Arizona Center

Larry Ortega, What Are You Listening To?

Larry Ortega Ortega is the owner of Obliq Art, which is participating in Arizona Center's Art Detour Friday, March 1 and Saturday, March 2. For more information, go here. When you put your key in the ignition and turn on the radio, what station would play right now? It would not be the radio -- in ... More >>

Downtown Dine Around and Beans & Greens Soup in Today's Eater's Digest

​ Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives?Dine Around, DowntownDo you have plans tomorrow, December 3rd? No? Well, then you're going to want to grab your friends and a few cans of food, hop on the light rail and head to downtown Phoenix for the 2011 D ... More >>

Empty Bowls, TASTE of Chandler & Cave Creek, and Chocolate Strawberry Jello Shots in Today's Eater's Digest

thatssomichelle.blogspot.com​ Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives?Holy Cow! This is Going to be A Busy WeekendThe Arizona Taco Festival, The State Fair, TASTE of Chandler, Taste of Cave Creek, Tour de Fat -- did we miss anything? Maybe an Ocktober ... More >>

Brick Owners Opening European/American Wine Bar in Sunnyslope Next Week

Heinrich Stasiuk, owner of Brick, the gourmet pizzeria that opened last year in the Arizona Center in downtown Phoenix, says Timo, his new restaurant opening next week in Sunnyslope, will take wine bars to the next level. "We're going to have a selection of over 30 wines by the glass," Stasiuk tell ... More >>

Acting Out

Now Open: Kokoro Sushi & Noodle Bar

​Hooray -- a quick and casual place to get sushi downtown! Kokoro Sushi & Noodle Bar opened last week in the Arizona Center, two doors down form the trendy Brick Pizza and just east of the movie theater.    The cozy space is casual with high top tables and a little sushi bar ... More >>

Yichao Wang, What Are You Eating?

Yichao Wang​Yichao Wang The artistic director of CloPet Theatr can be seen performing with Jester'Z improv this December and January What'd you eat for dinner last night? I ate at Hong Kong Gormet Buffet in Ahwatukee. Delicious though a bit pricey--but lots of yummy seafood, and great sushi as w ... More >>

Center Stage

Whoa. Has it really been twenty years?

Zombies, Snoop Dogg, Jimmy Eat World, Daft Punk'd, Masquerave, and GTL Over the Weekend

​Downtown Phoenix Zombie Walk A zombie horde of hundreds didn't so much walk as lumber down the unsuspecting streets of Phoenix on Oct. 29 for the 2010 Phoenix Zombie Walk. Lead (and contained) by the Arizona Ghost Busters, zombies met up at Heritage Square walked through the Arizona Center, ... More >>

New Restaurant Round-Up

October is here and our fingers our crossed that we can get outside and enjoy a little patio dining in the upcoming weeks. For now, lets take a quick look back at the new restaurants that have joined the Valley in the month of September. Amaro Pizzeria & Vino Lounge, Cave CreekSpitfire Grill and ... More >>

Club Candids: Cheap Thrills Relaunch at Brick

Adriane GoetzIf the thrills were any cheaper they'd have to be free.​After months of living in limbo, Phoenix's favorite hip kid dance party (formerly held at Blackforest Mill) has finally settled into a new location. On the last Saturday of each month, Cheap Thrills takes over the new Brick p ... More >>

Now Open: Brick Pizzeria

​ ​A decade ago, when I first started working downtown, The Arizona Center was a pretty bustling place to grab a bite -- there was a food court and a handful of busy sit-down restaurants -- but it's since had its ups and downs. Is it on an upswing again? I'd like to th ... More >>

6 Dining Tips for ASU Downtown Students

Kelly Green​Downtown Phoenix has come a long way in a short period of time. Anyone who's been around longer than an ASU freshman can tell you that. But the dining scene for students still leaves a bit to be desired. Here are our tips for feeding yourself, these first few weeks of school. 1. ... More >>

Empty Bowl Event Helps Feed the Needy

​How can the purchase of one clay bowl nutritiously feed 75 hungry people? Waste Not's 19th Annual Empty Bowl Event aims to do just that. The handcrafted bowls for sale at the event are made and donated to Waste Not from the Arizona Clay Association. The empty bowls have a minimum donation of ... More >>

New Restaurant Round-Up

Somebody recently mentioned restaurant closings to me, and I had to wrack my brain to think of the most recent casualties. For now, the news is actually pretty upbeat -- the last month has seen a flurry of new restaurants opening in the Valley. Here's the lowdown. Second Line Creole Cuisine opened i ... More >>

Macho Libre

He-men just wanna be free

Pound the Pavement

Tre Chic

3-on-3 ball makes a comeback at GCU

West of Western Feeds Downtown

So long, Cafe del Sol -- Bonjour, Fuego Bistro

Click Clique

Flashes of brilliance at PAM

Flight Club

Stair masters do battle at Arizona Center

I Get Misty

Please, mister, please --get out of the house

Lush for Life

Pray to the porcelain god for three days straight

Sorry, We're Closed

Downtown businesses are struggling to stay afloat

Tee and Sympathy

PGA golf event benefits charity

Dim and Kimber

Discomfort in stupidity

Furious and Furiouser

Local lawyer lays down his opinionated tracks

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Getting Lit

The Valley glows with holiday hoopla

Fest Forward!

Valley film festivals provide local movie buffs with a full month of cinema overload

Nightmare Galley

Stomach-turning restaurant inspection scores

A Capitol Idea

Phoenix Community Alliance's new plan for the Capitol Mall sends the homeless scrambling while the city looks the other way

Bright Bites, Big City

Sense of Humidor

Much Ado About Nothing

How the Fest Was Won

Under Siege

Calendar for the week

Beyond the Lunchpail

Kid Pics for the week

Kid Pics for the week

SURF ON TURF

SECOND HELPINGS

STUPOR BOWL

NIGHT AND THE CITY

PERFECTLY REGIONAL EXPLANATIONS

Rah Deals

Players Bar & Grill

YOU CALL THIS A REVITALIZED DOWNTOWN?

WAIT 'TIL SQUARE ONE BECOMES A PARKING LOT

CONTEMPT OF FOOD COURT