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Your Cinco de Mayo Drinking Guide 2014

Special Events Chandler Downtown Public Library Courtyard 100 E. Commonwealth Ave., Chandler Got a Chihuahua that's both cute and quick? Those wee beasties will be celebrated during Chandler's Cinco de Mayo Festival, where they can participate in both the yearly Chihuahua races and beauty pageant, which are the hallmark of...
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Road Runners

There aren’t many places in the country where you can go for a 26.2 mile-run outdoors in January without getting frostbite. But here in the Valley thousands do just that by participating in the annual PF Chang’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon.Runners (and their cheering squads) will gather at CityScape, 1...
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5 Things to Do in Metro Phoenix This Weekend

"Closure: Paintings From JB Snyder" J.B. Snyder, a local artist known for making a splash by adding color to deserted landscapes, is trying something new-ish: an art show within four walls, not on them. His first solo show since 2010's "Fragments of Happiness" at The Quincy, "Closure" includes approximately 25...
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Top 5 Concerts in Metro Phoenix This Week

It's a good time to be a music fan in Phoenix, particularly those who dig both indie and country. Thanks to our fair city's plum position along Interstate 10, numerous bands bound for Indio, California over the next couple of weeks are swinging through the Valley on their way to...
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The 25 Best Club Candids Photos of January

It's been said that January is the worst month because of post-holiday depression, having to stick to all those pesky resolutions, or your ass getting dumped. But if anyone was feeling blue during the first month of 2014, they weren't showing their frowny faces at any of the bars, music...
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5 Best Places to Eat and Drink This Week in Metro Phoenix

Barrio Queen Tequileria Just last week, culinary queen Martha Stewart (who tweeted that she was in town for a meeting with PetSmart) stopped in to eat at Chef Silvana Salcido Esparza's Barrio Queen in Scottsdale, proving that all it takes to dine with the stars is good taste in restaurants...
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Tempe Rising: The Valley College Town Is Exploding with Development

Jared Diamond, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of the bestsellers Guns, Germs and Steel and Collapse, is surrounded by a few academics and fans at a wine-and-cheese reception on the north patio of Tempe Center for the Arts. It's November 5, the weather's gorgeous, and the dark blue of twilight reflects...
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10 Places to Party for Spring Break in Metro Phoenix

It's the most wonderful time of the year. Yes, we're aware that it's been in the low 80s lately and there is a greater chance of Aaron Carter and Hilary Duff getting back together than there is of Phoenix getting any snow. Get on our level. We're not talking about...
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Top 5 Things to Do in Metro Phoenix This Week

"Anything Goes" at Gallery 100 Whether a video game's for fun or medical rehab, whether a film is The Hangover or Shoah, such projects require artists. If they're Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts students working toward Bachelor of Fine Arts degrees in Intermedia at ASU's School of Art,...
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Phoenix Artist Mimi Jardine: 100 Creatives

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...
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New Year’s Eve Guide 2013

Celebrity Theatre 440 N. 32nd St. www.celebritytheatre.com UrbanAZ will present A Grown & Sexy New Year's Eve Concert featuring R&B, slow jams, and pop hits from El Debarge, Guy, and Johnny Gill. 9 p.m., $55-$75. Call 602-267-1600. Circle K New Year's Eve Block Party Mill Avenue District, Tempe After a...
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Beer Advocate

Just because you’re feeling cash-strapped from buying a pile of presents doesn’t mean you have to become a social pariah until after the New Year. We’ve been on the hunt for drinking deals and found one that’s actually pretty sweet. On Thursday nights from 8 p.m. to close at The...
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Bienvenidos a La Vida Crafty

Every month Kathy Cano-Murillo, a.k.a. The Crafty Chica, dishes crafty tips and tricks in La Vida Crafty on Jackalope Ranch. Hi, I'm Kathy, the Crafty Chica, and I sprinkle glitter for a living. Literally and metaphorically, right here out of my Phoenix home. I'm a third-generation Phoenician (love!) and am...
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Best Shopping on Mill Avenue

Meat Market VintageIn its second year as a brick-and-mortar shop on Mill Avenue, Ben Funke and Cory Martinez’s Meat Market has further solidified itself as a go-to for hipster-approved vintage finds. That means Garfield engineer caps, teensy men’s running shorts, plenty of cheeky T-shirts, and buttons emblazoned with phrases like “God, World’s Greatest Father.” Of course, it’s […]
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Top 5 Things to Do in Metro Phoenix This Week

Fitness at the Flour Mill at Hayden Flour Mill While a workout video, the Rocky theme song, and a few raw eggs for breakfast may work well for the more self-disciplined individuals out there, the rest of us need more hands-on assistance. For those who need serious structure to sustain...