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  • Blogs

    July 14, 2011

    Russian Memories at Golden Valley

    Maya Dukmasova My grandmother with a tray of manti on Christmas When Maya Dukmasova arrived in Phoenix for the summer, her first assignment for Chow Bella was to find the Russian food in this town. Dukmasova was born in Saint Petersburg and lived there til she was nine, when her family moved ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 19, 2010

    Art for Art's Sake

    The desert is forbidden no more

  • Blogs

    June 18, 2009

    White House Delays Immigration Powwow (Again), and Why U.S. Hispanics Need to Raise Some Hell

    Wanna snag the administration's attention? Borrow a page from the (peaceful) protesters in Iran. So I've just thumbed through a passel of recent White House statements and releases, looking for something about that big immigration meetup that President Barack Obama was ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 4, 2009

    Alleged Human Traffickers Stopped Before Immigrants Brought to Arizona

      Image: Wikimedia CommonsSo-called human traffickers were apparently trying to set up shop in Arizona before authorities caught up to them. According a May indictment of 12 people, including eight from Uzbekistan, the alleged traffickers had already brought several immigrants to Missour ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 16, 2009

    Phoenix Phoodies: Abram Sulaymonov brings treats from Russia, with love

    Svetlana and Abram Sulaymanov opened Russian Market over a decade ago in a dusty strip mall on the corner of 19th Avenue and Northern. Since then, they've been bringing the best dishes from the homeland to a hungry, and often homesick, community of ex-pats, immigrants, and globetrotting foodies. ... More >>

  • Home Entertainment

    August 7, 2008

    Video games as Olympic sport? Not this year, pal

    Svetlana and Abram Sulaymanov opened Russian Market over a decade ago in a dusty strip mall on the corner of 19th Avenue and Northern. Since then, they've been bringing the best dishes from the homeland to a hungry, and often homesick, community of ex-pats, immigrants, and globetrotting foodies. ... More >>

  • News

    August 9, 2007

    The Yoda of 9/11

    Pat Curley slices through the loony conspiracy theories at his influential "Screw Loose Change" Web site

  • Dining

    July 5, 2007

    From Yasha with Love

    Pat Curley slices through the loony conspiracy theories at his influential "Screw Loose Change" Web site

  • Film

    November 2, 2006

    On the Road

    Sacha Baron Cohen's howlingly funny mockumentary goes looking for America

  • Dining

    February 10, 2005

    Sultans of Shish

    Lemons follows Mike Tyson for Russo-Uzbek eats

  • Culture

    June 3, 2004

    Hair Stories

    Messy brows? Hairy butt?
    Need a full body wax?
    No problem.

  • Dining

    August 28, 2003

    Where Foods Russian

    While some things may look a little unorthodox, this food is blessed by higher powers

  • Dining

    July 3, 2003

    Persian Gulp

    Taste the flavors of Caspian without paying for airfare

  • Film

    October 31, 2002

    Fly Spy

    Murphy and Wilson fool around with formulaic fun

  • Best of Phoenix

    September 20, 2001

    Best Barber Shop

    Simon's Barber Shop

  • Dining

    December 28, 2000

    Sole Man

    Russian immigrant's journey from economic investigator to shoe repairman

  • News

    March 21, 1996

    From Russia With Love

    For a fee, a Phoenix firm will help find you a wife--if it has to go to Siberia to do it

  • Calendar

    November 23, 1995

    Kid Pics for the week

    For a fee, a Phoenix firm will help find you a wife--if it has to go to Siberia to do it

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