Lucky Strike Lanes is set to open next Friday, August 27, at noon — though the real party will most likely start as downtowners and returning students wander and stumble in for a few rounds. The 18,000-square foot bowling lounge features bowling alley norms — 12 lanes, two bars, and…
There was no lack of skin to which apply the SPF yesterday at Hotel Theodore. The former Mondrian Scottsdale hosts its weekly SPF Sundays and serves the music, alcohol and food if you’re game to party. The Good’s above, you can check out the other two after the jump or…
41: Scott BaxterScott Baxter is on a mission to find 100 Arizona ranchers whose families have been in the industry for 100 years or more. He’s been taking notes and large-format, black-and-white photographs while on the road (and often on the back of a horse) since 2004. Baxter has been…
And we have your list of participating spas. But before we get there, here’s the skinny: During National Spa Week (Sept. 13 to 19) local spas slash prices on their signature treatments. We’re talking $50 for treatments and services that are usually $85 to $450. A complete list of participating…
While it was definitely a cookies ‘n’ milk kind of afternoon, we couldn’t sacrifice the opportunity for some much needed caffeine (plus these guys tends to make some pretty killer java). There are a bunch of places that use these feel-better-about-wasting-plastic recyclable cups, the real satisfaction is in one of…
Elizabeth Gilbert’s memoir Eat, Pray, Love, and the consequential movie adaptation (in theaters tonight) ignited a gimmick heyday in the form of furniture lines, tea sets, language kits, toe readings, you name it … or check it out in our EPL rundown. But the EPL folks and trend suckers really…
We first noticed the Pabst Blue Ribbon mural at 222 E. Roosevelt St. in June. Today it’s a deep shade of red (though you can still make out the two “beer angels”).The mural and PBR campaign has received a share of tagging backlash in the past few months. We have…
Lauren Froderman took home Fox television’s So You Think You Can Dance trophy last night, beating out the remaining male competitors and proving that a girl who just graduated from Greenway High School in Phoenix can definitely kick some national dance competition butt.(Apologies if you’re still waiting to watch your…
Michael Bergfalk is a tattoo artist, painter, collector and philosopher. His young artistic ambitions ultimately led to the study and practice of the art known as tattoo. Bergfalk says the copious images on his own skin also bear testimony to his own examination for the origin of this centuries-old art…
Grab a blanket, but forget the telescope — without a lens you should be able to see the Perseid meteor shower when it peaks between 2 and 5 a.m., Friday morning.As with any meteor shower, the show is going to be better the further you get from city lights. Evan…
Bo Leach hates the bouncer stereotype — even if he fits the mold of a stereotypical bouncer. He’s in shape, practices jujitsu four to five times per week, knows how to break a limb and while laughing, he acknowledges the regulars with a slight head nod and says he really…
Saskia Jorda was born in Caracas, Venezuela and works with site-specific installations, drawings, and performances that “map the tension between retaining one’s identity and assimilating a foreign persona.”Her artwork has been featured locally and internationally — but she’ll tell you all about her maps and nest made out of 100…
Neal Pollack will admit he had no intention of practicing yoga or exercising at all for that matter. But after writing his second book and realizing the fate of his punk rock band, Neal Pollack Invasion, he knew it was time for change. Little did he know he’d find change…
We’ve seen this wheatpaste up in a few spots downtown … this latest one up on the corner of Seventh and Pierce streets, where the 7th Street Cafe sign used to be (picture after the jump)…
44: Ted DeckerTed Decker will be the first to tell you: “I have been called a good guy and an asshole, generous, self-focused, a non-conformist, an innovator, an entrepreneur, a team leader, someone who doesn’t work or play well with others, smart, a dumb-ass, a potentially perfect board member if…
This time, we’re talking about the good kind of “shady” in downtown Phoenix The National Endowment for the Arts granted $25,000 to The Phoenix Office of Cultural Affairs a few weeks ago to help cover the design costs of Gimme Shelter, a public art project in hopes of creating more…
FYI, Julie Hampton is currently on a pogo stick. During the day, she can be found teaching literature and creative writing at the Art Institute of Phoenix, or making a variety of things including (but not limited to) dryer balls out of wool yarn, restaurant-quality Thai tea, and homemade pasta…
The Cactus City Softball League’s Spartans celebrated their upcoming appearance at the Gay Softball World Series with a party on Saturday at the Wyndham Hotel’s rooftop pool. We hung around to check out some swimsuits and, um, lack thereof. The good is above, but who made the bad and ugly?…
46: Andrea Hanley Andrea Hanley’s work is guided by and focused on the work of contemporary American Indian artists and the American Indian fine arts. She’s currently the Manager of the Berlin Gallery at the Heard Museum. “All of my projects are guided by a mantra: A never-ending quest to…
Our mission to scope out First Friday hot spots left us all hot and hungry. It was time for a break. Thankfully these guys know how to put together a mean tarte. Soon enough, we were satisfied with our portions of spinach, mushrooms and leeks, topped with Fossil Creek Goat…
Art walks are more often about people watching and shenanigans and less about the actual art. We’re here to guide you through both. Presenting our very own Field Guide — an evolving guide to art walks around town. From time to time, we’ll introduce some of our favorite spots and…
That’s right, the ladies from SeeSaw Design, Kobina Banning, Nina Miller and John Takamura will be in one room on August 19. And all you have to do for the chance to rub elbows is apply. TEDxPHXDC is part of the TEDx program — the local-level baby of conference nonprofit…
