Each week Gem features one standout piece from a local shop. Whether it’s a jacket, necklace, or handbag, it’s on our have-to-have list. What: With Valentine’s Day coming soon (and keeping in mind the unyielding forgetfulness of boyfriends, fiancees, and husbands everywhere), Chadwick The Jeweler has grouped together a collection…
1. Phoenix Comicon KickoffPhoenix Comicon released the official details of its kickoff, an annual tradition where Comicon fans gather to hear more details about the event and special guest announcements and to score bags of free stuff. The kickoff this year is on February 2 at 7 p.m. in room…
Attention sewing fans: If you’re looking to learn something new or swap tricks and fabrics for your next big project, you’ll want to check out Downtown’s newest crafty addition. Tina Eaves, who owns and operates the spot at 341 E. McKinley (in the OPtic building), says she opened the Downtown…
During a recent appearance at Barneys in Scottsdale, Simon Doonan (famed former window dresser for the upscale department store and currently its creative amabassador-at-large) signed his latest book, a humorous diet dissertation, Gay Men Don’t Get Fat. As a crowd of ladies and a few well-dressed gents stood in line…
Welcome to the Morning Buzz, a catch-up on interesting happenings around the city and country and a quick guide to what (and who) to keep your eyes on. We’ll be here, first thing every weekday, to get you going. Here’s what’s buzzing this morning: 1. The State of Sustainability in Metro…
1. DarkCon 2012 at the Phoenix Marriott MesaDarkCon 2012 welcomed the funkiest and steampunkiest sections of society to come together in Mesa and celebrate all things fantasy and sci-fi related over the weekend. Circus Bacchus kicked off the four-day event with some lovely ladies and a few feats of strength. Check…
Welcome to the Morning Buzz, a catch-up on interesting happenings around the city and country and a quick guide to what (and who) to keep your eyes on. We’ll be here, first thing every weekday, to get you going. Here’s what’s buzzing this morning: 1. “for remorse” by Eric CoxYou have…
Each week Gem features one standout piece from a local shop. Whether it’s a jacket, necklace, or handbag, it’s on our have-to-have list. What: Leave it to the fashion plates at Vintage By Misty to scrounge up disembodied Chanel buttons and transform them into costume jewelery. The gorgeously curated downtown…
Welcome to the Morning Buzz, a catch-up on interesting happenings around the city and country and a quick guide to what (and who) to keep your eyes on. We’ll be here, first thing every weekday, to get you going. Here’s what’s buzzing this morning: The brains behind Ice House, specifically the…
Kenny Barrett’s no stranger to dirt and a few plants. The local creative and one of the founders of the Roosevelt Growhouse and the GROWop in downtown Phoenix spends most of his time tending to the boutique/urban garden’s produce and managing Valley of the Sunflowers, the two-acre lot-revitalization project across the…
Fans of locally-owned, Ebay-based clothing shop Meat Market Vintage rejoice. The store’s owners announced via Facebook plans to open a brick-and-mortar storefront at 1020 S. Mill Ave., in Tempe — former home to Three Roots Coffee House & Cafe — adding, “We can’t wait to venture out of the fluorescence…
On Sunday, The Arizona No Pants Light Rail Ride confused public transportation users for the fourth year in a row. (Hey, we warned you.) After a quick pants-less stroll down Mill Avenue, the group met for food and drinks at Robbie Fox’s Public House on Mill Avenue and Sixth Street. We…
1. Safwat Saleem’s Oh ExpletiveOh Expletive by Safwat Saleem Local designer Safwat Saleem released the Kickstarter video and page for his latest project, Oh Expletive: a “project of epic epicness.” The series of illustrations includes zombies, unicorns, flamethrowers, and knife fights — all things Saleem describes as “the most awesome things…
Perhaps the brain trust behind AXE didn’t get the memo from every girl and woman — detailing the pounding headaches, temporary losses in vision, and great punchlines that come with every bottle of their men’s body spray — it decided, instead, to give the opposite sex a taste of the party…
Welcome to the Morning Buzz, a catch-up on interesting happenings around the city and country and a quick guide to what (and who) to keep your eyes on. We’ll be here, first thing every weekday, to get you going. Here’s what’s buzzing this morning: The very First Friday of the year…
Art walks are more often about people watching and shenanigans and less about the actual art. We’re here to guide you through both. Presenting our very own Field Guide — an evolving guide to art walks around town. From time to time, we’ll introduce some of our favorite spots and…
es-butno. The collection, which she writes was “created break assumptions and stereotypes that everyone makes about various cultures, genders, sexualities, etc.,” takes submissions from readers around the country in a “yes — but no” format. She simply puts the words into a template and distributes. …
Welcome to the Morning Buzz, a catch-up on interesting happenings around the city and country and a quick guide to what (and who) to keep your eyes on. We’ll be here, first thing every weekday, to get you going. Here’s what’s buzzing this morning: ASU Art Museum’s Social Studies series continues…
In the latest, grossest example of (lacking human dignity and) not anticipating social media backlash after releasing a long-winded, hateful tirade to millions of viewers on the internet, comes a group of Arizona girls who decided to get together to talk about “Mexican immigration” and the “new Arizona law that…
Welcome to the Morning Buzz, a catch-up on interesting happenings around the city and country and a quick guide to what (and who) to keep your eyes on. We’ll be here, first thing every weekday, to get you going. Here’s what’s buzzing this morning:…
hands-on journaling workshop with local artist Barbara DeMartino. The workshop, hosted by Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art in conjunction with its “artists tell stories (mostly about themselves)” exhibition, will be an opportunity to contribute a page or two to a journal from Scottsdale Public Art’s 100+ Journals project, which sent more…
Each week Gem features one standout piece from a local shop. Whether it’s a jacket, necklace, or handbag, it’s on our have-to-have list. What: If your New Year’s resolution involves being more of a badass (or simply adding more hard-to-find tees to your wardrobe), then we’d like to point you…
