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Worst Recent Decision by an ASU Frat Boy?

We're sure the frat boys at Arizona State University make poor decisions on an hourly basis, but there have been some extraordinarily poor decisions made recently by the bros.One might imagine that a fraternity member's accidental death late last year might be a bit of a wake-up call for the frat bo ... More >>

Playboy Manbaby CD Release Party - Cartel Coffee Lab - 4/27/2013

Playboy Manbaby CD release partyCartel Coffee Lab, TempeApril 27, 2013 I get weirded out when large crowds share unbridled enthusiasm. I chalk it up to either "rugged individualism" or "special snowflake syndrome," depending on how positively or negatively I want to look at myself. This makes me a ... More >>

Tempe "Meme Rapper" Glass Popcorn Braves the Google No Man's Land With "My Circle"

After beefing it up last summer, Tempe meme rap ace Glass Popcorn (a.k.a. 16-year-old Will Neibergall) goes hard for Google in his new video for the slow-mo syrup haze of "My Circle." But don't hold your breath for the "My Top 8" MySpace remix: The track may well be Glass' last.

Tempe Police Trying to Identify Body Found in Canal

A bicyclist spotted a body floating in a Tempe canal earlier this week, and police haven't been able to identify the body.The bicyclist called police on Sunday afternoon after spotting the body floating in a canal just east of Priest Drive, according to Tempe PD.See also:-Jeff Ahlers' Death Ruled Su ... More >>

Donny and the Dorks @ Funny World

Mill Avenue's New Year's Eve Block Party

Video Premiere: Bogan Via, "Afternoon Wonderland"

Tempe-based dream pop band Bogan Via has been picking up steam. Just last month the duo released its anticipated EP, Wait Up, and now they've added a sleek black-and-white video for one of the album's standout cuts, the Lee and Nancy-styled "Afternoon Wonderland." See also: Indie Pop Duo Bogan Via ... More >>

CLOSED: Cookiez on Mill

Cookiez on Mill, one of Mill Avenue's few remaining independently owned businesses, has shuttered. The family-owned treat shop, which for years was the go-to place in Tempe to score one of the best ice cream sandwiches in the Valley (think: your choice of premium ice cream squished between two, ma ... More >>

Halloween Guide 2012: Dagger Death Race VI

Tempe Man Punched About 25 Times at W6 Apartments; Cops Looking for Attacker (Video)

If you know the savage who punched a guy about 25 times in an elevator at the W6 apartment building in Tempe early Thursday morning, Silent Witness is offering a reward for that information.The W6, or West 6th Tempe, opened a little more than a year ago, and the apartment building off Mill Avenue is ... More >>

CLOSED: Paldo Market

Sad news for those who enjoy cooking up a spicy pork and kimchi stirfry, bibimbop, or japchae: Paldo Market in Tempe, the grocery store specializing in Korean foods and cooking items in addition to having a small lunch counter with a cheap menu of Korean standards like bi bim bap, has shuttered.

Tempe Named One of "America's Most Fun, Affordable Cities" -- Agree?

The City of Tempe is proud to report that Tempe's Mill Avenue District area was near the top of some list of "America's Most Fun, Affordable Cities."Since Ocean City, Maryland topped the list, it was kind of an indication that this one could be tossed in the garbage, but a city press relea ... More >>

Bad Mother Cluckers: Cheap 'n' Tasty Chicken and Two-Buck Beer for Cash-Strapped ASU Students

When a new spot opens in town, we can't wait to check it out -- and let you know our initial impressions, share a few photos, and dish about some menu items. First Taste, as the name implies, is not a full-blown review, but instead a peek inside restaurants that have just opened, sampling a few item ... More >>

Fear and Loathing Music Festival @ Club Red

Painted Desert

UK Thursdays/Pheosia Films Bash @ School of Rock

Quirk It Out

Owner of Robbie Fox's Public House Opens A.M. Diner Next Door

While frequenters of Tempe's Mill Avenue might not be holding their breath for the opening of yet another ice cream joint (Philadelphia-based Rita's Italian Ice is slated to open Wednesday, June 20, next to Mellow Mushroom), they may be excited to know there's a new place to grab some a.m. eats in t ... More >>

Paul Babeu or Tempe Police: Whose Story Are You Buyin'?

It seems Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu's not ready to give up on his theories for what happened to the five people killed in the Vekol Valley over the weekend, as the Tempe Police Department has declared it as a murder/suicide.Babeu initially declared that "[a]ll information is pointing that this ... More >>

Jimmy Eat World Bassist to Team up with Four Peaks for New Distillery in Tempe

Brewing and distilling go hand in hand. When boiled with hops and grain, the liquid in the mash tun becomes wort, which a meeting with yeast will turn into beer. When grain is boiled without hops or other solids, however, the mash produces wash, the building block of whiskey distilling. Collaboratio ... More >>

Tempe Mayor Hugh Hallman Drops City Firefighter and Police "Endorsement" (Eight Years Later)

For anyone still trying to vote in the 2004 election for Tempe mayor, we'd like to inform you that Hugh Hallman is no longer endorsed by "Tempe firefighters and police."Sure, Hallman was elected mayor in 2004, but why not hit him with a complaint while he's on his way out the door?Stemming from the ... More >>

Guess Where I'm Eating and Win a Prize

Do any of you know how hard it is to find a seat in a coffee shop in Tempe during finals week? It's almost impossible. Earlier this week, I was in dire need of a quiet place to work (away from my dogs) and after hitting up six coffee shops in Tempe, I gave up and headed out to Gilbert. Which worked ... More >>

Meet Tempe Rockers Neato: From Roommates to Bandmates

Tempe bandmates Johnny Hayward, Andy Higgins, Graham Corrington, and John Wong know each other pretty well. The quartet presently known as rock group Neato, have played in bands in the local circuit over the past decade but before that, the four friends were actually roommates. "The coolest part ab ... More >>

Zone of Arc

Horse and Hound Closes and the Clubhouse Music Venue's Sign Comes Down

​See Also: Clubhouse Music Venue Closes Down See Also: Last Night's Town Hall Meeting on Clubhouse Music Venue Shooting Filled With Anger, Accusations, and RhetoricThere's currently an online petition going that hopes to motivate Tempe city officials to reopen the Clubhouse Music Venue, which ... More >>

Last Night's Town Hall Meeting on Clubhouse Music Venue Shooting Filled With Anger, Accusations, and Rhetoric

​Tempers flared and angry words filled the air at last night's town hall discussion regarding the Clubhouse Music Venue and the recent gang-related shooting that look place in its parking lot.Angry accusations and livid tirades filled the air inside a packed meeting room at the Tempe History Museu ... More >>

Cookies From Home Doling Out 3 Free Or 50% Off Chocolate Chip Cookies March 5-9 For National Cookie Week

If you like chocolate chip cookies, free things and can get your rear to Tempe during regular work hours this week (March 5-9) and you will be a mighty happy person.

Darkness Dear Boy

ASU Gammage Holds Lottery For Cheap Wicked Tickets

​No one gets stoned to death, and you only have to pay if you win -- doesn't get much better than that. Tickets for the Broadway tour of Wicked, which started its current Tempe run on Wednesday, are scarce and/or spendy. To make your last-minute, fingers-crossed bottom-feeding more potentially pr ... More >>

Zen's Cafe Opens Third Location In Tempe

​And the new restaurant openings this month just keep on comin,' folks. Zen's Cafe, the locally owned, small casual eatery chain from owners Adrian Yap and son Steven, opened its newest location last week at 19 East Broadway Road (Broadway and Mill Avenue) in Tempe. In the former spot of El ... More >>

ASU Basketball In Telltale Series of Games Vs. Oregon Schools

The ASU Sun Devils play their first home game of the young Pac-12 season tonight in Tempe against the Oregon Ducks, a contest that will tell us a lot about what to expect for the rest of the season.​The beleaguered Devils, who are 5-10 overall and 1-2 in the re-formed conference (Utah and Colorado ... More >>

Want to Write a Song for Bears of Manitou?

​Not content to earn a few comparisons to Hall & Oates, a few listens, and a few laughs, Tempe-based folkies Bears of Manitou have wasted no time in following up their 1-866-25-BEARS hotline with another promotional stunt. That's right, according to the band's Fiverr page, for just $5, you can su ... More >>

Puppet Show

The Ghost of Eastside Records Opens Friday

Benjamin LeathermanThe vinyl frontier awaits at The Ghost of Eastside Records in Tempe.​Attention vinyl collectors, music geeks, and audiophiles of the Valley: One of your favorite record stores will finally be reborn on Friday. The Ghost of Eastside Records, the pop-up reincarnation of the now- ... More >>

Ice Cream Sandwich Specialty Shop, Slickables, Coming to Tempe

Baldo Besich​​Looks like something cool is about to happen on Mill Avenue in Tempe. Former San Franciscans and ex-corporate types Tina Chau and Sam Chang moved to the Valley a little over two months ago when, after a cross-country location-hunting excursion, they selected Tempe to be th ... More >>

¿Qué pasa con Taco Migo? Fast Food Spot in Tempe Changes Its Concept and Name After Just a Few Months

The banner for Taco Migo's new name, Migo's, hangs out front over the old sign.​In July, I reported on a new taco shop in Tempe called Taco Migo. Located on Baseline Road in what used to be an abandoned lot across from Arizona Mills mall and right off I-10, the fast-casual taqueria's food was ... More >>

Three Places to Get Breakfast in Downtown(ish) Tempe... If You Must

​In an effort to make mom proud, Chow Bella's taking a good, hard look at the most important meal of the day in the form of Scrambled, a weekly review of local breakfast spots.We love downtown Tempe and its ever-flowing supply of booze. But in a town populated primarily of college s ... More >>

Sebastien Millon, What Are You Listening To?

Sebastien Millon Sebastien Millon You can check out the local artist and fashion designer's work here. When you put your key in the ignition and turn on the radio, what station would play right now? NPR. I love keeping up on the news, but they also have so many great stories on culture, in ... More >>

Halloween Otoacoustic Emissions at St. Augustine's Parish in Tempe

2010's Otoacoustic Emissions at St. Augustine's Parish in Tempe​When I was young, my family attended a church in Chandler where we would have a "Harvest Fest" on October 31, an alternative to the perceived Satantic nastiness of Halloween. I still got to dress as Superman; I still got to eat pi ... More >>

Braids at Sail Inn (Video)

Whoever decided to do an outdoor show at Sail Inn on Friday night was certainly a brave person. Until around 10 p.m. the Fall Frenzy on Tempe Town Lake could clearly be heard. Fortunately, the lineup that night were poised perfectly to take on such a challenge and the background sounds were not an ... More >>

Closing Soon: Downtown's Thai Elephant

​It looks like you are going to have to get your Thai fix from somewhere else -- and if you have been to the competition, then this isn't good news. Thai Elephant, located in a prime downtown spot off Central and Adams will be shutting its doors as of October 25th. This make us about as happy ... More >>

Use the Fork

This Guy's Trying to Lure Kids Into His SUV in Tempe

Tempe Police DepartmentIf you know a guy who looks like this composite sketch -- and who drives a silver Rav4 -- call the cops.​If you know someone who looks the illustration above, call the cops -- according to Tempe police, he's been trying to lure kids into his SUV in several separate incidents ... More >>

Powerman 5000

Club Candids at Vintage

​Mill Avenue is loud, and Vintage is no exception, perched on the corner of 4th Street and Mill blasting dance music to passerbys. It's loud for a reason, Vintage has a huge dance floor full of Tempe's finest. We captured the mischief in this week's Club Candids slideshow.

Stolen Ashes of Tempe Woman's Dead Husband Found and Returned, Tucson Man Arrested

mcso.orgAnthony Jessup Sr.​The ashes of Karen Dory's husband were found Saturday after a two-month search by Tempe police. During a plea for the public's help Thursday, 76-year-old Dory remained confident in her hopes that the ashes of her husband, Grant Dory, would be returned. The next day, the ... More >>

Five Phoenix Happy Hours Before 5 p.m.

Photo by: Catherine Slye Daytime happy hour haven, Barrio Cafe.​Screw the pooch, happy-hour is man's real best friend-- or the real man's best friend. Whether it's a standard happy hour or a reverse, any time is a good time to eat, drink, and be merry at a discounted price. But a daytime ha ... More >>

What's Selling: Hoodlums Top 10 Selling Albums of the Week

http://www.hoodlumsmusic.com​Washed Out's Within and Without topped last week's list at Stinkweeds. This week we look at what's selling at Tempe neighborhood music store Hoodlums. The independently-owned music and movie haven has been rooted in Tempe since 1998, when they first opened their ... More >>

West 6th Tempe, Formerly Centerpoint Towers, Ready for Residents to Move In On Monday

Image: Ray SternThe lights are on at West 6th Tempe, formerly the Centerpoint Condominium towers. On Monday, renters will be allowed to move in.​Six years after construction began, and following nearly three years of inactivity, one of the towers at Sixth Street and Maple Avenue in Tempe will welc ... More >>