Jacob Mulligan is an undergrad student at Northeastern who just kicked off a website with a simple question: “What the fuck has NASA done to make your life awesome?” The creative is a self-taught developer whose projects include Notely, PerkStreet Financial, and Readable, which simplifies and “cleans up” content on…
Whether it feels like it or not, summer is coming to an end — well, the vacation part of it anyway. And if you’ve already signed up for your classes then Phase 1 of your back-to-school agenda is complete. Time for Phase 2: Shopping. Here are seven local businesses that…
When we last put the spotlight on 100 creative forces in Phoenix, it was no secret there were more than 100 individuals who were making waves in the local arts community. So as we count down to our annual Best of Phoenix issue, we’re profiling 100 more. Welcome (back) to 100 Creatives. Daniel Shepherd…
In today’s example of bizarre medical mysteries and reasons to be totally thankful you just have a hangnail comes the “unknown condition” of Shanyna Isom. The 28-year-old beautician suffered an asthma attack last year and was pumped full of steroids. And then she had an allergic reaction that caused dark…
When we last put the spotlight on 100 creative forces in Phoenix, it was no secret there were more than 100 individuals who were making waves in the local arts community. So as we count down to our annual Best of Phoenix issue, we’re profiling 100 more. Welcome (back) to 100 Creatives. See also:Joe…
We tend to think of Olympians as super humans, so skilled in their sports that an average person could never come close to their superior echelon of awesome-ness. OK, so that might be true (looking at you, Michael Phelps), but there still are plenty of Olympic moments to remind us…
Who doesn’t love staring at the night sky watching shiny objects fly around? Well, rejoice stargazers, the Perseid meteor shower peaks this weekend on the nights of August 11 and 12. The best time to see the “shooting stars” is late Saturday night and into the wee hours of Sunday…
When we last put the spotlight on 100 creative forces in Phoenix, it was no secret there were more than 100 individuals who were making waves in the local arts community. So as we count down to our annual Best of Phoenix issue, we’re profiling 100 more. Welcome (back) to 100 Creatives. Ashley Harder…
Fans of the Arizona Diamondbacks tend to get pretty nutty about bobbleheads. Visit Chase Field in the hours prior to certain games where the seven-inch-tall plastic figures are given away, each portraying various D-backs players, and you’re likely to see more than a thousand people waiting in line to get…
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: This sparkly, yet minimalistic, Evans wallet that doubles as a small clutch makes for easy toting when out on the town. Covered in metallic mesh, the handheld is…
When we last put the spotlight on 100 creative forces in Phoenix, it was no secret there were more than 100 individuals who were making waves in the local arts community. So as we count down to our annual Best of Phoenix issue, we’re profiling 100 more. Welcome (back) to 100 Creatives. Joseph Benesh…
Sheila Missy Lectro is something of a quadruple threat. Over the past few years she’s organized and performed with cabaret troupe the DeViltry Dolls, designed her own line of dancewear and racy couture, starred as a go-go girl at local EDM events, and worked as fashion photographer. (This Friday, you…
We’ve done it, we’ve landed a cool robot hummer on Mars. And it’s only a matter of time before NASA releases some mind-blowing pictures … and maybe the sequel to Hubble with a voiceover from Neil deGrasse Tyson. The next level in space exploration has been reached and humanity as…
See also: Artist Carrie Marill’s Studio Combines Consciousness and Community See also: A Look Inside Phoenix Painter Lee Davis’ Art Lab Mayme Kratz proves to be an artist by nature in more ways than one. With her studio located near the railroad tracks and almost below a busy overpass, Kratz…
See also: Weekly Freebie: Three Spots for Summer Yoga in Metro Phoenix See also: Astrophysicist Jeff Hester on The Poetry of Science, Hot Yoga, and Bertrand Russell “Working out” might bring to mind images of slaving away on machines at the gym, running long hours in the heat, or generally…
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 dish out…
When we last put the spotlight on 100 creative forces in Phoenix, it was no secret there were more than 100 individuals who were making waves in the local arts community. So as we count down to our annual Best of Phoenix issue, we’re profiling 100 more. Welcome (back) to 100 Creatives. If you’re…
It’s time a take a deep breath and face reality: school is around the corner. Yep. We’ll let that sink in for a second. Once you’ve come to terms, we’ve got some tips that might make the next 15-credit-hour-filled months just a bit more bearable. Here’s our list of nine…
Now, we’re not big believers in signs and superstition, but the abundance of bizarre in our own town (of course) and nationwide had us wondering… What’s up with people claiming we’ll be immortal by 2045?, Why does there seem to be a sudden, freakish interest in Haboobs?, Since when were…
When we last put the spotlight on 100 creative forces in Phoenix, it was no secret there were more than 100 individuals who were making waves in the local arts community. So as we count down to our annual Best of Phoenix issue, we’re profiling 100 more. Welcome (back) to 100 Creatives. Sean Deckert…
The Olympics are happening. They’ve been happening for a long time, but thanks to awesome new innovations in technology we get to collectively laugh at hilarious inadvertently embarrassing things people do when they’re competing in the sports equivalent of The Final Countdown. We also get to play video games based…
Kimber Lanning and her super crew at Local First Arizona have done it again. In the 2012-2013 Uptown to Downtown Phoenix edition, the group presents another collection of local businesses; each highlighted by specialty and mapped out on a conveniently sized, one-stop-shop for local treasures. Almost 60 businesses — all…
