New Times Summer Guide 2011

In New Times' Summer Guide 2011, our writers explore some guilty pleasures associated with summer. Inside the Summer Guide: • C.M. Redding on Tempe's Big Surf waterpark • Restaurant critic Laura Hahnefeld on the boutique local ice cream maker Crave • Zachary Fowle on the underground practice of trading craft...

By Phoenix New Times

June 2, 2011

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In New Times' Summer Guide 2011, our writers explore some guilty pleasures associated with summer.

Inside the Summer Guide:

• C.M. Redding on Tempe's Big Surf waterpark

• Restaurant critic Laura Hahnefeld on the boutique local ice cream maker Crave

• Zachary Fowle on the underground practice of trading craft beers through the mail

• Village Voice Media film critic Chuck Wilson on some of the most anticipated movies of the summer

• Sativa Peterson on the origin of her unusual first name

• Nationally known author Laurie Notaro on why she won't be reading anything this summer

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