesterday of our corrupt top constable paying a visit to the protests taking place every day…
By Stephen Lemons Remember the gal claiming she killed her bf on Tom Leykis? It was bogus. 18 to 29 year-olds ain’t feelin’ Old Man McCain. Know why? ‘Cause he’s old. MRSA discovered at Tucson high school. D-Backs dominated by St. Louis. AZ Supreme Court says Arpaio dragged feet on…
By Amy Silverman I’ve always said that it’s nice to be invited to the party, even if you don’t want to attend — but really, this is ridiculous. I get a lot of strange e-mails, but few as unexpected as the one that popped into my New Times in box…
By Stephen Lemons North Carolina may fall out of McCain column, though McBush is safe in AZ. Prosecutors challenge five trials ordered for disgraced priest Dale Fushek. Libertarian rag Reason gives it to Russell “White Pride” Pearce with both barrels. Supes will do over session they broke open meetings law…
Despite being served with a gag order and an Injunction of Harassment, San Francisco-based blogger David Nahmod continues to post blogs about a couple in Surprise, Arizona that he claims “brainwashed” his ex-boyfriend, Beecher Goodwin, into leaving him. He’ll participate in a Maricopa County Justice Court hearing via phone on Thursday, September 25, to request that the gag order be removed.
A photo from the anti-Arpaio protest at Wells Fargo last week. See more from pics of the demo by photographer Bill Carpenter, here. The clang and ring of the trolley in this video informs you that you’re not in Sand Land any more. Indeed, the setting for this demonstration documented…
By John Dickerson Juan Mendoza Farias appeared to be in good health — or at least his face was — in a booking photo taken four days before his bruised body arrived at the county morgue. Farais, 40, a legal U.S. resident with a valid social security number, died after…
By Stephen Lemons Tina Fey 30 Rocks the Emmys, loses purse in the process. Local Dems go after County Attorney Thomas and Supervisor Brock in attempt to yank Arpaio’s leash. AP poll shows bigotry factors into McCain/Obama contest. Redskins leave Cards reeling. Rockies battered by D-Backs. Bulldogs gobble up Sun…
Channel 3’s Carey Pena By Ray Stern My head is still reeling after talking last week to Channel 3 news reporter Carey Pena and Andrew Thomasites Jason Rose and Barnett Lotstein. With Rose and Lotstein, confusion and spin is to be expected. Rose is the big-haired veteran political hired gun…
Courtney Kendrick – is proving that the Internet does have a soft spot, and that non-news blogs can serve a purpose higher than self-promotion or curt critiques of movies and music. Kendrick’s been using her blog, “Cjane Enjoy,” to raise funds for her sister and brother-in-law — both residents of Mesa, Arizona — who were involved in a private plane crash back in August and are still undergoing extensive reconstructive surgeries and skin grafts in the burn unit of a Phoenix hospital.
By Ray Stern Scottsdale police swooped down on a peaceful photo radar protest last night and arrested activist Jason Shelton [pictured] for the second time in three weeks. As one photo-radar watchdog Web site reports today, this was another “crack down on those who disagree with the city’s photo enforcement…
By Paul Rubin Last night about 6, Norm Frauenheim stepped into the lovely and delicious Mexican restaurant Coyoacan with longtime lady Francisca Montoya. Frauenheim, to put it mildly, was shocked to see about 20 close friends awaiting his arrival for what was a surprise “retirement” party at the South Central…
By Stephen Lemons Hispanics heart Obamarama, as well they should. Most folks would rather watch football with Obama instead of Old Man McCain any day. (Think McCain dozes during halftime?) Palin’s studly hubby Todd stonewalls Alaska legislature’s Troopergate probe. County Supes may do over votes after public lockout and open…
PUENTE’s Sal Reza and MEChA’s Sandra Castro, outside Wells Fargo on Wednesday. You don’t expect two hour protests in the mid-day heat of a Phoenix September to be energizing and fun, but that’s what I found the anti-Arpaio protest outside the Wells Fargo building downtown to be when I walked…
By Benjamin Leatherman Indie concert promoter Stephen Chilton (far left) speaks at this morning’s transportation and infrastructure subcommittee meeting. Downtown Phoenix activists and entertainment business people urged the city of Phoenix this morning to keep the soon-to-be-launched light-rail system running until 2 a.m. on weekends. As was reported last night,…
By John Dickerson Scott Coles paid $375,000 to have a benefit lunch with Donald Trump, according to an April 1, 2007 article in the New York Post. The money was no April Fool’s Joke. It was one day in a lifestyle of uber-wealth that ultimately sunk the company Coles’ inherited…
By Stephen Lemons Rep lays off 37. Sheesh, do they have anybody left? High court upholds employer sanctions, leaves door open to future challenge. Anti-Joe protests at Wells Fargo finally covered by Rep. Guess they found a reporter for that. County Supes lock out public, cancel sheriff’s contract with Guadalupe…
