Wanna be a “tequila legend” without passing out, starting a fight, or throwing up on yourself? The Jose Cuervo tequila company is coming to Tempe next week to give you that chance.In what the folks at Cuervo are calling “Cuervo Games 2010,” the company will give Valley residents a chance…
The Minuteman Civil Defense Corps announced this week that it will disband as a corporation. However, as a hate-mongering group of anti-immigration fanatics, local factions of the organization will continue to “stand guard” at the border, according to the group’s president.Carmen Mercer, president of the Minutemen, tells New Times that…
A trustee in the bankruptcy of failed real estate player Mark Bosworth is suing the Mormon Church, hoping to get back $100,000 in tithing to give to Bosworth’s creditors. Bosworth, as New Times reported in a May 15, 2008 investigative article, had some success in the Valley’s once-smoking real-estate market before a civil lawsuit exposed his bad…
The claim against Maricopa County by Supervisor Don Stapley, and other similar claims expected to roll in, will be handled outside the county’s “chain of command,” says County Manager David Smith. In response to questions raised by New Times yesterday, Smith agreed that Supervisor Mary Rose Wilcox and other county…
With Phoenix police looking on, Hispanic community representatives gathered in Caesar Chavez Plaza downtown this morning to show their support for City Councilman Michael Johnson and to slam the Phoenix Police Department’s South Mountain Precinct for continued reports of abuse of force.Johnson, at the center of an abuse-of-force incident in which a young Phoenix police…
CBS 5’s Peter Busch did a segment for last night’s news on the fight to save the Career Criminal Squad, a squad of four detectives and one sergeant that goes undercover to investigate street-level hate crimes and murder-for-hire cases.I decried the impending disbandment of this squad in last week’s Bird…
Who woulda thought the phrase “hey, I’m from Arizona” could be used as a pickup line? It’s time to put away those rulers and stop the borderline-homosexual competitions, gentlemen, because a New York condom company has put together a list of states and cities with the largest average penis size, and Arizona wieners rank…
Here is your guide to today’s spring training games, as well as a look at some of yesterday’s games that most Valley baseball fans actually care about (sorry, Royals fans, there’s nothin’ here for you unless your boys happen to play against the Diamondbacks, the Dodgers, or the Cubs):Arizona Diamondbacks: The D-backs…
In the next month, student groups at all four ASU campuses will vote on a proposed smoking ban. The ban would prohibit smoking anywhere on the campuses, and university administration says it probably will accept the votes. If the ban passes, ASU would join about 381 colleges in the United…
SHOT DOWN R.I.P., Bobby Cain: I [appreciated] your story on the murder of one of us, Bobby Cain. Bobby was a little off his rocker at times, sure. But he was a harmless, decent man who had enjoyed a so-called “normal” life — complete with a home that he owned…
I just read that Speedy Gonzales is getting his own feature film and will be voiced by George Lopez. I read in the The Hollywood Reporter that Lopez said he gave Speedy his “Latino Seal of Approval.” Who grants this seal? What does it look like? And how did Lopez…
“El Mariachi” Sergio Vega is in a world of hurt. The young professional wrestler is getting a mule-size whupping outside the ring, courtesy of three masked men. After subjecting his 5-foot-8, 160-pound frame to the furious punches and kicks, it’s time for the real fun to begin. The ringleader of…
Last Thursday, the board of directors of the Housing Authority of Maricopa County voted to accept the resignation of its executive director, Doug Lingner. The only problem? There was no resignation for the board to accept — not on Thursday, anyway. The board was voting optimistically, in hopes that Lingner…
Professional wrestlers from across the nation and around the world will invade the Valley in the days leading up to World Wrestling Entertainment’s annual pay-per-view extravaganza. Here’s a rundown of all the “official” WWE-sponsored throwdowns taking place, as well as some ancillary events and appearances. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24: Rowdy Roddy…
RUSSIAN SPRING Jana Rozenman curls up on a sofa on the patio of her Scottsdale apartment as her 4½-year-old twins watch TV and play with balloons scattered nearby. She seems at peace, relaxing in the mild spring air, as she recalls the events of the past year, one that’s just…
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: Joe Arpaio Indictment Called for by Mary Rose Wilcox in New Video, and Puente’s Protest…
In preparation of filing a legal claim, Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Gary Donahoe is demanding that county officials preserve all evidence related to the investigation against him. A letter from Michael Manning, the local lawyer Donahoe has hired to represent him, states that “it is anticipated that legal action will…
Image: Ray Stern It seems likely that Supervisor Mary Rose Wilcox, (seen here with husband, Earl, and attorney Colin Campbell), will file a claim against the county like Don Stapley did last week. The malicious prosecution claim filed against Maricopa County by Don Stapley, chairman of the county Board of Supervisors,…
The Phoenix Police Department wants to make itself very clear: If you shine a laser pointer at a police aircraft and get caught, you should prepare to be fucked by the long dick of the law.They didn’t use those words exactly, but Phoenix police Sergeant James Holmes wants Phoenix residents…
We met Dan McAuliffe at a downtown Phoenix coffee shop about a month after deputies representing the malevolent interests of Sheriff Joe Arpaio and County Attorney Andy Thomas arrested the owners of this paper for political reasons. Toothpick in mouth, Mr. McAuliffe (in the photo) wanted to chat about the…
A San Diego man was ridin’ dirty through Goodyear yesterday, but Department of Public Safety officers cleaned him up.Rap metaphors aside, a guy got busted with about 17 pounds of crystal meth hidden in the bumper of his car…
A Phoenix firearms dealer once accused of supplying ruthless Mexican drug cartels with guns is suing the state, city of Phoenix and Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard for malicious prosecution. Last spring, state and federal authorities thought they had nailed George Iknadosian, (right), owner of X-Caliber Guns, for knowingly selling guns to…
