Phoenix shop Southwest Gardener announced Thursday, May 8, that it will relocate to The Newton. The gardening supply shop will join Changing Hands Bookstore and Justin Beckett’s Southern Rail at the soon-to-open shopping complex at Camelback Road and Third Avenue…
Whenever Cinco de Mayo rolls around each year, you’re guaranteed to see any combination of the following: mass consumption of cerveza and tequila, red and green plastic beads, cheesy fake mustaches, and sombreros. Lots of sombreros. It seemed like the Spanish-born wide-brimmed toppers were being worn at practically every party…
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. I lost my virginity to an Italian man named Romeo. Okay, fine. His name wasn’t Romeo…
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: 99. Niki Blaker. You…
Beanie Babies, porcelain figurines, bad decisions — we’ve all acquired at least a few things over the years. That being said, some collections are more interesting than others. Works gathered over time become works gathered as an art. Such is the theme for “These Are a Few of My Favorite…
Perhaps you know the difference between a bat-wing and a bishop sleeve, but you’ve got nothing on Dennita Sewell. Phoenix Art Museum’s curator of fashion design will host a summertime series covering the history of fashion from the 18th century’s intricate pieces to today’s most notable designers…
Phoenix native Kendra Szabo is a woman of many talents, with a style to match. The 21-year-old journalism and justice studies is set to graduate from Arizona State University this month, and she’s well on her way to turning her hobbies into a career…
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: 100. Bill Dambrova. Bill…
CO+HOOTS is downtown Phoenix’s largest co-working community space and it just got a lot more communal. On Thursday, May 1, CO+HOOTS announced the launch of its first-ever nonprofit, the CO+HOOTS Foundation. A collaborative effort by CO+HOOTS founder Jenny Poon, co-founding member Odeen Domingo, and local nonprofit strategist Kristin Romaine, CO+HOOTS…
Worried about draining your battery life by reading this post on your smartphone? We feel ya. Which is why we’re pretty excited to hear that a Tempe-based startup is looking to change all that, with a wireless battery-charging “best friend, personal companion and butler all in one.” His name is…
Head’s up, all wild boys and wild girls, we’ve got some news that’s going to make you come undone. Scorpius Dance Theatre is bringing an all new ’80s-inspired production, Catwalk… I Love Duran Duran, to the Phoenix Theatre stage this summer. And you can get your ticket this spring for…
The Third Annual Phoenix Festival of the Arts may be several months away — Friday, December 12, through Sunday, December 14, to be exact — but the Phoenix Center for the Arts’ festival planning committee is already on the lookout for new artwork to grace the page of this year’s…
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. Are you searching for a stand-out man but feeling like you end up dating the same…
North Phoenix will soon find a lot more to laugh about. At least, that’s the goal of local comedians Sidney Smith and Jamie Camire as they take their knack for making people chuckle all the way to Interstate 17 and Union Hills to open up the all new comedy club,…
Phoenix native Zach Bootz knows that the way men dress in Phoenix is very much restricted by the state’s weather. “It’s easy to dress well here,” says Bootz, “but a lot of people wear boat shoes and boring shorts and Ts because of the heat.” The 23-year-old has put his…
Adam Sackler, Dark Lord of the Sith? It’s one of the first things that sprung to mind when the much-anticipated cast list for the fanatically awaited Star Wars: Episode VII was revealed Tuesday, April 29, and included Girls actor Adam Driver among the new arrivals to that galaxy far, far…
Next weekend, fiction nerds will be taking their noses out of their books and into the convention arena as the Phoenix Marriott Mesa hosts LepreCon 40: 50 Shades of Green. The annual sci-fi and fantasy convention brings together special genres of art and literature and is going all out this…
A Phoenix-based Uber driver shares stories from behind the wheel. Two jobs, two sons, and a husband was not enough. I was in a rut and feeling bleh. After running into a childhood friend one day, she put the Uber bee in my bonnet and I was hooked. I have…
Have a good idea for the community but need plenty more funds to get it up and running? Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art can help with that. Submissions for the 2014 Good N’ Plenty Artists Award are open now through Friday, August 1, and we’ve got a strong feeling this…
We are proud to present the recipients of the New Times’ 2014 Big Brain Awards. The five winners were announced and each received $500 to further their creative endeavors at Artopia on Friday, April 25, at Bentley Projects…
Free People fans looking for a summery fashion fix, soon you’ll be able to get one in Chandler. The boho-chic brand, which has two locations in Scottsdale, opens a third Valley shop at Chandler Fashion Center on Friday, April 25. And there will be an appropriately stylish soiree to celebrate…
There’s only a month and change left until Phoenix Comicon and the event’s schedule is already packed wall-to-wall with cult heroes, major names, and special guests. But that’s not stopping organizers from dropping a few more living legends into the mix. And one of their most recent additions is pretty…
