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Black Carl and Mergence Trade Mill Ave for The Mill

Tempe is running out of venues. The Clubhouse disintegrated in 2012 following a gang-related shooting; Rocky Point Cantina disappeared after a bad reality show trip; most recently the Stray Cat closed suddenly, announcing the bad news on its last day in business. Which is not to say that's why Valley...
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Phoenix Artist Monica Robles: 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: 37. Monica Robles. Creating...
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Phoenix Designer Ruben Gonzales: 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: 56. Ruben Gonzales. "I'm...
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Photos: ASU Homecoming 2013 and Rainbows Festival

Here's photographic evidence of another awesome weekend in Phoenix. Did we take your picture? ASU Homecoming Celebrations in Tempe, 10/19/13 Arizona State University held its annual Homecoming on Saturday, October 19, in Tempe with multiple celebrations taking place on campus and along Mill Avenue before the ASU football team (5-2)...
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Fox 10 Anchor Kind of Dropped the C-Bomb on Air (Video)

A Fox 10 anchor kind of dropped the C-bomb on air yesterday.Fox 10's Kari Lake described in the segment how Tempe police shot a man on Mill Avenue yesterday, but only after that man lunged at officers with a box cutter. Lake accidentally inserted an "n" in the most inconvenient...
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Top Five Phoenix Food Stories of the Week

Every week, there's a cornucopia of Phoenix food news, features, and reviews to report here at Chow Bella. If you're like most people, you probably just don't have the time to get to all of it. So, here's a recap of some of the top stories from the week that...
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Topless Protest Planned for Tempe, With March Down Mill Avenue

Topless women (and men) will be marching down Mill Avenue in Tempe in a couple of weeks.Last year marked the first time a Phoenix-area "Go Topless Day" protest was organized, as about 40 men and women marched in downtown Phoenix in what was billed as a protest against gender inequality...
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Best Vintage Blog

Vintage PhoenixWhether you’re a visual learner, a bit of a history buff, or simply someone who wants to share old memories, you should be following Dave Driscoll’s blog, Vintage Phoenix. Driscoll curates the crowd-sourced site with user-submitted historic photos of the Valley of the Sun, revealing what the metropolis once was. A quick scan of the […]
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Best Urban Kayaking

Tempe Town LakeThe cheaper the pleasure, the happier we are — which is why we always leave Tempe Town Lake smiling after a good paddle. For just $25 a year for residents, $50 for non-residents, you can launch a kayak into the water anytime during lake hours of 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. and paddle till your […]
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Chow Bella’s 10 Biggest Food News Stories of 2013

What were we doing a year ago? We were waiting on news about that second restaurant from Citizen Public House owners Bernie Kantak, Andrew Fritz, and mixologist Richie Moe. And we didn't know it yet, but were headed for a cold snap that would cost local farmers and restaurants thousands...