The Worst of the Best of Phoenix 2013: Political Edition

Editor’s Note: In honor of this week’s edition of Best of Phoenix, we bring you the Worst of the Best — the political edition. Enjoy. See this year’s Best of Phoenix. Best Head-in-Sand Politician Tom Horne, Arizona Attorney General When Tom Horne bested former Maricopa County Attorney Andy Thomas in…

Top 5 Things to Do in Metro Phoenix This Week

Get out, Phoenix. Here are Jackalope Ranch’s top picks for things to do this week. Intro to Stand-Up Class @ Tempe Center for the Arts Whether you have only a tiny kernel of a funny idea that wouldn’t add up to half a tweet or you have long, entertaining stories…

Top Five Must-See Phoenix Shows This Week

The nights in Phoenix are rapidly going from unbearable to beautiful, which is exactly why we’re suggesting you spend a couple of nights this week inside a stuffy venue where someone will be playing music under weird, artificial lights. Think about how nice it’ll be to walk out into the…

Top Five Phoenix Food Stories of the Week

Every week, there’s a cornucopia of Phoenix food news, features, and reviews to report here at Chow Bella. If you’re like most people, you probably just don’t have the time to get to all of it. So, here’s a recap of some of the top stories from the week that…

Top 5 Things to Do This Weekend in Metro Phoenix

From punk art shows to theater picks and comedy festivals, here are Jackalope Ranch’s top picks for things to do in and around Phoenix this weekend. “We Got Power!” @ Modified Arts Southern California in the 1980s was a crazy time and place for the region’s hardcord punk milieu. In…

Top Five Must-See Phoenix Shows This Weekend

Multiple big EDM shows and a gig at the Mason Jar(!) await you in today’s Must-See Phoenix Shows This Weekend. That seems like enough for us, but if you’re looking for even more options, check out our complete, sortable concert calendar. We won’t be offended…

Photos: Electric Run and Remix, Remaster Over the Weekend

Electric Run 2013 at HoHoKam Stadium in Mesa An estimated 3,200 people took part in annual Electric Run on Friday, September 13, at HoHoKam Stadium in Mesa. Participants clad in luminescent apparel from glow sticks to fluorescent paint traveled through a variety of surreal environments during the 5K race/walk. After…

Top 5 Things to Do in Metro Phoenix This Week

From hookah hangouts to fashion exhibitions, here’s what to do and see in metro Phoenix this week. Noche Latina @ Club Cloud N9ne Hanging out at a typical hookah bar can be pretty tiresome. The combination of blaring pop music and the veil of smoke all but guarantees a migraine…

Top Five Must-See Phoenix Shows This Week

My version of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies is a lot different from the final cut. It’s not that I have anything against Jane Austen or George Romero; I just prefer the British invasion to the actual, brain-eating invasion. (View our complete concert calendar here.)…

Top Five Phoenix Food Stories of the Week

Every week, there’s a cornucopia of Phoenix food news, features, and reviews to report here at Chow Bella. If you’re like most people, you probably just don’t have the time to get to all of it. So, here’s a recap of some of the top stories from the week that…