While most of the nation is buried under snow and ice, we Phoenicians are finally able to enjoy the simple things, like wearing socks and being outdoors without fear of frying. One thing many of us take for granted is our ability to get great local fruits and vegetables during…
UPDATE: Cary Elwes’ December 2 book signing has been postponed. Changing Hands has not announced a new date as of this writing, but tickets purchased for the December 2 event will be honored on the new date. I was elated when I found out that actor Cary Elwes had written…
Souvia Tea isn’t the kind of place that commands attention, but when you visit you might not want to leave. Located in a strip mall in north Phoenix, the shop is quiet, clean, and unassuming. Its soft, sweet aromas, floor-to-ceiling tea cannisters, and myriad steeping devices kind of make walking…
RAW:Natural Born Artists is an international organization that aims to unite local fashion designers, musicians, and artists of all ilks. Their most recent Phoenix showcase, entitled CURRENT (yes, all caps) made its way to the Monarch Theatre on November 19. We were there to check it out. There was something…
We’ve all been there: You are trying to figure out a place to meet your friends for food, but you get stuck trying to please both the carnivores and the herbivores in your crowd. The meat-eaters have choked down tempeh at all the usual vegan haunts, the vegetarians have spent…
So, you made the choice to pick up a cup of coffee at Bikini Beans. No big deal, right? It’s just a cup of coffee. A cup of coffee made just for you, stud, by a teenaged girl in a little bitty bikini. Here’s a brief guide to coping with…
The term “Thursday Night Throwdown” means something special. No, it’s not some sort of MMA Fight – the events (usually) result in very little physical violence. A TNT, as we coffee folk are wont to call it, is an ultra-nerdy latte art competition and community-building exercise for area baristas. And…
I don’t eat meat. I also don’t eat fake meat. I also don’t expect you to care about what I eat, or to change your own diet because of what I have to say. But I will note that the meat-free market largely lends itself to the development of super…
The Lab in Phoenix is a new space with a simple mission: to bring together creatives in a co-working environment. Located at 818 North Central Avenue, the space is a simple-yet sophisticated environment dedicated to building local culture through art, design, and outreach…
This fall Phoenix Art Museum will feature something a little bit different from its normal exhibitions: Ballet. Through a partnership with the Bolshoi Ballet, the Museum will stream live-captured performances by the well-established Russian dance troupe…
Bikes and coffee go together like… well, two really esoteric, hyper-nuanced things that probably shouldn’t actually go together but somehow totally do. Maybe it’s about craftsmanship. Maybe it’s about taking time to enjoy the simple things. Maybe it’s about wanting your espresso to be as smooth as your freshly shaved…
Fanshen Cox DiGiovanni wants to talk about race in America — and she’s got an idea of where she wants to start. The writer-actor-director-producer extraordinaire will bring her one-woman show, One Drop of Love, to Mesa Arts Center on Saturday, November 1. Inspired by her own experiences with race, family,…
When it comes to buying coffee most people are completely clueless. Shade Grown? Rainforest Alliance certified? Bird Friendly? Organic? There’s no reason to be afraid of these labels, but there are some pretty understandable reasons to be skeptical of them. For many people, there is a certain amount of mysticism…
Cherrie Moraga’s The Hungry Woman debuted on the ASU Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts’ mainstage last weekend. The play, set in a post-Revolutionary, futuristic Phoenix, is a modernized retelling of the tragedy of Medea. Native and Mexican themes and folklore are integrated into the story, which also explores…
An average of 200 migrant men, women, and children are found dead each year in the stretch of Sonoran Desert known colloquially as “the Corridor of Death.” The Pima County Medical Examiner’s Office is faced with the somewhat daunting task of identifying these souls and reuniting them with their families…
ASU’s Center for Science and the Imagination is making us question everything we thought we knew about Arizona’s favorite party school. The Center, which considers itself a “network hub for audacious moonshot ideas and a cultural engine for thoughtful optimism,” seeks to unite writers, philosophers, scientists, and engineers to create…
Harlin Glovacki of Nom de Plume Coffee Roasters made Phoenix coffee afficionados proud last week by taking fifth place in the Southwest Division of the Big Western Regional Barista Competition. Achieving a top-six placement qualifies him to compete at the national level in February’s United States Barista Championship in Long…
Altitude Coffee Lab recently celebrated its one-year anniversary in the best possible way: by winning a New Times Best of Phoenix award…
This year’s Individual World Poetry Slam, sponsored by the Arizona Humanities Council, was thought-provoking to say the least. The event lasted four days at multiple local venues, and led up to a final bout at Marquee Theatre on Saturday, October 11. The iWPS finals offered exposure not only to this…
ASU’s fall theatre lineup will feature The Hungry Woman by Cherrie Moraga, which promises to be a new — and local — take on an old classic…
Seventy-two competitive slam poets walk into a coffee shop in Phoenix. This is not a joke. There will be no punchline. The Arizona Humanities Council will play host to the 2014 Individual World Poetry Slam, a four-day event that pits “presentative poets” against one another. The competition itself exists as…
Each year, thousands of coffee professionals around the world congregate to crown a new Barista Champion. This year three fantastic individuals from Phoenix will be traveling to Rancho Mirage, California for a chance to be crowned the Southwest’s Best Barista. This event feeds into the United States Barista Competition, which…
