Westgate City Center

Appellate Court Opinion Favors Creating West Valley Reservation for Tohono O'odham Nation

See also: Gila River Indian Community Attacks Sister Tribe With Federal Lawsuit See also: Glendale Officials Ordered to Pay Tohono O'odham Nation's Legal Fees See also: Wanna Bet? The Tohono O'odham Want to Build a West Valley Casino Glendale officials should start baking cookies to walk over to th ... More >>

Glendale City Manager Ed Beasley Announces Retirement ... On a Friday Evening?

Ed Sharpe/Glendale Daily PlanetGlendale City Manager Ed Beasley​Something's gotta be up.Glendale City Manager Ed Beasley -- the architect for the city's now flailing Phoenix Coyotes Arena and mega-city projects such Westgate City Center and Main Street -- has announced his plans to retire in 2012 ... More >>

No Matter How Polite You Are at a Vending Machine Expo in Glendale, Someone's Gonna Get Cranky If They Don't Get Their Free Twix

Because it is what we in the business call a slow news day, I dropped by the "Gratitude Tour," a one-day expo of new food and drink vending machines in Glendale, and, boy, folks were crabby with a capital C-R-A-B. "How much does this machine cost?" I asked the representative of a digital vending ma ... More >>

Invasion of Piracy

Beer-Battered Green Beans from Tryst Cafe

​Last year we marked the hundred day countdown to Best of Phoenix by sharing our 100 Favorite Dishes with you. Now we're back - with the 2011 edition. Have a suggestion for a dish you'd like us to try? Leave it in the comments section or email laura.hahnefeld@newtimes.com. 42: Beer-Battered ... More >>

Tohono O'odham Nation Gets Favorable Ruling From U. S. District Court Judge; Glendale Cannot Forcibly Annex Nation's Land

An artist's rendering of the Tohono O'odham Nation's West Valley Resort. ​The Tohono O'odham Nation was victorious again after a U.S. District Court judge declared unconstitutional a law allowing Glendale to annex the nation's property.   It's the latest in a series of decisions th ... More >>

Goal Oriented

Tryst Cafe Does Right by Locavores and Organics

Avondale Wife: Husband Said "Shoot Me, B*tch." So She Did

MCSOAimee Stensgaard​An Avondale woman was arrested yesterday after she claims her husband -- with whom she's had several documented domestic violence issues in the past -- told her "shoot me bitch," which she did, killing the man.Aimee Stensgaard, 27, admittedly killed her husband during a fight ... More >>

Tillamook's Loaf Love, The Coffee Cantina and Bacon Chocolate Chip Cookies in Today's Eater's Digest

The Girl Who Ate Everything​ Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives?Loaf LoveStop by Food Truck Friday for some lunchtime loaf love with Tillamook Cheese and the Tillamook Loafster. From 11 to 1:30 p.m. Tillamook will be handing out free samples of t ... More >>

Glendale City Council Voting Tonight Whether to Shell Out Nearly $200 Million to Keep Phoenix Coyotes In Town

Phoenix Coyotes​It's a simple yes or no. Will the Glendale City Council vote to shell out nearly $200 million in a deal aimed at keeping the Coyotes in town for at least 30 years?But there is nothing simple about the decision facing elected officials in the West Valley city that has yearned to bui ... More >>

Glendale Mayor Pledged to Work With Tohono O'odham if Feds Gave Nod to West Valley Reservation; City Instead Plans Legal Challenge

Elaine Scruggs making her pledge during April 2009 City Council meeting​Glendale Mayor Elaine Scruggs once pledged to work with the Tohono O'odham Nation if the federal government approved the tribe's application to create a West Valley reservation.But nearly two months after the feds approv ... More >>

Wanna Bet? The Tohono O'odham Want to Build a Casino in the West Valley -- Now It's Up to the Feds to Make It Happen or Break Another Promise to the Tribe

Groupon: Unintentional Comedy?

How can you not love Groupon? I sure do. It's a daily deal delivered to your inbox, and some of the offers from local businesses are incredible. And it's free to join.But have you ever actually read some of these descriptions? Somebody is getting really creative in writing their copy. I actually loo ... More >>

Heart Attack

Get that blood pumping on V-Day

New Year's Eve Guide

Your Guide to What's Going Down on the Last Night of 2009

Battle of the Meat Chili

Saddle Ranch Chop House vs. Bison Witches Deli Now that fall has arrived (yes we know it's still 65-70 degrees, but that's sweater weather to most Phoenicians), there's nothing that satisfies our bellies like a nice steaming bowl of chili. This week, we hit up two local rest ... More >>

Wrestlemania XXVI Pre-Sale Party, Arizona State Fair's Demolition Derby and DOSE Over the Weekend

​Wrestlemania XXVI Pre-sale Party at Westgate City Center Rasslin' fanatics from around the Valley and across the country converged on Westgate City Center in Glendale on Friday, November 6, to get first crack at primo tickets for Wrestlemania XXVI (a.k.a. the "Superbowl of wrestling") a day b ... More >>

Wrestlemania XXVI Tickets Available Friday During Massive Pre-Sale Party at Westgate

Rasslin' fans from around the Valley and across the nation are gonna descend on the Westgate City Center en masse tomorrow afternoon, as the Glendale shopping/nightlife Mecca is throwing an Andre the Giant-sized outdoor party that's gonna be attended by a few superstars from World Wrestling Entertai ... More >>

Now Open in Glendale: BiCE Bistro

​Founded in Milan in 1926, the first BiCE Bistro to hit the States opened in New York in 1987. Now the Italian restaurant has a new Arizona location in its lineup. BiCE Bistro's Glendale home debuted last week in the Westgate City Center (6751 N. Sunset Blvd.), with a mode ... More >>

All the Sheriff's Men: The SCA Campaign-Finance Scandal is Linked to Sheriff Joe Arpaio's Chief Deputy David Hendershott

Westgate Says No to Save the Coyotes Coalition; "Rally" Still Set for Saturday

Yes, it's still coming, just not to Westgate. With all of the uncertainty surrounding the bankrupt Phoenix Coyotes ice-hockey team, organizers of a rally in support of keeping the NHL team in Glendale are begging hockey fans to come out en masse Saturday. Just not to the Westgate City Center ... More >>

Celebrate Cinco de Mayo in Style

Wikipedia One tequila, two tequila, three tequila...floor. Stuff some cab money in your pocket, grab your dorkiest sombrero, and get ready to suck down some cerveza. It's Cinco de Mayo and the tequila's gonna be flowing like water today at bars, restaurants, and drinkeries throughout the Vall ... More >>

Late Night Deals: Kabuki

A general drinking guideline: Any drink with a name suffixed by the term 'bomb' is sure to get you bombed. Here's a deal you can take advantage of long after Happy Hour's come and gone. From 8 to close, Sunday through Thursday at Kabuki, you can knock yourself out with bombs of the sake variety. D ... More >>

Glendale Fest Benefiting Military Families Scheduled for April 11

CheckpointCharlie headlines the Clean Slate fest in Glendale.Festival season is officially upon us -- with Country Thunder and Tempe Music Festival next weekend, and McDowell Mountain Music Fest later in April -- and we've got one more to add to your calender. Clean Slate Celebration in Glendale A ... More >>

Happy Hour Deal: Tuesdays at Bar Louie

Hey buddy, can you spare a buck? If so, that dollar will buy you dinner at Bar Louie's Tuesday night happy hour. The Glendale watering hole serves up one-dollar burgers from 6 p.m. until close on Tuesday nights (while supplies last), with the exception of game/concert/big event nights. The only cat ... More >>

The Green Party

The Green Party

Fancy Sushi Rolls for Five Bucks at Kabuki

It's been a year since Kabuki, the SoCal sushi chain, made its Arizona debut, at the Tempe Marketplace. Kabuki eventually opened a second location at Glendale's Westgate City Center. To celebrate its first birthday, the restaurant is offering several of its premium sushi rolls -- including the ... More >>

Looking for the Valley's Biggest Super Bowl Parties? We've Got the Lowdown

These ladies definitely know how to celebrate Super Bowl Sunday in style. Do you? Less than 48 hours remain until Kurt Warner and the rest of the Arizona Cardinals become either champs or chumps. As Steve Jansen wrote earlier today over on our Valley Fever blog, Kurt and the boys in red have a gold ... More >>

All About Eve

All About Eve

Phoenix gets malled

Arizona Republic Reporter Yvonne "Wing-It" Wingett flubs gossip nugget on New Times and MCSO Chief Deputy David Hendershott.

New Year's Eve Guide 2007

You may kiss us at midnight

Live and Let '007 Die

New Year's Eve of destruction

Sweet Spot

Breath of fresh air for a chain-choking 'hood