Auctions

Airplane Up for Auction in Mesa Did Act as Air Force One, Historian Says; Still No Bids Yet

The supposed Air Force One airplane up for auction at the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport definitely did act as Air Force One, according to an Air Force historian.The General Services Administration is a couple of days into the two-week online auction, which had zero bids at the time of this post, but ... More >>

An Airplane That May Have Been Air Force One Is Sitting at the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport

An airplane that may or may not have been Air Force One at one point in history is currently sitting at the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport.The General Services Administration is auctioning off this plane next week (with a starting bid of $50,000) and our federal government is apparently unsure if any ... More >>

Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale Auction: Some Awesome and Some Not-Awesome

For whatever reason, many of us enjoy watching rich people buy cars for one week every year, at the Barrett-Jackson collector car auction in Scottsdale.For most people around the country, that experience is given to you through the boob tube, but the in-person experience is a bit more than watching ... More >>

Bid Thee Well

Record $1.7M Spent On Bluefin Tuna

The New York Times is reporting that a Tokyo sushi baron, Kiyoshi Kimura, dropped the equivalent of $1.76 million on a 488 pound bluefin tuna in what is likely the most expensive bluefin ever sold. We'll spare you the math, it works out to roughly $3,600 a pound for a fish that normally costs around ... More >>

Stock Pile

The Wild Ones

Art House

Rendez-Zoo at the Phoenix Zoo and Grilled Squash Salad in Today's Eater's Digest

​ Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives? Rendez-Zoo 2011 Got $500 (or, for that matter, $75,000) burning a hole in your pocket?  Because an evening of conservation and cuisine does not come cheap. If you're looking to blow your kid's ... More >>

Another DOC Inmate Steals Car, Escapes Custody

​For the second time in just over a year, an Arizona prison inmate has stolen a car and escaped custody.The latest con to escape the clutches of the Arizona Department of Corrections: 40-year-old Dyan Castorena.According to the DOC, Castorena was was working at the Manheim Auto Auction in Tolleson ... More >>

Clutch Performance

Jay Z and Kanye Drop "Otis" Video With All The Spike Jonze, Aziz Ansari, Models, and East African Drought Relief Needed to Rule

​The charm of "Otis," Jay Z and Kanye West's "Otis," the first single from their collaborative album Watch the Throne, is simple: Jay and 'Ye spit great verses over a killer Otis Redding sample. But the track doesn't make all that much sense as a single -- it's infectious, yeah, but there's not mu ... More >>

Gay Ol' Time

Warner Music Group Sued by Shareholders to Block Sale of Company

Wikimedia CommonsWarner Music Group CEO Edgar Bronfman Jr.​As we reported earlier this month, mammoth Warner Music Group was up for auction  -- supposedly to the highest bidder, but that's not how it went down, according to a class action lawsuit filed yesterday by WMG stock holder Derek Cou ... More >>

X Japan Leader Yoshiki Launches Celebrity Auction to Benefit Japan's Earthquake Recovery

Photo by NishiokaYoshiki​To a music fan, there's nothing like having a unique piece of memorabilia from their favorite artist -- for example, an autographed guitar, or maybe the mandolin that Ministry used on three world tours, or Red Hot Chili Peppers singer Anthony Kiedis' MTV Europe Award. To a ... More >>

Auto-Tuned

Mon Target

Local gallery gears up for another potential success

Gingerbread House Auction: After Hours Gallery

courtesy of After Hours Gallery ​ Now this is a home tour you can sink your teeth into. All over town, artists, architects, pastry chefs, fire departments, and neighborhood schools are busy creating and building -- out of gingerbread. After Hours Gallery and Neighborhood Housing Services ( ... More >>

Fork You

Grub on sweets for a good cause

Jam Band Charity: Deadheads and Phish Phans Focus on Giving

​Hardcore fans of jam bands are a very giving, as are the bands they support. The Grateful Dead recently donated some band memorabilia to a charity auction, while Phishheads/Phans (call them what you will) have raised and distributed over $1 million for charity organizations started by fans of the ... More >>

Tastemakers

Downtown Chandler’s cooking up something big

Just Heat It

AZ-raised author comes back to her roots

Animal Collective

Hit up Phoenix Zoo’s biggest yearly shindig

Movie Stars

Local film fest at its biggest and best

Over the Hill

Forty-year old festival is anything but old

The Love Me Nots Selling Their Outfits On E-Bay

You could own this stylish ensemble, thanks to eBay.​The Love Me Nots are cleaning out their closets with the help of eBay. The stylish retro-rock foursome is running a whole host of eBay auctions for pieces of their on-stage attire, including these banging orange vinyl go-go boots (and matching d ... More >>

No Place Like Tome

Old-school book hunt at the Heard

Barrett-Jackson Auction Rakes in More Than $68 Million

​The numbers are in, and the torrential weather seems to have had little effect on the posh Barrett-Jackson luxury car auction in Scottsdale last week -- the cars drew some serious coin.The company announced today that, in total, the auction brought in about $68 million in one week, an 11 perc ... More >>

Barrett-Jackson, Love Me Nots, and Trunk Space Over the Weekend

​Love Me Nots Music Video Premiere at Martini Ranch Friday night at Martini Ranch, Love Me Nots, along with their pals Mod Zombies, brought the house down in honor of "Do What You Do," the new music video from Love Me Nots...see photos ​Car Porn at Barrett-Jackson Auto Auction 2010 The ... More >>

Chasing Pablo: For Old-School Art Pickers, the Thrill Is Fading – and So’s the Payoff

Pleasure Factory

Warhol-inspired bash encourages coloring outside the lines

Tucson's Solar Culture to Get Modified?

​Some sad news from Tucson: Solar Culture, the venerable gallery/venue that has a lot in common with Phoenix's soon-to-be-vastly-different Modified Arts, is on the auction block. The guy who runs it, artist Steven Eye, is apparently not the obvious winner. From Tucson Weekly. There are dark cloud ... More >>

No Wait at Pizzeria Bianco? You Can Bid on It

​Thanks to props from Oprah, Martha, and all the culinary mags, Pizzeria Bianco's wood-fired pies are about as famous as it gets. But the wait at the restaurant is just as legendary. On a good night, you might wait an hour and a half, killing a bottle or two at Bar Bianco and nibbling on ... More >>

Sunday: Taste of the Park

This Sunday brings another chance to eat, drink, and be merry in the name of charity. Taste of the Park, Litchfield Park's third annual culinary festival, will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. on October 18 in downtown Litchfield Park, at Old Litchfield Rd. and Wigwam Blvd. And it actually benefits a variet ... More >>

Arty Girl: NU Tonight at the Heard Museum

By craftychica on flickr.Isn't she gorgeous?​I was considering a blog about the Lowrider show at Phoenix Art Museum tomorrow but the fine folks over in Night & Day already got their paws on it. Nicely done, guys.Lucky for us, there's plenty of good stuff going on around town. Like the Heard Mu ... More >>

Tomorrow: Forks and Corks at the Esplanade

Skip happy hour and splurge on the latest swanky culinary event, Forks and Corks, on Thursday evening. Proceeds benefit scholarships for the Arizona Hotel and Restaurant Foundations. Chefs from the Arizona Biltmore, Lon's at the Hermosa, Fairmont Scottsdale, Hyatt Regency, and many other resorts and ... More >>

Jenny's Number for Sale on eBay

"Jenny, I've got your number/I need to make you mine/Jenny, don't change your number/867-5309..."Tommy Tutone's 1982 hit"867-5309/Jenny" is one of that decade's most popular songs. And the phone number that Tutone sings about still receives thousands of calls from people wondering if "Jenny" will an ... More >>

Works on Canvas

Canvas sneakers, that is

Roka Nights

Over the Weekend: Graffiti, Wiener Dogs and "Scottsdale Bars"

Go for Joke

Funny can buy you love. Even for Sheriff Joe.

Brickhouse of Flying Paint

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Auto Focus

Three major automotive events for Valley gearheads

Growing Smarmier

It's not David vs. Goliath; it's Cindy vs. Del Webb

Goombah and Pokey

Mafia-themed Mickey Blue Eyes spoof doesn't deliver much of a boot

Peace Offerings

National Conference on Peacemaking and Conflict Resolution

Little Green Grapples

There's always room for Jell-O wrestling

Capisce de Resistance