When Mikey Sarratt was growing up, he wanted to be a hockey player. Sarratt’s NHL aspirations didn’t work out, but now, after a stint in semi-pro hockey, he gets to be involved with the Arizona Coyotes in a different way. He tattoos most of them…
There are a lot of rising stars in the comedy world right now, and it seems stand-up is in something of a golden age. Even sitcoms, for the most part, have done away with the laugh tracks and traded the sexy Hollywood stars and starlets for professionals in the art…
Care to take your business venture outside the box? Then the Arizona Commission in the Arts might be interested in hearing from you. The organization is bringing back Arizona Art Tank to invest in arts-based ventures that are “not business as usual but business unusual.” These creative entrepreneurial ideas will…
Phoenix is brimming with creativity. And every other year, we put the spotlight on 100 of the city’s creative forces. Leading up to the release of this year’s Best of Phoenix issue, we’re profiling 100 more. Welcome to the 2014 edition of 100 Creatives. Up today: 21. Shawnte Orion. Shawnte…
Vera Stark is, like so many actresses who start out hungry and wind up legendary, alone on her own stage. She works alongside other actors only because she needs someone to talk to, but none — in her estimation, and in ours — are her equals. Vera is a fictional…
Earlier this year we found out that eight Arizona artists were being considered for the “State of the Art: Discovering America Now” exhibition at the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas. We are excited to announce that four of those artists have been chosen to display work…
Film buffs, clear your schedules. The 14th annual Scottsdale International Film Festival is set for Thursday, October 9, through Monday, October 13, and the festival’s organizers just announced which films will open and close the five-day film event. If you’re a fan of Dallas Buyers Club director Jean-Marc Vallee, William…
Get ready to lose your Sulu-loving mind. Actor, activist, social media star, and part-time Arizona resident George Takei and his husband Brad are hosting a special screening of the new documentary To Be Takei: A Star’s Trek for Life, Liberty, and Love in Scottsdale tonight, August 26. The film, which…
Seth Meyers hosted the 2014 Emmys on August 25. It was a good night for good TV — despite being an awards show on a Monday…
Phoenix is brimming with creativity. And every other year, we put the spotlight on 100 of the city’s creative forces. Leading up to the release of this year’s Best of Phoenix issue, we’re profiling 100 more. Welcome to the 2014 edition of 100 Creatives. Up today: 22. Laura Spalding Best…
Bored and broke? Stop making excuses and start saving money. From free films at the drive-in to public poetry receptions and breaking world records with facial hair, there’s plenty of no-cost ways to have fun without funds. Here are our top three picks for free events in metro Phoenix this…
Free National Parks Day It’s a nationwide birthday celebration, and you’re invited. The National Parks Service marks its 98th birthday with a free entrance day for visitors of its parks and recreational areas across the country. Our Grand Canyon State is home to three, including its namesake. The Petrified Forest…
There’s been a lot of Instagram love for the artists and photographers in the Phoenix area, but for a city with four major sports teams and a wide variety of other athletes, it’s time to venture into the realm of athletes worthy of a follow on Instagram…
Laugh it up, Phoenix. Another new comedy venue is coming to the North Valley. Comedy club owner and Arizona snow bird Rick Bronson is opening up House of Comedy at the up-and-coming High Street (formerly known as City North) in Phoenix. The club, set to open Thursday, September 4, is…
Phoenix is brimming with creativity. And every other year, we put the spotlight on 100 of the city’s creative forces. Leading up to the release of this year’s Best of Phoenix issue, we’re profiling 100 more. Welcome to the 2014 edition of 100 Creatives. Up today: 23. Jorge Torres. For…
By the Way, Meet Vera Stark Octavia Spencer, who won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar in 2011 for The Help, recently went on record saying that there are still too few good film roles for black women. It’s not that big a leap from 1930s Hollywood, the setting for By…
Jonathan Adler is known to visit Arizona every once in a while, but as of Friday, August 22, he’s here to stay. Well, his aesthetic is anyway. Today the New York-based modern home furnishings designer opens a boutique that’s his fourth largest and 27th overall at Phoenix’s Biltmore Fashion Park…
It’s onward and eastward for Jester’Z Improv Comedy. The family-friendly comedy club, established in 2001, said goodbye to its Papago Plaza location of 13 years with a final show on Saturday, July 26. But don’t take the Scottsdale departure as a sign of bad things to come. If anything, Jester’Z…
Photo by Phil Bray – © 2014 – LionsgateWell, who was it? Find out in this week’s pod.On this week’s Voice Film Club podcast, Alan Scherstuhl and Stephanie Zacharek of The Village Voice and Amy Nicholson of L.A. Weekly sift through the smoldering pile of action movie that is the…
Phoenix is brimming with creativity. And every other year, we put the spotlight on 100 of the city’s creative forces. Leading up to the release of this year’s Best of Phoenix issue, we’re profiling 100 more. Welcome to the 2014 edition of 100 Creatives. Up today: 24. Tato Caraveo. Tato…
Daniel Levitin was in his 30s when he went back to college and got a degree in cognitive psychology, launching the career that has made him a best-selling author. His first book, This Is Your Brain on Music: Understanding a Human Obsession (2006), spent more than a year on The…
Courting Disaster is Jackalope Ranch’s weekly column of dating horror stories, observations, how-tos, and more by Katie Johnson. Names of ex-boyfriends, past hookups, and bad blind dates have been changed to protect the guilty. Remember when Phoenix made NerdWallet’s list of best places to meet singles? Yeah, we all had…
