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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Here’s when to see the Lyrid meteor shower in Arizona this week

4 days ago | phoenixnewtimes.com | Benjamin Leatherman

Prepare yourself, skywatchers — a flurry of shooting stars are about light up the night this week. The annual Lyrid meteor shower is happening every night until April 25 and is set to peak at the beginning of the week, which you’ll be able to see anywhere in the Valley. The Lyrids, so named for the constellation Lyra, occur every April when the earth crosses through a comet's debris field. It’s always a spectacular display.
Rainn Wilson and Simon Pegg are coming to Phoenix Fan Fusion 2025

5 days ago | phoenixnewtimes.com | Benjamin Leatherman

Geeks of the Valley, stock up on Schrute bucks and dust off your cricket bats. Phoenix Fan Fusion has announced that actors Simon Pegg and Rainn Wilson will be special guests will be special guests of the pop-culture convention from June 6 to 8. It will be the first time either star has attended the annual event, which takes place at the Phoenix Convention Center. Wilson, who is scheduled to appear at Fan Fusion on Sunday, June 8, is well-known to pop culture fans and devoted nerds alike.
Oak Flat, a holy Apache site east of Phoenix, faces rapid sale and destruction

5 days ago | phoenixnewtimes.com | TJ L'Heureux

Oak Flat — also known as Chi'chil Biłdagoteel — is the Apaches’ Notre Dame Cathedral, or Mecca, or Church of the Holy Sepulchre. In the mountains 70 miles east of Phoenix, the wildlife and tree-covered jewel covers some 2,400 acres, or roughly two-thirds the size of Sky Harbor Airport. The federally protected site also sits atop a bonanza of copper.
Scottsdale mayor sues to unmask who snitched on her to county attorney

6 days ago | phoenixnewtimes.com | TJ L'Heureux

Embattled Scottsdale Mayor Lisa Borowsky really wants to know who ratted her out. Despite being in office for only a few months, Borowsky has already become the center of a controversy over a planned parking garage in Scottsdale. Dubbed “Parkingate,” the brouhaha stems from Borowsky's alleged efforts to yank a garage project away from one developer and hand it to David Hovey Jr., a campaign donor.
Phoenix LGBTQ+ kickball game broken up by park ranger, police

6 days ago | phoenixnewtimes.com | Celina Jimenez

Hundreds of LGBTQ+ Arizonans gathered at Encanto Park in Phoenix on Sunday for OutLoud Sports’ Saguaro Cup, an annual kickball tournament. But what began as a joyful community event turned tense when a park ranger — followed by several Phoenix police officers — arrived to break up the games, leaving attendees on edge. According to Maddison Phillips, a longtime league player, it isn’t unusual for parks staff to attend the tournaments.
Phoenix unveils Wallace and Ladmo street sign honoring TV hosts

1 week ago | phoenixnewtimes.com | Benjamin Leatherman

The late Wallace and Ladmo are now a permanent fixture in downtown Phoenix. The iconic local TV personalities — who entertained generations of Arizonans with their long-running children’s show — were honored Wednesday as city officials dedicated a ceremonial street sign bearing their names.
Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre 2025 schedule: every show announced so far

1 week ago | phoenixnewtimes.com | Benjamin Leatherman

Catching a concert under the stars at Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre is a quintessential Phoenix experience. Sure, there are other outdoor venues in the Valley — and the summer heat can be brutal — but there's something magical about lounging on the lawn as big-name headliners light up the stage and music drifts through the breezy desert air. The 20,000-person venue near 83rd Avenue and McDowell Road is a Phoenix concert institution, no matter its name.
Arizona lawmaker brags about passing stolen valor bill she blocked

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

The Senate had just voted to pass Senate Bill 1424, which cracks down on people who lie or exaggerate military service — known as stolen valor — for material gain. An Air Force veteran, Rogers had voted in favor, helping to send the bill to Gov. Katie Hobbs to become law.
Your guide to the best Phoenix 420 parties, events and deals in 2025

1 week ago | phoenixnewtimes.com | Benjamin Leatherman

Not to be blunt, but metro Phoenix is about to be lit up with cannabis-inspired events and celebrations. We’re rolling into 420 — the greenest day on the calendar and the highlight of the year for stoners, casual users and marijuana lovers alike. Taking place every April 20, it’s an occasion to celebrate anything and everything having to do with cannabis. Its origins are as murky as a hotbox, with many tracing it back to a group of California teens in the '70s who met at 4:20 p.m. to smoke out.
Tempe sued for targeting residents who feed homeless people

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

Nearly a year after Tempe first hauled him into court for feeding unhoused people in a city park, homeless advocate Austin Davis is going back — this time of his own volition. On Thursday, Davis and two other Tempe residents filed a federal lawsuit against the city, claiming Tempe violated their civil rights by criminalizing their efforts to feed unhoused people in public parks every Sunday.