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  • Blogs

    May 25, 2012

    Local Restaurants Featured on Food Network's Mystery Diners Tonight

    A new reality TV show called Mystery Diners airs on Food Network tonight at 10 pm, and the "stars" -- for the next five or six weeks anyway -- are Phoenix area restaurant owners and their employees.

  • Blogs

    May 9, 2012

    Five Ways Not to Buy Wine

    Vine Geek Brian Reeder co-owns AZ Wine Merchants in Scottsdale. Wine is subjective. Every wine is different. It all depends on your taste. Price doesn't equal quality. It's all the same anyway. Just drink what you like. Blah. Blah. Blah. We've all heard the nomenclatures. The bullshit lines that e ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 19, 2012

    Talking Bourbon with Rob Samuels, COO of Maker's Mark

    Rob Samuels comes from a long line of whiskey-makers -- the Samuels clan has been distilling as far back as the 1500s in Scotland and was making whiskey in America before the country was founded. Bill Samuels Sr. (Rob's grandfather) began producing Maker's Mark in 1954, and Rob took over as chief op ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 19, 2012

    Jason Draper, Accused of Stealing From 25 Walmart Stores, Says He Steals Because He's "Humiliated" Living With His Mom at Age 35

    If you're "desperate and humiliated" because you're 35 years old and living with your mother, getting caught stealing more than $45,000 worth of merchandise from 25 different Walmart stores probably won't remedy that.Still, that's what police are saying Jason Dee Draper did to land him in jail on 28 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2012

    Tech N9ne Discusses The Clubhouse Shooting, The Doors, and Machine Gun Kelly

    Aaron Dontez Yates, better known to the world as Tech N9ne, is not a big fan of the typical. "How many black dudes do you see painting their faces and coming out with bishop robes on the stage?" he asks me, speaking from his tour bus "somewhere in New Mexico." He's taken a strange, twisted path ev ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 29, 2012

    Zone of Arc

    Aaron Dontez Yates, better known to the world as Tech N9ne, is not a big fan of the typical. "How many black dudes do you see painting their faces and coming out with bishop robes on the stage?" he asks me, speaking from his tour bus "somewhere in New Mexico." He's taken a strange, twisted path ev ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 13, 2012

    Bill Montgomery's Warning to the Porn Industry: Filming Nudie Flicks in Arizona May Be Prostitution (Even Though It's Been Happening Here for Years)

    ​Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery's heard the news that several California porn-production companies may be planning to come out to Arizona, partially due to Los Angeles' new law requiring porn actors to wear condoms.Now, Montgomery's warning that bare-backing it on camera in Arizona may q ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2012

    Hot Scotchy, the Brewer's Cocktail

    ​An arcane and mysterious sect, brewers like to perform a number of rituals during the making of beer: the pre-mash dance and battle cry, the sacramental blessing of the hops, the ceremonial loogie into the day's first boil. (ED NOTE: These are all made up. We hope.) But perhaps no brewday custom ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 13, 2012

    Chow Bella Prepares for the Coming Achocalypse with Prescott Brewing Company

    Who hasn't wanted to spend a few minutes chatting up the guys who make their favorite brews? The Chow Bella team, lucky dogs that we are, recently got the opportunity to do just that. Thing is, we only got a few minutes with each one. These guys are busy! Watch the short video below for an insight ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2012

    Chow Bella Chills Out in the Fridge at Papago Brewing Company

    Who hasn't wanted to spend a few minutes chatting up the guys who make their favorite brews? The Chow Bella team, lucky dogs that we are, recently got the opportunity to do just that. The catch? We only got about three minutes with each one. These guys are busy! Watch the short video below for an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2012

    Rep. Steve Court Proposes Alcohol Ban at Strip Clubs, Plus Other Changes to Adult Businesses

    ​No happy hours at topless clubs for you -- not if State Rep. Steve Court, R-Mesa, has his way.Court, the Legislature's majority leader, introduced a bill today that targets strip clubs and other adult-oriented businesses with a ban on alcohol and private rooms. The proposed law also aims to regul ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 31, 2012

    Unite and Take Over Vol. 2: More Stories Inspired By the Songs of The Smiths

    Unite and Take Over Vol. 2, Record Store Day variant cover by Jason Pedersen​One of our favorite Kickstarter success stories was last year's Unite and Take Over, a graphic collection of songs inspired by the lyrics of The Smiths. Editor and writer Shawn Demumbrum took to the crowd-funding s ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 1, 2011

    Yule Laugh

    Unite and Take Over Vol. 2, Record Store Day variant cover by Jason Pedersen​One of our favorite Kickstarter success stories was last year's Unite and Take Over, a graphic collection of songs inspired by the lyrics of The Smiths. Editor and writer Shawn Demumbrum took to the crowd-funding s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 22, 2011

    As the Stop Online Piracy Act Hits Capitol Hill, Five Artists That Speak Out Against File Sharing

    Sigur Ros​Yesterday, we blogged about the ultra-famous musicians that support music piracy in the face of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), recently introduced to the House of Representatives, which aims to protect the copyright laws of music and other downloadable intellectual property. Web ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 4, 2011

    Hoodlums Music Turns 13: Reflections From Owner Steve Wiley

    ​Birthday parties for 13-year-olds are usually pretty awkward (or maybe I'm thinking of my own, just-sorta-pubescent 13th birthday), but that doesn't seem to be the case with Hoodlums Music's 13th birthday bash this weekend. On Saturday, November 5, the local record store institution celebrate ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 24, 2011

    Blueberry Pinot Noir, Green Apple Riesling, White Chocolate Ale and Other Sips of the Kokopelli Wine Festival

    "Going once....going twice...sold!" Kokopelli winemaker Dennis Minchella auctions off one of the 1,000,000th bottles.​We spent more time (okay, all of our time) sipping at grapes rather than crushing them over the weekend at the 10th Annual Kokopelli Krush, a wine festival put on by Kok ... More >>

  • News

    October 20, 2011

    Scottsdale 6 Bites the Dust -- the Latest in a Long Line of Shuttered Drive-Ins

    "Going once....going twice...sold!" Kokopelli winemaker Dennis Minchella auctions off one of the 1,000,000th bottles.​We spent more time (okay, all of our time) sipping at grapes rather than crushing them over the weekend at the 10th Annual Kokopelli Krush, a wine festival put on by Kok ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 26, 2011

    Doritos Inventor Arch Clark West Will be Buried With, You Guessed It, Doritos

    http://jaydeanhcr.wordpress.com/ The original Dorito packaging. The word "dorito" sounds like "doradito," which translates to "little golden" in Spanish. ​Throughout history, famous people have been buried with gold. So it's fitting, we suppose, that the guy who invited Doritos --the s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 1, 2011

    Ford Motor Company Fined $225,000 for Cheating Permit Process; Proving Grounds Manager Mike Stoeckler Lied by Omission, Official Says

    Image: www.linkeng.comFord Motor Company was fined $225,000 by Maricopa County for failing to obtain the necessary permits before building a new test track.​Back in January, longtime Ford engineer and proving grounds manager Mike Stoeckler flew to from Dearborn, Michigan to deliver an urgent reque ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 14, 2011

    Arizona Cardinals 30th Most Valuable Sports Franchise on Earth, According to Forbes

    ​Prior to the Arizona Cardinals miraculous 2009 NFL playoff run -- and Super Bowl loss -- the team had only one playoff win in 60 years. However, the team's tradition of losing aside, the franchise is still worth some serious coin.According to Forbes' list of the 50 most valuable sports franchises ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 8, 2011

    Morning Poll: Should Amazon.Com and Other Online Retailers Pay Sales Tax?

    ​ Online bookselling giant Amazon.com has three distribution facilities in Phoenix and is planning a fourth. Despite the massive movement of sold books through Arizona, Amazon -- like most other online retailers -- neither collects from its customers nor pays, according to the state, any state ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 13, 2011

    CLOSED: EVERY Marie Callender's in the Entire State of Arizona

    ​Can't say we didn't see this coming. We haven't actually stepped foot inside of a Marie Callender's since sometime around 1998 but we have heard the restaurant chain has been slowly going down hill for quite sometime -- our grandmother was the source. Get the rest of the pie after the jump.& ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 14, 2011

    Sheen on the Screen

    ​Can't say we didn't see this coming. We haven't actually stepped foot inside of a Marie Callender's since sometime around 1998 but we have heard the restaurant chain has been slowly going down hill for quite sometime -- our grandmother was the source. Get the rest of the pie after the jump.& ... More >>

  • News

    April 7, 2011

    Chadwick Uptain

    ​Can't say we didn't see this coming. We haven't actually stepped foot inside of a Marie Callender's since sometime around 1998 but we have heard the restaurant chain has been slowly going down hill for quite sometime -- our grandmother was the source. Get the rest of the pie after the jump.& ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2011

    Blogs Teased in Our 4/7 Issue

    ​This week, New Times ran a list in our print publication highlighting some of the most interesting posts published at Up On The Sun over the past week. Here are links to those posts... Why did Bright Eyes singer Conor Oberst diss Lady Gaga's concert in Arizona? What are Phoenix's most obnox ... More >>

  • News

    March 17, 2011

    Food Critic/Blogger Wanted

    ​This week, New Times ran a list in our print publication highlighting some of the most interesting posts published at Up On The Sun over the past week. Here are links to those posts... Why did Bright Eyes singer Conor Oberst diss Lady Gaga's concert in Arizona? What are Phoenix's most obnox ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 3, 2011

    Winemaker Dinner at Crudo Cafe and "The Most Dangerous Appetizer" in Today's Eater's Digest

    Allen Salkin​Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives?Winemaker DinnerTonight Old Town Scottsdale's Crudo Cafe welcomes you to join them for a special Winemakers Dinner with John McLoughlin of Dribble Creek Wines. The local wine-man will be talking abo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 22, 2011

    Ciara Would Be Happy to Break from Her Record Label

    ​Ciara is down for getting dropped by her record label, according to Billboard. The hip-hop star has shot down rumors that Jive Records has dropped her. However, she said that she wouldn't be opposed to the company doing so. Over the last two years she has experienced substantial artistic limita ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2011

    Activision To Discontinue Guitar Hero and DJ Hero

    ​The Guitar Hero franchise has officially been canceled by video gaming publisher Activision, according to Blabbermouth.The decline in the game's popularity was significant enough to make the company pull the plug. The DJ Hero franchise will also be coming to an end.Activision Publishing CEO Eric ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 8, 2011

    Carl's Jr. New Hand-Breaded Chicken Tender Wrappers Packaged with Whatever's Handy

    White is ranch, pink is...wait, what's pink again?​Following nearly everyone else in fast-food land, Carl's Jr. has finally come out with its own chicken wrap. Called Hand-Breaded Chicken Tender Wrappers, each one features one of CJ's chicken tenders rolled up in a flour tortilla with shredded ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 21, 2011

    Zia Prepping Annual Local Music Compilation Disc

    ​Record Store Day is still a few months off, but local chain Zia Records has already put out a call for songs to include on their annual You Heard Us Back When compilation.Bands have until March 7 to get their material in, and they've got a good shot of getting on the album as last year's comp ran ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 10, 2011

    Foursquare up, Pandora Down, MySpace Out: Grand Predictions About Digital Music Trends in 2011

    ​NME's deputy editor Luke Lewis published an interesting article about the future of digital music last week.Lewis made a list of 10 insightful music predictions regarding what the developments of digital music might entail in 2011, and I've got to hand it to him, he did a great job and taught me ... More >>

  • News

    January 6, 2011

    Can DMX Ever Stay Out of Trouble Long Enough to Top the Charts Again?

    ​NME's deputy editor Luke Lewis published an interesting article about the future of digital music last week.Lewis made a list of 10 insightful music predictions regarding what the developments of digital music might entail in 2011, and I've got to hand it to him, he did a great job and taught me ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2010

    Chicago Cubs to Remain in Mesa. World Series Trophy Continues to Remain Elsewhere

    www.cubsnet.com​Mesa voters essentially gave the Chicago Cubs a blank check on Tuesday, approving a measure that gives the team a boat-load of cash to build a new spring training facility.Yesterday, voters approved Proposition 420 (we know what you're probably thinking, but the medical weed propos ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 28, 2010

    Dia de Los Muertos Celebration @ Desert Botanical Garden

    www.cubsnet.com​Mesa voters essentially gave the Chicago Cubs a blank check on Tuesday, approving a measure that gives the team a boat-load of cash to build a new spring training facility.Yesterday, voters approved Proposition 420 (we know what you're probably thinking, but the medical weed propos ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 29, 2010

    Caged Heat

    www.cubsnet.com​Mesa voters essentially gave the Chicago Cubs a blank check on Tuesday, approving a measure that gives the team a boat-load of cash to build a new spring training facility.Yesterday, voters approved Proposition 420 (we know what you're probably thinking, but the medical weed propos ... More >>

  • Dining

    July 8, 2010

    Fast Food Toast Has Us on Meltdown

    www.cubsnet.com​Mesa voters essentially gave the Chicago Cubs a blank check on Tuesday, approving a measure that gives the team a boat-load of cash to build a new spring training facility.Yesterday, voters approved Proposition 420 (we know what you're probably thinking, but the medical weed propos ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 10, 2009

    Feed the Hungry and Score Cheap-er Jeans

    www.scottsdalejc.com ​After hours of logging in shopping time for others, it's always nice to treat yourself, too. And at Scottsdale Jean Company, you can score a $10 discount on denim by bringing in a non-perishable food item. All donations go to Vista del Camino service center of Scottsdal ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 20, 2008

    A Brief History of Pants

    Saluting the late king of jeans

  • Blogs

    October 27, 2008

    Arty Girl: John Loring at Phoenix Art Museum

    Saluting the late king of jeans

  • Calendar

    October 16, 2008

    Doobie Brutha

    Dope rapper spins yarns about sex and sticks

  • Calendar

    December 20, 2007

    Bling It On

    Note to hipsters: emo hoodies are not wearable art

  • Calendar

    July 26, 2007

    Butt Rock

    Ride hard without the . . . well, you know

  • Calendar

    July 19, 2007

    The New Black

    Clothes to the edge in Scottsdale

  • Home Entertainment

    May 25, 2006

    Next Big Things

    The five biggest attention-getters at E3

  • Best of Phoenix

    September 18, 2003

    BEST MAKEUP SELECTION

    Sephora

  • News

    June 4, 1998

    Smoke and Beers

    Senator John McCain may have turned his back on tobacco, but alcohol still gets a free ride

  • News

    January 18, 1996

    Mayoral Smoke Screen?

    Rimsza blasts cigarette makers, then endorses tobacco-industry legislation

  • Dining

    January 19, 1995

    OH, MY ACHING CAMELBACK:

    Rimsza blasts cigarette makers, then endorses tobacco-industry legislation

  • Dining

    October 6, 1993

    THE JOYLESS OUT-OF-LUCK CLUB

    Rimsza blasts cigarette makers, then endorses tobacco-industry legislation

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