Yes, Phoenix is the sixth largest city in the country. But that doesn’t mean it’s lost touch with its Wild West heritage, horse ranches, ghost towns, and saloons. We’ve traveled to every corner of the Valley and found iconic places to experience the Old West across town – from the…
The ultimate dream of college students every where is about to come true. This summer, World of Beer is offering a beer-drinking, travel-heavy summer internship, and they’ll be interviewing candidates this weekend in Tempe. The bar and restaurant chain is accepting applications for its Drink It Intern program through Saturday,…
Remember when you could only name, like, two reality TV shows? One was Survivor. And the other was MTV’s The Real World. Good news: Real World is still on TV (amid about a zillion other reality programs that have followed in its emotional and kinda trashy footsteps) airing on Thursday nights as…
Arizona’s own Analisa Marquez, 26, will appear across your TV/laptop/tablet or whatever preferred screen on Sunday, March 13, as she competes on the Steve Austin’s Broken Skull Challenge reality television program. Now, let’s back up for those who are unaware. Steve Austin’s Broken Skull Challenge is a reality show filmed at…
You wouldn’t guess it from browsing her stunning showroom floor, but Phoenix dressmaker Monique Sandoval failed her first home ec class. “It was a vest, so that doesn’t count,” says a defensive-but-smiling Sandoval. “My heart wasn’t in it.” That is certainly not the case with the handmade gowns at Cleo…
As the brilliant and bespectacled Liz Lemon once said, “Leap Day is not a thing.” Oh, but it is. February 29 may only come but once every four years, but it’s something worth celebrating. Since real life is for March, and nothing that happens on Leap Day counts (according to…
Though the practice of nail art has been around since Babylonia, the whole thing really kicked into gear over the past few years. In the Phoenix area, there are more than a few spots to get a freakishly well-done designs on your little scratchers. In case you’re not interested in…
Spend two minutes reading online reviews of any consignment or resale store in the Valley, and here’s what you’ll find: people complaining about snooty shop staff and buying counters manned by those lacking both taste and, seemingly, eyesight. Sure, on occasion you’ll run into a buyer (employees of a consignment…
Your eyes don’t know where to focus when entering Shirts ‘n’ Things, an East Valley retail shop packed with various band and movie-related accouterments. Every surface — save the ceiling — is covered with the faces and logos of rock stars, punk bands, rap icons, reggae legends, sci-fi heroes. It’s no…
Get your Monday face ready for a Wednesday, because RuPaul’s Drag Race Battle of the Season 2016 Extravaganza Tour hits Phoenix on April 27 at Celebrity Theatre. Delight in a show revolving around eight of your favorite RPDR contestants: Courtney Act, Adore Delano, Ginger Minj, Miss Fame, Phi Phi O’Hara, Alaska…
It goes by many names – Exquisite African Fashions, African Fashions & More, and formerly Boutique Afrique – but the little maroon shop in Central Phoenix has probably slipped your gaze when heading down Indian School Road. A turn south at A One Liquor or the La Paz Funeral Home…
For 32, dancer and instructor Liliana Gomez has a lot under her belt. She’s family- and community-oriented, patient, informed, and incredibly sweet. Gomez’s dance classes are bright and positive, billed as Contemporary Modern with Liliana Gomez on Monday nights at Metropolitan Arts Institute. She claps, she snaps, she laughs. She…
In addition to stocking stuffers this holiday season, Phoenicians will have a chance to catch their favorite drag stars — stuffed in their own stockings — as they take over Orpheum Theatre. The cream of RuPaul’s Drag Race contestant crop arrive in Phoenix on Sunday, December 27, with a slew of…
Have you heard of this gal yet? You know, the one who made those Bob’s Burgers snails and got to quit her day job because of it? Turns out, she’s also a delight, and has plenty more to share. Simon Says Macy owner Macy McKenny, 30, is a full-time sculptor…
From ancient societies to Planet X, Arizona is no slouch in the scientific community. A multitude of discoveries have been made in our dear state, ranging from dinosaurs to tree rings. Arizona has contributed to countless archeological and astronomical advances, but some of the most notable ones include Pluto, dendrochronology,…
Last month was Arizona Archives Month (put on by the Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records – a division of Arizona Secretary of State Michele Reagan), but you might’ve missed it, what with all the beer festivals and costume shopping. A conservator with the Archives and Records Management Branch,…
The word “invention” ignites thoughts of Leo da Vinci pouring over a flying machine sketch, Edison pacing the floor of his New Jersey workshop, and maybe that one Simpsons episode. But probably not Arizona. Having just passed the 100-year mark in 2012, Arizona’s baby-soft history doesn’t exactly pop with spikes…
New things are coming to Space 55’s this fall season. The small downtown Phoenix theater space has welcomed Duane Daniels as its new artistic director. Apart from the theater presenting an upcoming season of “off-Broadway style, adventurous theatre,” it will also host Kim Porter as she leads an eight-week (versus the typical…
Phoenix creative Matt Noakes has kept busy for years: attending ASU and Berkeley to study architecture, project managing at Kornegay Design in Phoenix, guitar playing for local mega band Black Carl, buying a house – name it. Yet since returning from Berkeley in 2010 and the disbanding of Black Carl…
