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: Danny Glover Visits Phoenix to Oppose Arizona Immigration Law; Could Carlos Santana Be the…
In advance of a service to be held tonight at Phoenix’s Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church, and a subsequent march to the state Capitol, the Reverend Al Sharpton blasted Arizona’s new “papers please” legislation during a press conference, supporting a boycott of the state and promising “freedom walkers” brought in from…
Former Alaska governor, vice presidential candidate, and darling of the conservative movement, Sarah Palin, will be in Phoenix later this month, but this time it’s not to stump for her former running-mate, John McCain, it’s to speak out for the environment.Drill, baby, drill! Ay?Palin will be here on May 15…
There was some minor panic at the state Capitol yesterday after someone mailed an envelope filled with white powder to the office of Governor Jan Brewer. Today, though, officials Arizona Capitol Police say the substance was non-toxic.About 10:30 yesterday morning, haz-mat teams were called to the Capitol after a suspicious envelope addressed to Brewer’s…
A lot of people end up spending their 21st birthday in the hospital because they consume too much booze. A Tempe man spent his 21st in the hospital for a different reason — he consumed something else: That jagged piece of metal designed to keep booze in a bottle.More simply…
Acclaimed actor Danny Glover, known for his role as Mel Gibson’s cop sidekick in the Lethal Weapon film series as well as for his Emmy-nominated role in the TV movie Mandela, joined Mayor Phil Gordon today at the Phoenix Convention Center to denounce Arizona’s new “papers please” law, SB 1070.With…
For the second time in a week, Don Imus, the radio host who in 2006 gave J.D. Hayworth what the Hayworth campaign then referred to as an “endorsement,” had somenot-so-nice things to say about the Senate hopeful on his Fox Businessshow this morning.Last week, the I-man called Hayworth a “phony…
Phoenix police Sergeant Andy Hill, a 26-year veteran of the agency whose last assignment was in the “media relations” unit, is about to retire. Though Hill’s last official day is May 27, he’s already cleaned out his cubicle and is ready (with vacation time) to call it a day…
Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon still hasn’t answered questions submitted to him by New Times on April 19.The questions were e-mailed to Gordon per his new policy of no longer speaking personally with New Times or the Arizona Republic — more accurately, he won’t talk to reporters who probe him about his…
In honor of Cinco de Mayo, The Cancer Project has compiled a list of foods at Mexican restaurants, which after eating, could potentially cause more than just the standard day of ass-fire. The Cancer Project did a study of several meals consumers can find at different Mexican restaurants — many…
A Scottsdale concert promoter who wrote a bad check to the Steve Miller Band was sentenced yesterday after pleading guilty to felony check fraud back in February.Robert Alfred Green, 48, was sentenced to probation and ordered to pay the band restitution.Insert “Take the Money and Run” pun here…
As the saying goes, “if you like it, then you shoulda put a ring on it.”However, if you’re a single woman, and nobody is yet to “like it” enough to take the plunge and buy that ring, Phoenix, apparently, isn’t a bad spot to live.A Web site targeting single women…
Great old-school game last night between the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Houston Astros at what used to be called Enron Field (before the mighty financial fall). D-Backs eked out a 1-0 win in a stellar pitcher’s duel between the excellent Roy Oswalt and the Snakes’ Ian Kennedy, who won his…
The hated San Antonio Spurs are in town again tonight for game two of the playoffs with the Phoenix Suns (tip-off’s 6 p.m. on TNT; Steve Nash & Co. will be wearing Los Suns jerseys). Given the tense history between the two teams — especially playoff history — there several members…
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: Neo-Nazi J.T. Ready Handled with Kid Gloves by ABC 15, and Arizona Militia Declares…
Bret Michaels, the front man for the hair band Poison and reality TV whore star of shows like Rock of Love, Rock of Love 2, Rock of Love Bus, and Celebrity Apprentice, was recently discharged from a Phoenix hospital, his doctor announced today.Michaels, as we reported last week, was rushed…
The Arizona Department of Health Services today issued a warning for Arizona residents over an influx in rabies cases seen around the state, and the usual suspects are once again bats and bobcats.According to the ADHS, there were three bobcat attacks in Arizona in April alone, and in each case, the…
Suns managing partner Robert Sarver has announced his opposition to Arizona’s new “papers please” legislation, adding a unique touch by saying that players will don their “Los Suns” jerseys for the second game in the NBA Western Conference semifinals against the San Antonio Spurs Wednesday, which is Cinco de Mayo.The…
The Phoenix Police Department is asking the public’s help in tracking down victims of a pair of thieves, who police say targeted elderly victims across the Valley.Last month, police arrested 30-year-old George Gregg and 60-year-old David Gregg on several charges of theft and burglary, after the pair allegedly targeted old…
Arizona has had its share of letdowns over the past few weeks and now — on top of all the embarrassing shit the state Legislature’s been up to — it appears that one of Arizona’s architectural wonders, the Hover Dam, has been outdone by a bunch of beavers.This week, experts…
The Avondale Police Department — after a two week investigation — arrested the director of the Aqua Fria High School’s special-education program after a 15-year-old student with special needs told her mother that he raped and threatened her.Brian Willner, 35, was arrested yesterday on suspicion of sexual abuse and assault, after…
About 10:30 this morning, haz-mat teams were called to the state Capitol after a suspicious envelope addressed to Governor Jan Brewer’s office was found to contain a “white, powdery substance.”Contrary to initial media reports, the Capitol was not evacuated, but Andrew Staubitz, chief of the Capitol Police, tells New Times…
