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. Lights. Camera. And, if you’re lucky, action. It goes without saying that the rom-com reigns supreme…
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: 15. Damon Dering. If…
720 Gallery is closing its doors. But before it does, the downtown art venue is hosting one last exhibition and a fundraiser to benefit Bassim Al-Shaker, a local artist who lost several paintings and personal effects when his studio was robbed last month…
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: 16. J.B. Snyder. Knowingly…
Japanese pop culture can often be a bit colorful and imaginative, to put it mildly. Maybe we’re showing our gaijin (or foreigner) by saying such things, but it seems that much of what constitutes entertainment by denizens of the Asian isle — be it video games, TV shows, movies, literature,…
Ladies, there are a lot of things you can do to make yourself appealing to guys. Unfortunately for many of you, it’s usually not the stuff you think it is. Believe it or not, most dudes aren’t going to notice a lot of the little things that you think you’re…
When 26-year-old Mario G. stopped by a tattoo shop to watch his buddy get tattooed, he didn’t think it would lead him to tattooing as a career. It just so happened that on that particular day in 2007, Mario was wearing a T-shirt that he had designed and silkscreened. The…
As any crafty entrepreneur can tell you, it takes more than glue and glitter to make your business plan sparkle. Fortunately for DIY-ers looking to do more for their product or service-based business, Craft Culture is hosting the Dream Rock Retreat in 2015 from Wednesday, February 4, through Friday, February…
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: 17. Anya Melkozernova. To…
Start planning your outfits, because Phoenix Fashion Week is just a month away. Tickets are now on sale for the annual style event, which features a mix of established and emerging designers. The runway shows will be held at Talking Stick Resort in Scottsdale from Thursday, October 2, and Saturday,…
ASU alum Daniel Mills thinks Arizona could do with a new image. Which is why the Big Brain finalist is gearing up to put out Sprawlr, an online publication that sets a new spin on the way we see the Copper State. The digital publication will feature stories, essays, and…
In case you couldn’t tell, we love Instagram. Whether it’s athletes and photographers to follow, or learning about how to up our photography game, we can’t get enough of this app. However, there is a large part of Instagram that we can ignore no longer: animals. There is basically an…
Tempe may have bid farewell to the Twin Palms Hotel in May of 2014, but it’s about to welcome a new hotel venue in the exact same space. On Tuesday, September 23, Chicago-based company A.J. Capital Partners will open Graduate Tempe, a 141-room boutique hotel that’s one of the first…
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: 18. Jon Arvizu. Artist…
When gaggles of local geeks stroll down University Drive in Tempe on November 1 for this year’s PBS Nerd Walk, many will be clad in cheery, gold-colored T-shirts adorned with a particularly nerdy bit of artwork. And exactly what piece of art will be featured on said shirts? Well, that’s…
Mark you calendars, Phoenix. On Tuesday, September 2, Mary Stephens is putting on a special Banned Plays reading of Kia Corthron’s Force Continuum at Phoenix Center for the Arts. The play, which will be performed by Arizona State University alumni and staff as well as other members of the community,…
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: 19. Christina You-Sun Park…
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: 20. Mike Olbinski. Photographer…
Phoenix artists are no stranger to The City Different — that is Santa Fe, New Mexico. And last week some major things happened for Phoenix artists in the Land of Enchantment. During the third weekend of August, artists, and creative types gather in New Mexico for the annual Indian Market,…
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…
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…
