International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

Score Small Bites of Summer at 30 Restaurants in Metro Phoenix

Food festival season is in full swing in other parts of the country, but in the Valley of the Sun, it's already too hot to crowd around outside with a thousand other people to score a bite of meat grilled over the open flame -- even if it is insanely delicious. That's no great loss, however, because ... More >>

Palace World Music Party Shows "Love For Southeast Asia"

Art by Japanese artist Aya Miyake​DJentrification's weekly Palace World Music night at Filmbar always features far out world music, but this weekend, it's got another goal as well. "I have been to South East Asia and feel very lucky for all the good people I met, for the records I was able to di ... More >>

Worst Flier of the Week: 9/11 Massive

Prostyle Promotions​Normally we feature fliers that look cool, but this one is downright tasteless. Jeez, Prostyle Promotions, have some class.The second annual 911 Massive Goes Glow event will be held on Saturday at Stratus from 8 p.m. to 3 a.m. It's a 16-and-up rave. Tickets are $22 to $25 with ... More >>

Bombay Spice Donates To Fire Recovery Fund and Rhubarb Mojitos in Today's Eater's Digest

http://arcticgardenstudio.blogspot.com​ Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives?Bombay Spice is So NiceNorth Phoenix's contemporary Indian cuisine restaurant Bombay Spice wants to help out the victims of the devastating Wallow fires by donating 15 % o ... More >>

Help Arizona Wildfire Victims Right Here (Just Don't Tell AG Tom Horne)

www.wn.comIt's for a good cause.​If you're looking to help the victims of the wildfires currently raging in eastern Arizona, please send a personal check made out to the "Phoenix New Times editorial staff" to the New Times building at 1201 East Jefferson Street in Phoenix, 85034. Every little bit ... 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 >>

Eat Out in Phoenix and Support Japan Disaster Relief

​Eating out is no guilty pleasure when it's for a good cause. And what better cause than the tragic trifecta of catastrophes in Japan? Phoenix area restaurants are supporting disaster relief efforts and you can help by opening your mouth. Follow the jump for some prime spots to dine and don ... More >>

"Roll in Japan" with Hana, Barrio Cafe and Citizen Public House to Help Quake Victims

Hana Japanese Eatery has organized and will donate to the event. ​ Twenty bucks for a night of food from some of the best restaurants in town -- and it's all for a good cause. That's the idea behind "Roll in Japan," scheduled for March 30 from 6 to 9 pm at the Madison Event Center ... More >>

Late Night Japanese Street Food at Posh -- for a Good Cause

  courtesy of Posh​Chef, you had us at "late night Japanese street food." From 10 to midnight this Thursday, March 24, Josh Hebert at Posh restaurant in Scottsdale will donate half his proceeds to the Red Cross in support of disaster relief efforts in Japan. The fare at Posh is "glo ... More >>

Hana Bows Out of Devoured After Japanese Earthquake

Chefs Kazuto Kishino (left) and Koji Hashimoto from Hana won't be attending this weekend's culinary fest.​Family emergency following the devastation in Japan from today's earthquakes and tsunamis has prompted the owners of Hana Japanese Eatery to drop out of the lineup for this weekend's Devoured ... More >>

Lisa Savidge's Name Might Be the Only Thing the Band Didn't Obsess Over

Model Citizens

Hip runway show raises money for the greater good

In the Raw: Local Chefs Get Naked for Charity

Nice, um, cucumber!A friend showed me his copy of the new In the Raw calendar, and what can I say? It's pretty ballsy.Ken and Lee Singh are the charming couple who run the all-natural Singh Farms -- a 20-acre wonderland where their composting efforts have created nutrient-rich soil for fresh veggies ... More >>

Tonight: Mahalo Mondays Debut at Hula's Modern Tiki

​It's hard enough to come by restaurants in CenPho that are open on Mondays, let alone ones doing special events. Hula's Modern Tiki was, until recently, one of those places that was usually dark at the start of the week, but now it's back open on Mondays, from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. And as of ... More >>

Sens Helps Haiti, Shapeshifting Hot Dogs and Empty Bowls for Horses in Today's Eater's Digest

An early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives. ​ Today from 5 pm till close, Sens Asian Tapas and Sake Bar in downtown Phoenix will be hosting a fundraiser along with the American Red Cross to raise money for Haiti relief and development efforts. One hundred pe ... More >>

Sens Gives 100 Percent to Haiti Relief

​A lot of local restaurants have really stepped up to help out with the Haiti earthquake relief effort, but Sens Asian Tapas & Sake Bar is going all the way. Chef-owner Johnny Chu says that 100 percent of food proceeds from his charity event next Tuesday, February 23, will be ... More >>

10 Things Under $10 This Weekend: Valentine's Day, Victoria's Secret, and More

Victoria's Secret model Jamie Lee Darley will be sitting pretty tonight at the W Scottsdale.​If you're single, Valentine's Day kinda sucks. You'll likely spend this weekend sitting on your ass, alternating bouts of drinking with visits to online porn sites, while your friends and their respe ... More >>

Haiti Relief: Wildflower Bread Co., Dilly's Deli, Bombay Spice, Other Locals Lending a Hand

AmeriCares.org​ They likely won't match the millions raised by last week's telethon, but local efforts to provide relief to Haiti are equally heartfelt. Here's a list of just a few participants. If you know more, email us at claire.lawton@newtimes.com and we might do an additi ... More >>

Tuesday: Sushi Roku Helps Haiti Fundraising Effort

​If you're thinking about eating Japanese food this week, do it on Tuesday, January 19. Sushi Roku, the stylish in-house restaurant at the W Scottsdale, is hosting a special day of fundraising to benefit Haiti earthquake relief efforts by the American Red Cross, Yele Haiti, and the Clinton F ... More >>

Matt Leinart Wins Award; Calm Down, Cards Fans -- Honor Has Little to Do With Football

Professional do-gooder Matt Leinart​The Arizona Cardinals' performance-plagued B-squad quarterback Matt Leinart won an award today, and it wasn't for most under-thrown receivers, or clipboard-holder of the year. Despite his follies on the field, it turns out Leinart's a bit of a philanthropi ... More >>

Our Community Under Siege

Where do we turn when law enforcement threatens citizens like a grim force of nature?

Da Mayor's Debacle

The foul fowl crows over Scottsdale's vote-down of the anti-lap-dance prop, a major slap-down of Mayor Mary Manross

Desert Storm

Thousands of Katrina evacuees landed in Phoenix. How long should they get assistance?

Puff Piece

Satire falls short of incendiary

Katrina's Second Wind

Hurricane refugees jump to the head of the line -- ahead of the Valley's needy -- for subsidized housing

Storm Troopers

Black people calling Phoenix the promised land? The Katrina evacuees in the Valley haven't been getting out enough

Live Aid

How you can help hurricane survivors

Getting Tail

What music is being wagged by the news this month

Frank, Speaking

By the time he got to Phoenix . . .

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Under Cover Girl

Author keeps "backyard-bbq" signing hush-hush

Patriotic Pang

The Spike just loves a real man in uniform

Vintage Style

Leave the box cutters at home

By the Numbers

A conversation with local rockers Fourbanger, Fivespeed and Sixth Year Senior

Reel War

The Army and Hollywood join hands to wage virtual, bloodless battles

Mondo Beef

Is the Scottsdale eatery fixing to close?

The Radicchio's Red Glare

Valley eateries raise funds for the survivors of slain NY restaurant workers

Dream Machine

Military wheels help define lives of a window washer under 40 and a WWII doc over 80

CSN & Sometimes Y

How much time was "Wasted on the Way"? Absolutely none, if you like a good rock 'n' roll soap opera.

Letter in a Battle

Rediscovered cache of castoff communiqués captures World War II and 1940s Phoenix

Night & Day

July 8 - 14, 1999

Letters

Grist for the Millennium

Y2K hucksters cash in on fear of cataclysmic calendar crash 'n' burn

Saving Grace

Harm's Way

Arizona Music Forum finally reaches local musicians with its first local jam

Night & Day

May 6 - 12, 1999

Honduran Blues

Pet Project

Letters

A BORDERLINE PROMOTIONA MEXICAN BOXING BENEFIT GOES DOWN FOR THE COUNT