One of the finer — and least hygienic — traditions in the game of puck is what is known as “the playoff beard.” It’s a gross tradition believed to have been started in the 1980’s by the New York Islanders, and the Phoenix Coyotes are hoping to bring it to…
Someone over at John McCain’s campaign headquarters has a hell of a funny bone.For the second time in two weeks, a McCain press release has given us a chuckle at the expense of his GOP Senate primary opponent J.D. Hayworth, and the latest seems to wrap all of Hayworth’s boneheaded…
Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne is wasting no time in attacking his GOP primary opponent for attorney general, Maricopa County’s former brown-bashing County Attorney Andrew Thomas.Thomas quit his gig as county attorney last week to run for state attorney general — a job Horne has been eying for the better part…
The pride and joy of the golf program at Arizona State University, and choke-artist extraordinaire, Phil Mickelson defied the odds and beat sex legend Tiger Woods at the Masters over the weekend and put the media’s attention back where it belongs — on Tiger’s sexcipades. After Tiger’s five months away from the media, reporters…
The Phoenix Coyotes regular season ended in a way that’s almost as improbable as their upcoming playoff bid, which ESPN is calling “the best story in the NHL: They lost in a shootout to the San Jose Sharks. The Coyotes have the best shootout record in the NHL but couldn’t muster the goals necessary…
Mere days remain in the current NBA season, and the Western Conference playoff race is tighter than ever, which is why it’s unfortunate that the Phoenix Suns split a pair of games over the weekend. It felt like there were two different teams wearing PHX’s purple and orange uniforms…
Outfielder Chris Young was so bad last season that the Arizona Diamondbacks sent him down to the team’s Triple A club to re-teach him how to hit. Apparently, his stint in Reno did him some good because after the first six games of 2010, he’s hitting pretty darn well with…
Arizona has officially launched a rebate program to help residents replace older appliances with more energy-efficient models. Starting today, after purchasing an energy-saving appliance, Arizona residents can ask for a piece of the $6.2 million in federal funds allotted for rebates. Arizona is the latest to take advantage of federal…
Watching state Senator Russell Pearce defend his police state bill SB 1070 on Channel 12’s Sunday Square-Off with Brahm Resnik, I was reminded of what state Representative Daniel Patterson (D-Tucson) had to say about Pearce recently, after challenging the Mesa bigot-boy on some of his dubious factoids. Patterson complained to Pearce…
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: Up on the Sun: Kevin Smith Discusses Southwest Airlines, Razor Dildos, George Carlin, Green Hornet and More…
Look out Latinos, whether or not you’re a citizen, or otherwise here legally. Sheriff Joe’s announced that his next anti-immigrant dragnet will occur within the next three weeks, according to a just-posted AP report. As everyone was reminded after Arpaio’s recent raids on four area McDonald’s, it’s round up the brown folk first,…
A version of Mayor Phil Gordon’s 2009 calendar released this week to New Times is missing some bits of inflammatory information that were present last year.When city officials provided some of the same public records last year, the calendar revealed that on at least two occasions, Gordon’s girlfriend Elissa Mullany was the contact…
The next time someone tells you that you throw like a girl you might as well say thank you because a female knuckleballer is slated to join a men’s, professional baseball team in early May, and the word on the street is that she has no problem keeping up with…
A Peoria father who crashed into a bicyclist in 2008 has pleaded not guilty to charges of manslaughter and hit-and-run. Aaron Chubick, 32, was released from jail on a $50,000 bond after his Thursday arraignment.The victim, Richard Markarian, 65, was a retired lab tech for General Electric and an avid…
Senator John McCain picked up the endorsement of the National Federation Of Independent Business yesterday, but he seemed to need a little reminder as to the name of the organization endorsing him.McCain took a brief tour of the Central Bindery Company in Phoenix before NFIB President Farrell Quinlan stepped to…
Justice Janet?! With the announcement that Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens is calling it a career, there is no shortage of rumors as to who will replace him.One name swirling around the rumor mill is former Arizona Governor and current U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano…
Just one day after Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio made his latest plea for attention hint that he would run for governor, a group dedicated to bringing him down achieved a milestone.As of yesterday, the Facebook group People Against Sheriff Joe Arpaio has attracted 25,000 members in the roughly two…
NASCAR’s in town for a Sprint Cup Series race this weekend, and as part of the festivities, the folks at Sprint invited us, as well as some of the other who’s-nots in local media, to participate in a charity race this morning.We were racing for Central Arizona Shelter Services –…
After a brief break from the airwaves, the gals in brown were back with a vengeance last night, and one of them threw us a bit of a curveball — she showed a little human decency. Officer Lindsey Smith both protected and served when she stopped a man for not…
Big changes were afoot at the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office yesterday, and we’re all over it via a memo sent to us by several sources. By far the most stunning move: The demotion of Lisa Aubuchon, the deputy county attorney who headed the office’s charging bureau and was the point…
The Phoenix Coyotes snapped a four-game, road losing streak with a comeback 3-2 win over the Los Angeles Kings last night — and, like many games for the Yotes this season, it never should have happened. Also similar to many of the Coyotes’ improbable wins this season, the W came…
Chandler restaurant Iguana Mack’s Roadhouse is battling the county to continue allowing dogs on its patio. Iguana Mack’s is well known for its dog-friendly patio, but a Maricopa County Environmental Health inspector told it dogs are not allowed on the outdoor area. The owners of the restaurant say they’re losing…
