Email Author Laura Hahnefeld

Awards

• 2012 - Association of Food Journalists Awards, published January 20, 2011

  "My Year of Eating Dangerously"

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2010 Stories by Laura Hahnefeld

• Bank Holiday

  published July 15, 2010

  With the competition for August playoff positions as vicious as a bad case of fishnet burn, games nine and ten of the Arizona Derby Dames 2010... More >>

• Happy Goth

  published July 8, 2010

  Being a goth artist seems pretty clear cut, but for Jenny Fontana, adding a seven-year-old daughter to the mix changes things... More >>

• President Physician

  published July 1, 2010

  Sure, being a doctor has its perks. But flirting with King Juan Carlos of Spain and spending the night on the Queen of England’s yacht?... More >>

• Rec Yourself

  published July 1, 2010

  Sunburned, hungover, and sporting a few scrapes on your backside? Busted, dude. You’ve been tubing down the Salt.A summertime... More >>

• Speed Between the Lines

  published June 24, 2010

  What’s covered in concrete, smells like burning rubber, and has 20,000 arms and legs?Like a surreal version of The Fast and the... More >>

• Go Fish

  published June 10, 2010

  The bills are piling up, the truck’s on the fritz, and the damn traps are empty again. What’s America’s only female swordfish... More >>

• Folk- Art Fantastic

  published June 10, 2010

  Some paint, make jewelry, design clothing, quilt, or get crafty with scrapbooks and knick-knacks, but for all their many media, local... More >>

• Hog Heaven

  published June 3, 2010

  “We had the Charlie Daniels Band out here for Bike Week,” says Chester’s Harley-Davidson’s Marketing Director, Andreanne... More >>

• Pool Me Once

  published June 3, 2010

  A swanky pool party at a private Paradise Valley estate sounds like something we’d crash. Lucky for us the Liquid Pool Party, a... More >>

• Bone Down

  published May 27, 2010

  What’s the best strategy for chowing the most chicken wings in 11 minutes? According to Kevin Byrnes, General Manager of the Native New... More >>

• Chrome Sweet Chrome

  published May 27, 2010

  “I knew Westgate was the perfect venue for Bike Night since I walked the property four years ago, when the streets were still dirt,”... More >>

• Frame and Fortune

  published May 20, 2010

  To many of us, frames are finishing touches, essential add-ons to great works of art, but what if the frame is the art? Then what?... More >>

• Break for Cyclists

  published May 20, 2010

  Whether you’re a gonzo gravy dog, a chain gang grunt, or a bone-shaking basket case, the Rusty Spoke, a volunteer organization dedicated... More >>

• Say Bye-Bye

  published May 13, 2010

  “This is an opportunity for the bands to come out and do what they do best,” says Michael Peck, theater director and founding member... More >>

• Monster Mash

  published May 13, 2010

  DNA Extractor Probe? Slimy Slim? Regurgitating Ralph? These are the names of creatures you do not want hiding in your closet, let alone... More >>

• Creep Show

  published May 6, 2010

  As teenagers, most of us filled evenings of boredom and adolescent angst with ghost stories, slasher movies, and Ouija board Q&A sessions. Now,... More >>

• Creep Show

  published May 6, 2010

  As teenagers, most of us filled evenings of boredom and adolescent angst with ghost stories, slasher movies, and Ouija board Q&A sessions. Now,... More >>

• Drinko de Mayo

  published April 29, 2010

  Cinco de Mayo, like St. Patrick’s Day, doesn’t require a connection to country, just the potential to party. But where to... More >>

• Drinko de Mayo

  published April 29, 2010

  Cinco de Mayo, like St. Patrick’s Day, doesn’t require a connection to country, just the potential to party. But where to... More >>

• The Mo', The Better

  published April 29, 2010

  “When I eat his doughnuts, all I leave is the hole. Any time he wants to, why he can use my sugar bowl.” Thank you, “Kitchen... More >>

• Ray It Forward

  published April 22, 2010

  The list of celebrities for whom Tempe-based artist and entertainer Ukulele Ray has created his custom “Lunchbox-A-Leles” read like a... More >>

• Ray It Forward

  published April 15, 2010

  The list of celebrities for whom Tempe-based artist and entertainer Ukulele Ray has created his custom “Lunchbox-A-Leles” read like a... More >>

• Skinhead Deep

  published April 15, 2010

  Frank Meeink's teenage years make underage drinking and teen pregnancy look like a bad homework assignment. Meeink became a skinhead at... More >>

• Watch It

  published April 15, 2010

  Except for the prices, the experience of movie-going hasn't changed much. It's the same cold theater, sticky floors, and hours of our lives... More >>

• Ride and Seek

  published April 8, 2010

  “When I moved here 12 years ago, I got called a biker -- and that was a bad thing,” says Mark Bradshaw, owner of The Hideaway Grill... More >>