Turns out there’s more than just fashion trends to avoid this fall. As temperatures drop, the latest cosmetic crimes of the season are starting to emerge — from hair salons, makeup counters, and, in defiance of all logic and reason, tanning salons…
Sure, it’s November. But that’s no reason poolside shenanigans should stop. Between the Halloween sugar rush and pre-Thanksgiving bingeing, Lululemon Athletica and the Hotel Valley Ho are teaming up to give locals a chance to drop their holiday season weight and worries with a new free poolside yoga series…
If bird poop facials made you squeamish, better head for the hills now, because the latest spa treatment to come out of Indonesia is literally spine tingling…
Well it appears that in the battle of sexiest state colleges, ASU is not going down without a fight. While other college girls spent their Halloween parading around as sexy nurses, sexy superheroes, and, yes, even sexy food, one highly tweeted Sun Devil is getting the Internet celebrity treatment for…
It’s Halloween, folks. That means your two weeks of costumed partying finally are drawing to end. To send off Halloween 2013 in style, this Morning Buzz is going old school — early 19th century old school…
Everyone has their thing. For some, it’s knitting. For others, it’s comic books. So it should come as no surprise that there’s an entire weekend-long convention dedicated to rubber stamps. The 16th Annual Rubber Stamp Fall Fiesta is coming to Mesa to create a lasting impression on card makers, crafters,…
The Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts invites you to get your party on and soak up some culture as it hosts La Gran Fiesta, a daylong celebration of Mexico, South America, and the Caribbean. La Gran Fiesta will let friends and family explore the sights, sounds, and movement of…
Who doesn’t remember their first prom? That magical night of dead flower corsages, zombies, and chipping in to rent a hearse with your undead date. The 5th Annual AZ Zombie Prom is returning to the West Valley the day after Halloween, giving you one more chance to put on your…
Who’s ready for some polo? The Scottsdale Ferrari-Maserati Polo Championships return to WestWorld of Scottsdale this weekend. It’s a two-day parade of high-end horseplay, horse power, and, of course, some serious partying…
Hey, sluts, tired of carrying around your fake ID, mascara, and Plan B? Purses can be such cock blockers. You have you have to lug them around and worry about losing them when you’re bingeing on shots, plus they cover up what little clothing you are wearing…
Real party hosts know that the holiday season is just around the corner. Take note, rookie reception planners: Hosting holiday affair requires planning, patience, and first and foremost, a reservation. Here to get your gathering off to the right start is Chow Bella’s list of seven places to host your…
We’re not sure how many people have sat around thinking, “My teddy bear needs to get out more. He should really see the world.” But apparently there are enough for one Japanese agency to form its own fluffy variation of lame, but potentially lucrative, armchair travel…
From time to time, Chow Bella’s contributors challenge one another to a showdown: Make the best dish you can, using one common ingredient. This time (naturally), it was pumpkin. For the next few weeks, we’ll be sharing the results, and at the end, we’ll let you know who won. Today:…
Whether you’re a native or a newcomer, we all have our own varied interpretations of Phoenix. As the one of the most populous cities in the U.S. and a frontrunner for political scrutiny, our city gets its fair share of attention. But what kind of image is portrayed? How do…
For being the sixth most populated city in the country, Phoenix can really start to feel like a small town. Especially if you’re on the dating circuit. Depending on your “scene” and the part of town you live in, you’re sure to run into — and probably date — one…
By now we’ve all seen the video Shit Girls Say and all its subsequent spin-offs, like Shit Guys Say, Shit Yogis Say, Shit Monks Say, Shit Vegans Say — it just goes on. While you probably feel these stereotype shorts have jumped the virtual shark (we sure did), you should…
All right, ASU, you’ve had your 15 minutes of fame, what with CollegeDose.com ranking you as the number one university with the hottest student body, er, students’ bodies. Now it’s University of Arizona’s time to shine. And just a heads up, they made it onto three lists…
While most of us are content “reaching for the stars” and “shooting for the moon,” a team of scientists at W.M. Keck Observatory took their ambitions a million steps further by discovering what is now the farthest known galaxy on record…
What Arizona lacks in haunted Victorian mansions, abandoned asylums, and early New England cemeteries, we make up for with ghost towns. Just in time for Halloween, the Pueblo Grande Museum is opening a new exhibition showcasing the historic and no doubt haunted structures of the Wild West of yesteryear. “Ghost…
While Halloween has us dressing up like the dead for cheap thrills and free candy, Dia de Los Muertos makes sure we stay in their good graces. Spend the day honoring Mexican traditions as well as the deceased at the Second Annual Dia de Los Muertos Phoenix Festival.This interactive cultural…
Listen up, slutty Cinderellas and zombie Prince Charmings. It’s time to put on the six-inch glass pumps and smear on the fake blood as the Hotel Valley Ho conjures up an evening of booze, boos, and ballroom dancing. The Haunted Hotel Ball is inviting thrilling costumes and “Thriller” dance moves…
Attention breeders with a penchant for procrastination: Halloween is next week. And while it’s easy enough to get your kid the old stand-by costume in a bag — princess, vampire, the plain but classic pumpkin — this year, we want you to think outside the box, and possibly the realm…
