AltWeeklies Wire
State of Fear in Arizona: Permanent Legal Resident Stopped For Being Brownnew
Rosa's husband is a U.S. citizen. She's a legal permanent resident, on her way to becoming a citizen herself. She plans to raise a family and go back to school. But she's thinking twice about doing either in Arizona after her run-in with two sheriff's deputies a couple of months ago.
Phoenix New Times |
Stephen Lemons |
10-20-2009 |
Race & Class
Downtown Phoenix is Full of Gleaming Progress Surrounded by Vacant Lots -- Now What?new
With boring old suburban McMansions commanding a half-million dollars, you can see why developers decided that downtown Phoenix would be the next big thing. And then the bottom dropped out.
Phoenix New Times |
Sarah Fenske |
10-20-2009 |
Housing & Development
A Mother Finally Got the Help She Needed for Her Troubled Son -- By Having Him Arrestednew
If you have a seriously mentally ill kid, and you can't afford treatment, you can have your kid hauled before a judge. And that judge has the power to get services for your kid -- as long as you're willing to give up custody of your child to the state of Arizona.
Phoenix New Times |
Amy Silverman |
10-13-2009 |
Children & Families
Joe Arpaio and Andrew Thomas: They're All About the Perp Walknew
Two weeks after the chaos of the Don Stapley arrest, the situation is clear: Maricopa County is captive to the whims of a police force all too eager to use its powers to harass its enemies and distract us from its manifold failures.
Phoenix New Times |
Sarah Fenske |
10-13-2009 |
Crime & Justice
Hopi Reggae Artist Casper Lomayesva Brings Redemption Songs to the Desertnew
Because of a shared resistance to tyranny, reggae is wildly popular among Native Americans -- from the Seminole Tribe of Florida to the Hopi of Arizona.
Phoenix New Times |
Niki D'Andrea |
10-06-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Diagnosing and Treating Autism is Especially Difficult for Immigrant Familiesnew
Learning how to navigate the bureaucratic world of disability services and special education in Arizona is enough to drive a parent mad. Add the extra obstacles that lower-income, Spanish-speaking immigrant families face, and you've got a "heartbreaking" situation.
Phoenix New Times |
Malia Politzer |
09-15-2009 |
Science
Arizona Artists Cover Each Other on the 'When in AZ' Compilationnew
With an $8 download card (proceeds benefit charity), you'll get 55 Phoenix-area artists covering songs by other Arizona artists. Along with the recorded output, organizers are planning six shows at the best small venues in town. All in all, pretty cool.
Phoenix New Times |
Martin Cizmar |
09-01-2009 |
Music
He Escaped His Blazing Home Using Scuba Gear; Now He’s Charged with Arsonnew
Shortly before Phoenix Fire Department investigators arrested Michael Marin for allegedly torching his plush Biltmore Estates mansion, he spoke about the fire he says almost stole his life.
Phoenix New Times |
Paul Rubin |
09-01-2009 |
Crime & Justice
For Freegans, Eating Garbage Is Getting Downright Trendynew
John Greentree's what many would call a "freegan" -- a vegan who dumpster-dives for his meals -- but he prefers the terms "post-consumer," "urban harvester," and "vegan reclamist." Everything he eats or owns is second-hand. He manages to live virtually money-free, but modern-day hunting and gathering is practically a full-time job.
Phoenix New Times |
Niki D'Andrea |
08-25-2009 |
Food+Drink
Metro Phoenix May be the Next Porn Capital of the Worldnew
The adult business isn't what it used to be, especially in the San Fernando Valley outside Los Angeles, the long-reigning capital of porn in America. But luckily for Taryn Thomas, her new company's based in a place considered the next big hotspot for pornography: metropolitan Phoenix.
Phoenix New Times |
Niki D'Andrea |
08-18-2009 |
Movies
DOSE Takes Graffiti from the Street to the Museum and Beyondnew
Life's a ripe plum for DOSE right now. The veteran Phoenix writer has been steadily increasing his fame over the past few years, helping to form an art collective called Forever In Control and beginning to show in galleries and museums.
Phoenix New Times |
Stephen Lemons |
08-11-2009 |
Art
Janet Napolitano Pulls a Switcheroo on the Pro-Immigrant Crowdnew
You'd have to mine Davy Jones' locker to discover the true depth of Napolitano's duplicity over the federal government's 287(g) program, the new rules for which were announced with great fanfare by the Department of Homeland Security two weeks ago.
Phoenix New Times |
Stephen Lemons |
07-28-2009 |
Immigration
Danny Dirtnap and The Video Nasties Are 'No Hope Kids'new
Before he could legally drink, Danny Valdez was married with a kid. Now he's the part-time custodian of a 3-year-old son, along with his ex-wife. Yet he makes time for a band and a 'zine. Danny's biggest aspiration is to set something in motion with the Phoenix punk scene, and he's confident it'll happen.
Phoenix New Times |
Martin Cizmar |
07-21-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Things Get Nasty in the Phoenix Police Department's Homicide Bureaunew
A recently unsealed 26-page affidavit makes it clear that the homicide bureau is rife with backstabbing and gossip. Are these homicide detectives, or high school girls?
Phoenix New Times |
Sarah Fenske |
07-14-2009 |
Crime & Justice
Joe Arpaio's Immigration Raids at Water Parks Are All Wetnew
Despite the hullabaloo and expectations after the controversial Legal Arizona Workers Act went into effect, Maricopa County still has not filed any sanctions in cases against employers, nor has any of Arizona's 14 other county attorneys.
Phoenix New Times |
Paul Rubin |
07-14-2009 |
Immigration
