Email Author Benjamin Leatherman

Awards

• 2009 - Arizona Press Club Awards, published July 24, 2008

  "Pedalphiles"

• 2006 - Arizona Press Club Awards

  "Beach in Heat"

• 2006 - Arizona Press Club Awards

  "Tech Mex"

• 2006 - Arizona Press Club Awards

  "Swat Team"

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2013 Stories by Benjamin Leatherman

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  ASU Film Students Ben Kitnick and Saxon Richardson Release Weirdly Beautiful Short About Funny World and Space-Alien Donald

  published Apr 26, 2013

  When Ben Kitnick first hung out at lo-fi art space and weirdo hangout Funny World last year, the ASU film student thought the house-show haven was a fascinating place. So much so that he immediately... More >>

• Saddle Up, Y'all: The Western Officially Opens Tonight in Scottsdale

  published Apr 25, 2013

  A few hours from now, the dulcet crooning of Mario Moreno and the swingy sounds of his backing act The Ramblers will waft out of The Western and into the Scottsdale night air, announcing the arrival o... More >>

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  10 Must-See Events at Phoenix Comicon 2013

  published Apr 25, 2013

  Exactly one month from now, 40,000 people will invade downtown Phoenix for one reason: to geek out as hard as possible during Phoenix Comicon. During the annual Memorial Day weekend (Thursday, May 2... More >>

• The Other Guys

  published April 18, 2013

  What you see ain’t necessarily what you get. That proves doubly true with downtown Phoenix performance artist Ryan Avery’s annual... More >>

• Arizona Diamondbacks Split First Two Games With San Francisco

  published Apr 24, 2013

  Arizona Diamondbacks fans watching their team's battle against the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday evening may have felt a nagging sense of deja vu sometime around the ninth inning. It's probably beca... More >>

• Patch Things Up

  published April 18, 2013

  To paraphrase some musty, old Klingon proverb we’ve heard once or twice, revenge is a dish best served cold. And in the 1973 Swedish... More >>

• Calvin Harris @ Maya Day and Nightclub

  published April 25, 2013

  Old-fashioned common sense dictates that you don't want to get electricity-powered equipment near a body of water, much less a swimming pool.... More >>

• Seven Nights of EDM, DJs, and Dancing

  published April 25, 2013

  Thursday 25 Afterlife: Touch Thursdays with DJ Tsunami, DJ Michael Ryan, & DJ Matt Fox (Top 40, EDM) AZ/88: Black... More >>

• Cinco de Mayo 2013 Guide

  published April 25, 2013

  Special Events Chandler Public Library 22 S. Delaware St., Chandler Pint-size pups both speedy and... More >>

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  Man-Cat: 2013 Big Brain Awards Finalist, Performing Art

  published Apr 23, 2013

  You submitted nominations for awards given to the Valley's emerging creatives and the results are in. Introducing our Big Brain 2013 Finalists. Leading up to the Big Brain Award awards announcement a... More >>

• Arizona Diamondbacks Prevent Sweep By Colorado Rockies With 5-4 Comeback

  published Apr 22, 2013

  The Arizona Diamondbacks may have dropped two of three games over the weekend to the Colorado Rockies, it quite possibly could have been a complete sweep if not for the impressive efforts of Didi Greg... More >>

• Five More Reasons to Check Out That Damn Show on Saturday: Tiger Army, Face to Face, Awolnation, Fenix TX, and More

  published Apr 19, 2013

  We're fairly certain that by now you're fully up to speed on That Damn Show's headliner Bad Religion, as well when they're playing, how they've been around longer than you think, and their best albums... More >>

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  Suspicious Box Found in Tempe Might Be Familiar to Old School Nintendo Fans

  published Apr 19, 2013

  In a week when the entire nation is on absolute high alert concerning any sort of suspicious items being left out in the open, one local wisenheimer may have thought it was apparently high time for a ... More >>

• DMC Phoenix DJ Battle to Take Place Saturday; Ordinary Club DJs Need Not Apply

  published Apr 19, 2013

  Downtown Phoenix's Monarch Theatre is gonna take on old-school aura this weekend when more than a dozen local DJs and selectors showcase mad turntablism in what could be the first step toward supersta... More >>

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  4/20: 14 Parties, Kick-Backs, and a "High-Waiian Luau" in Metro Phoenix

  published Apr 18, 2013

  If your stoner friends seem to have an extra glint in their bloodshot eyes lately, it's probably because this Saturday happens to be April 20. In other words, it's 4/20, the day on which marijuana lov... More >>

• Club Candids: Hollywood Saturdays at EPIQ Nightclub in Scottsdale

  published Apr 17, 2013

  The weekend drinking and dancing action at EPIQ Nightclub in Scottsdale gets so fierce that it appears as though people are climbing the walls while frenetically partying their brains out. Okay, tha... More >>

• Arizona Diamondbacks Thumped by New York Yankees 4-2

  published Apr 17, 2013

  Stop us if you've heard this one before: The Arizona Diamondbacks lost a hard-fought battle at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx Tuesday night due to a pitching fiasco on their part and epic homers by the h... More >>

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  Scottsdale's Mryr Day and Nightclub to Open April 24

  published Apr 17, 2013

  The members of Scottsdale scene better make sure their swimsuits, beach towels, and sunscreen are in order, as a major pool party venue is set to make its debut next week. Proprietors of Mryr Day ... More >>

• Seven Nights of EDM, DJs, and Dancing

  published April 18, 2013

  Thursday 18 Afterlife: Touch Thursdays with DJ Tsunami, DJ Michael Ryan, & DJ Matt Fox (Top 40, EDM) AZ/88: Black... More >>

• DMC Phoenix Regionals @ The Monarch Theatre

  published April 18, 2013

  Excuse our local beat-juggler boosterism for a moment, but there are some turntablists in town whose skills are so unearthly we reckon they... More >>

• For All Mankind

  published April 11, 2013

  Retired professional wrestler Mick Foley is one paradoxical fellow. During his lengthy career, the grappler formerly known as Mankind... More >>

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  John Barrowman (a.k.a. Captain Jack Harkness from Doctor Who and Torchwood) Is Coming to Phoenix Comicon

  published Apr 15, 2013

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  Stabbing at Country Thunder in Florence Leaves One Critically Injured

  published Apr 13, 2013

  A verbal altercation between patrons of Country Thunder in Florence early this morning turned bloody, resulting in one man stabbed and another taken into police custody. According to media coverage o... More >>

• Los Dias de la Crescent Lineup Announced: Get Ready for Latin Sounds and Rock/Pop Tributes

  published Apr 12, 2013

  Good news for those who dug last year's locally focused Los Dias De La Crescent event: it's coming back for a second round. Crescent czar Charlie Levy sent out an e-mail blast Thursday night trumpeti... More >>

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  City of Scottsdale to Regulate Popular Nightlife Pedicabs

  published Apr 12, 2013

  If that skinny pedicab driver giving you a lift to some trendy Old Town gin joint this weekend seems bummed out, it's only because he'll soon have to conform to a new ordinance passed by Scottsdale's... More >>