It's a beautiful fall evening, twilight at my house in downtown Tempe, mild temperatures at last, the scent of blooming night jasmine floating through my open windows. Across the street, a gaggle of my skateboarder friends are on their front porch drinking Budweiser and smoking cigarettes. Later on, another friend...
Wed 11/3 With the D-Backs in freefall, the Cardinals in the basement, and the Coyotes involved in a lockout nobody cares about, the smart money is on the new and improved Phoenix Suns to reclaim their status as the big dogs of the Valley's sports landscape. Just months removed from...
10/23-10/24 Perhaps it's because we appreciate the sheer everyday practicality of their design, or maybe they just appeal to our Wild West mentality. Whatever the case, Arizona has always served as a sort of unofficial Ground Zero for monster trucks and the people who love them. It's all about the...
House of TricksOne of the first things we do as soon as fall arrives is call House of Tricks for a lunch reservation. We love to sip a raspberry iced tea (the trick is real raspberries) on the patio in front of this decidedly non-chain restaurant right off Mill Avenue. There’s still enough hustle and bustle to […]
House of TricksOne of the first things we do as soon as fall arrives is call House of Tricks for a lunch reservation. We love to sip a raspberry iced tea (the trick is real raspberries) on the patio in front of this decidedly non-chain restaurant right off Mill Avenue. There’s still enough hustle and bustle to […]
House of TricksOne of the first things we do as soon as fall arrives is call House of Tricks for a lunch reservation. We love to sip a raspberry iced tea (the trick is real raspberries) on the patio in front of this decidedly non-chain restaurant right off Mill Avenue. There’s still enough hustle and bustle to […]
Ziggy'sZiggy’s transformation from Sun Devil-themed sports bar to popular punk-rock hangout wasn’t truly complete until the owners took the Best of the Pixies CD off auto-repeat and finally got the jukebox stocked with kick-ass discs handpicked by DJ Jefe, who also books bands there. Ziggy’s definitely amped up its cool quotient by bringing live rock […]
Ziggy'sZiggy’s transformation from Sun Devil-themed sports bar to popular punk-rock hangout wasn’t truly complete until the owners took the Best of the Pixies CD off auto-repeat and finally got the jukebox stocked with kick-ass discs handpicked by DJ Jefe, who also books bands there. Ziggy’s definitely amped up its cool quotient by bringing live rock […]
Sat 10/16 With Wall Street watching, there'd better be one hell of a good reason IBM and Microsoft are spending $2,500 each on a sinking ship, er, boat. And, of course, there is. On Saturday, October 16, the aforementioned join more than 30 Valley-based companies on the high seas of...
Rio Salado Brewing CompanyOur thirst for knowledge is equaled only by our thirst for beer. We quench both at Tempe’s Rio Salado Brewing Company, where Saturday-afternoon brewery tours impart “a sensory experience of Rio Salado Brewing Company beer.” Beer buffs get to “taste and smell the raw materials, learn how they impact the beer, taste the steps of […]
Rio Salado Brewing CompanyOur thirst for knowledge is equaled only by our thirst for beer. We quench both at Tempe’s Rio Salado Brewing Company, where Saturday-afternoon brewery tours impart “a sensory experience of Rio Salado Brewing Company beer.” Beer buffs get to “taste and smell the raw materials, learn how they impact the beer, taste the steps of […]
Casey Moore's Oyster HouseForget the tasty ghost stories, oysters and local brews that make Casey Moore’s a favorite dining/drinking hangout for ASU students and Tempe residents. Conversation is the real mainstay of this historic house turned watering hole. Just a brief stroll from the corporate cornucopia of Mill Avenue, Casey’s is camouflaged among quaint houses in a small […]
Casey Moore's Oyster HouseForget the tasty ghost stories, oysters and local brews that make Casey Moore’s a favorite dining/drinking hangout for ASU students and Tempe residents. Conversation is the real mainstay of this historic house turned watering hole. Just a brief stroll from the corporate cornucopia of Mill Avenue, Casey’s is camouflaged among quaint houses in a small […]
Playwright Oscar Wilde once quipped, "Work is the curse of the drinking class," and we're inclined to agree with the swishy scribe, especially when it comes to this year's St. Patrick's Day. Since the annual exercise in alcohol excess falls on a weekday, you'd better have a sick day up...
eJoy Internet CafeHalf wired coffee house and half gaming center, the eJoy Cafe, housed in what used to be a Bank of America branch just off Mill Avenue, is far from the most serious fragging spot in town. The twentysomething ASU students serving up espresso and scones in the front room are often clueless about fixing the […]
TV LoungeIt’s been a long night of spanging and bumming smokes in front of the Coffee Plantation on Mill Avenue, and now the dawn is breaking. You need some serious sack time, but too bad the cops busted up your squat the night before. Luckily, the cushy red couches in the TV Lounge on the lower […]
TV LoungeIt’s been a long night of spanging and bumming smokes in front of the Coffee Plantation on Mill Avenue, and now the dawn is breaking. You need some serious sack time, but too bad the cops busted up your squat the night before. Luckily, the cushy red couches in the TV Lounge on the lower […]
eJoy Internet CafeHalf wired coffee house and half gaming center, the eJoy Cafe, housed in what used to be a Bank of America branch just off Mill Avenue, is far from the most serious fragging spot in town. The twentysomething ASU students serving up espresso and scones in the front room are often clueless about fixing the […]
Events and Happenings Wednesday, October 27: A Favored Affar; Catering & Bistro 4016 East Main Street Monster meal deal, with a choice of sandwich, soda and chips for $3.99 (treat included). Deal valid Wednesday, October 27, through Friday, October 29, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Saturday, October 30,...
As a first-time novelist, it's hard enough for Marc Acito to get even mild props from the literary establishment, much less any sexual play from adoring fans as a result of his newfound success. So don't blame the guy for being open to a little bedtime storytelling when Acito and...
Ditch your donkey-show and dollar-a-day hooker dreams. Tijuana is a real town with more to love than its proximity. So says Culture Clash, a national Chicano-Latino performance troupe. Clash is breaking down cultural barriers and busting gringo balls with its original play Bordertown, the opening of the Actors Theatre's 20th...
Terror. It's a sensation we know all too well, especially during Halloween. Whether it's getting caught by the po-pos smashing a few dozen pumpkins or waking up on November 1 next to a paramour with a case of coyote ugly worth chawin' your arm off, we've felt the chill of...
