A lot of old teddy bears and second-hand pairs of undies went to heaven this past weekend. At 2:28 a.m. Saturday, a significant portion of the Goodwill Clearance Center, 421 North 16th Street, caught fire, destroying the northern portion of the complex. As of press time, the cause of the…
Somebody’s gonna get rich skating and (hopefully not) dying, dude. Later this month, a titanic street-style skateboarding competition, Street League DC Pro Tour Skateboarding, hits up Jobing.com Arena in Glendale. The event will feature past winners of the Dew Tour, X Games and Maloof Money Cup, such as Ryan Sheckler,…
Anna Moncada feels that it’s a stressful time to be an Arizonan, whether it’s the crap economy or the SB1070 hullabaloo. So she, along with Claire Sanchez, are doing something about it. From 6 to 9 p.m. on Monday, Moncada and Sanchez will lead the first ever meet-up of the…
The Tempe Starving Artist is on the hunt for your stuff. Albeit poetry, short fiction, features on local bands, or cartoons, the D.I.Y. ‘zine is looking for contributions for its twelfth issue. Past contributors include photographer Joi Carey, graf artist MAD One, and creative cat extraordinaire DumperfooTo check out what…
The Arizona Diamondbacks are hosting the Washington Nationals (oh, is Stephen Strasburg pitching?) for a four-game series starting Monday, August 2, (Strasburg on the hill?) and though both teams have struggled mightily this season (Strasburg!?!?!), these games should be family friendly (shut your stupid piehole and tell us if Strasburg…
Gawd, we’ve been waiting so long for this: It’s officially football season, now that college and professional teams are beginning to report to mandatory workouts. On the pro front, the Arizona Cardinals Training Camp is one of the best deals out there for AZers. For one, the team is good,…
Evidence of Van Buren’s glory days has just about vanished. Earlier this month, the Log Cabin Motel, located at 2515 East Van Buren Street, was torn to bits. Of the 200 or so lodging centers that used to reside along Phoenix’s most storied thoroughfare, the Log Cabin was arguably the…
Haters of SB 1070 can stand in solidarity on Thursday, July 29, in the presence of some badass art.Bay-area based Jesus Barraza, an artist that specializes in screen printing, designed the poster that organizations such as Alto Arizona are pimping in its literature.Check out some of Barraza’s other designs here…
Though an atypical character, Shane Kennedy has pretty much typified how many Phoenicians feel about their current residence. Through Zazzle — a website that allows anyone to create custom designs on all sorts of apparel — Kennedy has crafted, on a tee shirt, this simple-yet-telling six-word summary of how heaps…
Steph Carrico has no worries in the friend department. That’s because she helps to run the Trunk Space, a popular downtown art and performance venue that’s been going strong for six-plus years.But just in case she gets all lonely, she can always count on more than 100 sock monkeys at…
Back in the day, Star Eyes brought hip sounds from across the pond way before statesiders had even heard the stuff. More than fifteen years later, one of the first female drum and bass DJs in the lower 48 is still bringing the ruckus. Star Eyes, aka Vivian Host, originally…
This is going to be a disaster. Or maybe it’s going to be the best thing ever.Salt River Tubing & Recreation is already a circus on dirty, polluted water. Now imagine the riv packed with a bunch of freaks dressed as if it’s October 31.Uhhhhh or yay!, depending on your…
She stands high, beaming radiance in the name of life and liberty … in some Phoenix-area storage unit.That’s what a representative of Pathfinder Properties tells New Times following the removal of Lady Liberty from the Statue of Liberty house on Seventh Avenue and Palm Lane.The Scottsdale-based company purchased the home…
It’s fitting that a private memorial service for Heidi Owens, the longtime owner of Hollywood Regency, took place on July 17. For one, it was Owens’ birthday. More than 250 friends, family members, and folks in the vintage scene packed into the non-air-conditioned Zinnias at Melrose to share stories about the…
It could’ve been the peaceful sway of the lead guitarist/singer as he strummed extended passages of squeaky-clean electric guitar. Maybe it was the distinctive color palette worn by the Wodaabe and Tuareg group members in the Niger-based quintet. Or possibly, it was the sepulchral sounds coaxed out of the calabash…
It’s hot out? Whatevs. Go out and do this stuff. No More Deaths Art Auction @ Bragg’s Pie Factory The show’s been up for two weeks, and tonight is the auction, with proceeds going to saving the lives of migrants trying to make their way though the desert. Click here…
If you’re put off by “foreign” music (aka – where the sung language isn’t English), Etran Finatawa can probably squash your hang-ups. The Niger, West Africa-based ensemble intermingles all sorts of styles that shouldn’t be all weird to the American ear: Traditional African rhythms and percussion; expanded sections of hi-fi…
It shouldn’t surprise you that a country like Canada boasts hip-hop artists. However, it may be an eye-opener when you hear how freaking good Moka Only’s flows are. The Canadian born artist, aka Ron Contour, has been tearing up the north-of-the-border rap game for a minute, all while dropping more…
You know those lucky folks that make a living with their passion? Amy Lamp is one of them.Lamp is the full-time design director at Forty, a Chandler-based design and marketing firm. Most everything she does for the small biz is in the visual-design vein, ranging from social-media sites and logos…
If this was truly Raul Martinez’s first event, we’re so looking forward to more. Martinez, the brains behind the SB 1070 Lowrider Car Show and Voter Registration event that took place over the weekend at El Pajarito, threw a slamming shindig that attracted loads of folks and phat rides…
If you’re not feeling Senate Bill 1070, there’s a nice, high platform for you to share your thoughts. Tonight, anyone can step up to the mic at The Firehouse’s impressive outdoor stage and vent frustrations, express fears, or give a nice one-fingered salute to the controversial Arizona law in the…
Money ain’t growing on trees these days in downtown Phoenix. As a result, two independently run art spaces are teaming up. In the near future, ©haos, 801 North 6th Street, plans to move its operations to Of The Earth, the Sean and Maryana Riley-run gallery located one building south of…
