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  • Blogs

    May 20, 2012

    New Times' Staff Writers and Designers Receive Top Honors from Arizona Press Club, Including for Investigative Reporting, Immigration Coverage and Cover Illustrations

    Phoenix New Times won 30 journalism awards, including first-place awards for investigative reporting, immigration coverage, news and opinion blogging and design, from the Arizona Press Club on Saturday night. Staff writer Paul Rubin received a first place Don Bolles Award for Investigative Reportin ... More >>

  • Music

    May 3, 2012

    Latin Royal @ The Monarch Theatre

    Phoenix New Times won 30 journalism awards, including first-place awards for investigative reporting, immigration coverage, news and opinion blogging and design, from the Arizona Press Club on Saturday night. Staff writer Paul Rubin received a first place Don Bolles Award for Investigative Reportin ... More >>

  • Culture

    March 15, 2012

    PR's Newest Rhetorical Twist: Advertisements Become "Murals"

    Phoenix New Times won 30 journalism awards, including first-place awards for investigative reporting, immigration coverage, news and opinion blogging and design, from the Arizona Press Club on Saturday night. Staff writer Paul Rubin received a first place Don Bolles Award for Investigative Reportin ... More >>

  • Culture

    March 1, 2012

    Art

    Phoenix New Times won 30 journalism awards, including first-place awards for investigative reporting, immigration coverage, news and opinion blogging and design, from the Arizona Press Club on Saturday night. Staff writer Paul Rubin received a first place Don Bolles Award for Investigative Reportin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 14, 2012

    10 Favorite Street Art Sightings in Phoenix

    ​Street art is (thankfully) on the rise in Phoenix. In the past few years, we've seen hearts pasted, mural projects started, huge dripping landscapes painted, and stencils galore mark the sidewalks and corners of the city. There's a beauty in artwork that's painted, pasted, stenciled onto the st ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2012

    Downtown's First Friday (Feb. 3)

    Art walks are more often about people watching and shenanigans and less about the actual art. We're here to guide you through both. Presenting our very own Field Guide -- an evolving guide to art walks around town. From time to time, we'll introduce some of our favorite spots and dish out some i ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 2, 2012

    Three Amigos

    Art walks are more often about people watching and shenanigans and less about the actual art. We're here to guide you through both. Presenting our very own Field Guide -- an evolving guide to art walks around town. From time to time, we'll introduce some of our favorite spots and dish out some i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2012

    Por Vida Gallery Opens with "KAPER: 30 Years of Big Bad Red" (VIDEO)

    When artists and longtime friends Pablo Luna, Thomas "Breeze" Marcus, and Lalo Cota signed a one-year lease for Por Vida, a soon-to-be-gallery on 16th Street, we knew (even more) creative energy was headed to the neighborhood. Cota says the three decided to open their own space to host more sol ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2012

    GreenHaus Gallery Boutique to Open in Iconic Space on Roosevelt Row

    ​The noise isn't coming from the boombox.The clanking, sanding, and chatter heard near Third Street and Roosevelt Road in downtown Phoenix is coming from behind the plywood that's covered the entrance of what used to be a drag bar (and, for a short time, Phil Gordon's reelection campaign headquart ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 23, 2012

    10 Favorite Galleries in Metro Phoenix

    ​There are plenty of reasons to check out local artwork beyond it being one of the designated "days" our community has become so fond of. First Friday, Third Friday, Final Friday, Third Thursday, Second Saturday -- just leave the house already. Dozens of great places open their doors to cool ... More >>

  • Culture

    January 19, 2012

    When the Sun Goes Down, Valley Nightlife Lights Up

    ​There are plenty of reasons to check out local artwork beyond it being one of the designated "days" our community has become so fond of. First Friday, Third Friday, Final Friday, Third Thursday, Second Saturday -- just leave the house already. Dozens of great places open their doors to cool ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 30, 2011

    Top 5 Things to Do This Weekend

    ​It's almost 2012, and if you're on board with all the Mayan-end-of-the-world business that slates next December as the end of days then this weekend will serve as your last chance to celebrate a new year. Instead of losing yourself in the abyss of an existential crisis, here are five fun ways to ... More >>

  • Culture

    December 29, 2011

    New Year's Eve 2011: What to Do and Where to Go on the Last Night of the Year

    ​It's almost 2012, and if you're on board with all the Mayan-end-of-the-world business that slates next December as the end of days then this weekend will serve as your last chance to celebrate a new year. Instead of losing yourself in the abyss of an existential crisis, here are five fun ways to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 7, 2011

    Chef Silvana Salcido Esparza to Open Barrio Queen Tequileria Before Year's End: Here's a Sneak Peek

    Barrio Queen's decor (still being completed) comes courtesy of Esparza herself.​Since she announced her two new restaurant concepts in June -- the "Euro-Mexican" restaurant called Silvana and the more casual Barrio Queen Tequileria -- the chef and owner of Barrio Café, Silvana Salcido Esparza ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 5, 2011

    Pablo Luna, Thomas "Breeze" Marcus, and Lalo Cota to Open Por Vida Gallery on 16th Street

    ​Come February, 16th Street is going to have another sweet spot for local artwork.The arts district, often noted for its growing mural project that kicked off last year, saw a fresh coat of paint on the corner of 16th Street and Windsor Avenue late last week. Local (and now national and internatio ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 29, 2011

    Tempe's Open Source Project Slated to Close at the End of December

    Almost a year after local artist ​Ryan Gentry and entrepreneur Michael Witham launched Open Source Project in Tempe, Witham says the future's looking dim. The two opened the coffee shop/music venue/collaborative art space on University Drive after meeting at an art show and envisioning a  ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 18, 2011

    See Barrio Cafe's Silvana Salcido Esparza's Home On the Evans Churchill Interesting Interiors Tour This Saturday

    Silvana Salcido Esparza​Looking for a way to walk off all those eats from the Phoenix Food Truck Festival? Why not peek into some cool spaces nearby courtesy of the First Annual Evans Churchill Interesting Interiors Tour -- after all, the home of Valley legend and Barrio Cafe chef and owner Si ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 16, 2011

    American Graffiti

    Silvana Salcido Esparza​Looking for a way to walk off all those eats from the Phoenix Food Truck Festival? Why not peek into some cool spaces nearby courtesy of the First Annual Evans Churchill Interesting Interiors Tour -- after all, the home of Valley legend and Barrio Cafe chef and owner Si ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 13, 2011

    Friday at Devoured: Palette to Palate

    Roasted Corn Cocktail and Shrimp Ceviche from the Barrio Cafe​To kick off this year's Devoured PHX Culinary Classic the Phoenix Art Musuem hosted Palette to Palate, a pairing of chefs, artists, and spirits, in the great hall of the museum for a crowd willing to spring for the $45 (plus fees) ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2010

    Dec. 9 In Blogs: McCain, Winter Fashion, 2 Tone Lizard Kings, St. Francis, and the Hells Angels

    ​​​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:

  • News

    September 30, 2010

    Tag, You're Art: Local Street Artists Are Tagging Over Murals and Calling It Art

    ​​​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:

  • Calendar

    August 19, 2010

    Have a Wall

    Graf artists go indoors

  • Blogs

    July 14, 2010

    Steam Crow Food Prints on Display at SideBar

    ​I love SideBar as a place to grab an excellent cocktail and hang out listening to DJs who still sling vinyl (quel throwback!), but I also adore the rotating monthly art shows there. A few months back, they had a series of killer Lalo Cota art, and now there's a collection of super-fun and fu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 19, 2010

    10 Things Under $10 This Weekend: Jersey Shore Parties, Pin-up Girls, T-Pain, and More

    www.mtv.comGet a fake bake like Angelina "Jolie" Pivarnick at Sandbar's Jersey Shore party tonight.​Colorful doesn't even begin to describe the eclectic array of inexpensive events on tap for this weekend. There's a candy-themed dance party at Afterlife that's guaranteed to satisfy your sweet to ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 3, 2009

    Nice Racks

    New Times’ artsy brainchild opens First Friday

  • Blogs

    November 13, 2009

    Arty Girl: Green Streets, In the Yard, Stylos and Spanish Market

    By Joe Lanman on flickr Creative CommonsYou're going to need something bigger than that.​I did my fair share of being out and about these past two weeks, soaking up the Nick Cave lecture at SMoCA, making a jaunt to First Friday and hitting the Canalscape opening at ASU Art Museum (among other even ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 30, 2009

    Arty Girl: Monsters of Folk Mural...No Thanks

    Ok, just a warning: I'm going to be mean in this blog. But I assert that anything I say here does not hold a candle to the suffering I feel everyday on my way to work, when I've had to take in a begrudging eyeful of the Monsters of Folk Tour mural.The Monsters of Folk Mural by Joe Pagac.​Yeah, I ... More >>

  • News

    August 6, 2009

    Smooth Criminal: Urban Artist DOSE Takes Graffiti from the Street to the Museum and Beyond

    Ok, just a warning: I'm going to be mean in this blog. But I assert that anything I say here does not hold a candle to the suffering I feel everyday on my way to work, when I've had to take in a begrudging eyeful of the Monsters of Folk Tour mural.The Monsters of Folk Mural by Joe Pagac.​Yeah, I ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 9, 2009

    "Back to School: New School for the Arts Benefit Exhibition" Opening Reception

    Ok, just a warning: I'm going to be mean in this blog. But I assert that anything I say here does not hold a candle to the suffering I feel everyday on my way to work, when I've had to take in a begrudging eyeful of the Monsters of Folk Tour mural.The Monsters of Folk Mural by Joe Pagac.​Yeah, I ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 2, 2009

    "Back to School: New School for the Arts Benefit Exhibition"

    Ok, just a warning: I'm going to be mean in this blog. But I assert that anything I say here does not hold a candle to the suffering I feel everyday on my way to work, when I've had to take in a begrudging eyeful of the Monsters of Folk Tour mural.The Monsters of Folk Mural by Joe Pagac.​Yeah, I ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 31, 2008

    The Five Underground New Year's Eve Bashes No One's Told You About

    Check out the Drunken Immortals at tonight's "Maybe 2009 Will Be Better" event in Tempe. The biggest party night of the entire calendar (a.k.a. New Year's Eve) is upon us. Anywhere and everywhere you go tonight is bound to have some kind of shindig going on. Scottsdale will have the swankiness g ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 29, 2008

    Toy Polloi

    Meet the Mr. Potato Head of the new millennium

  • Culture

    July 12, 2007

    Art Scene

    Current shows, installations, and exhibitions

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    March 1, 2007

    Art Detour 2007 Listings

    The low-down details on where to do what

  • Music

    April 6, 2006

    DJ Radar

    Feel the steel

  • News

    September 1, 2005

    Let's Get the Party Started

    First Friday's "after" hours

  • Calendar

    March 24, 2005

    The Man Show

    Nude and improved

  • Calendar

    November 15, 2001

    Say It, Don't Spray It

    In "Quixotic," graffiti artists tilt at the windmills of legitimacy

  • Culture

    December 28, 2000

    Spray Painter

    Graffiti artist shows off traditional forms in 'Lalo Land'

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