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2010 Stories by Nicole Smith

• Green Day

  published December 30, 2010

  When we say we’re excited about our city “going green,” we mean it in more ways than the recent development of the Valley Metro... More >>

• Leap Year

  published December 16, 2010

  What better way to say "Sayonara" to 2010 than with the proper alternative head nod it deserves? Here to give us a reason to smile at... More >>

• Grande Affair

  published December 9, 2010

  Holler! It’s the Holidays in the desert. ‘Tis the season we can finally gripe about the cold, hate on places playing Christmas music... More >>

• Craft Punk

  published December 2, 2010

  If you thought raves were like, so 1993, boy were you wrong. No, we’re not talking cheesy house music, glow sticks... More >>

• Back in Black

  published November 25, 2010

  Attention, Mister Bah Humbug: Black Friday isn’t a time to boycott Corporate America by staying on your couch eating last night’s... More >>

• Back in Black

  published November 25, 2010

  Attention, Mister Bah Humbug: Black Friday isn’t a time to boycott Corporate America by staying on your couch eating last night’s... More >>

• So Sari

  published November 18, 2010

  Phoenix does a swell-ish job of representing the culture of our American Indian peeps (and we better because those indigenous brothers and sisters... More >>

• High-Calorie High

  published November 11, 2010

  Who needs exercise or heroin to excite those neurotransmitters when there’s plenty of chocolate and chili peppers to go around? Consuming... More >>

• The Spice is Right

  published November 4, 2010

  Dancing around your living room in your underwear to the Spice Girls isn’t the only way to season your life, silly Phoenician. Ever heard... More >>

• Monster Mashup

  published October 21, 2010

  Have you scoped out Red Hot Robot? It’s the adult toy store neighboring Stinkweeds known to sell carefully crafted pieces of plastic... More >>

• Fall For It

  published October 14, 2010

  Dear Phoenician, did you know that autumn (the season between summer and winter) can also be called fall? Did we just blow your mind?... More >>

• Greek Out

  published October 7, 2010

  American folk owe it big to the Greeks. Let’s face it: A world without Frank Zappa, Uncle Jesse from Full House, feta cheese, and... More >>

• Talent Showoffs

  published September 30, 2010

  Whether you think NBC’s hit show America’s Got Talent proves that America does indeed have some talent or America’s got... More >>

• Camera Work

  published September 23, 2010

  Strap on your listening ears, art enthusiasts. Arizona’s reigning king and queen of fine-art photography, Terry Etherton of Tucson’s... More >>

• School Daze

  published September 16, 2010

  School’s back in session so we know you must be itching to get back to hitting the books. Yeah right. After lugging around a... More >>

• Conditioned Response

  published September 2, 2010

  After a brief hiatus, Kung Pao Radio Sundays at The Lost Leaf are back and cooler than ever. No, really. When we say cooler, we mean it... More >>

• Sunday Best

  published August 26, 2010

  If there’s anything this town needs, it’s a decent excuse to spend a Sunday night away from the couch and HBO programming. Luckily,... More >>

• Happy Town

  published August 19, 2010

  Just because Super Happy Funtime Burlesque is based in the Midwest doesn't mean you're going to find a Prairie Home Companion-esque... More >>