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…
Introducing 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 days of casual Christmas-plaid boxers and greased up, low-rise jeans may be long gone, but with a few clicks and a quick machine wash, the Knit Jean Lounge Pants from Lakeside Collection can bring it all back to life. OK, maybe not all of it. The elastic-waisted, drawstring pants are 100…
Introducing 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. Eva Zeisel (1906-2011) The Hungarian ceramicist and designer…
. Just an idea (or six) on how you might have to get dressed in the morning. Happy 2012 from your (antlered) friends at Jackalope Ranch…
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: When Pantone announced that 2012’s color of choice would be Tangerine Tango our thoughts immediately leapt to how we’d incorporate the bright, citrus tone into our…
Happy holidays! We’re not sure why you’re here, but we’re glad you made it — you being here’s a great excuse to share another drool-wrothy, stop-motion find (starring, yes, colored pencils). See you Monday …..
It’s the holiday season, which means lights are everywhere: On your neighbor’s house, decorating the local bar, and on buildings of downtown Phoenix. During the buildup to Christmas, Jackalope Ranch will be running the numbers on some of the best and brightest light displays around the Valley. If you’re a…
It’s the holiday season, which means lights are everywhere: On your neighbor’s house, decorating the local bar, and on buildings of downtown Phoenix. During the buildup to Christmas, Jackalope Ranch will be running the numbers on some of the best and brightest light displays around the Valley. Frank Kostyun thinks…
