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Manufactured Landscapes

The work of Venezuelan-born artist Saskia Jordá is often influenced by its place. Now Phoenix-based, the artist specializes in site-specific installations and has filled rooms at the Scottsdale Public Library, a storefront on Mill Avenue, and corners of Shemer Art Center with industrial felt, hanging fabric, and geometric sculptures that...
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Top 5 Things to Do This Weekend

Looking for ways to fill up your weekend? Here are your five best bets for getting out and about in the Valley of the Sun. Espionage En Couture @ Scottsdale AirCenter The undeniable highlight of Phoenix Fashion Week 2012 was the three-day event's grand finale: a showstopping collection of pop...
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Aaron Chamberlin’s Phoenix Public Market Cafe Opens Wednesday

It's been almost exactly a year since Phoenix Public Market Urban Grocery closed its doors, leaving downtown devotees feeling bereft without a locally focused brick-and-mortar market and a convenient, affordable go-to for a nosh and a glass of wine. See also: -- Downtown Phoenix Public Market Urban Grocery & Wine...
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Best Movie Posters

Victor Moreno's Cult ClassicsLocal designer Victor Moreno has had a lifelong love affair with movie posters. Gowing up in the 1980s, he was fascinated by legendary artist Drew Struzan’s action-packed one-sheet for Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, as well the iconic poster for Robocop. “I can always remember movie posters being something that stuck with me, […]
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Best Place to See an Underground Punk Show

Meat Market Garment FactoryAt Meat Market Garment Factory, it’s business up front, party in the back. We’re not suggesting that Ben Funke or Cory Martinez, the fashionable young couple who run this small DIY venue, proudly sport Kentucky Waterfalls. We simply are describing how things are set up here. The anterior portion of this under-the-radar space, located in […]
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Best Motorcycle Ride

Rio Salado and Galvin Parkways to McDonald DriveAs much as we love the Valley, we wish its founding fathers had seen fit to plant more curves in the roads. To find that long and winding road, it’s best to leave town, of course — go to Bartlett Lake or Tortilla Flat. Takes hours to do that, though. We often need something to […]
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Top 10 Reissues and Compilations of 2012

2012 is at its end, and just like I did last year, I thought it would be good fun to try and recap the reissues and compilations I couldn't seem to get off my phonograph this year. So here they are: The 10 reissues and compilations I dug most in...
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Best Local Fantasy Author

Kevin HearneLocal pub Rúla Búla is a stomping ground for all manner of colorful characters, including beer-swilling frat cats, devotees of Irish culture, and the usual Mill Avenue party crowd. And according to local author Kevin Hearne, it’s also the preferred hangout of a 2,100-year-old druid named Atticus O’Sullivan, or at least it is in the […]
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Seven Must-See Parties on Halloween Night

Many local party animals spent this past weekend getting a jump on Halloween at all the freaky fiestas and crazy costume balls that went down in both Phoenix and Scottsdale. The thing is, the actual observation of Halloween doesn't takes place until tomorrow night, which means there are still a...
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New Bike-Friendly Beer Garden Coming to Tempe

Tempe-sians who like a little bicycle with their brats and booze will want to get their chainwheels checked before cruising down Mill Avenue in September. That's when the city's new bike-friendly beer garden, Handlebar & Grill, opens for business. The concept comes from restaurateur Julian Wright, owner of two other...
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Chicken Restaurant With Best/Worst Name of 2012 Coming to Tempe

What's in a name? In the case of Bad Mother Cluckers, a new late-night, fowl-filled eatery in Tempe's Mill Avenue District, chicken -- and lots of it. Set to open on Friday, August 24, Bad Mother Cluckers (BMC) will feature signature rotisserie and fire-grilled chicken as well as salads, sides,...
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Club Candids: The Tavern on Mill

During hot summer days, Mill Avenue is easy to navigate- you can easily find an unoccupied meter on Mill, and the lines in bars and restaurants aren't too long thanks to ASU students going home between semesters. The same cannot be said for weekend summer nights, as certain Mill hotspots...
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Five Must-See Events This Week

We know, the beginning of the work week sucks. But if you take a quick look at the calendar, you'll see we're off to a pretty good week of art events, sports games, dance parties, and more. Here are our must-see events from now to the weekend... Monday, October 22:...