City officials aren't amused that a meme featuring the rapper Drake in a wheelchair somehow made its way into the proposal for revamping Margaret T. Hance Park.On Monday, Phoenix formally unveiled plans to revitalize Hance Park by adding a jogging loop, interactive water feature, skate park, food truck area, and an amphitheater. Less than 24 hours later, Reddit user Don'tForgetThisTime pointed out that one of the people depicted enjoying the new-and-improved park was Wheelchair Drake.Some explanation is probably necessary here. Before becoming an emotive, endlessly mockable rapper, Drake (real name: Aubrey Drake Graham) starred on the Canadian teen drama Degrassi: The Next Generation. The fictional character he played, Jimmy Brooks, was paralyzed from the waist down and used a wheelchair. For reasons that no one has satisfactorily been able to explain, the show's promotional image of Drake/Jimmy in a wheelchair became a meme roughly eight years ago, as Drake's hip-hop … [Read more...] about Phoenix Removes Hance Park Design Sketch After Discovering Hidden Drake Meme
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10 Best Punk Bars in Phoenix
Phoenix has a long tradition of punk bars that serve up cheap beer and fast, aggressive (often sloppy) punk rock. Some great venues have closed over the years, and while we dearly miss Jugheads and Rogue West, punk bars continue to thrive in the Valley of the Sun. Most are situated in unassuming suburban strip malls, but these locations continue to host some of the best local and national acts the genre has to offer. Here we go. EXPAND The bar staff at Chopper John's. Benjamin Leatherman Chopper John’s Chopper John’s has a lot going on along that busy strip in Arcadia. Punk outfits like Koffin Kats, Noonday Devils, The Sheckies, The Quakes, and cowboy punkers Outlaw Inlaws often rile up the crowd insider Chopper John’s. The rest of the time outlaw country bands more or less take over, which is still pretty punk. Spot them by the constantly updated black and red marquee sign, and head in with a good attitude. EXPAND G&D can definitely be your English punk bar. … [Read more...] about 10 Best Punk Bars in Phoenix
Bardoxolone Methyl Improved Kidney Function in Patients With Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease and IgA Nephropathy in the Ongoing Phase 2 Phoenix Study
/EIN News/ -- Interim Data Demonstrate Significant Improvement in Kidney Function in Both Diseases Conference Call With Management Scheduled Today, May 25, 2018 at 8:00am ET IRVING, Texas, May 25, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:RETA), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, today announced that positive interim data from the autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) and IgA nephropathy cohorts of the ongoing, open-label, Phase 2 PHOENIX trial are being presented by Pablo E. Pergola, M.D., Ph.D., Research Director, Renal Associates, PA, San Antonio, at the European Renal Association and European Dialysis and Transplant Association (ERA-EDTA) meeting in Copenhagen. The ADPKD cohort of PHOENIX enrolled 31 patients, and available data demonstrate that bardoxolone methyl (bardoxolone) significantly improved kidney function in ADPKD patients as measured by their estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR). Bardoxolone-treated patients … [Read more...] about Bardoxolone Methyl Improved Kidney Function in Patients With Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease and IgA Nephropathy in the Ongoing Phase 2 Phoenix Study
Phoenix PD: Suspect arrested after shooting at St. Joseph’s Hospital
BrieAnna J Frank The Republic | azcentral.com Published 4:29 p.m. UTC May 25, 2018 A 27-year-old man was shot outside of St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix late Thursday afternoon after another man with a knife tried to fight him at the facility's emergency room, police said. The incident began about 2 p.m inside of the emergency room, when a 19-year-old man was seen trying to bait the 27-year-old and a 26-year-old man into a fight, Sgt. Tommy Thompson of Phoenix police said. The two men ignored the 19-year-old, who eventually left the facility, at Third Avenue and Thomas Road, Thompson said. When the other two men left the emergency room at about 4:15 p.m., the 19-year-old approached them just outside and started a fight with them, eventually producing a knife, Thompson said. As the three men fought, somebody inside a burgundy vehicle traveling south on Third Avenue shot at one of the two men who had been together, hitting one … [Read more...] about Phoenix PD: Suspect arrested after shooting at St. Joseph’s Hospital
Montgomery records rules may be at odds with Phoenix police plans to release body-cam video
Jason Pohl The Republic | azcentral.com Published 3:46 p.m. UTC May 25, 2018 A battle over control of body-worn camera video could be brewing between Maricopa County's top prosecutor and the county's largest police department. Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery's effort to exert more control over what public records can be released by police departments — and when — appears at odds with parts of Phoenix Police Chief Jeri Williams' new "Transparency Protocol." The Transparency Protocol, which is ramping up in the department, would speed up and significantly increase the amount of video Phoenix police would make public after shootings, deaths or high-profile incidents. OUR VIEW: Bill Montgomery overstepped in bid to become information czar That comes at the same time Montgomery sent letters to city leaders and police chiefs across the Valley, putting in writing that departments should confer with his office when a … [Read more...] about Montgomery records rules may be at odds with Phoenix police plans to release body-cam video