Downtown Mesa is about to bump up its artsy image. The East Valley city has teamed with local artists and businesses to build “Main Street Art Love,” a series of unique planters along Main Street. The up-cycled planters, which will bring additional desert foliage to the main drag, will make…
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: 6. Elizabeth Maria Naranjo…
Anthony Diaz realized when he was just a little kid that he wanted to be some kind of artist, but he didn’t really consider tattooing until his coworkers started asking him for tattoos. “Ever since I was little, I was always drawing,” Diaz says. “I always wanted to do art,…
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: 7. Dan Hull. “Storyteller…
Men say a lot of stuff while they’re trying to find their way into a woman’s heart (or bedroom). Sometimes it works. Sometimes it’s just plain stupid. Sometimes it works even though it’s just plain stupid. The bottom line is that our basic social interactions often depend on this possibly…
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: 8. Kendra Sollars. It’s…
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: 9. Nic Wiesinger. Nic…
While Phoenicians hardly need convincing that their city has culture, it never hurts to hear it from someone else. That’s why we were excited to see that not only is our Southwest metropolis being recognized for its artistic and intellectual endeavors, it’s being ranked among the best. On Friday, August…
Where did our obsession with nails — and particularly manicures — come from? Suzanne Shapiro broached the subject on Wednesday, September 10, with her lecture “A Century of the Modern Manicure” at Phoenix Art Museum. Her new book, Nails: The Story of the Modern Manicure, explores the growing popularity and…
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: 10. Rosalind Shipley. “I…
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. I have made quite a few mistakes in dating. Don’t get me wrong, I’m still making…
Goodbyes are never easy. So when street artist Mike “Mad One” Neely packed his bags and left for Portland a few years back, we took it pretty hard. Fortunately, the former Phoenix-based artist must have sensed our withdrawal because he’s just announced that he’s coming back for a one-night-only Sticker…
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: 11. Mimi Jardine. One…
When Ian Loughlin’s brother bought him a tattoo kit and asked for a tattoo, he probably didn’t expect it to lead to a career. “I was just doing graffiti and drawing at the time, and I was getting tattooed myself a lot, so my brother just asked me to tattoo…
Looking to make new friends? Maybe meet some singles? Icon Sports Club might be able to help with that. The adult intramural social club is inviting men and women 21 and over to step up to the plate, onto field, and near the net as it accepts new players for…
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: 12. Timothy Brennan. Before…
It shouldn’t shock anyone that men and women might prefer to live in significantly different situations, but the truth is a lot of guys will clean up their lives (or at least their homes) when they get into at least a semi-serious relationship. You might think your boyfriend or husband…
Apologies to all you newborn parents, but the cutest baby in metro Phoenix right now currently resides at the Phoenix Zoo. And yeah, okay, he’s technically an orangutan. On Tuesday, September 2, Bornean orangutans Bess and Michael welcomed their second offspring. The yet-unnamed male was delivered that afternoon in good…
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: 13. Liz Warren. Liz…
Some people have pumpkin patches, others have trick-or-treating, but for the downtown arts scene, the fall tradition is Lisa Starry’s A Vampire Tale. The Scorpius Dance Theatre production returns to Phoenix Theatre for its 11th season, and due to popularity, the company is encouraging dance fans to snap up tickets…
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: 14. Rebekah Cancino. Rebekah…
Comedian Joan Rivers has died. The 81-year-old performer, writer, and television personality passed away on Thursday, September 4, after suffering complications from throat surgery the week prior. She will be remembered for her numerous contributions to the entertainment world. From her appearances on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson to…
