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February 14, 2012
Happy Birthday Arizona: 100 Songs that Define Arizona, Pt. 1
Editor's Note: An abridged version of this article appears in this week's issue, featuring 100 Songs that Defined Arizona. In celebration of Arizona's centennial, we've rounded up sound clips for (almost) everyone featured in our list, and will be rolling them out over the course of the week. "Not ... More >>
Blogs
February 13, 2012
Chow Bella Prepares for the Coming Achocalypse with Prescott Brewing Company
Who hasn't wanted to spend a few minutes chatting up the guys who make their favorite brews? The Chow Bella team, lucky dogs that we are, recently got the opportunity to do just that. Thing is, we only got a few minutes with each one. These guys are busy! Watch the short video below for an insight ... More >>
Blogs
February 10, 2012
Rocking the Road to SxSW: Echo Cloud Raises Money for Local Showcase Through Series of Concert Fundraisers
Arizona is pretty much as Southwest as it gets. What other state can claim Southwestern staples like the OK Corral, Grand Canyon and SB 1070. (We said claim, not be proud of.) It's only natural that our local bands get some serious stage presence at SxSW, Austin' yearly arts and music gather ... More >>
Blogs
February 10, 2012
Arizona Wildcats And, Gasp, ASU Sun Devils Both Take Conference Wins
The Arizona Wildcats and Colorado Buffs are very similar teams--scrappy, undersized, terrific team defense, very well-coached. The two teams met last month in Boulder, and the Cats lost a one-point heartbreaker.Last night in Tucson was a different story, as Arizona, playing with just seven player ... More >>
Blogs
February 10, 2012
Celebrate Arizona's Birthday with Free Brownies from Whole Foods
Whole Foods Market in Chandler is showing some birthday love to Arizona and its shoppers next Tuesday by offering free sweet treats that are made right here in the Valley.
Culture
February 9, 2012
Razing Arizona: Where Architecture Sometimes Takes a Backseat
Whole Foods Market in Chandler is showing some birthday love to Arizona and its shoppers next Tuesday by offering free sweet treats that are made right here in the Valley.
Music
February 9, 2012
100 Years of Music That Defined Arizona
Whole Foods Market in Chandler is showing some birthday love to Arizona and its shoppers next Tuesday by offering free sweet treats that are made right here in the Valley.
Dining
February 9, 2012
Let's Make it Official: Arizona Needs a State Food
Whole Foods Market in Chandler is showing some birthday love to Arizona and its shoppers next Tuesday by offering free sweet treats that are made right here in the Valley.
Blogs
February 9, 2012
100 Arizona Songs, Moe'Z Art, One Be Lo, Raphael Saadiq, and More in This Week's Issue
We knew the daunting (impossible, really) task of picking 100 songs that define the sound of Arizona was going to be tough, but lucky for us, we had a lot of help, from you, our readers. We opened up a Gmail account and took submissions from you, reading through liner notes and consulting unoffici ... More >>
Blogs
February 9, 2012
Arizona Needs a State Food, I Say Let's Give It One.
Next Tuesday, February 14, Arizona celebrates 100 years of statehood. So where are the eats? The official state food eats? Sadly, there's not one to be found. Which is why, after this long, it's time to get hungry for an official state food. Here's an excerpt from my column in this week's specia ... More >>
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February 9, 2012
The Century Club
Next Tuesday, February 14, Arizona celebrates 100 years of statehood. So where are the eats? The official state food eats? Sadly, there's not one to be found. Which is why, after this long, it's time to get hungry for an official state food. Here's an excerpt from my column in this week's specia ... More >>
Blogs
February 6, 2012
Three Valley Spots Make List of 100 Most Romantic Restaurants for Valentine's Day
With Valentine's Day right around the corner, it's always nice to see the love, especially on a national level and when it's given to Valley restaurants. Three Valley dining spots and L'Auberge Restaurant on Oak Creek in Sedona made the list of the 100 Most Romantic Restaurants in the US according ... More >>
News
February 2, 2012
Super Bowl Prostitution Hoax: Indianapolis Mobilizes for an Epic Battle with an Urban Legend
With Valentine's Day right around the corner, it's always nice to see the love, especially on a national level and when it's given to Valley restaurants. Three Valley dining spots and L'Auberge Restaurant on Oak Creek in Sedona made the list of the 100 Most Romantic Restaurants in the US according ... More >>
Blogs
February 2, 2012
Arizona Lottery Sales Up About $24 Million: Good Marketing or Bad Economy?
Nothing like a bad economy to get people to line up for those lottery tickets. State lottery officials say ticket sales in Arizona totaled $293 million between July 2011 to December 2011, nearly 9 percent over the same mid-term sales figures last year. Arizona lottery officials parceled out the $ ... More >>
Blogs
February 1, 2012
Watch This Excellent Flotsam & Jetsam Vintage Electronic Press Kit
We're knee deep in finishing up our 100 Greatest Songs of Arizona list (to be released next week). It's been a lot of fun digging through Arizona's musical past and present, and also pretty mind blowing to realize the contributions Arizona's artists have made to America's musical culture as a who ... More >>
News
January 26, 2012
Ask a Mexican on Groveling to Gabachos and Gentrification
We're knee deep in finishing up our 100 Greatest Songs of Arizona list (to be released next week). It's been a lot of fun digging through Arizona's musical past and present, and also pretty mind blowing to realize the contributions Arizona's artists have made to America's musical culture as a who ... More >>
Blogs
January 26, 2012
Poll: Sonoran Hot Dog or Prickly Pear for Arizona's Official State Food?
In response to Macayo's recent ad campaign to anoint the Chimichanga as Arizona's official state food, we started our own very unscientific poll.
Calendar
January 26, 2012
Map Quest
In response to Macayo's recent ad campaign to anoint the Chimichanga as Arizona's official state food, we started our own very unscientific poll.
Blogs
January 25, 2012
Utah Compact's Sister Arizona Accord Argues for Humane Immigration Solutions
As I anticipated in a blog item late last year, the Arizona version of the Utah Compact, called the "Arizona Accord," was introduced to the public at the state Capitol yesterday. It argues for a rational, humane approach to immigration reform.The accord's statement of principles, which you can read, ... More >>
Blogs
January 25, 2012
Mayor of Connecticut Suburb Would Fit Right In Among Arizona Politicians
Apparently, Arizona hasn't cornered the market on blatant insensitivity to the Latino community. In case you missed it, Mayor Joseph Maturo Jr. of East Haven, Connecticut shared some thoughts with a reporter who questioned him about how he was going to reach out to the Latino community. He makes t ... More >>
Blogs
January 24, 2012
What Are Arizona's 100 Greatest Songs? (Last Call, Folks.)
Okay folks, the finish line is in sight. February 14 marks the Arizona Centennial, and that means we're just about ready to break out 100 Greatest Songs of Arizona list. It's been fascinating reading your suggestions, which range from freakout post-punk to classic rock to Phoenix-based blues jams. ... More >>
Blogs
January 20, 2012
Guess Where I'm Eating and Win a Prize!
I have driven past this quirky south Scottsdale New Mexican restaurant thousands of times but yet somehow I had never eaten there. On a whim the BF and I decided to check it out. We started with the chips and salsa which were very, um, average. For the supposed home of the Habanero Hambuger, the ... More >>
Blogs
January 20, 2012
ASU Overmatched In 69-54 Road Loss To University of Colorado
Pierre Newton may have had a "career" game last night up in Boulder, hitting a late three-pointer for the ASU men's basketball team near the end of a Pac-12 contest against Colorado.The problem for the Sun Devils was that Newton was in the game at all. He is a 6-4 walk-on freshman from Laveen, where ... More >>
Blogs
January 19, 2012
Arizona Beer Week 2012 -- The Lineup of Events Has Been Posted!
Beer & burgers, beer brunches, beer dinners, beer & bikes, beer tasting, beer sales...In just 28 short days, Arizona beer lovers are going to be three sheets or more to the wind -- and we plan on being right there with them.
Blogs
January 13, 2012
ASU Valiant Effort Goes To No Avail In Tough Loss To Oregon Ducks
Arizona State's men's basketball team played well most of the way last night against a pretty tough Oregon team, but ended up on the short end of a 67-58 loss.The Sun Devils hung tough until the last few minutes of their first Pac-12 home game, but simply didn't have the horses to get a much-need ... More >>
Blogs
January 9, 2012
Chimichanga as Arizona's State Food? Five Foods to Put Up Against the Chimi
As if living here weren't embarrassing enough, it seems Macayo's has started an advertising campaign a petition drive to make the chimichanga Arizona's official state food. Really?! It's still unclear that the deep-fried burrito can even claim its origins in Arizona (at le ... More >>
Blogs
January 9, 2012
Poll: Vote On Your Choice for Arizona's Official State Food
In response to Macayo's petition drive to make the chimichanga Arizona's official state food, we've started our own list of suggestions. Here's the list of other, and arguably more authentic, Arizona foods that we've come up with. We'd also love your input. Vote in our completely unscientific poll ... More >>
Blogs
January 8, 2012
Arizona Commemorates the Gabrielle Giffords Shooting One Year Later
Keith PerfettiDavid Higuera, a volunteer with Beyond, is interviewed at the Beyond main event at Reid Park in Tucson on January 7th, 2012. Higuera is a friend of the Zimmerman family. Gabe Zimmerman, Giffords' Community Outreach Director, was killed in the January 8, 2011, shooting.This week ... More >>
News
January 5, 2012
Art Cars: American Folk Art You Can't Hang on the Wall
Keith PerfettiDavid Higuera, a volunteer with Beyond, is interviewed at the Beyond main event at Reid Park in Tucson on January 7th, 2012. Higuera is a friend of the Zimmerman family. Gabe Zimmerman, Giffords' Community Outreach Director, was killed in the January 8, 2011, shooting.This week ... More >>
Culture
January 5, 2012
Author Tom Zoellner Ably Analyzes the Tucson Tragedy
Keith PerfettiDavid Higuera, a volunteer with Beyond, is interviewed at the Beyond main event at Reid Park in Tucson on January 7th, 2012. Higuera is a friend of the Zimmerman family. Gabe Zimmerman, Giffords' Community Outreach Director, was killed in the January 8, 2011, shooting.This week ... More >>
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January 5, 2012
Historic Preservation
Keith PerfettiDavid Higuera, a volunteer with Beyond, is interviewed at the Beyond main event at Reid Park in Tucson on January 7th, 2012. Higuera is a friend of the Zimmerman family. Gabe Zimmerman, Giffords' Community Outreach Director, was killed in the January 8, 2011, shooting.This week ... More >>
Blogs
January 3, 2012
Stockyard's Arizona Stronghold Dinner and Baked Apple Oatmeal in Today's Eater's Digest
Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives? Stronghold Wine Dinner Welcome to 2012 Chow Bella friends! We hope you rang in the New Year with a bang and are recovered and ready to start eating and drinking your way through the year. First stop -- Stocky ... More >>
Blogs
January 3, 2012
Treasure-Troves of Marijuana in Arizona Desert? Apparently So.
Two hunters found 126 pounds of bundled pot lying in the desert near Sasabe, about a month after Border Patrol agents discovered 220 pounds of pot south of Dateland.Arizona's desert has apparently become a treasure-hunters paradise -- if your idea of treasure is tens of thousands of dollars worth ... More >>
Blogs
January 3, 2012
Libertarian and Green Parties Sue Arizona Over Omission on Voter Registration Forms
Image: Arizona State LegislatureState Senator Frank Antenori, R-Tucson, sponsored the change to Arizona's voter registration form. Omitting the Libertarian and Green parties as options to check on Arizona's new voter registration forms is unfair and has already led to confusion, the parties s ... More >>
Blogs
December 27, 2011
Arizona's 10-Member Congressional Delegation is Collectively Worth More Than $60 Million
www.dollardollarbillsyall.comArizona's Congressional delegation could "make it rain"... for years.The Center for Responsive Politics recently released its list of the net worth of every member of Congress, and we've learned a few things about Arizona's Congressional delegation.For starters, Arizo ... More >>
Blogs
December 20, 2011
What Are Arizona's 100 Greatest Songs? (A Reminder)
Can you believe we're nearly finished with December? That means were inching ever closer to the Arizona Centennial, and ever closer to our 100 Greatest Songs of Arizona list. We need your help -- we've got some good suggestions in our 100greatestazsongs@gmail.com inbox, but we need more. ... More >>
Blogs
December 19, 2011
Scottsdale Owners of 54 Arby's File for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
The slogan "It's Good Mood Food" doesn't appear to be case with several Arby's restaurants in Arizona. In fact, the mood's downright depressing. The Republic reports three related Scottsdale limited-liability companies, all led by Scottsdale businessman Charles Harmon, that operate 54 Arby's ... More >>
Blogs
December 15, 2011
For the Culinary Historian: A Cookbook Celebrating Arizona's Centennial
Here at Chow Bella, we understand how important it is to give (and receive) the perfect foodie gift. So this season, we're helping out by offering 21 food- and drink-focused gift suggestions, one each work day until Christmas, from a local business or provider. You get scads of rock-star ideas, the ... More >>
Blogs
December 8, 2011
Alabama Lawmakers Having Second-Thoughts About Arizona-esque Immigration Law
newsbelly.comJust five months after signing into law the nations "toughest" anti-immigration law, Alabama lawmakers are having "second thoughts amid a backlash from big business, fueled by the embarrassing traffic stops of two foreign employees tied to the state's prized Honda and Mercedes plants ... More >>
Blogs
December 2, 2011
Tumblr of the Week: The Maine Daily
The fans who run this Tumblr love the hell out of The Maine. How do I know? They've got nearly 950 pages worth of Maine-related material!Everyone seems to love The Maine, which is why we're giving you more of them, courtesy of The Maine Daily.More on what's awesome about this week's Tumblr of the ... More >>
Blogs
December 2, 2011
Joe Arpaio's Racial Profiling Case: Summary Judgment Hearing Set for December 22
If there were Black Hole of Calcutta for bad sheriffs, is there any doubt that Joe Arpaio would be in it? Arpaio, the biggest un-indicted criminal in Arizona, is responsible for so much malfeasance, illegal activity and human misery, that his Teflon Don persona continues to amaze, even as the n ... More >>
News
December 1, 2011
Mexican Smugglers Exploit the Corrupt Reputation of U.S. Border Officers
If there were Black Hole of Calcutta for bad sheriffs, is there any doubt that Joe Arpaio would be in it? Arpaio, the biggest un-indicted criminal in Arizona, is responsible for so much malfeasance, illegal activity and human misery, that his Teflon Don persona continues to amaze, even as the n ... More >>
Blogs
November 25, 2011
Chow Locally Wins "Arizona's Next Great Business Award"
Christopher Wharton and one of his Chow Locally customersChow Locally, the new online marketplace for Arizona farm fresh foods announced on their Facebook page that they were awarded Arizona's Next Great Business by National Bank of Arizona. Their prize and the video that helped them win a ... More >>
Blogs
November 25, 2011
Zócalo Public Square's "Is Arizona the Front Line of American Politics?" Airs Tonight on C-SPAN
If you caught last month's Zócalo Public Square in Scottsdale and want a refresher -- or missed it and want to see what all the talk was about, tune into C-SPAN tonight at 10 p.m.. The discussion, held in the SMoCA Lounge in October, posed the question "Is Arizona the Front Line of American ... More >>
Blogs
November 23, 2011
Blogs Teased in our November 24 Issue
This week, New Times ran a list in our print publication highlighting some of the most interesting posts published at Up On The Sun over the past week. Here are links to those posts. What are your 100 favorite Arizona songs? What bands names might you find on your Thanksgiving table? Wha ... More >>
Blogs
November 23, 2011
Cycle: A Triathlete's Guide On How Not to Paceline
With the Arizona Ironman in town this past weekend, multisport mania was in full swing across the Valley over the last few months. Triathletes with their aero spaceship-like rigs moved from group to individual training to prepare for their 112-mile run up and down the Beeline Highway.Make no mist ... More >>
Blogs
November 21, 2011
Russell Pearce's Fall Argues Arizona Compact's Time Is Now
Anno Domini, Edwin LongThe Flight into Egypt: Christ as Illegal Immigrant Former state Senate President Russell Pearce is history. Tomorrow, Jerry Lewis, his victorious challenger in the Legislative District 18 recall race is scheduled to be sworn in as LD 18's new state Senator.Today, Citizens for ... More >>
Blogs
November 18, 2011
The Festival at The Farm and Kettle Chip Chicken in Today's Eater's Digest
www.mylifeasamrs.com Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives?Weekend Wine Hey Arizona wine lovers -- are you ready for the wine event of the season? This Saturday, November 19th join The Farm at South Mountain for the 3rd Annual Festival at the ... More >>
News
November 17, 2011
Ask a Mexican on Cleanliness South of the Border
www.mylifeasamrs.com Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives?Weekend Wine Hey Arizona wine lovers -- are you ready for the wine event of the season? This Saturday, November 19th join The Farm at South Mountain for the 3rd Annual Festival at the ... More >>
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November 17, 2011
American Idols
www.mylifeasamrs.com Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives?Weekend Wine Hey Arizona wine lovers -- are you ready for the wine event of the season? This Saturday, November 19th join The Farm at South Mountain for the 3rd Annual Festival at the ... More >>
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