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Just in Time for Summer: Julian Wright's Gringo Star Street Bar Is Open in Tempe

It may be lacking a few finishing design flourishes, but Gringo Star Street Bar, destined to be the coolest new hangout on Mill Avenue, is up and running and has been since last Thursday. Owner Julian Wright says he wanted to "capitalize on the graduation market" and did. The place was packed the fi ... More >>

10 Favorite Bakeries In Metro Phoenix

If you're one of those people who bakes a pie to cheer up a friend, makes your specialty carrot/red velvet/whatever cake for everyone's birthday, and routinely pulls together all manner of adorable goodies for your children's school programs and bake sales . . . well, bully for you (and the rest of ... More >>

Five Things to Eat and Drink This Weekend in Metro Phoenix

Looking for something to put in your mouth this weekend? We've got you covered. Check out what's on our plate. See Also: - Kevin Binkley to Open Bink's Midtown in Phoenix on Wednesday - Urban Cookies Bakeshop's Brady Breese: Caramelpalooza Candymakers 2013 Arizona Rare Fruit Grower's Spring Plant ... More >>

Attorney Mark Hummels Dies From Phoenix Shooting

Attorney Mark Hummels was taken off life support last night, and he became the second person to be killed as a result of Wednesday's office-building shooting in Phoenix.The attorney for the Osborn Maledon law firm and businessman Steve Singer were shot by 70-year-old Arthur Harmon, after they were a ... More >>

32: Giovanni Scorzo

From now 'til we publish the 2012 edition of Best of Phoenix, New Times and Chow Bella present 100 Tastemakers -- Valley residents who make the cut in our culinary scene. Some you'll know; for others, it'll be a first introduction (but likely not the last). While you're here, check out our 100 Creat ... More >>

Ask a Mexican on Traveling "Illegally" and Taco Bel-Air

Joe Arpaio and MCSO Had Literally Nothing to Do With Arrest of Escaped Jail Inmate Jairo Contreras

​Remember yesterday when the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office put out a press release saying how it used its "cell phone technology" to track down an inmate who escaped from an MCSO jail? Well, that was bullshit.We spoke to U.S. Marshal for Arizona David Gonzales this morning, and he tells us the ... More >>

MCSO Inmate Escapes In Laundry Cart (Two Weeks Ago); Arrested in New Mexico

​A minimum-security inmate at one of Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's jails escaped "several days ago," but was arrested this afternoon at his girlfriend's house in New Mexico, the MCSO announced this afternoon.If this is the first you're hearing about an escaped MCSO inmate, that's because th ... More >>

Five Places to Find Skinny Margaritas in the Valley -- and a Recipe to Make Your Own

The Margarita Lite at IslandsCourtesy of Islands Restaurants​It used to be that if we wanted a margarita under 100 calories, we'd just take a shot of tequila, salt first, lime last. But there's a new trend blending behind the bar. From Islands to Blanco Tacos, low-cal margaritas -- most often c ... More >>

Kitchen 56 Is an Arcadia Jewel with Pulled Pork and "Drunk Bread"

Jeff Arundel, Matt & Kim, Marianne Dissard, and More in This Week's Issue

Courtesy of Jeff ArundelArundel's music improved as times got tougher​This week's music feature is on singer-songwriter Jeff Arundel taking a trip down memory lane. Depending on how narcissistic or realistic they are, asking an artist to review the work he did a decade ago could either go pretty w ... More >>

Breakfast Traitors: Non-Traditional Eggs Benedict at Scramble and Daily Dose

There's much debate in the culinary community about the origin of Eggs Benedict in the US. Some say the dish was created by a couple who used to dine once a week at the famed Delmonico's restaurant in New York City. A letter printed in the September 1967 issue of New York Ti ... More >>

Undocumented Teen Describes Leaving Arizona for "Friendlier" New Mexico

​ Alberto grew up in Phoenix, after his illegal-immigrant parents took him here when he was two years old. The young man, now 18, left town this summer for New Mexico to escape Arizona's oppressive, anti-undocumented fervor.Santa Fe's The New Mexican newspaper details his story in its online e ... More >>

Banh Mi: What is the Nom Nom Truck Selling and Where Can I Get Some?

Food Network Nom Nom Truck​Earlier this week we mentioned four Arizona food truck companies that are season 2 nominees for The Great Food Truck Race on The Food Network. We hope you follow the link to vote for your local food roadsters and a chance for you to win a trip to NYC for The Food ... More >>

"Hawaiian" Grilled Chicken Salad From Carl's Jr. More Like a Messy American Mash-Up

​With a seemingly endless supply of pineapples at their disposal, Carl's Jr. is adding another new menu item to its list of those sporting the Dole seal of approval. The Hawaiian grilled chicken salad will join the Teriyaki chicken sandwich, and the single, double, and six-dollar Teriyaki burger ... More >>

Locally Made: Bill Hutchison Solves the New Mexico Pepper Debate

​The secret to Bill Hutchison's Kissed With Fire Salsa starts in New Mexico, where the official state bird is the roadrunner and the official state question is "red or green"?   The question refers to the New Mexico Chile, a pepper with a long and somewhat heated history in the state. I ... More >>

Scramble: The Future of Phoenix Breakfasts Comes Loaded with Bacon and Cheese

Waiter Confidential: President Bush at Dick's Hideaway

Today, the torch passes to a new generation. But some will never forget certain meals enjoyed during the Bush Administration. On October 13, 2004, in an act some might consider tantamount to cannibalism (shame on you), President George Walker Bush dined on turkey-stuffed enchiladas at Dick's Hideaw ... More >>

It Came From YouTube: Nirvana at the old Mason Jar

Tales from the Cryptic

Curator likes to leave 'em guessing

Hop Culture

Artist’s pop-art Leporidae are breeding like rabbits

Alt-Weeklies Provide Web Links to Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's Home Address

Action Taken in Solidarity with Phoenix New Times

Hell of a Ride

Mesa's now a four-horse town

Shallow Storyteller

Running the gamut from brilliant to just weird

The Cool Index

Phoenix has always been hot. But can it ever be cool?

Holiday on Spice

Resort restaurant setup is less than Sage

Even Cow Girl Gets the Blues

Organic eatery slings a steak that's hard to swallow

Irish Eyes Aren't Smiling

Ethnic offerings take backseat to lunch, American-style

Brown and Red

These days, his signature guit-steel playing leaves listeners slack-jawed. But it took Junior Brown a long time to get to center stage.

Raw Deal

Tanya Ferguson likes food nice and raw

East of Edamame

Taste of Temari's food doesn't live up to its looks

Yazzie's Razzle-Dazzle

With his 160-foot mural in a major museum and his face on the cover of a magazine, artist Steven Yazzie still loves his hometown

Food Fight

Is there a patent on New Mexican food?

Forest Grump

A prominent Southwestern environmental group is at the center of a squirrelly federal lawsuit

La Vida So-So

One Man's Hero is another man's south-of-the-border historical yawner

Night & Day

January 21 - 27, 1999

Letters

Art in the Proper Setting

PAM's 1998 Triennial tries to make sense of the region's art

Second Helpings

Getting Over Ansel

CHIMI SWEEP

NO-INN SITUATION

CONVENTIONEER WAX

SCREED

MICHAEL KIEFERSTANCES WITH WOLVESFORMER ECO-TERRORIST DAVE FOREMAN UNLEASHES A PLAN TO LET LOBOS LOOSE IN THE WILDERNESS

POP GOES THE WESTROADSIDE-CULTURE MAVENS FANE AND MICHAEL STERN TAKE ON COWBOYS, INDIANS AND WIGWAM MOTELS

DEATH OF AN ECO WARRIOR

LEROY JACKSON TRANSFORMED HIMSELF FROM A PHOENIX STREET WINO INTO A CHARISMATIC NAVAJO ENVIRONMENTALIST. HIS FRIENDS THINK HE WAS MURDERED FOR HIS EFFORTS.

GOV'S FOREST MANAGEMENT MANTRA: TIMBER!FIFE'S PRICEY SUMMIT IS A ONE-SIDED AFFAIR

THE JAZZ SLINGER

POLES APART

IF EVER A PLACE NEEDED A GOOD JOLT, THE SNOOTY LIGHTNING FIELD IS IT

THE MYSTERY OF NOVELISTS