Darlin Adonay Peña has a headache. On a Wednesday afternoon in May, he takes a break from his job flipping burgers at a McDonald’s on Central Avenue in Phoenix to sit down and talk,... More >>
The three-day disappearance of Eric Fernandes, a Seattle hiker who died on Camelback Mountain in May, attracted national attention — and second-guessing. Fernandes could have done more to... More >>
At the time of his death, in May 1981, Bob Marley was 36 years old and reggae’s biggest star. He was not, however, a big seller. For Dave Robinson, this presented an opportunity. Two years... More >>
It was not as though Lulu lacked manners. However! It was Cinco de Mayo, and sometimes a girl just . . . loses all self-control. When the front door swung open, Lulu took one look at the chaos... More >>
Jared Diamond, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of the bestsellers Guns, Germs and Steel and Collapse, is surrounded by a few academics and fans at a wine-and-cheese reception on the north patio... More >>
On an unseasonably cool evening in late May, a woman hanging by a hook embedded in the flesh on her back is elevated several feet in the air, onstage at the Marquee Theatre in Tempe. She is... More >>
Welcome to a life of mooching, meetings, and trying not to get caught making out with your aides. Imagine, in a moment of suspended disbelief, that your job pays 174 grand a year. And comes with... More >>
Twenty years ago, Arizona became the second state in the nation to allow charter schools to operate in the public education system. In honor of the anniversary, New Times is taking a hard look at... More >>
As Tom Horne's zombie-like re-election campaign staggers forth, a question remains: Who will chop off its head? Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne's bizarre relationship with women is best... More >>
Two decades ago, Arizona stepped into the business of charter schools — publicly funded and independently operated schools given a kind of autonomy never before seen in public education in... More >>