Glendale’s Westgate City Center Faces Possible Foreclosure

Westgate City Center in Glendale may soon fall victim to a growing national recession and uncertain future of the Coyotes. A notice of trustee’s sale was filed by the Westgate ownership group against the two entities that own the center (Entertainment Center Development LLC and Coyote Center Development LLC), according to…

Five Calls to Phoenix Artists

There’s still a ton of time before classes pick back up and your friends are back in town from vacation, which means plenty of downtime for creativity. Here are five local opportunities … Dia de los Muertos: A Celebration of Life Exhibition @ XicoXico, a local arts organization created by…

Phoenix Fashion Week Introduces 10 Emerging Designers

A large group of local fashion fans and designers anxiously waited inside the Musical Instrument Museum lobby on Friday night for the announcement of  Phoenix Fashion Week’s 10 emerging designers of 2011.The designers have remained unnamed since they were chosen by Fashion Week coordinator weeks ago and will compete against each…

Angela Franks Wells’ Copper Mine Opens Tonight at Five15

​Angela Frank Wells will open the doors of Five15 gallery on Roosevelt Street tonight to her latest collection of photogravures, titled Copper Mine. She says her latest works is the result of an obsession with copper and a love for an abandoned form of photography (as artists have gravitated toward…

Four Summertime Fixes for Bookworms in Phoenix

There’s nothing like a good book on the beach … or by the pool, on the couch, or in the break room. What just might top a book on the beach, however, is a table of bookworms, ready to dish on the latest read. In Phoenix, a few book clubs…

Phoenix Fashion Week Announces Top 10 Emerging Designers at MIM

​Phoenix Fashion Week doesn’t come to the Valley until October, but coordinators of the weekend-long celebration of local and national designers are giving Phoenicians plenty of time to get brushed up on a few musts (and mustn’ts). The group will unveil its 10 emerging designers this Friday, June 17 from 7…

Time-Lapse Eye Candy from Phoenix Sky Harbor

It’s not unusual to climb to a high peak in Phoenix to catch a look at the city. But nbaltz (who doesn’t give a name online) was more interested in the sky. The local photographer condensed 720 images of flights taking off and landing at Phoenix Sky Harbor that were…

Five Summertime Fixes for Geeks in Phoenix

Just because school’s out doesn’t mean you have to be caught home alone with only your Wii to keep you company. Whether you’re a word nerd, techie, or science dweeb, put the summer reading list down, the video games away, and try out these local ways to get out this…