Partnerships

Ren Fair

Catch the Last Arizona Opera and Culinary Mischief Event of the Season on April 7

This season, the Arizona Opera announced a partnership with the Valley's roving secret supper club, Culinary Mischief. But as is true with all good things, the season now must to come to an end. See also: - Get Thirsty: Chef Gabriele Bertaccini Introduces BACCHUS MISCHiEF Good news is there's o ... More >>

Foam If You Want To

Foursquare and Voice Media Group Announce Partnership

Hey, Phoenix Foursquare peeps, Phoenix New Times is getting its own Foursquare badge as part of our just-announced partnership with the social media company. Follow us on Foursquare here, and make sure to leave a comment when you've unlocked the special Phoenix New Times badge. To unlock the badge ... More >>

Best Coast

Attention Shoppers

Nerd Alert

Dos Equis is Coming to Phoenix -- And Teaming Up with One of Our Favorite Food Trucks to Offer Up Free Eats

See Also: 10 Corporate Food Trucks Totally Bogarting the Mobile Kitchen Scene, Man See Also: Nine Food Trucks We Wish Would Road Trip to Phoenix So it looks like Dos Equis has jumped on the food truck wagon and we know exactly what you're thinking --mobile beer? -- but there actually isn't going t ... More >>

Eating Smart

Kind of a Drag

Stretching Canvas

Metallica Should Collaborate With These Five Old White Guys Next

​Are you ready for some new Metallica? You bet you are, because while plenty have made valiant and noble attempts to enjoy it, Lulu, the band's collaboration with rock 'n' roll animal/poet Lou Reed was a tough one to get through. You can't fault the band's ambition, and it is cool to imagine 14- ... More >>

Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon Recommends Girlfriend for City Aviation Board -- Then Pulls Recommendation

Elissa Mullany and Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon​Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon has reportedly pulled of today's City Council's agenda his recommendation to appoint his girlfriend, Elissa Mullany, to the Phoenix Aviation Advisory Board.Gordon wanted to appoint her to the aviation board to replace Art Hamil ... More >>

Wes Gullett, Phoenix Mayoral Candidate, Pledges to Leave His Lobbying Firm If He's Elected Mayor

Phoenix mayoral candidate Wes Gullett​Phoenix lobbyist Wes Gullett is pledging to walk away from his lobbying firm if he is elected mayor of Phoenix."I will divest my entire interest from my company," he says in a statement released this morning.Gullett's spokesman says that Gullett's partners at ... More >>

Lara Mulchay and Joel LaTondress Pop Up in Tucson This Weekend with HotDish

​If you happen to be in Tucson this weekend, you might want to stop by the Mercado San Agustin for "HotDish in the Old Pueblo," a pop-up venture by Phoenix's Lara Mulchay and Joel LaTondress. You might remember Mulchay from Petite Fromage, her (sadly) now-defunct Phoenix cheese shop. The se ... More >>

This Week In Chow Bella

Another week has come and gone leaving us to ponder the upcoming events that will shape our lives and, more importantly, our dinners out. But before we move on, let's have one last look at the blog posts from this week: The Virgin Cook Pops Her Cherry With a Bloody Mess Why Your Personal Trainer H ... More >>

Is PR Stuntman Jason Rose "Wilting"? The Arizona Guardian's Winged One Gives Him a Feather-Lashing

Is Jason Rose still a political heavyweight?​Jason Rose has never been one to mince words or hold back on a stunt if he thinks it would win him political points. And points for his clients, of course. Rose has worked hard to earn a reputation as a straight-talking, political-bomb-lobbing pub ... More >>

Classic Jazz

Sonic twosome teams up at Trinity

Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon's Aide Apparently Violated City Rules; Her Contract Never Reviewed by Former City Manager Frank Fairbanks

Frank Fairbanks​Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon earlier this week defended hiring Sue Lindmeier, sister of his girlfriend's business partner, saying former Phoenix City Manager Frank Fairbanks and City Attorney Gary Verburg reviewed and approved her contract.Fairbanks, who retired i ... More >>

Classic Jazz

Sonic twosome teams up at Trinity

Murder, He Wrote

A close-to-home account of an infamous Phoenix hit

Sal DiCiccio’s Loop 202 Problem: Phoenix Councilman Would Benefit from Reviled Ahwatukee Freeway Extension

Triple Threat

Three local emcees forward the Phoenix movement

Jenna Jameson Accused of Screwing Business Partner...Figuritively, This Time

www.wireimage.com Former porn star Jenna Jameson screwed former business partner out of $400,000, according to court documents​If you can't trust a former porn star, who can you trust?A former business partner of famed porn legend Jenna Jameson is claiming in Maricopa County Court that Jame ... More >>

Breakbeat Boutique

Passing the Torch

Hip-hop's Cheech & Chong are still smokin’

Skeletonwitch

Booty Call

Buccaneers shanghai the Salt

Howl at the Moon Takes Over Old Lyte Lounge Location

A couple days ago, I reported that Old Town Scottdale's Lyte Lounge had just closed, and that a dueling piano might be filling the void. Yep, it's true. Former Lyte operator Robert Burghart tells me that he's involved in a joint venture called Howl at the Moon, a "rock and roll dueling piano sh ... More >>

Opening Friday: Afterlife in Scottsdale

Really, really late-night eats are hard to come by no matter what part of the Valley you're in, but in Old Town Scottsdale, where there are plenty of places to go boozing, there definitely aren't enough places to grab a bite and soak up a night's worth of sake bombers. The folks ... More >>

Restaurant Revamp: From Imagine Spain to Poco

Change can be good. That seems to be the case for Poco, the Scottsdale Spanish restaurant formerly known as Imagine Spain (7000 E. Shea; 480-991-3170). When I checked out the place last fall (read my review), I liked the paella but couldn't stand the soulless surroundings. I wrote, "Imagi ... More >>

Flier of the Week: The Human Mirror

By Martin Cizmar This week we're gonna get artsy with our Flier of the Week. Human Mirror is an electronic duo that uses a laptop, electronics, drums and more to make a sound that's very eclectic, but has strong strands of world music and dub. They're Phoenix based, but planning to play and recor ... More >>

Local ICE Office Removed a Record 72,955 Illegal Immigrants in 2008

Roka Nights

The DJ's Guide to the Galaxy

End of an era: Mary Elaine's closing

Scout’s Honor

Was Mockingbird author a fraud?

Heavy Trash

Young Buck

For now

Shimmy at Trax

Lounge this

Peeping Tom

Peeping Tom
(Ipecac)

Sage Francis

Ideas with the force of bullets

Travis Morrison

What does Pitchfork know, anyway?

Mush Records Tour

No overdubs for AZ's underground hip-hoppers

Straits of Magellan

Canadian investors in a Phoenix-based company say they are victims of an international incident

Accountants Payable ?

Convicted con man Ben Friedman tells Phoenix accounting big shots Leonard Miller and Carlos Wagner to check their balance

Details, Details

The prosecution's evidence seems convincing--but will the jury grasp it?

But Newt for Me

Lizard's tired tale loses audience

Crime Me a River

A Salt River rafter rides a torrent of legal and financial troubles

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