A FedEx plane brought six American White pelicans to the Phoenix Zoo yesterday. The pelicans all have wing injuries that prevented their ability to fly away from the oil slick left by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in April. They’ll be in quarantine for the next 30 days, and will…
47: Matt Moore Matt Moore grew up in Waddell, Ariz. on his family’s farm that has been around since the ’20s. He started college as a economics major and a Spanish minor in anticipation of running the family business. He couldn’t stay awake in his first macro-economics class, and got…
Mercedes O’Bannion will admit her first name’s a little funny for a girl whose mother collects bicycle knickknacks. Her grandfather actually collected Mercedes Benzes, but Mercedes’ insists her mother named her after the small town of Mercedes, Texas. She grew up in Poth (another small Texas town), watching VHS tapes of her…
Ok, so it’s more facebook page and less blog, but free is good — not even too good to be true this time — and good, free, local stuff makes us happy.The “gifting” facebook group is a collection of downtowners who have things to give away. Given: you have to…
48: Jenny Poon Jenny Poon is the creator and owner of eeko studio, an eco-friendly design and branding boutique, and the brainchild behind CO+HOOTS, a coworking space in Phoenix. She has built her career around solving problems. Jenny’s passion is in hearing and understanding the unique perspectives everyone has and…
Communication in today’s teen world is a near attack on the five senses — if the phone’s not vibrating, ringing or lighting up, its keys are being tapped, its camera is being clicked or its speakers are emitting some kind of voice, beat or tune. And we just covered one…
The only green found around the Rockridge Estate these days are the patches of AstroTurf where Scott Coles and Co. used to putt a few after a day’s work at (the now defunct) Mortgages Ltd.The home (with four patios, 33 bath fixtures and a nine-car garage) rests on 10 acres…
50: Monica Aissa Martinez Monica Aissa Martinez paints, draws, print-makes, and on occasion, mask-makes. She has a blog where she writes about her creative stuff — her stuff, his/her stuff, maybe even your stuff. And you may be able to catch her (and her work) at at the Modified’s Converging…
This weekend was all Gaga. And these fans waited for up to 30 hours in the concert queue, aka Gaga’s Monster Ball. The good is above, but who made the cut for bad and ugly? Check our picks after the jump or be your own judge and check out the…
After a grossly humid morning of packing and moving — highlighted by a few-too-many pivots with a queen-sized mattress up an outdoor staircase — we were on the hunt for anything cold and full of protein. Enter chicken lettuce wraps. Oh, but these aren’t your run-of-the-mill chicken wraps (if such…
Congratulate Gregg Nourjian if you see him at the Local Motors grand opening in Chandler this weekend — he owns the first official Rally Fighter (pictured above). Well, as soon as he builds it. The Local Motors’ micro-factory landed in Phoenix based solely on the design of its Rally Fighter…
Even though a federal judge blocked key parts of Arizona Senate Bill 1070 this morning, you can still keep your friends, family and distant acquaintances in the immigration-debate loop, postcard style.These postcards are designed by Irma Sanchez, a local artist who describes her postcards as a personal “bail-out” project. Just…
Sorry Oprah, we’re just not digging the book. Actually, it’s not even the book that’s making us queasy (though disliking anything written by Elizabeth Gilbert has long been a tried-and-true friendship test for some of us here at Jackalope Ranch), it’s the tchotchke-filled campaigns, quintessential girls’ nights and the creepy…
Who doesn’t love a good book-turned-movie-turned-tea?The Republic of Tea joined efforts with Elizabeth Gilbert and her marketing army to blend flavors from the three different countries Gilbert describes in her New Age spiritual (read: Girl’s Night) novel, Eat, Pray, Love. While our artsy, sister blog Jackalope Ranch covered the exhausting…
Hector Acuna gave us a few hints yesterday with How To: Dress Like an Illegal Immigrant. As a follow-up, the local designer, art direction consultant, and illustrator gives us his guide to blending…
54: Patti Parsons Patti Parsons used to paint abstract versions of houses and wonder about the people’s lives behind her painted facades. After raising two children with her husband (who happened to wander into the painting studio in college more than 24 years ago), she says she no longer wonders…
Hector Acuna is a local designer, art direction consultant, and illustrator. He also has an interesting theory on how illegal immigrants dress. Here he offers his own handy How To, just in case you feel like tempting the authorities…
Tom Leveen was born, raised, and lives in south Scottsdale, where he co-founded and was artistic director of both Is What It Is Theatre (1995-2006) and Chyro Arts Venue (2007-2010). His first young adult novel, PARTY, was published in April by Random House Children’s Books as their lead Spring title…
Nothing’s hotter (or cooler) than a good night swim. Lucky us, nightlife maven Jen Jen Deveroux has the hook-ups. She kicked off Night Swim at Hotel Theodore this past weekend. And we couldn’t resist. Who were the good (above), the bad, and the ugly? Check out the photos after the…
56: Casebeer Casebeer was born in Madrid, raised in Flagstaff, and flew around a lot in single engine aircraft. She was inordinately affected by the movie Jaws. She dropped her first name in favor of her last, fell in love with Phoenix guitarist Joe Myers. Together, they raised his daughter…
On a semi-gloomy Friday afternoon, we were in need of a seriously energizing lunch. So we thought, ‘Why not fill our plates and stomachs with a “Raw” salad?’ (though to be quite honest, we weren’t quite sure what a “cooked” salad would have been). A few lemony leaves of kale…
