Sonoran Desert

10 Best Country Bars in Metro Phoenix

Practically every Western film one can think of has at least one saloon scene, a place where the sound of honky tonk piano creates the mood, where the town folk mix with the cowboys and ranchers, the gamblers and outlaws rub shoulders with the Marshall and his deputies, and the mustachioed bartende ... More >>

Border Food Summit Brings Small Farmers, Ranchers, Co-ops and Food Communities Together

See also: Urban Grocery Closes on May 12 See also: Aaron Chamberlin Will Open Farm-Focused Cafe in Urban Grocery Space Got a small farm or ranch in Arizona? Or an interest in local food and methods for marketing and distributing it? Or maybe a burning desire to learn more about native and heirloom ... More >>

Assault Rifle With Ammo, 40 Pounds of Pot Among Items Found in Clean-Up of Federal Desert Lands Near Interstate 8

An assault rifle with loaded magazines and 40 pounds of marijuana are just some of the objects found during a clean-up of federal lands near the smuggling corridor of Interstate 8.Dennis Godfrey, spokesman for the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, says he'll try to find out exactly what type of weapon ... More >>

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 >>

Double Visions

Ask a Mexican on Keeping Cool in Mexico, and Chicks from Ecuador

Foraged Dinner with Chrysa Robertson and Hank Shaw at Rancho Pinot

Carol Blonder crispy guarijio squash blossom​ Last night, Chef Chrysa Robertson of Rancho Pinot teamed up with Hank Shaw, author of Hunt, Gather, Cook- Finding the Forgotten Feast for a dinner designed around ingredients indigenous to Arizona. It was a perfect pairing: The local chef who k ... More >>

Lobster Tomalley and Roe at Market Price

Flickr- daves cupboardOne cooked lobster will yield a ton of tomalley goodness.​Despite what the supermarket aisle may lead you to believe, there's more to an animal than neatly wrapped styrofoam trays of meat. From tongue to tail, offal (pronounced awful) encompasses all those taboo edibles that ... More >>

Happy Hour Report Card: Secreto

​The Spot: Secreto, 4232 E Chandler Blvd, 480-706-2220 The Hours: 3 to 7 pm Monday - Friday The Details: Happy hour is only available at the bar. Drink prices range from $2.25 for domestic bottled beer to margaritas and martinis for $5. All happy hour menu items range from three to six ... More >>

J.T. Ready on MTV: And No, It's Not a Rap Video

MTV.comReady tells MTV's Ryan Duffy all about chupacabras and the dreaded Arizona jackalopeWhat am I to make of a recent segment of MTV's Vice Guide To Everything, which featured a gushing portrait of Arizona's best known neo-Nazi J.T. Ready, as he hunts "narco-terrorists" in the Sonoran desert?(You ... More >>

Hot Links: SRP Fire, Rancher Killed, and Cocaine Trafficking

​A huge fire early this morning at a Salt River Project substation sent a big smoke plume several miles to the west. The burning transformer, at the SRP substation near 121st Avenue and Broadway Road, hasn't caused any reported power outages so far. A dozen firefighters battled the blaze through t ... More >>

The Main Ingredient Ale House & Cafe Opens Tonight

​After a weekend of private friends-and-family events, The Main Ingredient Ale House & Cafe finally opens its doors to the public tonight (2337 N. 7th St.)  Owners Matt and Courtney Diamond have transformed the former Lisa G Cafe Wine Bar, which they purchased from Lisa Giungo back ... More >>

You Asked For It: Thee Jaguar Sharks

​ Thee Jaguar Sharks Thee Jaguar Sharks (Wahalla Music) GRADE: B Surf rock can't help but be a bit ironic out of the context of the time and space that it was created. That is to say, in the 2000s and in the middle of the desert, the meaning just doesn't quite translate the way one might like. ... 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 >>

Must-See Border Crossing Film 7 Soles To Be Screened This Sunday at Harkins Arizona Mills

7 Soles will be screened at least one more time at the Arizona Mills Harkins this Sunday at 6:30 p.m.Pedro Ultreras' brutal, uncompromising film 7 Soles (7 Suns), which depicts the plight of a group of migrants crossing the Sonoran desert is a must-see for all Americans if they want to understand th ... More >>

Unburied Treasure: Phoenix Convention Center's Public Art Projects

The Illusion of Seclusion in the Valley's Mountainside Homes

"Massage the Cramp" and Other Warm-Weather Tips

Image: Wikimedia Commons You probably noticed it was getting warm outside, and so have officials with the City of Phoenix. According to a lengthy news release and online guide to surviving the annual heat wave, municipal workers are training senior citizens and passing out water to the homeless. Th ... More >>

Claude Mattox, Phoenix City Councilman, Will Rock Out at Light Rail Opening

When he's not voting for public art or voting against a recommendation to make horse-tripping illegal, Claude Mattox likes to jam out with his classic rock band, the Screamin' Javelinas. The Phoenix City Councilman has been playing at city and charity events for the last few years, and his ban ... More >>

Border-Jumping with Roger Clyne

Summer Guide: Transplant rejection: Wynter Holden gives up her fling with Portland to return to Phoenix’s waiting arms

Frontier Girl: April Bojorquez

Avant-Garde the Border

Wall of sound

Cash Cabal

Powerful developers must be stopped from sullying scenic Papago Park with another Valley resort

A Chance to Focus Inward

Ugly urban sprawl's the problem, not drought. Metro Phoenix has water to support 10 million souls

Just Say No

A natural drug with an unnatural effect: 5-MeO-DMT.

BEST ALL-SEASON CAMPING

The Lost Dutchman State Park

Seuss on the Loose

One act two acts fun acts new acts

Legal Sleaze

A fevered dream of new lows in ambulance chasing

Super Bowl V

The Valley's bid for the Big Game may be derailed by five missing tortoise babies

Best Scenic Resort

Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale at Troon North

Stalking a Novelist

Lydia Millet reads from her latest novel, My Happy Life

Critical Mass 2000

Our panel of writers offer up their takes on the top discs of Y2K

Seasons Eatings

Sculpt Friction

Modern-art patron envisions 500-acre desert sculpture garden -- in McDowell Mountain Regional Park

Quilt Trip

Fare to Remember

Second Helpings

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.

Asia Vu

Prickly Subjects

Desert close-ups probe Lee Friedlander's psyche

Second Helpings

Kid Pics for the week

Flashes

SHORE THING

TIDAL TRACK

Second Helpings

WHEN CACTUS AND CIVILIZATION COLLIDETRIFLING WITH SAGUAROS CAN BE HAZARDOUS TO ONE'S HEALTH

ARMS APPRECIATIONARTISTS FOLLOW THE TRAIL OF THE LONESOME SPINE

ASK MY CAT ABOUT COYOTE BREATH