Designers spend hours sketching designs, making patterns, and hunched at sewing machines preparing to show their looks to the world. This Thursday night, Valley designers will get their moment in the spotlight to reveal their hard work at Scottsdale Fashion Week’s community runway show. Plucked from the group of local designers…
“Oh hell, I don’t have any idea,” Kathleen Vanesian says, of the number of Dia de los Muertos pieces she has throughout her north Phoenix home. She places one of her small sugar skulls back on its shelf and curses the dust under her breath.Vanesian’s an art collector and a…
Looking for something to do this week? “Night Owl” is a quick guide to special nights at bars and clubs around town. We’ll give you a few hints re: cover, dress code, music and atmosphere. Wednesday nights mark Madwomen Wednesday at The Duce in Phoenix. Ladies’ nights are a dime a dozen, but mix…
It’s November 2, which means National Novel Writing Month will be over in 29 days. Ready to give up the 50,000-word challenge? Don’t, because there are some local groups that may help you get cranking as you try to hammer out a book in just 30 29 days. National Novel…
What will be the hottest dance club in Tempe this Saturday night? If you guessed someplace on Mill Avenue, like Crave or Rula Bula, you wouldn’t be too far off. But how about Tempe Center for the Arts? Yes, that beautiful building off Rio Salado Parkway where they usually host…
Yeah yeah, we know. All the best election night watering holes in this town are dust. Ancient history. We miss the Newsroom and Nixon’s, too. There’s plenty to be depressed about, from the state of the city’s bar scene to the state of the nation. But if you’re planning to cry…
Miles MacGregor, aka El Mac, is a local muralist whose rare presence in town can set the art community a buzz. The fairly shy and very modest 30-something’s last hometown stay was just for a week and was (unsuccessfully) kept under wraps by the few who visited his studio. El…
It’s mid-term election day and since it only takes minutes to head out to your local polling station to vote, that leaves the rest of your day to craft. Why not run home and make a T-shirt to declare how proud you are that you got off your ass and…
Name: Princess Rivera Age: Currently 31, and 30 when I got my tattoo. Since I was 13 I wanted this tattoo, “Mi Vida Loca” which means “My Crazy Life”. It is on my back shoulder to shoulder. It is my first tattoo and I had to go big. Well, my…
This weekend was a mess of fashion dos and don’ts and costume boos and bravos. There was certainly enough going on, so for this edition of Good, Bad and Ugly, we’re tossing in what we saw at a few different events: The Jersey Shore-themed Ultimate GTL Party at Axis Radius,…
North Phoenix comic book geek and IT guy Shawn Demumbrum had a simple gift idea for his two children: He’d write out a short mini-comic book for each of them and he’d try to get it published for Free Comic Book Day, an annual event where retailers give out independently-made…
Scottsdale put on its best face for this one. This week, viewers can get the skinny on the ins and out of Scottsdale-based plastic surgery during Is She Really Going Out With Him? The reality show, which begins its third season tonight on MTV, shot one of its episodes on…
Gabriele Bertaccini loves food and fashion in equal parts — as long as his food doesn’t get on his fashion and his fashion doesn’t interfere with his food. Bertaccini moved to Arizona from Florence, Italy after graduating from culinary school. He says his hometown is where much of his style…
Tomorrow is election day, and Arizona voters will decide the fate of many politicians and many propositions. But one of the biggest decisions facing voters is whether or not we’ll follow states like California and Colorado and allow the sale and use of medical marijuana here. As we outlined in…
When the Bruce family began their life together, they seemed to have everything going for them. Todd Bruce had a prosperous contracting business and two children — Heather and Levi. Laura Rumsey, a teacher and mother to five children — Bailey, Danielle and triplets Whitney, Dylan, and Rex — was…
Show us your ink! MARKED is our new series where we ask locals of all ages, professions and backgrounds to roll up their sleeves, pant legs, and so much more to reveal their marks. Here are their stories: Name: Christina Felix Age: Currently 23 and I got this tattoo less…
This weekend is, of course, full of Halloween celebrations (check out our Halloween party coverage here), but if you’re lacking a costume or suffering from zombie fatigue, we have a few more options …Critical Mass @ Steele Indian School Park and Rusty Spoke Extravaganza @ Rusty SpokeThe monthly bike ride…
The hardworking grad-school geniuses of ASU Theatre’s Interrobang program who brought us And What She Found There (which is being revived for one night only on Tuesday, November 9) have formed their own local company, festina lente, and their current workshop, The Revenger’s Tragedy, is scary and sexy, partially masked,…
Dear zombies, undead ghouls, rage virus victims, and the walking dead: We need to take a break. You used to scare the bejeesus out of us with your guttural moans while lumbering through dimly lit hallways. We used to cringe at the sight of you eviscerating B-movie over-actors. You used…
Alessi – the innovator behind the iconic Kettle with a perched bird and the Alessandro Mendini lines of corkscrew people – is now open for business in Biltmore Fashion Park following a move from CityNorth last March. The store smartly postponed its grand opening celebration until the temps returned to the double digits and kicked off the shopping season last night.
Thanks to the Cullens and the True Blood crew, there are sure to be more than a few tweens and adults dressed as vampires this Halloween. But we dare you to ask a few of them to work the stage like local dance queen Lisa Starry’s cast from Scorpius Dance…
