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61. Megalopolitan Life

    BEST BOUTIQUE HOTEL

    The James Hotel

    Published: September 30, 2004

    Any place where Jaime Pressly, Nicole Richie and Paris Hilton have dirtied the sheets, we're sold on. Since this precious, modernist boutique hotel opened in Old Town...

62. Megalopolitan Life

    BEST YOUTH HOSTEL

    Metcalf House

    Published: September 30, 2004

    They leave well-rested, well-nourished and well-traveled. But at Metcalf House, a hostel that's more like a home, guests sometimes leave almost as much behind. The historic...

63. Megalopolitan Life

    BEST ARCADE

    Golfland-Sunsplash

    Published: September 30, 2004

    All true arcade rats know an arcade is only as good as its service technician. Joysticks get jiggly, DDR dance pads crack, and occasionally a sore loser will even take a swing...

64. Megalopolitan Life

    BEST BOWLING CENTER

    Jillian's Hi Life Lanes

    Published: September 30, 2004

    Every amusement at Jillian's is ridiculously expensive. A single game of air hockey will cost you a whopping two dollars; premium games like Hyperbowl will set you back a...

65. Megalopolitan Life

    BEST PLACE TO CATCH A RISING WWE SUPERSTAR

    Impact Zone Wrestling at The Sets

    Published: September 30, 2004

    The world of wrestling -- um, we mean sports entertainment -- is not unlike the realm of baseball, at least when it comes to tapping new blood. Each has its own version of the...

66. Megalopolitan Life

    BEST INDOOR RACING

    F1 Race Factory

    Published: September 30, 2004

    Like just about everything else once dismissed as silly kid stuff, go-karts have raced into the mainstream of grown-up extreme sports. The F1 Race Factory, bordering the Tempe...

67. Megalopolitan Life

    BEST CURE FOR ROAD RAGE

    Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Driving

    Published: September 30, 2004

    At the Bondurant School of High Performance Driving, there are several ways yours can become the baddest ass on the road. Bob Bondurant has been teaching Phoenicians how to...

68. Megalopolitan Life

    BEST PLACE TO SEE A DRAG RACE

    SCO Nights at Firebird International Raceway

    Published: September 30, 2004

    Firebird's Sports Compact Only events, usually held on the last Saturday of each month, are the soft-core version of the illegal street drags that have become harder and harder...

69. Megalopolitan Life

    BEST PLACE TO SEE A DRAG SHOW

    The Sunday Night "She-Lounge" at E-Lounge

    Published: September 30, 2004

    So you've just watched The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert and To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar back to back on video and you're wondering where...

70. Megalopolitan Life

    BEST CLUB FOR HIP-HOP

    O'Mallys Sports, Spirits & Grill

    Published: September 30, 2004

    The introduction of hip-hop nights at the traditionally hard-core rock Mason Jar may be the boldest development of the year -- and promoter Oddy Carter deserves much love for...

71. Megalopolitan Life

    BEST NEW GALLERY

    Bentley Projects

    Published: September 30, 2004

    What a leap of faith for one of Scottsdale's most prestigious contemporary galleries to open a branch in downtown Phoenix -- and aren't we glad they did it. Representing an...

72. Megalopolitan Life

    BEST ART HOUSE MOVIE THEATER

    Harkins Camelview 5

    Published: September 30, 2004

    We despaired of ever seeing France's The Triplets of Belleville in a timely manner, but only because we'd forgotten for a moment about Harkins' Camelview 5 in Scottsdale. Shame...

73. Megalopolitan Life

    BEST PLACE TO SEE AND BE SEEN ON A FIRST FRIDAY

    Roosevelt Street

    Published: September 30, 2004

    Any time of the year, the first Friday of the month in downtown Phoenix is a circus. Sure, the main event is still the art -- varying dramatically in quality from something...

74. Megalopolitan Life

    BEST PLACE TO SEE AND BE SEEN ON A FINAL FRIDAY

    B-Side Gallery

    Published: September 30, 2004

    First Fridays, you'll find us in Phoenix. But final Fridays belong to Tempe, and this is a night that has yet to be tainted by an excess of hype. In other words, you can...

75. Megalopolitan Life

    BEST COMEBACK

    The Icehouse

    Published: September 30, 2004

    In its 1990s heyday, the Icehouse was the epicenter of Phoenix rave culture. Legendary parties lasted all night long within the walls of this cavernous downtown space, making...

76. Megalopolitan Life

    BEST STOP ON ART DETOUR

    Garage S.

    Published: September 30, 2004

    Like the Phoenix art scene in general, Art Detour -- that spring weekend where most every gallery in town opens its doors to the masses -- is a mixed bag. Some good, some bad....

77. Megalopolitan Life

    BEST REASON TO RELIVE THE PAIN OF CATECHISM

    Patti Hannon as Sister in Late Nite Catechism Parts I and II

    Published: September 30, 2004

    Everyone we know who attended Catholic school or had to endure catechism class has horror stories to tell about the nasty nuns. But these same people have been screaming with...

78. Megalopolitan Life

    BEST REASON TO RECONSIDER YOUR FEAR OF SHAKESPEARE

    Nearly Naked Theatre's Shakespeare's R & J

    Published: September 30, 2004

    By now, we're accustomed to complex, compelling entertainment from this tireless troupe. But Nearly Naked's take on Joe Calarco's smart, sexy Shakespeare's R & J was more than...

79. Megalopolitan Life

    BEST REMOUNT

    Desert Stages' Cabaret

    Published: September 30, 2004

    When the nice folks at Desert Stages remounted their rip-snorting production of Kander and Ebb's Cabaret last December, it was a holiday gift to all of us who couldn't get...

80. Megalopolitan Life

    BEST DEBUT BY A NEW THEATER

    TheatreScape's Eleemosynary

    Published: September 30, 2004

    With its debut in January, TheatreScape whetted our appetite for more and better community theater productions. The tiny company bowed with Lee Blessing's Eleemosynary, a story...