Lauren Jordan

If the only side of Scottsdale you've experienced involves bumping beats and consuming cosmos, then it might be time to venture out of Old Town. After all, the swanky suburb has a lot more to offer than flashy weekend outings. Take, for instance, the Scottsdale Street Fair, a mellow antidote...

​Michael 23, local artist and director of The Firehouse Gallery in downtown Phoenix, understands the pain of city codes and development interfere with the Downtown arts district. This week, a building-permit violation resulted in the City of Phoenix preventing use of Firehouse's event stage, which is home to many events and monthly...

In the midst of bakers battling for television time on Food Network’s Cupcake Wars, local fans of mini cakes have finally found solidarity with Phoenix CupcakeCamp, a community potluck that will serve up sweets exclusively. Cupcake devotees can bring baked goods or show up and stuff their faces with confectionary...

All gyms are not created equal. If the high-tech treadmills and state-of-the-art weight training equipment haven't brought expected results, CrossFit could be the answer.Military special operations and police academies have turned to CrossFit gyms since 2005, and mainstream versions of the workout routine have multiplied to the thousands since 2010. The...

Inside the ever-open door of SEVEN13SK8 in downtown Phoenix is a space home to quality roller skate parts, street-fashionable accessories, and abstract paintings by Kristine Brambilla. The local artist just finished the store's exterior mural (and a few others on the neighboring storefronts in the OPtic complex on Third and McKinley...