n The Empire Strikes Back, notorious bounty hunter Boba Fett had to travel across the entire galaxy to capture Han Solo. All you’ll have to do, however, is travel across the Valley. Local artist and Star Wars geek Lou Scichilone is currently selling his near-perfect mock-up of the famed starship…
With the immediacy of email and text messages, keeping in touch through snail mail might feel like a thing of the past — especially when the only things we seem to be getting in the physical mail are bills and advertisements. Sarah O’Brien doesn’t subscribe to that notion. O’Brien, who works…
Attention Marc Jacobs mavens and Louis Vuitton lovers, Fashion’s Night Out is just around the corner. The block party-style shopping event, which started in New York, will land in Phoenix on Thursday night, from 6 to 9 p.m. with champagne celebrations, discounts, and fashion shows at participating stores including Saks…
Meghan McIntyre doesn’t consider herself a mainstream fashionista, but when she walks to her favorite spots in downtown Phoenix, it’s obvious she knows how to be practical while still being fashion forward. A co-events coordinator for Roosevelt Row, McIntyre focuses on the A.R.T.S. (Adaptive Re-Use of Temporary Space) program that…
The last SPLASH of the summer soaked the Lexington Hotel on Saturday night. The hipster set danced and dove the night away to performances by Minibosses, Sweetbleeders, Hot Birds & the Chili Sauce and DJ Mizl. Even though pool party season is wrapping up and Fall is right around the corner…
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 some…
Jasmine Jarrett’s been collecting and selling vintage wears since 2006, but her love for fashion wasn’t always something that showed. “When I was going through school, I was very much into sports and being low-maintenance,” she says. “But I always had an opinion about fashion and what I liked and what…
Life’s pretty good if you happen to be Al Page. Not only does the fly and friendly photographer, hip-hop promoter, and turntable fiend put on a few of the hippest (and most popular) nightlife events in the Valley every week at CenPho’s Hidden House, he gets plenty of free clothing and…
One thing we love even more than hanging out with our pets? Spoiling them. There are a bunch of generic pet stores to shop for toys, accessories, and food, but a few of our favorite, locally owned shops have kicked it up a notch. From selections of gourmet, baked treats to handmade…
Block 1949 got rocked by a wet and wild flock of Arizona State University students on Saturday. The Back to ASU Pool Party extended Summer into the new school year with a barrage of beers, bikinis and board shorts. Like any good pool party, this one had more than its…
Julie Kent used to shop regularly at Here on the Corner, the women’s boutique at College and University in Tempe. When the store’s owners told Kent they were looking to sell it, she jumped at the opportunity to start a new chapter in her life. “I’ve never been in retail…
Jason Sadler will wear your company’s latest (and probably lamest) tee — but it’ll cost you. The 30-something based in Florida launched iwearyourshirt.com in 2009 as a way to “a way to make some extra money without actually ‘working.” Every day, he and his five-person team of walking billboards wear a company’s…
Vintage fiends be warned: Downtown’s MacAlpine’s is clearing out storage and gathering treasures for a blowout estate sale this weekend. The retail and soda shop’s owner, Monica Heizenrader, says she’s been eyeing a few of the smaller mid-century items and furniture pieces, artwork, clothing and collectables that haven’t seen the front…
Collectors of pop culture memorabilia face many challenges. Finding a toy that was new in 1983 and doesn’t look like a pack of dogs chewed on it for 28 years can be hard enough, but getting it at a good price is another matter. Re-selling memorabilia seems like yet another…
School is back in session and along with all of the pencils, pens, binders, and calculators (not to mention textbooks), you might need a few accessories. A few of our local sources on all things fashionable and fun have a couple recommendations for the fall. Take a hint from the creatives…
It doesn’t take a genius to see that Banding Hendrix is an artist. The 20something’s pants are usually covered with splashes of paint — partially out of necessity (since the splattered pigment is a hazard of his medium), but also partially out of his choice of fashion. Hendrix digs on…
Vintage market Sweet Salvage opened its doors last Thursday at 4809 North 7th Avenue. But don’t drop by just any old day. Sweet Salvage is a vintage “occasion sale,” meaning it’s only open on the third Thursday of every month through the following Sunday (for a total of four days each month)…
Hours may be limited, but some local grand dames are keeping busy this summer, making and selling wares out of Grand Avenue studios and shops — thanks in large part to the wonders of etsy.com. See what Beatrice Moore of Kooky Krafts, Kate Benjamin of Moderncat Studio and the…
All the world’s a stage for local dancer/performance artist Babs O’Matic. The 36-year-old typically sports plenty of glittery, flashy and eye-catching outfits both onstage (when performing Strange Family Circus or belly dancing at events like the annual Rites of Spring Ball at the Alwun House) and off. Most nights you can…
Downtown Phoenix’s Cade Gallery followed up last month’s Mortal Kombat II tournament with a new challenge in the form of the ultimate fighter of the 16-bit era; Street Fighter II. Ten contestants fought to the K.O. for the title of Street Fighter II champion. Every fight counted in the tournament’s…
The ability to navigate the back alleys of Mill Avenue is as much engrained in an ASU student as an ID number or the importance of board shorts and flip flops. The university’s Tempe campus has been around for a while and its students have grown accustomed to the square…
Splash, the self-proclaimed “coolest weekly pool party” in Downtown Phoenix, dove into the rather cozy pool at The Lexington Hotel on Saturday night. The splish splashin’ soiree included performances by Ladylike, Strange Young Things and Sun Ghost. The event also included some quintessentially correct fashion choices and other, more questionable, ones.The Good’s above,…
