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Bill JensenWill the “The Real Mrs. Brady” please just go home. We spotted TV Azteca’s Ines Gomez Mont at, where else, Media Day at University of Phoenix Stadium. Seriously…

NEW TIMES PRESENTS P. DIDDY AT AXIS/RADIUS SUPER THURSDAY Diddy is slated to perform at the AXIS/Radius Super Thursday presented by New Times and Movin 97.5 on Thursday, January 31st. This will be Diddy’s only Bowl performance and his only Scottsdale appearance. Indian Plaza will be completely shut down from…

Your mate bounds into the room, somersaults over the couch and yells, “Honey, I got us tickets to the Super Bowl in Glendale, Arizona on February 3! Let’s spend the weekend!” From here, it can go two ways — you are either thrilled and join in his celebratory dance, already…

It’s tough to find a place that appeals to both out-of-town visitors and year-round residents, but we’ve got one. Not only does Crazy Ed’s lure in tourists by the busload with its kitschy, Disney-like Western Town attraction on its property, the Cave Creek brew pub also attracts a fair amount…

At a weekly gig by a Doors tribute band, I’ve noticed the majority of the crowd is Mexican. I swear, sometimes it seems the crowd missed the exit to the Lupillo Rivera show or a Maná concert. Never realized Jim Morrison was the equal of Morrissey and Charles Bronson among…

A HOUSE DIVIDED Finally, some authenticity: I couldn’t side with The Bird more about the Phoenix hip-hop scene (“Wigga, Please,” Stephen Lemons, January 17). I’m a huge hip-hop fan, and I’m from the West Coast, and a whole lot of the kind of people I’ve seen performing and in the…

JABBA IN PARADISE This incredulous avian kept rubbing its peepers in disbelief. Was that really Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s chief deputy, David Hendershott, looking like a cross between Marlon Brando in The Island of Dr. Moreau and mad scientist Dr. Mephisto from South Park? Them eagle eyes weren’t lyin’. The pic,…

Two cars collided last year on Cinco de Mayo. Considering the date, you might assume that at least one of the drivers was drunk — and you’d be right. Laura Varker was 17 years old, and she’d been tubing down the Salt River all day with her eight best girlfriends…

The young labor union advocate is addressing the small crowd of immigrant neighbors in the carport like a fired-up schoolteacher. “How many people shop at Bashas’?” he asks in Spanish, following up his question with a call for a boycott of the grocery chain, which includes the Hispanic-oriented Food City…

Sure, the Super Bowl happens in the dead of winter, but why let that stop you from enjoying a cold treat? Especially in Phoenix, when it’s likely a balmy 70 degrees outside. We used to think of milkshakes as a summertime treat only, until we moved to the Valley. Now…

Our own American Idol will deliver an unplugged version of her hit single “Tattoo” during Wednesday’s Jordin Sparks’ Afternoon Acoustic Event at 3 p.m. at Skye. You also will hear tunes from the ever-intriguing Sanjaya Malakar, plus fellow Idol runner-ups Melinda Doolittle, LaKisha Jones, Chris Richardson and Stephanie Edwards. Tickets…

A downside of most Mexican restaurants in the Valley is menu fatigue. We love classic Sonoran dishes, but sometimes a break from tradition is just what we’re craving. At times like those, we head to Padre’s, where Mexican food comes with a twist. Padre’s For starters, we’re hooked on the…

What goes better together than football and beer? And have we got a brew bonanza for you. From the outside, Tops looks like an ordinary neighborhood booze purveyor, but as soon as you take a stroll down the narrow aisles — where shelves are stocked high with a jaw-dropping variety…

The City of Phoenix’s ongoing renovation of Tovrea Castle, one of the Valley’s premier oddball landmarks, has given us locals hope that our state’s capital has finally learned to spell “p-r-e-s-e-r-v-a-t-i-o-n.” The East Phoenix estate — which looks like a royal wedding cake defended by a swarm of palace-guard saguaros…

So, you’re coming to Arizona for the Super Bowl. You’ve got your giant foam finger, comfortable shoes and your “Glendale’s Got Game” T-shirt just arrived in your postbox. Looks like you’re almost ready, but what about turning back the game clock? We don’t mean the one on the scoreboard, we…