Phoenix Designer Timothy Brennan: 100 Creatives

Phoenix is brimming with creativity. And every other year, we put the spotlight on 100 of the city’s creative forces. Leading up to the release of this year’s Best of Phoenix issue, we’re profiling 100 more. Welcome to the 2014 edition of 100 Creatives. Up today: 12. Timothy Brennan. Before…

Phoenix Storyteller Liz Warren: 100 Creatives

Phoenix is brimming with creativity. And every other year, we put the spotlight on 100 of the city’s creative forces. Leading up to the release of this year’s Best of Phoenix issue, we’re profiling 100 more. Welcome to the 2014 edition of 100 Creatives. Up today: 13. Liz Warren. Liz…

Phoenix Designer Rebekah Cancino: 100 Creatives

Phoenix is brimming with creativity. And every other year, we put the spotlight on 100 of the city’s creative forces. Leading up to the release of this year’s Best of Phoenix issue, we’re profiling 100 more. Welcome to the 2014 edition of 100 Creatives. Up today: 14. Rebekah Cancino. Rebekah…

Joan Rivers Dead at 81

Comedian, fashion icon, and pop culture diva Joan Rivers died this afternoon in New York, according to a statement from her family. She had been hospitalized since Thursday, August 28, following complications during throat surgery. She was 81…

Treehouse Hugger

There’s no other way to say it: Tempe’s shopping scene has been lackluster of late. Sure, we have our standby shops that we can count on for a fashionable piece here or there, but even they’ve started to feel a smidge stale. Enter The Treehouse Collective.Owned by Moonbeam Le May,…

Nailed It

Brought on by the recession as a cheap way to indulge in fashion trends, our nation’s obsession with nail art (painting patterns or adding other adornments to one’s nails) may have hit its high point. Awards show red carpets feature cameras, called mani-cams, specifically designed to show off tricked-out nails…

Phoenix Artist J.B. Snyder: 100 Creatives

Phoenix is brimming with creativity. And every other year, we put the spotlight on 100 of the city’s creative forces. Leading up to the release of this year’s Best of Phoenix issue, we’re profiling 100 more. Welcome to the 2014 edition of 100 Creatives. Up today: 16. J.B. Snyder. Knowingly…

Phoenix Fashion Designer Anya Melkozernova: 100 Creatives

Phoenix is brimming with creativity. And every other year, we put the spotlight on 100 of the city’s creative forces. Leading up to the release of this year’s Best of Phoenix issue, we’re profiling 100 more. Welcome to the 2014 edition of 100 Creatives. Up today: 17. Anya Melkozernova. To…

Phoenix Fashion Week 2014 Tickets on Sale Now

Start planning your outfits, because Phoenix Fashion Week is just a month away. Tickets are now on sale for the annual style event, which features a mix of established and emerging designers. The runway shows will be held at Talking Stick Resort in Scottsdale from Thursday, October 2, and Saturday,…

Charles Bowden Dead at 69

Charles Bowden died Saturday, August 30, at his home in Las Cruces, New Mexico, according to Tucson Weekly. The author and journalist was born in Tucson, Arizona, and formerly wrote for the Tucson Citizen and contributed to New Times. He was 69. As a nonfiction author, Bowden wrote about the…

Jon Arvizu of Trapdoor Studio in Scottsdale: 100 Creatives

Phoenix is brimming with creativity. And every other year, we put the spotlight on 100 of the city’s creative forces. Leading up to the release of this year’s Best of Phoenix issue, we’re profiling 100 more. Welcome to the 2014 edition of 100 Creatives. Up today: 18. Jon Arvizu. Artist…

Phoenix Artist Christina You-Sun Park: 100 Creatives

Phoenix is brimming with creativity. And every other year, we put the spotlight on 100 of the city’s creative forces. Leading up to the release of this year’s Best of Phoenix issue, we’re profiling 100 more. Welcome to the 2014 edition of 100 Creatives. Up today: 19. Christina You-Sun Park…

Guys and Dollars

It’s the belief of the fun folks at Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art that if you’re good (a.k.a. creative), then you should have plenty (a.k.a. some cash to take your creativity to the next level). That’s sorta the premise behind the cultural institution’s Good ‘N Plenty Awards, which are grants…

Dollhouse

Phoenicians with an eye for striking street art know La Muñeca’s work well. The artist, whose nom de guerre translates to “the doll,” is known for both her mural and wheat paste works that often depict women. Strong, subtle, and intimate, her style is politically and personally motivated. And that’s…

Phoenix Photographer Mike Olbinski: 100 Creatives

Phoenix is brimming with creativity. And every other year, we put the spotlight on 100 of the city’s creative forces. Leading up to the release of this year’s Best of Phoenix issue, we’re profiling 100 more. Welcome to the 2014 edition of 100 Creatives. Up today: 20. Mike Olbinski. Photographer…

Phoenix Poet Shawnte Orion: 100 Creatives

Phoenix is brimming with creativity. And every other year, we put the spotlight on 100 of the city’s creative forces. Leading up to the release of this year’s Best of Phoenix issue, we’re profiling 100 more. Welcome to the 2014 edition of 100 Creatives. Up today: 21. Shawnte Orion. Shawnte…

Phoenix Artist Laura Spalding Best: 100 Creatives

Phoenix is brimming with creativity. And every other year, we put the spotlight on 100 of the city’s creative forces. Leading up to the release of this year’s Best of Phoenix issue, we’re profiling 100 more. Welcome to the 2014 edition of 100 Creatives. Up today: 22. Laura Spalding Best…

Jorge Torres of Phoenix’s Palabra Collective: 100 Creatives

Phoenix is brimming with creativity. And every other year, we put the spotlight on 100 of the city’s creative forces. Leading up to the release of this year’s Best of Phoenix issue, we’re profiling 100 more. Welcome to the 2014 edition of 100 Creatives. Up today: 23. Jorge Torres. For…

Phoenix Artist Tato Caraveo: 100 Creatives

Phoenix is brimming with creativity. And every other year, we put the spotlight on 100 of the city’s creative forces. Leading up to the release of this year’s Best of Phoenix issue, we’re profiling 100 more. Welcome to the 2014 edition of 100 Creatives. Up today: 24. Tato Caraveo. Tato…