Aaron Burckle

10/7-10/16Armchair daredevils, wrest yourselves from your Barcaloungers and make tracks to Phoenix International Raceway this weekend for the Richard Petty Driving Experience, which offers average joes the opportunity of a lifetime: to hitch a ride in an honest-to-god stock car. The brain child of the 68-year-old former NASCAR king, Petty's...

FRI 7/29Though you could make the argument that a majority of 21st-century kids (or adults, for that matter) couldn't find Japan on an unlabeled map of the world, that doesn't stop them from looking to the East for their animation. The popularity of anime, the Japanese form of animation influenced...

SAT 6/25If the Indian nations as a whole were ever to declare a sport their national pastime, you can bet basketball would be right up there with lacrosse. Basketball has been an all-consuming passion and a source of pride in Native American communities for generations, with reservation courts serving as...

THU 5/12"Clothing, just like your being, has a constant energy flowing around you," says fashion designer Kenyata Baraka, a.k.a. "Queen Be." Her imaginative designs fall into the urban clothing style, and each handcrafted piece strives to harness a "continuous energy of peace, power and love that will leave you totally...

SUN 4/3 Break out the gloves and fly your uncle down from Saskatchewan: Hockey is back. Witness some serious slap shots as the Phoenix Adult Hockey Association plays every Sunday night at the Arcadia Ice Arena, 3853 East Thomas Road. Old pros, wanna-be stars and enthusiasts take to the ice...