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Eating Local: Cooking Wild and Slow Panel Discussion Tonight with Edible Phoenix

If you'd always wanted to play with the foods growing in and around our Sonoran desert like prickly pear and mesquite, there is an event tonight to jump-start your inspired kitchen. Changing Hands Bookstore is hosting a panel discussion and book signing led by Edible Phoenix Magazine tonight at 7 p ... More >>

Two Thousand Acres of Desert in Southwest Valley to be Destroyed for Solar Plant -- So Why are Conservationists Happy?

​ The federal government just approved the destruction of 2,000 acres of Sonoran Desert land in the southwest Valley for a new solar plant, but conservationists aren't complaining.This time, anyway.Thomas Hulen, executive director of Friends of the Sonoran Desert National Monument, was one of ... More >>

Ask a Mexican on Sonoran Trash and What's for Dinner

​ The federal government just approved the destruction of 2,000 acres of Sonoran Desert land in the southwest Valley for a new solar plant, but conservationists aren't complaining.This time, anyway.Thomas Hulen, executive director of Friends of the Sonoran Desert National Monument, was one of ... More >>

Drought Might Go Medieval on Southwest, Researchers Say; 60-Year Dry Period Possible

  "I'm-a get medieval on your ass." -- Marcellus Wallace, spokesman for Mother Nature?​A 60-year drought, the likes of which hasn't been seen since medieval times, may be in store for the Southwest this century, University of Arizona researchers report. A summary of scientific f ... More >>

Seized: Inside the Brutal World of America's Kidnapping Capital

  "I'm-a get medieval on your ass." -- Marcellus Wallace, spokesman for Mother Nature?​A 60-year drought, the likes of which hasn't been seen since medieval times, may be in store for the Southwest this century, University of Arizona researchers report. A summary of scientific f ... More >>

Apache Junction Man Indicted in Theft of Saguaros

www.freewallpaper.com​If you live in the Sonoran Desert you may think Saguaro Cacti are everywhere -- that's because in these parts, they are. But that doesn't mean they're yours for the taking. The rest of the world isn't as blessed with the same prickly foliage, so the federal government -- thro ... More >>

Ask A Mexican On Playing for the Wrong Team and Douches

www.freewallpaper.com​If you live in the Sonoran Desert you may think Saguaro Cacti are everywhere -- that's because in these parts, they are. But that doesn't mean they're yours for the taking. The rest of the world isn't as blessed with the same prickly foliage, so the federal government -- thro ... More >>

Flier of the Week: Threefold Fate at Goat Head Saloon

​Since Scottsdale band Threefold Fate describes their sound as "desert rock," it's no surprise this flier for the Saturday, March 20 show at Mesa's Goat Head Saloon contains a smattering of desert-inspired images. That sunset the woman's looking at is pretty awesome, considering the sky ... More >>

Cactus League: Week One

The Cubs and D-backs duke it out . . . while they still can

Tempe Town Lake Turns Into Mini-Niagara Falls as Rain Rainoff Flows

Last week's wet weather turned the west end of the Tempe Town Lake into a wide, rumbling waterfall over the weekend as runoff spilled over the lake's inflatable dams.   ​ Tempe closed the lake and let air out of the rubber dams on Friday as billions of gallons of muddy ... More >>

Elephant Mountain Fortress Hike

Last week's wet weather turned the west end of the Tempe Town Lake into a wide, rumbling waterfall over the weekend as runoff spilled over the lake's inflatable dams.   ​ Tempe closed the lake and let air out of the rubber dams on Friday as billions of gallons of muddy ... More >>

Over 183 Migrant Deaths, 13 Arraigned for Leaving Water: No Better Time to See 7 Soles

from 7 Soles Men, women, and children brave the sun and the various evils of human smuggling in 7 Soles​Pedro Ultreras' stark, uncompromising film 7 Soles (7 Suns) may be the most timely film out now. The movie depicts a band of Mexican migrants enduring a living nightmare to cross the Sono ... More >>

Arty Girl: Call To Artists for Public Art Piece

By http2007 at flickr Creative Commons.Become one with this...and do it fast.​Okay, so I admit this blog is way under the gun (the deadline for this call to artists is August 3rd) but I just wouldn't feel right about life if I didn't at least mention it.And, since the applicants are artists, I fig ... More >>

Elephant Mountain Fortress Hike

By http2007 at flickr Creative Commons.Become one with this...and do it fast.​Okay, so I admit this blog is way under the gun (the deadline for this call to artists is August 3rd) but I just wouldn't feel right about life if I didn't at least mention it.And, since the applicants are artists, I fig ... More >>

Elephant Mountain Fortress Hike

By http2007 at flickr Creative Commons.Become one with this...and do it fast.​Okay, so I admit this blog is way under the gun (the deadline for this call to artists is August 3rd) but I just wouldn't feel right about life if I didn't at least mention it.And, since the applicants are artists, I fig ... More >>

Wildflowers on Ringtail Trail Hike

By http2007 at flickr Creative Commons.Become one with this...and do it fast.​Okay, so I admit this blog is way under the gun (the deadline for this call to artists is August 3rd) but I just wouldn't feel right about life if I didn't at least mention it.And, since the applicants are artists, I fig ... More >>

Elephant Mountain Fortress Hike

By http2007 at flickr Creative Commons.Become one with this...and do it fast.​Okay, so I admit this blog is way under the gun (the deadline for this call to artists is August 3rd) but I just wouldn't feel right about life if I didn't at least mention it.And, since the applicants are artists, I fig ... More >>

Grand Tour

Even he-man hikers can swallow their pride at Spur Cross

Ladies Day

Art collector spreads Copper State love, female-style

Grand Tour

Art collector spreads Copper State love, female-style

Grand Tour

Even he-man hikers can swallow their pride at Spur Cross

Walkin’ in a Winter Wonderland

Here’s yet another reason not to live in Duluth

Talavera set to debut at Four Seasons

Here’s yet another reason not to live in Duluth

Change of Course

We need to embrace our desert culture - not shun it - if Phoenix is to become great.

Current Events

Resort keeps it clean on the Salt

Tame Tiger

Sadly, the food never answers the call of the wild

BEST ALL-SEASON CAMPING

The Lost Dutchman State Park

BEST VIEW

Acacia at Four Seasons Resort

BEST IN-TOWN GETAWAY WITH THE BABY

The Phoenician

Ant Farm

The death of tiny Autumn White should make lawmakers think more carefully about state budget cuts

Kid Rocks

Stone cold fun at Rock Art Expo

Mock Turtle Scoop

The Spike clears up tale of the tortoises and the harebrained

Best Open Road

Sun Valley Parkway

Best Summer Golf Day Trip

Apache Stronghold Golf Club

Best Party Garden

Boojum Tree

Best Restaurant To Impress A Client

The Latilla Room

Best Upscale Breakfast

Cafe Ted

Best Place To See The State Bird

Old MacDonald's Ranch

Best Nearly Out-Of-Town Hike

Pinnacle Peak Park

Best Romantic Restaurant

The Latilla Room

Rec Room

Squeezed out by developers and environmentalists, recreational users gird for a rumble in the desert.

Cactus Talk

Arboretum educates, inspires guests

Loft-Told Tale

Aerial photographer discusses his new book

Calexico

Hot Rail
(Quarterstick)

Dam Vulnerable

Tempe is asking for a monkeywrencher to pull the plug on Town Lake

Why Growing Smarter Will Grow Old Fast

The so-called Growing Smarter measure would prevent the state from enacting strict growth controls. At the same time, however, it would free up $220 million for land preservation.

Time to Burn

Is the Lone Fire a preview of California-style infernos to come?

Nothin' but Net

Is the Lone Fire a preview of California-style infernos to come?

THE CHARISMATIC CACTUS

Is the Lone Fire a preview of California-style infernos to come?