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Phoenix Cartoonist Doug Pike Finds Wine World Funny and Profitable

He's not a grape geek per se, but local cartoonist Doug Pike knows a hell of a lot more about wine than the average recreational drinker. You might say he makes wine his business, given that he earns a nice chunk of change creating wine-centric cartoons for the likes of The Wall Street Journal, Forb ... More >>

Ask a Mexican on Collecting Old Cars and the American Dream

Chow Bella's 9 Most Dramatic Moments in the National Food (and Drink) Scene in 2012

We'll soon be saying sayonara to 2012, and as media custom would have it, we're taking a look back at the culinary news that inspired us, enraged us, made us hungry or just gave us a good laugh. In the world of food and drink (and frankly, we don't care about much else here at Chow Bella), the most ... More >>

Local and Online Wine Clubs to Try

Thinking of starting 2013 with a wine club membership for yourself or as a gift for a fellow wine lover? Afraid of commitment? Looking for special access to members only wines? Discounts? Today, we compare some online and local options, all of which have free membership. See also: - Shit Wine Snob ... More >>

How to Speak Republican

Postcommodity's Conceptual Art Seeks a Collective Vision

AZCentral.Com Shake-Down: Online Content to Cost $10 a Month, Print Subscription Prices to Increase

See also: Art Critic Richard Nilsen Leaves His Post at the Arizona Republic See also: Arizona Republic Lays Off 30 to 40, Announces Closure of Chandler Offset Plant Azcentral.com will cost $10 a month to access after September 10, the Arizona Republic reports. Home deliveries of the print editio ... More >>

This Week's Tastiest Links!

Message to co-workers: get your damn birthday cakes and homemade goodies out of my dieting face. - The Wall Street Journal To foie gras or not foie gras? Valley chefs, restaurateurs, and readers weigh in on the controversial issue. - Chow Bella Gene Simmons of KISS is going to open up a chain of r ... More >>

Chow Bella Book Club Interview with Kathleen Flinn from Kitchen Counter Cooking School

Jennifer Woods ​You probably know by now all about the Chow Bella Book Club and our partnership with Changing Hands Bookstore. If you need to get caught up, I wrote all about it a few weeks ago. While you're reading October's selection, Kitchen Counter Cooking School, I thought you might en ... More >>

Dennis Burke's Ouster Tied to Botched Grenades Case; Former U.S. Attorney Also Entwined in "Fast and Furious" Scandal

Former U.S. Attorney Dennis Burke's firearms scandal has expanded to a firearms-and-grenades scandal.​ Former U.S. Attorney Dennis Burke's apparently forced resignation last week stemmed not only from the "Fast and Furious" scandal, but also from a botched case involving grenades.The Wall Stre ... More >>

Wall Street Journal: Go Daddy to be Sold for $2.5 Billion

​Scottsdale-based Go Daddy, the largest registrar for domain names in the world, is reportedly about to be sold for $2.5 billion.The Wall Street Journal cites "people familiar with the matter" as saying the company is close to a deal with private equity firms KKR & Co., Silver Lake Partners, a ... More >>

Phoenix Most "Miserable" City in U.S., According to Wall Street Journal

Sadsies​If the misery of your daily life has you wanting to eat a bullet rather than face the reality of another day, you may want to consider moving -- Phoenix has been ranked the most miserable city in the entire country.According to a Dow Jones/Wall Street Journal "misery index, ... More >>

"Clean Elections" Matching Funds Provision Seems Doomed in U.S. Supreme Court

​The United States Supreme Court heard arguments yesterday to determine whether Arizona's "Clean Elections" system -- most notably, the "matching funds" section of the law -- violates the U.S. Constitution, and based on initial reports about the hearings, things aren't looking good for its su ... More >>

Young the Giant @ The Rhythm Room

Cherpumple (-mince): The Turducken of Desserts Gets Ready for Its Pie Social Debut

Julie Peterson To see and taste the beautiful finished Cherpumplemince, you have to come to Pie Social tomorrow in downtown Phoenix.​About a year ago, Charles Phoenix, awesome connoisseur of all things pop-culture and especially vintage, was inspired to invent the Cherpumple, a massive and ... More >>

We Have the Light Rail. Does That Mean Phoenix Is a Metropolis Now?

Arizona Republic Among First to Be Duped by Bad Credentials of Robert Trombley, Volcano "Expert"

We loved the story in Saturday's Arizona Republic about Robert Trombley, the volcano "expert" who runs a research center out of his Apache Junction trailer. Photo Credit: http://www.intlvrc.org/rbt-bio.htm Robert Trombley's credentials weren't questioned the first time the Arizona Republic pu ... More >>

Russell Pearce's Immigration Bill Moving President Barack Obama to Action on Immigration Reform? Nah, Doesn't look like it

Hard to fathom that there could be  Russell Pearce​anything positive about state Senator Russell Pearce's immigration bill, SB 1070, an extremist "solution" to undocumented immigrants in Arizona that makes their mere presence in here state a crime.The bill would also allo ... More >>

Feast of Love

Food freaks unite in central Phoenix

This Weekend: Devoured Phoenix Culinary Classic

Jason Silva A year ago, I sipped some wine at West of Western culinary festival with entrepreneur and small business advocate Kimber Lanning of Local First Arizona, chatting about boosting the profile of local restaurants. If only I'd brought a crystal ball with me. ... More >>

Extraordinary Measures: Harrison Ford Is Still Useful

Devoured Phx Culinary Classic Advance Tix on Sale

​The past six months have been a blur. It was only back in July that the newly formed non-profit organization Devour Phoenix, a coalition of local indie restaurants affiliated with Local First Arizona, was making news with its plans to launch a high-profile culinary festival that w ... More >>

$3 Million Bra on Display at Victoria's Secret Show in Phoenix

This stupid thing costs $3 million?​How much would you spend on a bra? Ten dollars? Twenty? Some women may be willing to spend even more than that but to get your ta-tas in the cups of this year's hottest bra, you're gonna have to pony-up millions.On display at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show a ... More >>

DJ Dossier: Rob Wegner

While he doesn't dress in monk-like robes (like Qui-Gon Jinn) or offer advice in backwards fashion (à la Yoda), Rob Wegner is most definitely served as a Jedi Master to DJs across the PHX for most of the last decade. He's taught many a Padawan how to spin up a song in that time, including MCB and J ... More >>

Gannett Scores Profit -- Thanks to Cost-Cutting Moves Like Layoffs

The Arizona Republic posted an online article from the Associated Press today about how its parent company, Gannett, recorded a profit in a recent earnings statement.We couldn't help but notice -- especially after someone pointed it out to us -- that the article doesn't mention the "L" word.As the W ... More >>

Swine Flu: Arizona on the Lookout for "Inevitable" Cases of New Virus

  Image: Wikimedia CommonsDoctors and clinicians across the state are preparing for what one official called the "fairly inevitable" discovery of a new strain of swine flu in Arizona.See: Shots of the Swine Flu's impact on Mexico City in this slide show. No sign of the virus that has killed ... More >>

Swine Flu Causes US Airways and American to Relax Ticket-Change Policies

US Airways announced today it will relax ticketing policies for passengers scheduled this week to fly to, from, or through a slew of cities in Mexico. The Wall Street Journal reports this morning that American Airlines is making a similar move. The Phoenix-based airline's Web site says passengers s ... More >>

Why You Have To Pay So Much for Good Seats

On March 11, the Wall Street Journal ran an article titled "Concert Tickets Get Set Aside, Marked Up by Artists, Managers" written by Ethan Smith. In it, Smith explains the practice of large promoters, Ticketmaster, and artists teaming up to take the best seats at concerts and then not selling them ... More >>

John McCain's Former Residence Still For Sale; Price Dropped to $10 million

This probably isn't the deal you've been waiting for, but the price of the Phoenix mansion formerly owned by John McCain has dropped by $2 million. You can now buy this piece of Arizona history -- (imagine the dinner party conversations: "Yeah, the guy who Obama beat lived here,") -- ... More >>

A Modest Proposal: A World Without ICE

Sorry, ICE, but it's time for you to go...Let me be the first to propose a total moratorium on all ICE activities, as preparation for the agency's ultimate demise. Why? The explanation is simple. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has itself become an outlaw organization, one responsible for s ... More >>

Free Hot Air Balloon Rides at Event Condemning Costs of Global Warming Solutions

The right-leaning American for Prosperity group is bringing its Hot Air Tour to Phoenix on Saturday, offering tethered hot air balloon rides and speeches on the huge costs of trying to solve global warming. Tom Jenney, director of the AFP's Arizona chapt ... More >>

Pushing 'Toon

Local boy gets an A-plus for F Minus

Word up, Seftel

Bugaboo Confidential

Life as a young, hot, white, educated nanny in the city sure is a drag

A Bug's Strife

Boy turns bug in redemptive kiddie-lit adaptation

California Schemin'

The national press takes note as a major lawsuit is filed in the "Rent-a-Patient" scam

Nine One One

On the date of America's worst emergency, did the media meet the challenge?

Letters

From the week of March 22, 2001

Second Helpings

Flashes

Night & Day

March 18 - 24, 1999

You've Got Meal

Rainer Shines

Lust Cause

Valley phone-sex operators claim they're getting screwed

Dont Keep Those Cards Coming

Foundations' wish is to stop achain letter requesting business cards for dying boy

No Bones About It

The Little Mermaid "erection"arouses knee-jerk reaction

SECOND HELPINGS

SECOND HELPINGS

FIFE'S DOUBLE TALK ON EDUCATIONGOVERNOR SYMINGTON'S SCHOOL-VOUCHER PLAN IS A GIFT FOR CONSERVATIVES--NOT THE POOR

MURDERS IN THE URE MALL DEATH TAKES NO RECESS IN TERROR TOMES FOR TEENS