Trade

Fiesta Flare

The Fair Trade Cafe Would Like to Clarify Some Points About Its Former Tenant, The Sweetness, Going Out of Business: "We Gave Him Various Opportunities...He Rejected All of Our Offers"

At the end of September, The Sweetness, the ice cream shop located inside Fair Trade Cafe's First Avenue and Roosevelt location, shuttered after being open less than a year. "It's not out of business. It is just homeless for the time being," says owner Jesse Robinson on The Sweetness' website. Robi ... More >>

Alexander Fishenko's Houston Spy Network Shipped High-Tech Goods to Russian Defense Agencies, Feds Say; U.S. Commerce Department Fooled

The FBI has broken up a spy network based in Houston that "enhanced" the capabilities of the Russian military by exporting sensitive, U.S.-made electronics. Alexander Fishenko and 11 others have been charged with falsifying documents and generally fooling the U.S. Department of Commerce in the last ... More >>

Island Flair

Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, May 3

New Ice Cream Shop Called The Sweetness to Open Inside Fair Trade Cafe

​"With the economy how it is, the more small businesses band together, the more likely we are to see the other side of this thing." ​That's Michele Lavis-White, co-owner of Fair Trade Cafe, the globally conscious coffee shop with two locations in Phoenix, talking about her recent partne ... More >>

Hazelnut Java Pop Coffee Soda

​We were reluctant to try coffee soda, because the one time we drank Manhattan Special espresso soda, we thought we were going to vomit. So we had low expectations for Hazelnut Java Pop Coffee Soda. Luckily, we were pleasantly surprised at the flavor.The Java Pop was a light caramel color, an ... More >>

What Would Comprehensive Immigration Reform Look Like If the Feds Got Off Their Duffs?

Ask A Mexican on La Migra and Purchasing Wood

Radical Resistance: The Bird Lauds One of the Bolder Acts of Civil Disobedience Arizona's Seen Recently

Caffiend: Fair Trade Cafe's Coconut Mocha Bianca

​Fair Trade Cafe is full of flavor, and we're not talking about the handmade soaps they sell or the local artwork that adorns the walls. We're talking literal flavors -- Fair Trade Cafe stocks more than a dozen different kinds of syrup, and the baristas will happily make a java featuring any flavo ... More >>

Caffiend: Fair Trade Cafe's Eggnog Latte

​'Tis the season for holiday drinks, and while many people are running for seasonal ales, caffeine junkies need some holiday cheer, too. And the best seasonal caffeine drink we've found this year comes from Fair Trade Cafe, located on Central Avenue, off Roosevelt.The eggnog latte might sound biza ... More >>

Today is World Toilet Day; Group Asks Phoenicians, "Are You Squatting?"

www.betterlifestylesinc.com​There seems to be a day designated for just about everything, and toilets are no exception.Today, November 19, is "World Toilet Day" and a group called "The World Toilet Organization" is encouraging Phoenicians to participate in a global event called "The Big Squa ... More >>

Civic Space Kicks Off Monthly Jam on November 15

http://cenpho.tv/​When I talked to Laci Lester a couple months back she warned me more cool concerts were coming to The Downtown Civic Space (aka Jellyfish Park). Now, we're getting something pretty cool as The Fair Trade Store, City of Phoenix, and Arizona State University Downtown Campus, bring ... More >>

Campus Coffee: Fair Trade Is Now Available Between Classes

In an effort to show its dedication to sustainability, the city of Phoenix revamped the historic A.E. England Building and opened it to shops. Fair Trade Café snatched up one of the retail spaces, in a prime location across from ASU's Cronkite School and University Center, and opened its doors ... More >>

Fair Trade Cafe Debuts at Downtown Civic Space Park

​Great news for the caffeine-deprived: Fair Trade Cafe, an indie coffee shop that specializes in hand-roasted, small-batch, certified fair trade coffee, is about to double its downtown presence by opening its second location tonight. The original shop is just off the Roosevelt stop of the li ... More >>

Alternative Fuel

You may ditch the SUV after watching this documentary

Passion Show

Got a clean conscience? You’ll have a good time.

Michelin Tires Whacked by Arizona and Other States in Alleged Ad Scam

There's a lot of baloney riding on their tires.Michelin North America is being forced to cough up $375,000 -- of which Arizona gets $22,500 -- because of ads that claimed its tires were fuel-efficient. The company was sued by 17 state attorney generals, including Terry Goddard.

On Police Brutality, NAFTA, and Requesting a Song from a Mariachi

Lisa Hannigan

Caffiend: Adina Natural Highs

When you're creating a feel-good coffee drink that prides itself on being Fair Trade Certified (that means it's a partnership between the company and local farmers that gives farmers a larger share of profits), it doesn't hurt to have the word "high" in your product name. The idea behind Adina for L ... More >>

Alternative Christmas Gift Market

Hot Links: Mesa Mayor Slams Arpaio on Raid, Lobbyist Denies Bumpin' Uglies with McCain, Sarah Palin Appears on SNL this Weekend.

Local bands feel pain at the pump as they hit the road this summer

Soylent Red

Here’s your pain at the pump

Alice Unchained

Euro-fabulous MC turns the tables at Myst

Do or Die

For most Mexicans who're flooding our borders, it's a life-or-death choice

The Power of Yes

A pair of political pranksters invent the art of "identity correction"

BEST PLACE TO GO ON SHOPPING SAFARI

Gold Coast Imports

BEST CHEESESTEAK

Uncle Sam's

Eating Up the Competition

The five largest oil companies doing business in Phoenix sell more than 90 percent of the gas in town

Paying the Price

Major gas companies are driving away independent station operators, all in the name of greed

Best Selection of Mexican Imports

Mercado Mexico
8212 South Avenida del Yaqui, Guadalupe
480-831-5925

Flashes

For the week of 06-22-2000

Bordering on Exploitation

A couple hours from Phoenix, tens of thousands of Mexicans work on maquiladora assembly lines for $1 an hour, making the toys and tools of American convenience. Critics say the maquila system lets U.S. corporations maximize profits on the backs of Third W

What a Wasteland

Another Maquiladoraville

Unions Struggle for a Foothold

Flashes

Symington Family Partner Under Suspicion

U.S. authorities suspect a Mexican vegetable grower with business ties to the Symingtons is involved in drug trafficking

No Sunset for Solar - Yet

Solar advisory council members get hot over Department of Commerce's effort to snuff their group

TRADE SECRETS

ARIZONA'S TRADE REPRESENTATIVE TO MEXICO WAS CUTTING DEALS WITH HIS FRIENDS AND FAMILY. A SECRETARY REPORTED THE PROBLEM--AND PROMPTLY GOT CANNED.

SPINNING WHEELS EX-JOURNALISTS TURNED PR FLACKS REDEFINE THE TERM "COVERING THE STORY"

THE HEMP IRE STRIKES BACK

CANNABIS CLOTHIER, ACCUSED OF MARIJUANA SMUGGLING, IS ON THE LAM

LOST IN THE TRANSLATIONTHE SPANISH VERSION OF THE STATE DRIVER'S MANUAL IS DOWNRIGHT LAUGHABLE

A YEAR INSIDE THE MOTOROLA MESSSINNERS AND VICTIMS--WARRIORS AND REGULATORS

HEMP: IT WEARS ON YOU WILLIE NELSON LENDS HIS NAME TO A BUDDING CLOTHING ENTERPRISE

PROJECT FAT

TOUGH TIMES? NO MONEY FOR HEALTHCARE, EDUCATION? YOU'D BETTER SIT DOWN BEFORE YOU READ THIS.

AND THE WINNERS ARE. . .

LUCK HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THESE RECIPIENTS OF STATE LOTTERY MONEY