Email Author Steve Jansen

Awards

• 2012 - Maggies: The Magazine Awards of Western Publishing, published August 18, 2011

  "Knocked Out"

• 2012 - National Association of Black Journalists Awards, published October 20, 2011

  "Sons of Blood and Thunder"

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2011 Stories by Steve Jansen

• Four Loco

  published March 3, 2011

  Needless to say, Rafael Márquez will be the center of attention during the Red Bull Reto del Sol football (aka soccer)... More >>

• Cactus League: Week Two

  published March 3, 2011

  Isn’t it nice, Arizona Diamondbacks’ fans, that you don’t have to drive to Tucson to see the snakes play in Arizona Cactus... More >>

• Sweet Home Chicago

  published March 3, 2011

  Making new images look like old relics that just came out of a crumbling leather billfold is a slippery slope – we’ve seen some... More >>

• Soul Mate

  published February 24, 2011

  A new-ish park on the west side is about to be christened with a whole ‘lotta soul. The Northwest Black History Committee (NBHC)... More >>

• It's a Rap

  published February 24, 2011

  What hip-hop artist would Jesus Christ be bumping the most in his What Would Jesus Drive mobile? Deep cat Josef Sorett may be able to hook you... More >>

• Soul Sister

  published February 24, 2011

  When it came to fighting the power and abolishing slavery, Harriet Tubman was a total pimpstress. How else to explain that her productive life,... More >>

• Star Hunting

  published February 24, 2011

  It’s true that haters are never going to stop hating. However, y’all should quit getting all up in the grill of the Phoenix Coyotes,... More >>

• Scrap Shoot

  published February 17, 2011

  An experimental outfit that uses experimental techniques and instrumentation plays in Scottsdale tonight. Who could it be? Lucky... More >>

• Hell to Pay

  published February 17, 2011

  In December, the Arizona State Sun Devils Baseball team got totally blasted by the NCAA Division I Committee on Infractions, the biggie being... More >>

• Skirt Around

  published February 10, 2011

  This may be the only instance where you can say that you’re going to chase some skirts and not sound like a complete douche... More >>

• Homeward Bound

  published February 10, 2011

  The Willo district rules, particularly on foot, and especially during the Willo Historic Home Tour and Street Festival. A handful of dwellings... More >>

• Soul Sister

  published February 10, 2011

  When it came to fighting the power and abolishing slavery, Harriet Tubman was a total pimpstress. How else to explain that her productive life,... More >>

• Take A Hike

  published February 3, 2011

  Dude. It rules outside, so you best get moving after reading our Outdoorsy Round-Up for Thursday, February 3: *McDowell Mountain... More >>

• Instant Classic

  published February 3, 2011

  Two of the league’s most prolific franchises – and some of today’s best QBs – square off when the Pittsburgh Steelers take on... More >>

• From the Underground Up

  published February 3, 2011

  Mesa is an ok place to hang out, we guess? Who are we kidding? The place kind of totally blows, but not completely, especially with... More >>

• Back in Black

  published February 3, 2011

  The biggest bummer about Black History Month? That it’s only a month, and not Black History Eternal, y’all. It’s cool,... More >>

• Totally Trashed

  published January 27, 2011

  There was a recent episode of Hoarders where an “artist” couldn’t purge her junk because there was a chance that she... More >>

• Cool Out

  published January 27, 2011

  Local book sale? Cool. Homegrown treasure markets? Rad. Book sale paired with treasure market? Super freaking cool and rad. For... More >>

• Alice in Chains

  published January 27, 2011

  Attention journalists: Y’all need to bow down to the late Alice Allison Dunnigan. Dunnigan (1906-1983) was a black female... More >>

• Electric Avenue

  published January 20, 2011

  No more boring Tuesday nights . . . At Trunk Space the longest-running, locally-produced live talk show, Grand Avenue Live!,... More >>

• In the Icehouse

  published January 20, 2011

  If this year is indeed the Icehouse’s swan song (see the Jackalope Ranch blog More >>

• Decked Out

  published January 20, 2011

  Twenty years from now, we hope that the works in the Molten Brothers’ “DECK” shows are featured in an anthology exhibit like... More >>

• Decked Out

  published January 20, 2011

  Twenty years from now, we hope that the works in the Molten Brothers’ “DECK” shows are featured in an anthology exhibit like... More >>

• King for a Day

  published January 13, 2011

  For naysayers that think this place can’t sustain tradition, chew on this: the Dr. Martin Luther King Festival and March – which starts... More >>

• Market Research

  published January 13, 2011

  One of the biggest bummers about a relatively new city like Phoenix is the absence of established markets, à la New York City, Tokyo,... More >>