In case you haven’t walked outside today or seen any of the social media streams dedicated to pictures of frozen things in Phoenix, the City has kindly made it official: It’s freezing. The National Weather Service issued a low temperature warning today, as temperatures in the metro Phoenix area are…
One new idea for every day in 2011. We’re talking big, small, local, international, in action and on the drawing board. Here’s today’s — what’s yours? We all know Mr. Darcy would make a perfect Valentine — luckily Melly Mo has made him in (small quantity) just in time for…
Luis Gutierrez is taking names. For too long, he says, Arizona artists have been silent (or disorganized) in response to the actions of Jan Brewer and Russel Pierce. “They’ve created such a negative brand for Arizona,” he says. “And that brand isn’t reflective of everyone who lives here … I…
If you can find one. Evidently the cheeky, sneaky varmints can be coaxed out of their anti-social funks with a few cheese puffs. Happy Ground Hog Day!…
After more than 25 years in the knitting business, Rebecca Deeprose is closing up her shop in Scottsdale at the end of February. Arizona Knitting and Needlepoint, on 3617 North Goldwater Blvd, was known for its huge assortment of supplies and project opportunities as well as its classes and community…
Cassandra Hunsdon and Julie Mardian work in two of the cutest spots in town, so it makes sense that we want nearly everything in both of their closets. The two friends manage Phoenix sister stores Frances Vintage and Smeeks, where they style fabulous parties, clothes and gifts. What are you…
One new idea for every day in 2011. We’re talking big, small, local, international, in action and on the drawing board. Here’s today’s — what’s yours? Not much beats feeling creative in the morning with the help of caffeine and a good pep talk. Luckily, Creative Mornings has both areas…
We’ve been pretty clear about manscaping in the past: Do pluck your unibrow, don’t shave funny patterns into your body hair; do pluck or trim nose and ear hair, but don’t do this in front of us. Simple. But for the ladies (and men) who’d like their men to be…
Forget horses — the guys at AZ Bike Polo invited teams of pedal pushers to the Grace Community Church parking lot in Tempe on Saturday and Sunday for a two-wheeled showdown. We checked out a few matches and took a few notes. Per usual, the Good’s above, the Bad and…
Motherland Design is the blogging bin New York-based designer Chris Streger uses to store inspirational design he finds, well, everywhere. While counting down to the new year, he asked a handful of his designer friends and heroes to design their own New Year’s resolutions as iPhone wallpapers for daily (and…
When Julie Pace was frustrated with the immigration debate in Arizona, she turned to her photography. Pace is an attorney in Phoenix, and a fourth-generation Republican Arizonan, who’s been taking photographs of nature, and butterflies for years. She recently used a collage of her butterfly images to visualize her argument…
Marcus Wallander’s a self-described “curious guy” who was tasked to create a campaign for WeSC (We Are the Superlative Conspiracy), a street fashion brand based in Sweden. Wallander’s big on interaction, and the above video shows one of the shopping windows he created with background designs submitted online and a…
Almost six months after its soft opening in July, POOL Together announced it will close its doors on Feb. 5.The indie co-op was the brain child (and trust fund baby — at an estimated $3 million) of a California investor, real estate developer and retail consultant, who took over the…
You can ignore the fact that this woman is clearly standing on a cooler in boots that look like she shoved her foot into a dead raccoon. Believe it or not, those offenses are besides the point, being: Your feet are ugly. Everyone’s are. And they’re even worse during the…
One new idea for every day in 2011. We’re talking big, small, local, international, in action and on the drawing board. Here’s today’s — what’s yours? Kyle Tezak’s a Wisconsin-based visual designer who has a soft spot for icons (he calls them “tiny poems”). He recently gave himself a challenge:…
Jackson Boelts describes his artistic process as “quick”: First, he lays a 3-by-5-foot piece of damp watercolor paper on a large glass surface. He’s careful to choose the colors before applying the paint — the entire canvas is usually finished in less than an hour. And as the paper dries…
One new idea for every day in 2011. We’re talking big, small, local, international, in action and on the drawing board. Here’s today’s — what’s yours? Close to 40 people gathered in a north-Scottsdale conference room last night to talk public art and master planning. The discussion was hosted by…
Shapeshifters may not be the word that comes to mind when you walk into Modified Arts to see the current show by Ingrid Restemayer and Christy Puetz. As New Times’ Kathleen Vanesian writes in this week’s art feature, with Shapeshifters, “what you see might not be exactly what you get.”…
Looks like Olive’s stay in Paris will come to a close at the end of February. The boutique that had a all-too-short-lived existence as Olive Annie on Seventh Street became Olive in Paris when owners Lani Griffin and Laurie Lavy decided to buddy up with the folks at Paris Envy…
FilmBar owner Kelly Aubey and Programming Director Steve Weiss announced last night that the downtown film venue is delaying its opening for a week — the first show will run the night of February 10 instead of February 3. Weiss says the program schedule has been adjusted — Red Chapel…
Nerd Alert — The Heard Museum’s releasing its stash of art-centric books — we’re talking more than 30,000 titles — to the public this weekend for 25 cents to $250 a pop.The 15th annual sale will benefit special projects of the museum’s Billie Jane Baguley Library and Archives, a research…
