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Chef Paul Lindsay of La Grande Orange

Lauren Saria ​This week in Chef Talk we'll sit down with Chef Paul Lindsay of La Grande Orange and the Arcadia Room.  When did you know you wanted to be a chef?As corny as it sounds, I pretty distinctly remember standing in the kitchen with my mom when I was like barely able to see up ... More >>

Lexi Huckaby at DiVerti Bar & Grill

Zach Fowle ​The tender: Lexi HuckabyThe bar: DiVerti Bar & Grill (4 E. University Dr., 480-284-5972)The pedigree: Huckaby's father worked for an oil company, so the family moved a lot -- she  lived in Brazil, Dubai, Egypt, London, Bangkok and Turkey before turning 15. A "traveling b ... More >>

The Raconteurs Are Back!

Now that he's got all that hilarious and awesome palling around with Stephen Colbert, out of his system, Jack White is getting back to business. The Raconteurs, arguably the dude's main gig now that The White Stripes have called it quits, are back, according to Consequence of Sound.The Raconteurs ha ... More >>

Final Exit Network "Assisted Suicide" Defendant Pleads Guilty Today to Endangerment

An 86-year-old Scottsdale man pleaded guilty this morning to endangerment in the assisted-suicide case of a Phoenix woman who killed herself in 2007.   Right-to-die advocate takes one for the team​  In April, a Maricopa County jury could not agree on whether Franklin Langsn ... More >>

Crave Ice Creams and Beer Trading In Your Summer Guide

​While we have no idea whose big idea it was to schedule bikini season during one of the best eating and drinking portions of the year, we can assume that they're evil. Summer is the season for BBQ and popsicles; for buckets of popcorn at all-night movies; for flipping burgers pool-side whil ... More >>

Summer Guide: Beer

​While we have no idea whose big idea it was to schedule bikini season during one of the best eating and drinking portions of the year, we can assume that they're evil. Summer is the season for BBQ and popsicles; for buckets of popcorn at all-night movies; for flipping burgers pool-side whil ... More >>

Elderly Pennsylvania Couple Receives Five Pounds of Weed in Mail from Arizona Address. Shockingly, Weed Probably Not From Arizona

​Arizona is well-known as a corridor for smuggling marijuana, and out-of-towners often like to take home a souvenir. Weed, however, is not allowed on airplanes, so stoners are occasionally forced to mail their cannabinoid keepsakes to their out of state homes (click here and here for a couple ... More >>

Tease Party

​Arizona is well-known as a corridor for smuggling marijuana, and out-of-towners often like to take home a souvenir. Weed, however, is not allowed on airplanes, so stoners are occasionally forced to mail their cannabinoid keepsakes to their out of state homes (click here and here for a couple ... More >>

Wall of Shame

CNN, USA Today, and other media organizations got fooled

Did Simply Bread Bite Off More Than It Could Chew?

​Why did Simply Bread simply close its doors a little over a week ago, when business seemed so robust? Why are 87 people now suddenly out of a job? The official word is that the bakery's Michigan-based bank is to blame. However, I've been talking to lots of local restaurant owners who wonde ... More >>

Anti-Prop 203 Bill Would Allow Employers to Discriminate Against Qualified Medical Pot Users

Image: www.azleg.govState Rep. Kimberly Yee, R-Phoenix, wants employers to have the right to discriminate against and fire qualified medical marijuana users.​ A state lawmaker wants to scratch out the anti-discrimination clause in Arizona's medical marijuana law and give immunity to employers ... More >>

Closed for Business: Simply Bread

​Is it jumping the gun to wish it were April Fool's Day, instead of Valentine's Day? Not if you're a fan of Simply Bread's tasty artisanal baked goods. The five-year-old bakery -- which served 1,400 retail and restaurant customers -- reportedly shut down its operations yesterday. The c ... More >>

Snake Out: Live Pizza (1986)

​Welcome to Obscuro, a new weekly feature where Up on the Sun dives deep into the world of vinyl oddities: private press jobs, major label cast-offs, and general thrift shop clutter that's thus far escaped anyone's attention. These LPs have been hiding out, collecting dust, until we come along, in ... More >>

Lane Dawson: Love Letters (1985)

If only the record came with a copy of the letter Lane Dawson's writing...​ Welcome of Obscuro, a new weekly feature where Up on the Sun dives deep into the world of vinyl oddities: private press jobs, major label cast-offs, and general thrift shop clutter that's thus far escaped anyone's attentio ... More >>

Elderly Michigan Woman Receives Package Full of Weed -- Of Course it Came from Arizona

Don't be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood​If two pounds of weed were to just show up at your door, what would you do? Smoke it? Sell it? Dump it out on your bed and roll around in it?An elderly Michigan woman went a different route -- she took what many would conside ... More >>

Rapper "The Hard Money Lender" Indicted on Drug-Trafficking Charges

www.automaticmusicgroup.net ​If you've never heard of rapper/producer "The Hard Money Lender," don't worry, neither have we.  But his days ballin' as a Los Angeles rap mogul may have come to an end since federal authorities are ordering him to turn over about $25 million worth of as ... More >>

Dry-Hair Beauty Secret From Upper Peninsula in Michigan Also Great on Pancakes

Beauty Lab: Cookin' up good looks in nature's pharmacy. My hair has a mind of its own.​I've since given up on trying to tame the beast living atop my head. Dry, fuzzy, curly, it's been likened to everything from a tumbleweed to dirty cotton candy. I know, hot. But wait, all hope may not be ... More >>

Behind the Bar: Steve Losey at El Chorro Lodge

​ For Steve Losey, the best part of being a bartender is interacting with the guests. And with 20 years in the hospitality industry, he knows how to make sure their needs are met. Losey, who came to the Valley 15 years ago from Michigan, has been working at El Chorro Lodge since it reopened ... More >>

Words with Friends

Scramble Scrabble tiles amongst friendly faces

Brendan Benson Coming To Rhythm Room

Autumn De Wilde​You may know him as Raconteur #2, but Brendan Benson's best work has been as a solo artist, not in one of Jack White's many projects. The Michigander comes to the Rhythm Room on February 22 bringing a band that includes drummer Brad Pemberton (Ryan Adams), bassist Jared Reynolds (B ... More >>

Phoenix Tops in Salad Eating--WTF?

You might think Valley diners are all about greasy Mexican food or gigantic chain restaurant-style portions, but a new study by Dole Fresh Vegetables claims Phoenicians are among the top salad eaters in the nation.

Fake Kissing: A Tribute to the Long History of Kiss Tribute Bands

You might think Valley diners are all about greasy Mexican food or gigantic chain restaurant-style portions, but a new study by Dole Fresh Vegetables claims Phoenicians are among the top salad eaters in the nation.

Q & A: Every Avenue

The guys in Every Avenue cite hometown heroes Jimmy Eat World and Gin Blossoms as influences, and it's evident judging by the band's sophomore album, Picture Perfect.

CD preview: Every Avenue, 'Picture Perfect'

We've been disappointed by sophomore albums by pop rock artists we love before--see Cute Is What We Aim For, Quietdrive--so we were very happy that Michigan-based Every Avenue's Picture Perfect, off Fearless Records, is even better than their solid debut, Shh. Just Go with It.

On White Power, and Avoiding Tap Water

We've been disappointed by sophomore albums by pop rock artists we love before--see Cute Is What We Aim For, Quietdrive--so we were very happy that Michigan-based Every Avenue's Picture Perfect, off Fearless Records, is even better than their solid debut, Shh. Just Go with It.

An Almost-Star is Born

ASU-alum actress switches gears (again) with new book

Hot Links: Troops at Borders, Bobcats in Bars, and Burgers

At a senate committee hearing Wednesday, senators both praised and poked holes in President Obama's plan to send more troops to border states to combat Mexican drug cartels and associated violence, but Arizona Senator John McCain lauded Mexico President Felipe Calderon's efforts to combat the ca ... More >>

More Restaurants Open Around Town

By Michele Laudig Economy be damned, somebody's still got the confidence to open their doors! Now hopefully customers will keep coming out to spend some dough. (Me? I'd subsist on pretzels if it meant I could still eat foie gras.) Anyway, I just got a call from the ever-charming Maurizio Benforte ... More >>

Folk Art

Indie singer/songwriter brings his world view to Trunk Space

Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival

Indie singer/songwriter brings his world view to Trunk Space

Budget Beat: Downtown Phoenix Public Market

Indie singer/songwriter brings his world view to Trunk Space

Saturday Looks Good to Me

Indie singer/songwriter brings his world view to Trunk Space

Wishbone Formation

Flag footballers go for the gravy

Anathallo

What a concept

Fat Rhabit

Self-Titled
(Self-released)

Green Grocer

Self-Titled
(Self-released)

Dabrye

Two/Three
(Ghostly International)

Gore Gore Girls

Sweet and rough

Sufjan Stevens

50 nifty songs to look forward to

Bear vs. Shark

Hear them before they're even more famous

Brian Vander Ark

He's still got verve

Clink!

Arizona's prisons are packed. Building more would cost millions. Governor Janet Napolitano wants to lockup even more people. But others say it may be time to let a few out.

Bless the Beasts and the Children

Letters from the week of May 9, 2002

Understated Original

Phoenix owes its art museum and its cultural life in part to the late Philip Curtis

She Ball

A Phoenix league goes to bat for women's baseball

YOU, TOO, CAN OPEN A SCHOOL!IN ARIZONA, IT'S JUST LIKE ANY OTHER BUSINESS

A Phoenix league goes to bat for women's baseball

POLS TO THE WALL

A Phoenix league goes to bat for women's baseball

IN HEMINGWAY COUNTRY

A Phoenix league goes to bat for women's baseball

Return of Dr. Dad

This week, Dr. Dad returns to answer teen-agers' most commonly asked questions about love, sex and relationships.