Fourth of July

Ted's Hot Dogs: A (30-Year-Old!) Slice of Buffalo, New York, in Tempe

The Guilty Pleasure: White hot dog, onion rings, loganberry drink Where to Get It: Ted's Hot Dogs, McClintock and Broadway Price: About $8-$10, depending on choice of dog and drink size What It Really Costs: Charring, fat, and sugar, respectively? It's the bad-for-you trinity! Sometimes, I don't un ... More >>

What's Your Least Favorite Holiday to Work?

Welcome to Chow Bella's Bites & Dishes, where Valley chefs and restaurateurs respond to a question New Times food critic Laura Hahnefeld has on her mind. Have a question you'd like to ask? E-mail laura.hahnefeld@newtimes.com.When you're in the food business, holidays can mean big money. What's the w ... More >>

Bear Republic Racer 5, In Beer And Whiskey Form

Beer: Racer 5 Brewery: Bear Republic Brewing Co. Style: American IPA ABV: 7 percent Brewing beer and distilling whiskey are closely related enterprises. To make beer, all you need to do is add yeast to a boiled blend of malted barley and hops called wort. To make whiskey, you take hops out the equ ... More >>

10 Black Pop Stars Who Should Go Country

See also: Q&A: Darius Rucker: "Even If I Wasn't Playing It, I'd Be Listening to Country." See also: Seven of Music's Most Beautiful Mustaches to Inspire Your Mustache Movember Growth [Editor's note: Country Time is a new biweekly column for our sister music blog in Seattle, celebrating that city's ... More >>

KISS and Motley Crue, Ashley Furniture Homestore Pavilion, 8/10/12

KISS and Motley Crue Ashley Furniture Homestore Pavilion Friday, August 10, 2012 See also: KISS and Makeup: 8 Male Makeup Icons See also: KISS/Crue Openers The Treatment Make American Rock 'n' Roll (But Hail From England) See also: The Full KISS/Crue Slideshow A few things are guaranteed at a KIS ... More >>

Three Things to Eat, Drink, and Bake this Weekend

The actual Fourth of July holiday may have been on Wednesday, but as far as we're concerned, the celebration should continue through the entire weekend. So we're extending our patriotic plans this weekend with a real Arizona burger, a couple of historic American cocktails, and a batch of sinfully ... More >>

Light Work

Fourth of July-Themed Cocktails from Blue Hound, Gallo Blanco and Old Town Whiskey

See also: Seven Must-See Fourth of July Parties in Phoenix See also: Five Red, White and Blue Cocktails for the Fourth of July In honor of our die-hard patriotism here at Chow Bella, we visited three local bars and asked bartenders to make a single cocktail on the fly -- a drink they'd be proud to ... More >>

Sheriff Arpaio's Most Ridiculous Moments of 2012 (Thus Far)

From an authoritative book review on a book he never actually read to backlash from a cockfight with Steven Seagal, it's been a busy first six months of 2012 for Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio. With the Fourth of July upon us, it's only right that we honor this self-anointed American hero with a ... More >>

AndyTalk: The Secret Ingredient For A Perfect Breakfast On The Fourth of July

Before you jump onto your smoothies-are-supposed-to-be-healthy soapbox I'd like to analogize smoothies to gay marriage.

Mouth by Southwest's Jess Harter Has a Long History of Mixing Editorial and Advertising

When an argument broke out on Twitter earlier today over whether it's appropriate for a food critic to sell ads on his blog to restaurants he's also reviewing, something sounded awfully familiar. So we reached into the Way Back Machine (a.k.a. Google) to pluck a gem from the July 8, 1999 edition of ... More >>

Explosions in the Sky

AndyTalk: Red, White, and Blue -- Beyond Berries and Whipped Cream

Anyone with a can of Reddi-Whip and some berries can cobble together a dessert that looks like an American flag. Though that's not a bad tradition for a Fourth of July picnic, I like to celebrate Independence Day by being a little more decadent and a little less dependent on a dessert that's a stack ... More >>

5 Things You Can Do to Make Great Sangria for Cinco de Mayo

Don't: add sparkling water (or 7Up) ... That's a spritzer or wine cooler and you're either a girl in high school or reliving your glory days as a girl in high school.

Arizona Diamondbacks Ride To 2011 Playoffs #9--Another Big Comeback Win On Road, This Time Over Milwaukee Brewers

It was a sellout at Miller Park in Milwaukee (same as it was in the first two games of the ongoing National League playoffs) on a beautiful Fourth of July. The Brewers were cruising, up 6-1 after the fourth inning. But this was becoming a special D-Backs team. Over the next several innings, Arizona ... More >>

Morning Poll: Should Arizona Rethink the Legalization of Fireworks After Last Night?

​ Judging from the war-like sounds of our neighborhood, more people than ever were using fireworks this Fourth of July because of last year's law that legalized them.We're pretty sure a lot of the bangs we heard weren't from the now-legal snakes, sparklers and ground-spinners. Plenty of typica ... More >>

What Are You Doing Here?

Hey, aren't you supposed to be off lighting something on fire? Go back outside, but before you do, check out our favorite fireworks. An oldie but a goodie. Have a safe and tasty Fourth of July, from all of us here at Chow Bella. 

Nightlands at The Sail Inn, 07-03-11

Ade KassimNightlandsThe Sail InnSunday, July 3, 2011My very first thought when Nightlands took the stage last night and began cranking out lush harmonies was "Oh man, this band needs to open up for Fleet Foxes", and I couldn't be any more sincere about that statement. It might seem a bit far-fetche ... More >>

Five Best Ways to Ruin Your 4th of July Weekend: Call Them Fireworks Unsafety Tips

nocoboys.blogspot.com​Now that fireworks are legal in Arizona, we know you're excited to get out there and wreck pyrotechnic havoc on your backyard this Fourth of July weekend. But slow your roll for just a minute. In an effort to prevent patriotic mishaps, we've decided to offer up safety ... More >>

Ten Phoenix Hot Dogs Worth Their Mustard

Beckham Baby Watch Party at British Open Pub on July 4th

​With all the Independence Day festivities coming up, we almost forgot that British super couple (and the most interesting thing about the royal wedding), David and Victoria Beckham, who now live in Los Angeles, are expecting their fourth child on July 4th. The British Open Pub in Scottsdale ... More >>

Fourth of July Restaurant Specials Roundup

​ Maybe you don't own a grill. Maybe you do but it's a pain in the rear to drag it out. Maybe you're smart and just don't want to hang out in the sweltering heat. Whatever the case, if you're looking for something to do this weekend, a few of our Valley restaurants are cookin' up some sweet h ... More >>

Five Red, White and Blue Cocktails for the Fourth of July

The Trump International Firecracker Cocktail ​Celebrate in style this Fourth of July with your very own red, white and blue cocktails. Not only will you impress your friends with your expert bartending skills, these cocktails contain enough booze to make you forget the fact that you are sitt ... More >>

J&G Steakhouse: Food, Fireworks, and Red, White, and Blue Cocktails for the Fourth of July

Picture yourself here for the Fourth of July.​Want one of the best views in town for Fourth of July fireworks along with some tasty eats? J&G, the chic eatery located atop The Phoenician is celebrating Independence Day from 5 to 10 p.m., Monday, July 4, by offering guests hungry for food with ... More >>

Maricopa County Animal Shelters "Overflowing" With Chihuahuas

James King "B-Nasty"​Maricopa County has a problem: It's animal shelters are "overflowing" with chihuahuas.An earlier chihuahua infestation hit the Valley in December 2009. More on that here. According to Maricopa County Animal Care and Control, there are about 200 chihuahuas curr ... More >>

10 Summer Songs

​It's now June, and the heat is on. Between the backyard barbeques and triple-degree temperatures, summer is here to stay.Pop music is littered with songs about summer, including "Summer Lovin'" "Summertime Blues", "Summer of '69", and how could we forget that "School's Out" for summer?Pull up a l ... More >>

Broloaf's Ben Brah on Being the Best, The Vandals, and Straight Edge Kids

​ Jocks chugging beer bongs, snorting lines of cocaine, and hazing nerds on stage -- welcome to the magic that is a Broloaf show. The Scottsdale punk band that has been entertaining the Valley with wild on-stage antics for the past three years and will do so again when they open for The Meatmen ... More >>

Anybody Going to L.A. This Weekend?

A couple of my dear friends are heading to Los Angeles for a food-filled Fourth of July weekend, and I suspect that they'll be joined on the highway by many more hungry Phoenicians in search of some fabulous meals. So here's a really handy guide to some of that city's best eats, courtesy of my colle ... More >>

Conor Oberst Pens Totally Reasonable (Yet Dead Wrong) Open Letter About SB 1070 Boycott

​Remember local promoter Charlie Levy's open letter urging bands not to participate in the Sound Strike boycott of Arizona because of SB 1070?It was, as Chris Farley might say, awesome.Levy has received a response from Conor Oberst (a.k.a. That Guy Who Should Re-Assemble Bright Eyes).Link here.Obe ... More >>

Secret Cities, Secretions, Secret Parties, and Other July Fourth Weekend Thrills

Sac-Town punkers The SecretionsFirst Friday in Downtown Phoenix (Friday):Music editor Martin Cizmar has already filled you in about Shawn Anderson's killer show later tonight at tonight's edition of the monthly art walk, but that ain't the only gig going down. In addition to the rockers of the Mader ... More >>

Gannett Rolls Out Pay Walls at Three Newspapers; Parent Company of Arizona Republic Testing Future Plans

Will symbols like these become the norm for newspapers of the future?​ Gannett Company, the parent company of the Arizona Republic, launched pay walls for three of its newspapers yesterday, charging Internet users to look at the papers' content. The new, pay-to-read format at the Tallahassee D ... More >>

35MM Megafun

No wimps! A possibility of gimps and/or pimps, though.

(100) Days of Summer Films

Tom Ford’s A Single Man: It’s Better to Look Good Than Be Good

Neo-Nazi J.T. Ready Speaks at Phoenix Tea Party Event, as Does Tasered Tempe Pastor Steven Anderson

J.T. Ready at the Phoenix Tea Party July 4, 2009 These uber right wing Tea Parties continue to be a magnet for extremists and crazy folk of all stripes. Though I wasn't able to make the recent hate-Obama rally that took place July 4 at the Arizona state Capitol, I have since discovered from in ... More >>

House Party on High

Star Swim special edition raises the roof at the Wyndham

God Bless Arcadia

The past lingers on in charming PHX ’hood

Late Night Light Rail Starts This Weekend

Benjamin LeathermanDon't miss your stop, broham. At last, the train we've wanted to ride is finally pulling up to the station, so to speak. METRO light rail is becoming a post-midnight express as of tomorrow with service offered until last call on weekend evenings. The trains will run approxima ... More >>

10 Things Under $10 This Weekend: Fourth of July Edition

The ATL's Le Castle Vania will kick out the electro-house beats on Friday at Bar Smith. There's more to see and do this weekend than just staring at massive explosions of gunpowder in the sky while some Lee Greenwood anthem plays in the background. A lot more. Since you've got three straight days a ... More >>

Happy Campers and Hikers: State Parks Open After Employees Told to Report to Work Despite Lack of Budget

Image: Wikimedia Commons The state parks department sent out the following news release this morning, announcing that "closed" signs were being taken down at state parks. The Arizona Republic's Casey Newton reports that some campers had already been evicted as a state government shutdown loomed. But ... More >>

The Euro Stops Here

Eurovox's mod musin' sounds straight outta Camden, not Mesa

Crossing Seas and Dotting Eyes

Folksy trio brings the Americana to America's birthday party

God Bless Arcadia

The past lingers on in charming PHX ’hood

Wiener's Circle

Contestants try to eat their way to Coney

Romancing the Stove

Freaks in the Desert

Strange days and fiery nights at the 1996 Burning Man Festival

DEFT IN VENICE