Mall Out of Time: Visiting What’s Left of Metrocenter, Phoenix’s Last Great Shopping Mall
Ann Newman and a friend take a trip down memory lane
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Under the Sun: After 74 Years, Clem Johnsen’s Kid Is Retiring
After 110 years in business in this same spot, Valley Machine Works is moving to 11th Avenue and Watkins.
Roll Play: The Arizona Derby Dames Head Into Their Championship Game
Roller derby athletes don’t need balls to compete.
Under the Sun: Don Bluth – an American Animator’s Tail
The artist drops names — Spielberg, Disney, Veronica and Betty — but not to impress.
RIP Nancy Beadle: She Memorialized Her Late Husband, Architect Al Beadle
She became a documentarian of her late husband’s work, which is so prominent in the Phoenix landscape.
On Pointe at 87: Dance Maven Fran Cohen Is Still Front and Center
She didn’t choose “the dance.” It chose her.
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Herd Mentality: Bonnie and Tom and the Urban Phoenix Barnyard
The Backyard Barnyard Foundation and Sanctuary is a place for many animals to call home.
Under the Sun: This Potter’s World Was Molded in Phoenix
Halldor Hjalmarson grew up to be that rarest of things: a renowned ceramics artist.
Under the Sun: At Ziggie’s, the Music Must Go On
Legendary performers like Waylon Jennings, Dick Dale, and, uh, Sonny Bono, have shopped at the Phoenix store, but family members trying to force owner to sell.
Nightmare at the Phoenix Art Museum: Docents Are Fleeing, Donors Drying Up
Director and CEO Amada Cruz has solved the museum’s financial woes for now. but docents ask: “… did she have to murder the museum in order to do it?”
Under the Sun: No Folding Chairs Required
DIY Cinema is next for Phoenix’s independent film impresario.
Under the Sun: There’s Something for Everyone at the Uptown Farmers Market
The Uptown Farmers Market in central Phoenix has what you need.
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She’s the King of Modern Phoenix if You Have to Have a Haver
Alison King is the midcentury maven of Maricopa County.
Under the Sun: The Art of Selling Lenny Lizzard
Meet the man who aims to be “the world’s best lounge singer.”
Under the Sun: Arizona Room Provides Readers a Sense of Place
Burton Barr Central Library: “People who come here just to be surrounded by local history.”
Under the Sun: The End of Revolver Records Recalls a Time When Vinyl Ruled
Buyers were when CDs replaced vinyl because “they had to pay more than twice as much for an album.”
Under the Sun: Taking a Left Turn
“We’ll figure something out” is the mantra of Detour Company Theatre, a troupe for adults with disabilities.
Under the Sun: Ham and Parcheesi on Rye at Tempe Board Game Cafe
Board game cafes are a thing, particularly in Pittsburgh and Canada.
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Under the Sun: Can This Link to Phoenix’s Past Be Preserved?
Norton House has been a mess for decades.
Under the Sun: Hazel and Violet Keeps Letterpress Alive on Grand Avenue
Letterpress is now hot with the hipster crowd.
Under the Sun: A New Yorker Lights Up Phoenix Nights
A New Yorker illuminates the Valley during the holiday season with Symphony of Light at two locations.
Rocky Horror Shadow Cast: Releasing Your Inner Frank N. Furter
There are still people who need Rocky Horror Picture Show.