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1. Feature

   Border Patrol checkpoints near Yuma nab hordes of pot users headed back from the beach

   By Ray Stern

   Published: March 13, 2008

   The small sedan slowed as it approached the U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint on a deserted section of Interstate 8 east of Yuma. The car contained three middle-age women on their...

2. Irish Pub Guide

   5 nights of pints

   Pint-size guide to Phoenix's Irish Pub scene

   Compiled By Jonathan McNamara

   Published: March 13, 2008

   With St. Patty’s day rapidly approaching, it’s only appropriate to give you, the reader, a refresher course in Irish pub possibilities. Looking for things to do in...

3. Web Story

   Going for gold at the Wedge

   Skaters readied their boards for fierce competition at The Wedge skate park this Saturday

   By Joseph Golfen

   Published: March 13, 2008

   Decked out in skinny jeans and giant shoes, skaters from across the city and beyond made their way to The Wedge Skate Park in Scottsdale to compete in its annual competition on...

4. Over the Weekend

   Over the weekend

   By Jonathan McNamara

   Published: March 13, 2008

   Many of you probably ventured forth to Austin for SXSW this weekend. On the off chance you chose to stick a little closer to home rather than rocking out on Sixth Street, you...

5. Night & Day

   Green Party

   Shamrock around the clock at McCaffrey’s

   By Lilia Menconi

   Published: March 13, 2008

   Your windshield on the way to California. Dried barf on your shoes. A decapitated Spock. Séamus McCaffrey’s on St. Patrick’s Day. What do these have in common?...

6. Night & Day

   Bad Case of the Runs

   By Clay McNear

   Published: March 13, 2008

   Green beer. Raw oysters. Tripe and onions. Meat cobbler. Ewwwwwwwww. For those who feel a kinship with the Irish but question their commitment to healthy living, try the St....

7. Night & Day

   Sound Garden

   They come in peace

   By Steve Jansen

   Published: March 13, 2008

   We can’t think of a better band to perform at Desert Botanical Garden than Try Me Bicycle. It’s a perfect marriage, really, as the alt/lounge group’s kickback...

8. Night & Day

   Hot to Trot

   Latin lovers lock steps at saucy dance fest

   By Jose Gonzalez

   Published: March 13, 2008

   In response to his girlfriend's loathing of late-night Latin rhythms, John Winger (as played by Bill Murray) in Stripes offers these wise words: “Tito Puente’s gonna...

9. Night & Day

   Punk and Disorderly

   By Clay McNear

   Published: March 13, 2008

   Unless you were head cheerleader, starting quarterback, or Miley Cyrus, you’re probably still nursing some festering wounds from high school. That’s why we’re...

10. Night & Day

    Murphy’s Law

    Everything that can go right has gone right for Eddie’s bro

    By Jay Bennett

    Published: March 13, 2008

    Comedian Charlie Murphy will forever be remembered as the man whose “Charlie Murphy’s True Hollywood Stories” sketch on Chappelle’s Show colored the world...

11. Night & Day

    To the Manners Born

    We’re living in a society here, people

    By Clay McNear

    Published: March 13, 2008

    The French Revolution. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. The oppressed escaped from the boot heel of the bourgeoisie, there were a few beheadings. Similarly,...

12. Night & Day

    Cactus League, Week 4

    By Clay McNear

    Published: March 13, 2008

    Now, it may seem odd to recommend a team that finished 69-93 in ’07, but the Kansas City Royals are making some noise in Big Mo — and in Tokyo — with their...

13. Night & Day

    Men Wax On, Women Wax Off

    Totally not fair

    By Lilia Menconi

    Published: March 13, 2008

    A single woman on the prowl starves herself, commits daily suicide on the treadmill, and hires some Russian woman to wax her mommy parts until they’re as red and hairless...

14. Night & Day

    Padre’s Patty Party

    Published: March 13, 2008

    There’s definitely gonna be a lot of partying going on around the Valley during St. Patrick’s Day, and one the biggest parties will undoubtedly be Padre Murphy’s...

15. Night & Day

    Dublin Your Pleasure

    St. Patrick’s Day for dummies

    By Benjamin Leatherman

    Published: March 13, 2008

    It may just be us, but the ignorance about traditional Irish culture in ’burg is quite staggering. Don’t believe us? Mention anything Celtic to the average Phoenician...

16. Night & Day

    Bloc Party

    Merchants association has its neighborhood’s mojo workin’

    By Sloane Burwell

    Published: March 13, 2008

    Say the word “Melrose” to anyone older than 25 and it evokes one thing: the campy, deliciously tacky TV drama brought to you by Aaron Spelling. The good folks at the...

17. Night & Day

    Here Kitty, Kitty, Kitty

    Beachfront property in Tucson — going fast

    By Steve Jansen

    Published: March 13, 2008

    We’ve penned quite a few pieces about the ASU-UA rivalry, with a serious bent toward the hometown Sun Devils. But we haven’t quite said what we’ve always wanted...

18. Night & Day

    Good Grief

    Talented artist puts his tortured subjects through the wringer

    By Lilia Menconi

    Published: March 13, 2008

    You say you’re brokenhearted? Actually, it feels like someone shoved their arms down your throat, clutched your heart, and wrung it out like a dishrag. You gagged...

19. Night & Day

    Immoral Victory

    Let your perv shine through at Alwun

    By Nina Carapetyan

    Published: March 13, 2008

    Maybe you like it nice and slow. Yes, maybe you orgasm to a combination of walnut-oil massages, candlelight, and tastefully ribboned cock. Then again, you’re probably like...

20. Night & Day

    J.C. Loves Rodeo. Amen.

    By Steve Jansen

    Published: March 13, 2008

    A few weeks ago, we lost our rodeo virginity out in Apache Junction. Because it was our first experience watching calf-roping, saddle-bronc riding, and steer-wrestling, we were...