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    April 18, 2012

    The $300 Debate Over Pop-Tarts

    I recently saw two grown men in a college science class get into a heated debate over which Pop-Tart flavor was the best. One man insisted that strawberry was the best, the other that brown sugar cinnamon ruled supreme. The debate raged for at least 20 minutes and it was clear that they were unable ... More >>

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    January 25, 2012

    Valley Food Trucks Roll Into North Phoenix and Scottsdale This Saturday

    In 2011, when I wrote about the Valley's year in food trucks, Brad Moore, founder and president of the Phoenix Street Food Coalition and owner of the gourmet mobile hotdog eatery Short Leash Hotdogs (which he owns with wife Kat), told me the popularity of food trucks in Phoenix has made for good dis ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 21, 2010

    Cake Wrecks Author Jen Yates in Tempe Tonight (Tasty Q&A Inside!)

    Courtesy of Jen Yates​ ​A couple of years ago, an e-mail circulated around featuring a hilariously misspelled and misinterpreted cake from the bakery department at either Sam's Club or Wal-Mart (depending on who reported the story). That e-mail prompted budding cake decorator J ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2010

    Hot Links: Hostage Situation, Lay Offs, and 700 Fake Gift Cards

    ​Peoria police are working the scene of a barricade and possible hostage situation this morning. Officers responded to a call about a burglary in progress at 71st Avenue and Corrine Drive at about 4:30 this morning. When they arrived, they found a man on the first floor, who informed them that bet ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 24, 2009

    Incoming: Kiss, Gogol Bordello and King Khan & BBQ Show

    Kiss is bringing their over the top stage act to Glendale this December as part of their Kiss Alive 35 Tour​Get excited, Kiss Army, because the Starchild, the Demon, the Spaceman and the Catman are on the prowl yet again. Seminal 70s rockers Kiss have just announced their Kiss Alive 35 Tour and it ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 5, 2009

    Battle of the Free Samples

    Costco vs. Sam's Club The economy is rough these days and we could all use a free meal. If you head to your nearest bulk goods store on the weekend, you'll find a glut of free samples that would fill anyone. But which bulk store has the better samples going on, Costco or Sam's Club? We mooched off a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 10, 2009

    Spooning: The Tao of Towels

    You can find a kitchen towel just about everywhere nowadays. The cheap and obvious place to purchase is your local supermarket or Target store. Keep in mind, the local places are going to have cheap weave towels that usually have a tacky floral print or lame color scheme. You can also find expens ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 18, 2008

    How do you spell Wal-Mart? Try H-y-p-o-c-r-i-s-y

    You can find a kitchen towel just about everywhere nowadays. The cheap and obvious place to purchase is your local supermarket or Target store. Keep in mind, the local places are going to have cheap weave towels that usually have a tacky floral print or lame color scheme. You can also find expens ... More >>

  • News

    October 14, 2004

    Blood on their hands

    Six hours after County mental health officials sent a psychotic man back home, he killed his mother and young niece.

  • News

    February 28, 2002

    On Thin Ice

    Scottsdale may think it's fixing Los Arcos Mall. But it's really paving the way for a Coyotes arena in Glendale.

  • News

    July 12, 2001

    Taco Belle

    Beleaguered San Carlos reformer could find salvation in salsa

  • Culture

    September 28, 2000

    A Guide to Cultural Crudity

    Another season of boorish behavior embarks -- 'Hey, it's Phoenix.'

  • News

    November 6, 1997

    Doubting Thomas

    Tom Bearup helped elect Joe Arpaio and mold the myth of "America's Toughest Sheriff." Now the former executive in the Sheriff's Office is convinced he was wrong.

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