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Poetic Inferno

Just as things are starting to cool down, Phoenix becomes the hot spot for word-based battling. The 2014 Individual World Poetry Slam sets the city on fire this Friday, October 10.Competition is thick with local favorites like Myrlin Hepworth and Joy Young mixing it up with lauded wordsmiths from all...
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Best Multimedia Resale

Zia Record ExchangeOpen less than a year, the spacious Zia on Mill Avenue and Southern — one of four locations in the Phoenix area, including a new one in the East Valley — is our favorite purveyor of new and used games, DVDs, books, magazines, toys, CDs, and vinyl. With thousands of square feet to roam, plus […]
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21 Best New Year’s Eve Parties in Metro Phoenix

All dressed up and nowhere to go on New Year's Eve? Consider any of the following options happening across the Valley on Wednesday, December 31, each of which will allow you to commemorate the final moments of 2014 in grand fashion. And there are plenty of events and affairs to...
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Joe Dirt

So you think you know Sheriff Joe, huh? Well, prepare to get sucked into the insane and almost unbelievable media circus that surrounds America’s most infamous lawman, in the locally made documentary The Joe Show.Even if Arpaio didn’t happen to run the county that we live in, the film’s use...
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New Year’s Eve Guide 2015

All dressed up and nowhere to go on New Year's Eve? Consider any of the following options happening across the Valley on Wednesday, December 31, each of which will allow you to commemorate the final moments of 2014 in grand fashion. And there are plenty of events and affairs to...
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New Year’s Eve Guide 2015

All dressed up and nowhere to go on New Year's Eve? Consider any of the following options happening across the Valley on Wednesday, December 31, each of which will allow you to commemorate the final moments of 2014 in grand fashion. And there are plenty of events and affairs to...
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Phoenix Demonstrations Related to Ferguson Grand Jury Decision Fizzle

As parts of Ferguson, Missouri, burned and hundreds gathered in New York City's Times Square, related demonstrations in the Phoenix area mostly fizzled. Following Monday's announcement that no criminal charges would be forthcoming for a white Ferguson police officer who shot an unarmed black teen in August, the largest gathering...
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Best Fireside Drinks

House of TricksThe patio at House of Tricks isn’t the largest in town, or the fanciest. The drink menu isn’t super-remarkable (though the wine list is good). But time and again, as soon as the temperature dips, you’ll find us on the patio of this downtown Tempe mainstay enjoying a fireside cocktail. The bricked-in, tree-covered patio is […]
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The Big Bang in Tempe to Close on September 6

The Big Bang in Tempe are about to go silent after more than a decade. Owners of the underground piano bar, a hallmark of Mill Avenue's nightlife scene since it opened 2003, have announced that it will closing its doors on September 6. Recent messages on both the bar's voicemail...
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Fat Rolls

Numerous reasons keep Tour de Fat, presented by Colorado’s New Belgium Brewery (the epitome of bike-loving, brew-making goodness) coming back to Tempe. First and foremost, Tempe -- and by extension much of the Valley -- is a bike loving town, home to State Bicycle and offering some kazillion miles of...
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6 Best Concerts to See in Phoenix This Week

It's New Year's Eve on Wednesday night. So if you haven't already, start figuring out where you're going to be and if you need to wear a suit. Here are our picks for what you should be doing Wednesday night (and Monday and Tuesday as well). Also, check out our...
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Closed for Business: American Junkie in Scottsdale

So much for American Junkie 2.0. The Scottsdale nightlife hangout and day-drinking hangout for football fans, which shut down for several weeks over the summer for extensive renovations, has apparently closed again. And there's been no indication if it will be reopening anytime soon. For the last several weekends, American...
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30 Best Spring Events in Metro Phoenix

As flowers start to bloom, the schedules start to get booked. Spring is easily a season to see and be seen in metro Phoenix -- what with an influx of conventions, art exhibitions, and festivals. Whether your interests lie in comedy, comic books, or something in between, we're certain you'll...
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10 Signs You Went to ASU

No matter when you went to Arizona State University, there are some things nearly all students have experienced. Check out our 10 tell-tale signs that you went to ASU:...
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16 Best Thanksgiving Weekend Parties in Metro Phoenix

A word to the wise: better warn your kith and kin that you might be a little "out of sorts" or "under the weather" at whatever family gathering on Thanksgiving Day...or possibly the entirety of this weekend. It's said that the day before T-Day is one of the biggest drinking...
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5 Best Resale Shops in Metro Phoenix

Earlier this year, Phoenix New Times celebrated the cream of the crop with our 36th annual Best of Phoenix edition. Here are our top picks for resale shops in metro Phoenix. Best Adult Clothing Resale: Buffalo Exchange Whether it's "vintage," "used," or "resale," there are three qualities common to great...
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Green Daze: St. Patrick’s Day Guide 2015

We're willing to wager a few pounds, boy-o, that your eyes, Irish or otherwise, will be smiling in the days leading up to this year's celebration of St. Patrick's Day and on the actual drinking holiday. Or, at the very least, they're going to be a wee bit bloodshot. Given...