Phoenix New Times

Phoenix New Times is a digital and print media organization located in Phoenix, Arizona, offering free access to its content. The outlet provides daily online updates on local events, dining, music, arts, and cannabis, along with in-depth narrative pieces. Additionally, a weekly print edition is published every Thursday. Since January 2013, the company has been under the ownership of Voice Media Group, following a buyout by a team of senior executives. In 2022, Matt Hennie took on the role of editor-in-chief for Phoenix New Times.

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Fake sheriff’s deputies are scamming people on the phone: What to know

2 days ago | phoenixnewtimes.com | Morgan Fischer

The call was bad news. On the line was someone with the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office, gravely informing Molly that there was a warrant for her arrest. She had missed jury duty, she was told, and needed to pay restitution to avoid arrest. The cop recited her full name, current address, a citation number and talked about verifying her signature on a certified letter, which she would need to do at the sheriff’s office in downtown Phoenix.
After trading Kevin Durant, can the Suns keep Devin Booker happy?

3 days ago | phoenixnewtimes.com | Brendon Kleen

Roughly two weeks ago, as Jordan Ott squinted into the fluorescent lighting of the Phoenix Suns practice facility for the first time as the franchise’s new head coach, he looked out on his new team. There wasn’t much to see. Standing behind assembled reporters there to welcome Ott, the franchise’s fourth head coach in as many seasons, were just three Suns players. All were coming off their rookie seasons: Ryan Dunn, Oso Ighodaro, Jalen Bridges. No Devin Booker, no Bradley Beal.
Photos: A look inside new Mesa music venue The Rosetta Room

6 days ago | phoenixnewtimes.com | Benjamin Leatherman

Kenneth Williams keeps the door wide open at Rec Room, his monthly dance night at The Rosetta Room in Mesa. Any local selector can roll into the venue and jump on the decks for a spin session. “We don’t turn DJs away,” Williams, better known as DJ MyGodComplex, says. “Anyone is welcome to come out.”A similar vibe runs through The Rosetta Room itself. The downtown Mesa music and event venue, which opened earlier this month, is all about community.
Judge to rule on whether to halt Mayes crackdown on hemp THC products

1 week ago | phoenixnewtimes.com | TJ L'Heureux

Next week, a Maricopa County Superior Court judge will decide whether gas stations can again sell THC-infused drinks and gummies. At least for the moment. In March, Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes announced a crackdown on hemp-based THC products sold outside of dispensaries, arguing that they are illegal under state law.
Look inside the new Phoenix Barnes & Noble bookstore

1 week ago | phoenixnewtimes.com | Jennifer Goldberg

A big day for bookworms is coming. On Wednesday, June 25, a new Barnes & Noble will open its doors. The bookstore, which is located at 2011 E. Camelback Road, Suite C12, in the Town & Country shopping center, is housed in the old Forever 21 location. Author Kathleen Glasgow will perform the official ribbon-cutting at 9 a.m. on Wednesday.
Phoenix readers share memories of Zia Records over the years

1 week ago | phoenixnewtimes.com | Benjamin Leatherman

When the late Brad Singer opened the first Zia Records in Phoenix back in 1980, business was good right away. Music lovers and vinyl fiends found the 1,300-square-foot store near 19th Avenue and Indian School Road. They were the first of many. Over the next four decades, Zia expanded to more stores in Phoenix and Tucson as countless locals discovered new and used records the iconic Arizona retail chain offered.
Rafi lookalike contest coming to downtown Phoenix. How to enter

1 week ago | phoenixnewtimes.com | Benjamin Leatherman

The face of Brandon Rafi is pretty inescapable in the Valley. The smiling countenance of the local personal injury attorney and namesake of the Rafi Law Group is plastered on billboards, light rail trains, benches and basically anywhere and everywhere imaginable across the metro Phoenix area. Later this month, though, things will get even more Rafi-fied in the Valley.
Woman held against scorching hot pavement by Phoenix PD is suing

1 week ago | phoenixnewtimes.com | TJ L'Heureux

At 5-foot-6 and 140 pounds, Clarissa Sabedra wasn’t imposing. Yet, according to a lawsuit she filed in federal court, two Phoenix police officers treated her like a physical threat — pinning her on hot pavement that severely burned her legs to the point where she needed treatment in a hospital burn unit. In the lawsuit, filed May 30, Sabedra sued the city of Phoenix and the two officers involved, claiming battery, negligence and violation of her Fourth Amendment rights.
Celebrate Juneteenth with good food at these 5 Phoenix events

1 week ago | phoenixnewtimes.com | Sara Crocker |Tirion Morris

Juneteenth is observed on June 19 to commemorate the end of slavery in the United States, when the Union Army arrived in Galveston, Texas, in 1865 and announced that all enslaved people would be freed. The day, which became a federal holiday in 2021, is honored across the Valley through a number of events that celebrate and educate people about the nation’s second Independence Day. Sharing food will be part of many celebrations, but some Valley events are focusing on food.
8 ways to celebrate Juneteenth around metro Phoenix

1 week ago | phoenixnewtimes.com | Jennifer Goldberg

Freedom Day, more commonly known as Juneteenth, was first celebrated on June 19, 1865, in Galveston, Texas, by 250,000 African-Americans upon hearing news from Union troops about the Emancipation Proclamation, the act that granted Black people freedom from enslavement. Since 2021, Juneteenth has been recognized as a federal holiday in the U.S. and serves as a way to celebrate Black cultures and communities across the country.