Billy Benjamin Hayes Jr., 39, is one of the state's most vocal marijuana activists. Few people welcomed the Arizona Medical Marijuana Act when voters passed it in 2010 more than Hayes. The lanky father of three is a marijuana enthusiast, a grower for nearly his whole life who imbibes regularly,...
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Welcome to "Schaefer," in which Eric Schaefer -- a local guy with a big (but discerning) appetite and a sense of humor to match -- takes on the Phoenix food scene. What would you do if you were responsible for the long-awaited expansion of a Midwestern legend into a city...
I've been to a lot of different shows in my day, in a lot of different genres, but I'm honestly unable to imagine what a George Clinton show would be like in person. So that's one option...
Sol Diablo Cantina Kitchen, the newest restaurant from the folks that brought the Valley the Humble Pie chain of pizzerias, may have soft opened for the ASU game against Wisconsin last Saturday (go Sun Devils!), but this weekend, its fiesta grande time. Promising a "mouth-watering menu of tacos, salsa, and...
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If you didn't get in as much celebrating and carousing as you'd hoped during 2013, you've got only a few more chances to do so -- including the biggest party night of 'em all, New Year's Eve. And there's no shortage of places to do so, as every single bar,...
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Sheriff Joe Arpaio's office certainly didn't shut down the Arizona State University party scene in Tempe this weekend, but the alcohol task-force did come away with 405 arrests.That was the fourth weekend of Tempe PD's "Safe and Sober" campaign, which notched 1,367 arrests over the three previous weekends...
The yuletide season can be an exercise in utter chaos. Or, at the very least, busy. There are gifts to buy, feasts and fêtes to plan, trees to trim, halls to deck, and family gatherings to attend. Making your to-do lists even longer are the hundreds of special events over...
Phoenix restaurants are hot right now. It hasn't been more than two weeks since Melt, the new ice cream shop on Roosevelt Row, got a shout out for being one of the Hottest Ice Cream shops in the country from the national food blog Eater. And earlier this week five...
One of the first things that Michael Pawlicki wants you to know about Double Nickels Record Collective is that -- despite its name -- the place isn't only about records. Yes, there are a slew of vinyl platters available for purchase at the new Tempe cooperative pop-up shop, which opened...
McDuffy's Grille, the Chandler sports bar with a long history in the Valley, has shuttered. Originally opened just off Tempe's Mill Avenue in 1988, McDuffy's, describing itself as "a great neighborhood sports grill where you can come watch any game you can think of" was known for its walls of...
It turns out that there were actually two topless protests in the Valley this weekend.Last year marked the first time a Phoenix "Go Topless Day" protest was organized to demonstrate against gender inequality, and the organizer of that event decided to move it to Tempe this year. At the same...
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Salut Kitchen Bar is a kind of Mill Avenue detox, a comfortable, low-lit room where glasses of wine take the place of tequila shots, where an ironic '80s tune never gets loud enough to drown out conversation, and where getting up close and personal with your neighbor at the bar...
Depending on the state of your family's interpersonal relations and the amount of emotional baggage they have stowed away, Thanksgiving will either be a joyous or hellish experience. If it's the former, you might be in search of a place to knock back a few with some of your relations...
I have a vague memory of going out for lunch. It's there, in the back of my mind, with eight-hour workdays, the top of my desk, and having time to think. These days, I'm sizing a photo, sending an e-mail and posting an event on the website while I wolf...
As students flood into the Valley of the Sun for their fall semester at ASU and other schools around town, there are a few things they should know. Chow Bella's already given the lowdown on where and what to eat around the downtown and Tempe campuses. Now, Jackalope Ranch presents...
Drunk driving is bad.With that out of the way, here's where police will be setting up "saturation patrols" around the Valley, and elsewhere, looking for impaired drivers this weekend, including Labor Day:...
Thanks to its close proximity to Arizona State University's main campus, wild times are often afoot on Mill Avenue. And most nights, you can find Damion Hernandez helping stoke things up at some of the rowdier bars along the Downtown Tempe thoroughfare. The 33-year-old, known to the scene as DJ...
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On Thursday, March 27, Phoenicians gathered under a cloud-streaked sky in the downtown sector. Some sprawled amongst the grass, others chased their children while still more stood, beer in hand, facing the stage. It wasn't a rock concert or a festival -- not yet anyway. That would be March 28...
Thanks to a partnership among Keep Phoenix Beautiful, the city of Phoenix, and Barron Collier Companies, the northeast corner of Indian School Road and Central Avenue has seen a lot of change. An ongoing project called PHX Renews aims to transform the formerly vacant land -- a part of Steele...
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The Girls of Hell City Tattoo Fest 2013 The Hell City Tattoo Festival returned to Phoenix for a weekend of fun for those who enjoy the beauty of a customized body. Here's a glimpse of the fairer sex found at Hell City at the Arizona Biltmore Resort and Spa...