Tempe cycling fans can take a big sigh of relief — Bike Saviours has found a (fitting) home across the street from bicycle-friendly bar Boulders on Broadway at 1930 S Roosevelt St. According to collective member (and Jackalope Ranch contributor) Heather Hoch, the Saviours haven’t set an opening date but…
Less than a month after Arizona State University unveiled the new face of its Sun Devil mascot, university representatives say they’re encouraging students and fans to participate in a redesign. Sparky the Sun Devil’s facelift was the result of a partnership between ASU and Disney that was poorly received and…
Because there’s no use in waiting for the trial to be over or or giving those involved a minute for closure, Lifetime has confirmed that a movie based on the Jodi Arias circus trial is currently in the works. The reported working title: Dirty Little Secret: The Jodi Arias Story…
Good news, Frank Lloyd Wright fans and historic preservation junkies. While the latest buyers of the David and Gladys Wright House wishes to remain anonymous, they’ve hired local attorney Grady Gammage, Jr., who announced this morning that new plans for the house would include public access. See also: – Frank…
Long after Jackie Kennedy left her design mark on a Lockheed Jetstar used to transport high-profile military personnel, Kenny Scharf picked up a couple of hi-quality spray paint cans and added his own layer. The L.A.-based artist has made a name for himself with large-scale paintings and installations based on…
Come April 5, the cycling fiends at Bike Saviours will need to find a new home. The Tempe-based nonprofit bicycle collective was founded in 2007, and currently calls a spot behind Sunset Clothing Exchange, 601 University Drive in Tempe, home. But according to collective member (and Jackalope Ranch contributor) Heather…
Third Friday in Downtown Phoenix, 3/15/13 There was a variety of beautifully constructed artwork to be found at the March Third Friday Artwalk, from the 7 C’s display at Bragg’s Pie Factory to tamales and Latino art at {9} Gallery, the What Tribe exhibition at Sagrado, pop art at Modified…
We know: The beginning of the work week sucks. But if you take a quick look at the calendar, you’ll see we’re off to a pretty good week of art events, sporting events, dance parties, and more. Here are our must-see events from now to the weekend . . …
Bless the girls and guys of Lena Dunham’s HBO television series Girls. Without them, we’d have far less awkward conversations with our boyfriends, mothers, and coworkers and even fewer reasons to talk about the seemingly ever-present boobs of Dunham, who’s the writer, producer, and star of her own show. There…
Sarah Hubbell is a big fan of Martha Stewart. She loves her how-tos on everything from garden parties to handmade wrapping paper and admires her simple, yet elegant style. But when Hubbell moved back to Phoenix after short stints in Hollywood and New York City, got married, and had a…
Mary Shindell, Carolyn Lavender, and Monica Aissa Martinez are no strangers to working together. The three Phoenix-based visual artists work in a variety of media, but with similar scientific and obsessive attention to detail. Shindell, Lavender, and Martinez have showcased their work around the Valley, including Modified Arts in downtown…
In January 2012, Eric Firestone and Carlo McCormick (with the help of a few heavy-machine-driving professionals) dragged three DC Super 3 planes, a C45, a Lockheed VC140, a C97 cockpit, and dozens of nosecones out of the Tucson boneyard near Pima Air and Space Museum, and gave them new life…
The only thing better than a few of your favorite things is a few of your favorite things in a mash-up. The term has its roots in music, video, and visual art and has been around since the Dadas introduced the art of combining unrelated images and texts (usually by…
What a difference a quarter of a century makes. Twenty-five years ago, what’s now known as the arts district in downtown Phoenix was largely a single-family-home neighborhood that was rezoned as a high-rise incentive district. The rezoning was supposed to bring in huge, dense residential and office buildings. Instead, it…
Hey, Veronica Mars fans, looks like you’re getting a movie. The teen-noir starring Kristen Bell kicked off in 2004 but was canceled in 2007. Ever since, Bell and creator Rob Thomas promised disappointed fans that they’d try to shoot a movie. Warner Brothers executives (who own rights to the Mars…
Arizona Spa Week is around the corner and the annual collection of $50 treatments were announced this week. On the list are signature massages, skin treatments, and facials at some of the best spas in town, but if you want the hottest treatment on the market, you’re going to have…
Plenty of tourists are in town for Spring Training — your aunts, uncles and boyfriend’s parents included — who are often far too excited to see the sun (and faded from a few pre-game pitchers) to make any trips to local attractions. But it’s nice outside, baseball games don’t run…
This morning NASA released data collected by the Curiosity Rover, which landed on Mars in August 2012, supporting the possibility of ancient life on Mars “A fundamental question for this mission is whether Mars could have supported a habitable environment,” writes Michael Meyer, lead scientist for NASA’s Mars Exploration Program…
It’s never a bad time for a day at the spa. How we envy those who slip away during the week (or the weekend) to get a massage or a skin treatment . . . But this April, Spa Week is pulling together a collection of Arizona spas that are…
Kelsey Dake has a very thick half-wall between her studio and the rest of her home in uptown Phoenix. The 23-year-old illustrator stresses the importance of a work and home-life balance, which is hard to pull off when both things happen in the same space, but probably necessary when you’re…
Bearded Octopus at Gypsy Bar, 3/9/13 Although there may not have been any lions, tigers, or elephants about, CityScape nightspot Gypsy Bar definitely boasted a circus-like aura on Saturday, March 9, during Bearded Octopus. Party promoter Jen Deveroux assembled three ring’s worth of big top characters and creatives for the…
We know: The beginning of the work week sucks. But if you take a quick look at the calendar, you’ll see we’re off to a pretty good week of art events, sporting events, dance parties, and more. Here are our must-see events from now to the weekend . . …
