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Harvest Boon

The beginning of fall usually means the end of a lively growing season. Here in the Valley, the cooler months mean this city will be coming back to life after summer hibernation. The revival includes the season opening reception at the ASU Art Museum, 699 South Mill Avenue in Tempe...
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May Restaurant Openings and Closings in Metro Phoenix

It wasn't a great month for restauranteurs in Phoenix, with the closing of a favorite Italian joint and a wine bar that's been around for years. On the upside, we're getting a whole bunch of Togo's -- again. See also: April Restaurant Openings and Closings in Metro Phoenix March Restaurant...
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Five Things to Eat and Drink This Weekend

Looking for something to put in your mouth this weekend? We've got you covered. Check out what's on our plate. See also: - Hana Japanese Eatery Makes Travel + Leisure's Best Sushi Restaurants in U.S. - Five Things to Eat and Drink Before the End of the World Christkindlmarkt: A...
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Your Guide to What’s Happening on New Year’s Eve

Special Events Celebrity Theatre 440 N. 32nd St. Classic rock icon Jerry Riopelle renews his New Year's Eve tradition of performing for friends and fans alike at the Celebrity. 9 p.m., $55-$95. Call 602-267-1600. Epic Red Cup New Year's Eve www.warsawpactaz.com After taking a year off from hosting a massive...
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Gregg Turkington on Punk in Tempe, the ’80s, and a Band As Good as Black Flag

Speaking with comedian Gregg Turkington about Phoenix's storied 80's punk scene, yielded plenty of yarns about seeing legendary bands in their prime. However, he also painted a vividly grotesque portrait of Arizona during the Reagan '80s and his own teenage experience in trying to navigate reactionary politics, fried food, and...
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Best Slimer

Michael MontiThe mud was a-slinging in this year’s mayoral election in Tempe, in one of the dirtiest — and closest — municipal elections in recent years. In one corner, there was Mark Mitchell, a Tempe councilman and son of former Congressman and Tempe Mayor Harry Mitchell. In the other corner, there was Michael Monti, whose father […]
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Best Public Art

IN FLUX:Scottsdale and Tempe Public ArtTempe’s Mill Avenue and Scottsdale’s Marshall Way are college kid hangouts, late-night watering holes, and shopping meccas for anyone in the market for ASU apparel or a collection of cowboy art. But this year, the two main drags became canvases for artists, thanks to Kirstin Van Cleef and Maja Aurora of Scottsdale and Tempe’s public […]
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Ncounter: Another Run-of-the-Mill Restaurant on Mill

This is an average sandwich: It is called a Gruyère Ham Stack. Classified as a hot sandwich, in this case, it is merely warm. The "stack" portion of its moniker might better refer to its overabundance of arugula than the ham, which tastes more of salt than pork. The Gruyère...
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Big Brain Awards 2013

Phoenix, we're surrounded. This year, we set out on a mission to find emerging creatives around the city who could use some cash for their next big projects. Truth is, there are countless individuals who continue to shape Phoenix through their visual art, performing art, design, online, culinary, and craft...
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8 Beer Cocktails in Metro Phoenix

Beer cocktails are nothing new. Remember the Boilermaker -- a shot glass of whisky dumped in a beer? It was a blue collar, let's-get-down-to-business kind of drink, a little déclassé compared to the la-ti-da beer cocktails made today. But then, why wouldn't beer cocktails become more artisanal and interesting, given...
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Italian Ice Storm on Mill Avenue: Cookiez vs. Rita’s

See also: Mill Ave. Ice Cream Sandwich Battle: Cookiez, Slickables, Sparky'sSee also: Someone Took a Frozen Dump (Sorry) on Mill Avenue, and It's Chilling Mill Avenue is approaching frozen dessert overload... [checks his watch] any second now. At this moment there are seven, count 'em, seven stores on Mill that...
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Best Tequila Selection

Canteen Modern Tequila BarIf you can make it past the throngs of ASU students on Mill Avenue feeling the effects of 21st-birthday shots and chanting what sounds like a mix between the school fight song and a fraternity anthem, head straight through the doors of Canteen Modern Tequila Bar. The server will know exactly what you need to […]
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Best Pub Quiz

Brainstormer Pub Quiz at Rula BulaThere are plenty of great reasons to visit Rúla Búla on a Wednesday night. The bar’s cozy interior makes for a refreshing break from the Mill Avenue bustle and grind (the historic location, the Andre Building, certainly doesn’t hurt), and the smooth-tasting pints of Guinness make the bar an Irish pub staple in the Valley. […]
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Was ASU Ever a Party School? (President Michael Crow Thinks Not)

With the death of Arizona State University's party-school reputation, someone had to check in with the administration for a reaction.That ended up being Mac and Gaydos from KTAR who had the school's president Michael Crow on the show yesterday afternoon, and apparently, the ASU prez isn't convinced the school was...