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: 64. Mo Neuharth. Mo…
The nuanced nightlifer is accustomed to dancing at the bar, in the bar, and on the bar. But this summer Sway Events is inviting the pub crawling crowd to join the LGBT community once again as it hosts Dancing with the Bars through Sunday, July 27…
All of Ashley Eaton Denton’s interests are beginning to come full circle. The 28-year-old — born and raised in Phoenix — used to run her own mobile vintage shop and is now focusing on shaping Field & Fellow, the new fitness, vintage, art, and D.I.Y. blog she runs with her…
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: 65. Randy Murray. For…
Aren’t you a little too old to be playing with toys? If the answer is a resounding “no,” then we’ve got just the weekend event for you. The Valley’s newest toy and pop culture convention, iCON, is coming to the Glendale Civic Center on Saturday, June 28, and we’ve got…
Chris Claremont has a yen for spinning epic yarns, either in comic book form or when talking with fans. And both can be equally astounding. His contributions as a writer for Marvel Comics are the stuff of legend, specifically to the X-Men canon. And the tales he imparts in interviews…
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: 66. Clarita Lulić. Clarita…
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: 67. Jake Friedman. For…
Goodbyes are always hard. Fortunately the blow of Hard Goods Outpost closing at Modern Manor is lessened by the fact that this isn’t the last we’ll see of Brandon Gore. The award-winning designer announced on Friday, June 20, via Instagram and Twitter that it’s closing up shop in the Melrose…
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: 68. Liliana Gomez. Liliana…
On the fence about whether to take that impromptu road trip up north this weekend? Maybe this will help you make up your mind. The Big Heap Vintage and Handmade Festival is making its seasonal return to Flagstaff on Saturday and Sunday, June 21 and 22, at the Coconino County…
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. Feel like you’re giving off the wrong vibe? Well, we’ve got some good news and some…
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: 69. Bucky Miller. Bucky…
Thumbs up, crying face, smiling poop — seriously, what did we do before emojis? Talk to each other? Screw that. Lucky for us, our sentiments on these two-dimensional characters have been heard loud and clear. Which is why Unicode Software 7.0 is releasing 250 brand spanking new emojis (spanking not…
Gavin Plooster is highly considering going into the field of computer science. It’d be a good fit. The 24-year-old Southern California native’s life is deeply immersed in and influenced by Internet culture, from the way he thinks to the way he fashions his everyday looks…
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: 70. Noelle Martinez. Noelle…
Phoenix Fashion Week introduced its new class of emerging designers on Friday, June 13, at Toni & Guy Academy in Scottsdale. While there were more Arizona-based designers than ever before, most of the 14 businesses included in this year’s group of up-and-comers looked like they have a long way to…
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: 71. Devin Fleenor. Devin…
Leading up to and beyond Independence Day, Phoenix is gearing up for Independents’ Week, a community-wide celebration of locally owned businesses in the Valley. Between Sunday, June 29, and Sunday, July 6, Arizona residents are encouraged to shop at locally owned businesses. And thanks to Modified Arts’ upcoming exhibition “Independents’…
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: 72. Michelle Ponce. Wake…
Looks like Ebenezer Scrooge and the Grinch aren’t the only mean mugs you’ll be seeing this coming holiday season. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Phoenix-based Internet sensation Grumpy Cat, a.k.a. Tardar Suace, is finally getting her lifetime achievement award: a Lifetime movie…
Fresh off her Big Brain award for Urban Vision, Mary Stephens and the Phoenix Youth Hostel and Cultural Center have already put their prize to good use. Using its Big Brain winnings as a foundation, the Garfield Neighborhood hostel last week announced its newest initiative, an artist residency program offering…
