Open and Closed Restaurant Round Up

Here’s a quick look back at our new restaurant friends and the one (only one, as far as we know!) we lost in the month of May. OPEN!IrunaPrimeBarGiant CoffeeChina Magic Noodle House …

Ma’i Island Grill: Lunch $10 and Under

Aloha! If you have never experienced Hawaiian Barbecue, you are missing out, my friend. Ma’i Island Grill has been around the ASU area for quite some time now. Initially starting out in the now demolished West Arches complex on University, owner Jay thankfully moved across the street on Forest where…

What’s Eating My Garden: Urban Farming 101

All garden come with bugs. I knew that. What I did not know is that in the middle of the city I would experience these multi-legged critters eating away my hard work as if it was the set of the 1954 sci-fi film “Them!”…

5 Ways to Celebrate Craft Beer Week

What do you expect? We were recently ranked 57th out of 100 in the fun category by the Phoenix Business Journal sister publication Portfolio.com. Not to fret. We have a couple ideas. 5. Brew your own beer. What’s better then cold pint of hoppy goodness? A cold pint of beer…

La Cocina Economica: Lunch $10 and under

On 16th Street, between Jefferson and Thomas roads, there is not one, not two, but count them — at least 15 spots to get Mexican food.  But for the past couple years our favorite tried and true eatery on this strip has been La Cocina Economica.The bright yellow building south of…