A new season is a new excuse to revamp your closet. But before you max out your latest credit card on this fall’s trendiest styles, you need to know what you’re getting yourself into. While plenty of runway looks for autumn 2014 are wearable, nice, and, hey, maybe even gorgeous,…
Better put on your ear muffs, kids, because Ignite Phoenix’s naughty sibling is set to return this fall. Much like its better-known sister event, Ignite Phoenix After Hours invites people from all walks of life to share their experiences, talents, and passions on stage — only difference being, it encourages…
Like many tattoo artists before him, Tony Goeke got into tattooing when a shop opened up in his hometown. “A shop opened up in my town [Richmond, Indiana], and I ran into one of the guys who owned it,” Goeke says. “He was trying to get more people to come…
Going to the fair is one of those date ideas that you see in the movies and it seems really cute. For all we know, maybe it is a really cute date for some. But, for most people, the Arizona State Fair isn’t exactly the most romantic setting. There are…
Sneakerheads in metro Phoenix have always faced a difficult challenge. Simply put, there are too many sneakerheads and not enough sneaker stores in the Valley for everyone to get the releases they want the most. Unlike in New York, where we’ve seen extremely limited sneakers sit on mall shelves for…
For those of you who missed the total eclipse back in April, we have some good news. It’s coming back around again. And again, and again. Between the years 2014 and 2015, there will be four total eclipses in succession, each separated by six lunar months (six full moons), constituting…
This year, Phoenix Fashion Week was a little bit different. Designers presented collections at Talking Stick Resort from October 2 through 4 that were better crafted and more smartly assembled than ever before. No line was an all-out embarrassment. There was plenty I didn’t like, but there was more that…
One of Phoenix’s biggest sneaker events, Heated Sole Summit, took place on October 4 at Bourgade Catholic High School. The fourth Heated Sole Summit event brought sneakerheads from all over the state together for a cause, and to buy, sell, or trade their rare kicks…
A vampire slayer is one thing. But a vampire slayer replaced by a robot? Now that’s hitting close to home. With technologies both wearable and mobile constantly connecting us to screens and satellites around the globe, it seems science fiction isn’t really fiction anymore. Which is why the ASU Center…
Misha Mendicino Designs was named emerging designer of the year on Saturday, October 4, at Phoenix Fashion Week 2014 at Talking Stick Resort. Based in Phoenix, the brand creates breezy resort wear often printed with elephants. The label donates a portion of its sales to David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust to…
Is it just us, or has Phoenix Fashion Week 2014 been the best edition of the event yet? Sure, there have been ugly outfits and underwhelming collections. But so far they’ve been outnumbered by thoughtful designs and higher garment quality than we’ve seen on the PFW runway in past years…
It was a slow and rocky start for Phoenix Fashion Week 2014’s opening night on Thursday, October 2, at Talking Stick Resort. But, somewhat surprisingly, the annual style event turned it around by the end of the evening with designs from Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising graduates. Emerging designers…
Hide your kids, hide your wife, and, most importantly, hide your brains because the undead are taking over Phoenix once again. The annual Downtown Phoenix Zombie Walk is making its sixth return to Heritage and Science Park on Saturday, October 25. In past years, organizers of the community event have…
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. There are many forms of art to experience on First Friday in downtown Phoenix: visual art,…
Quick question: If you could be anything for Halloween this year — and we mean anything — what would you choose? And forget about doing the pirate, vampire, or steampunk thing yet again. Ditto for Miley Cyrus, Walter White, or Daft Punk. Those are sooo 2013. Since Halloween is essentially…
When William “Boomer” Baker lost his left index finger to a gun malfunction about a decade ago, he thought it was the end of his artistic career. Instead, it turned out to be just the life-changing event that he needed. “I used to collect guns. One time I was messing…
Whether you use the social media/online dating platform known as Tinder, you’ve probably at least heard about it by now. For the three of you who don’t know what it is, Tinder is an app that allows you to communicate with people with whom you have a mutual attraction (based…
Be still our beating hearts. After sorting through 1,100 submissions, independent literary journal and 2014 Best of winner Four Chambers is releasing its second issue. The new paperback which is now available for purchase online, features the poems and prose of 64 authors, both emerging and established, as well as…
Bargain hunters, this is a big deal. Nordstrom Rack’s grand opening at Tempe Marketplace is set for Friday, October 3. The 35,000-square-foot store is the sixth Rack location in Arizona and the fifth in the Valley of the Sun, offering discounts between 30 and 70 percent on Nordstrom items, as…
The designers are coming. Phoenix Fashion week revealed its final 2014 lineup of emerging and established designers on Monday, September 29. And the event, which will return to Talking Stick Resort October 2 through October 4, will feature a few familiar faces…
Say hello to your new neighbor, downtown Phoenix. After saying farewell to its Chandler location back in September of 2013, Xico Arte y Cultura, a local Latin and Native American arts nonprofit, has finally completed its move to Phoenix, opening up a community space and gallery at Chicanos Por La…
The wait is over. Southwest Gardener is now open at The Newton at Third Avenue and Camelback Road. The gardening store had outgrown its original location of 15 years at 2809 North 15th Avenue and moved a few miles down the road to a more spacious spot at The Newton…
