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America's Taco Shop Goes National: New Restaurants Will Feature Updated, Fast-Casual Look

Remember when America's Taco Shop, the casual, counter-service Mexican eatery from America Corrales and husband Terry Bortin used to be a charming little renovated house on Seventh Street in Central Phoenix? That was 2008. But times (sigh), they do have a way of a-changin'. See also: America's Ta ... More >>

Michael Rusconi Dishes On Dairy Queen and Fresh White Truffles

Michael Rusconi Rusconi's American Kitchen 10637 N. Tatum Boulevard, #101 B, Phoenix 480-483-0009 www.facebook.com/RusconisAmericanKitchen See also: - Rusconi's American Kitchen a Nice Add for Paradise Valley Neighborhood - Chrysa Robertson Dishes on Her Role as Exorcist and What It Takes To Be a W ... More >>

America's Taco Shop Opening New Location in Old Town

See also: Is America's Taco Shop Being Franchised? All Signs (and an E-mail) Point to "Yes." See also: America's Taco Shop -- Happy Hour Report Card For fans of America's Taco Shop, the casual, counter-service Mexican eatery from America Corrales and husband Terry Bortin, come this fall, there will ... More >>

Someone Took a Frozen Dump (Sorry) on Mill Avenue, and It's Chilling

If you've felt an icy wind coming from Tempe's Mill Avenue lately, it's not from the glare of that coed you just totally checked out (c'mon, man, look at her face) -- it's ice cream. More specifically, ice cream shops. And lots of 'em -- everywhere. Look to the left: ice cream shop. Look to the ri ... More >>

Mill Ave. Ice Cream Sandwich Battle: Cookiez, Slickables, Sparky's

​The Mill Avenue area surely must be approaching a critical mass of frozen dessert purveyors. As of a couple of weeks ago, on the short quarter-mile strip there are now six shops exclusively offering chilly sweets. Of the six, half of them offer hand-scooped ice cream sandwiched between fresh ... More >>

Trunk Space Takes on Corporate Sponsorship, Renamed Cold Stone Creamery Arts and Performance Space

​It's a tough time for small music venues looking to stay alive booking bands, and the folks at DIY club The Trunk Space are taking drastic measures to make sure they can continue bringing anarcho-punk bands and New Age Hip-Hop to their tiny stage. According to co-owners JRC and Steph Carrico, ... More >>

April 1 In Blogs: Space 55, Pitchfork, Natalie Morris, and Jan Brewer

​​​In the 24-hour news cycle, it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries:

Cricket Pavilion is Now Desert Sky Pavilion Again (For Now)

​The 20-year-old outdoor amphitheater on the west side of Phoenix which switched its name from Desert Sky Pavilion to Cricket Wireless Pavilion a few years ago is now back to square one.This is no victory over corporate America. The low-cost cell provider's naming rights recently expired ... More >>

Where To Get Your Peppermint Fix

​Mint is a delicious flavor year-round, but there is just something about the holiday season that make us crave all things peppermint. It is a sweet, nostalgic flavor and the desire for it is amplified because candy canes are all around.  Find a round-up of where to find peppermint goodies ... More >>

Jon Hulburd's a Turncoat, and Terry Goddard's Weak. So Who Are This Year's Democratic Role Models?

Doug Ducey's Record at Cold Stone Could End Up His Albatross

Andrei Cherny's ad attacking Doug Ducey has the ex-Cold Stone CEO playing defense My head's been so buried in statistics for an upcoming feature that I missed a news conference last week for former Clinton advisor and Democratic contender for Arizona State Treasurer Andrei Cherny. In it, the Cherny ... More >>

Doug Ducey's Record at Cold Stone Could End Up His Albatross

Andrei Cherny's ad attacking Doug Ducey has the ex-Cold Stone CEO playing defense My head's been so buried in statistics for an upcoming feature that I missed a news conference last week for former Clinton advisor and Democratic contender for Arizona State Treasurer Andrei Cherny. In it, the Cherny ... More >>

Where To Get Your Pumpkin Fix

Photo: Estate House Pumpkin Mascarpone Ravioli​ It's the most wonderful time of the year. No, not that (sorry, Santa). It's Pumpkin Season! The goods from Charlie Brown's Great Pumpkin Patch are at their peak and ready for picking. So smart restaurants both local and ... More >>

Montgomery Is Arpaio's Tool, Thomas Kisses the Mat, and More in This Primary Roundup

Andrew Thomas: Top 10 Options for All That Free Time on His Hands

Dave Foley? Who's that?Today is a red letter day in former County Attorney Andrew Thomas' life. From here on out, barring a bolt of lightning, he'll have oodles of free time to pursue other interests. So here are some suggestions for "Candy." Feel free to add your own. I did leave out him learning j ... More >>

Doug Ducey: Emperor of Ice Cream or as Sleazy as They Come?

Chill Out

Buycott Rally Supports Arizona Businesses That Don't Support Buycott Rally

Democratic Diva's Donna Gratehouse went in search of big companies being represented out at the pro-SB 1070 "buycott" at Tempe's Diablo Stadium this Saturday. Know how many she found? Zip. Zilch. Zero.Well, Tempe's Xtreme Bean Coffee was there. (Hardly a biggie.) But otherwise, it was just vendors s ... More >>

Sugar & Champangne, Kabuki Kids Club and Too Cute to Eat Cake in Today's Eater's Digest.

An early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives. ​ Get your tickets today for Sugar & Champagne: The SAVORlife Soiree happening this Friday at the Phoenix Art Museum. Complimentary champagne tasting, dessert, live entertainment and access to all of the museum's exh ... More >>

Top 5 Foods to Sneak Into a Movie Theater

Don't give in to their dance of seduction.​With the Oscars less than a month away, you might want to start catching up on your movie watching; and there's no better place than the theater to get the full cinematic experience. Unfortunately, the food selection at most movie theaters (especial ... More >>

Cold Stone Recall, The "Worlds Lightest Beer", and Bacon Wrapped Hogs in Today's Eater's Digest

An early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives. ​ Scottsdale based Cold Stone Creamery had to yank all Grab and Go Shock-A-Cone ice cream containers from stores after customers said they found glass in one of the containers, according to this press release. Cold ... More >>

Update: Cold Stone heiress gets off easy, but not Mexicans in similar cases

Light sentence predicted for Cold Stone heiress

Tasty Freeze: Ray Karam

Feed me, Tokyo

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Mary Coyle Old Fashioned Ice Cream Parlor

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Flor de Michoacán

This Week's Day-by–Day Picks

I'll take care of your kids!

For troubled 'tweens, forget the parents: Nothing beats the hip techie uncle with the PC room

Instant Karma

An old-time Zia man goes up against Brad Singer's old company -- using the lessons he learned from Brad Singer

Best Ice Cream

Mary Coyle Ice Cream
5521 North Seventh Avenue
602-265-6266

Best View of Mill Avenue From Cyberspace

Mill Avenue BenchCam
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Meet the Crusties

Spanging, squatting and looking for Hot Dog Jesus with Tempe's street kids

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