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Psycho Killer: Jodi Arias’ Kinky Death-Penalty Trial

Prosecutor Juan Martinez rapid-fires questions to murder defendant Jodi Arias, bouncing through timelines, appearing to want to confuse and scold as much as to elicit useful information. Arias sometimes gets confused and upset. She admits she can't keep her stories straight. She intermittently breaks down sobbing, especially when forced to...
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Big Brain 2012 Finalist: Victor Moreno

You submitted nominations for awards given to the Valley's emerging creatives and the results are in. Introducing our Big Brain 2012 Finalists. Leading up to the Big Brain Award awards announcement and celebration on April 7, Chow Bella and Jackalope Ranch will introduce the finalists. Up today: Victor Moreno Victor Moreno remembers sneaking across the street...
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“Found Out About You,” Gin Blossoms, 1989

Editor's Note: An abridged version of this article appears in this week's issue, featuring 100 Songs that Defined Arizona. In celebration of Arizona's centennial, we spoke with local music icon Sara Cina about one of the earliest songs of renowned Tempe band Gin Blossoms. "All the lines you wrote to...
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Zen’s Cafe Opens Third Location In Tempe

And the new restaurant openings this month just keep on comin,' folks. Zen's Cafe, the locally owned, small casual eatery chain from owners Adrian Yap and son Steven, opened its newest location last week at 19 East Broadway Road (Broadway and Mill Avenue) in Tempe. In the former spot of...
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Mill Ave. Ice Cream Sandwich Battle: Cookiez, Slickables, Sparky’s

​The Mill Avenue area surely must be approaching a critical mass of frozen dessert purveyors. As of a couple of weeks ago, on the short quarter-mile strip there are now six shops exclusively offering chilly sweets. Of the six, half of them offer hand-scooped ice cream sandwiched between fresh-baked cookies.  With...
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Camelback Mountain Safety Sign & Memorial for Fall Victim Clint McHale

A new sign being planned for Camelback Mountain will likely memorialize falling victim Clint McHale with a picture, but don't call it a memorial, says one Phoenix official."It'll be more like an educational or information sign," says Kathi Reichert, deputy director for Phoenix's Parks and Recreation department. "It talks about...
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Estefex, Craft, Travelah, Sub D at UK Thursdays, 1/19/12

Estefex, Craft, Travelah, Sub D UK Thursdays at School Of Rock Thursday, January 19 School Of Rock? More like "School Of Bass." Last night, the Mill Avenue club hosted a special experimental version of UK Thursdays featuring four local Drum and Bass artists from the Valley area. The music didn't...
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Slickables Ice Cream Sandwich Now Open in Tempe

Slickables Ice Cream Sandwich, the small shop located at 699 South Mill Avenue (in The Brickyard on Mill) and owned by former San Franciscans and ex-corporate types Tina Chau and Sam Chang, is now open for business. Featuring a scoop of ice cream between two homemade cookies for two dollars,...
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Where to Eat and Drink Near Tempe Diablo Stadium

Los Angeles Angels: Tempe Diablo Stadium The name says Tempe, but if you're catching an Angels game at Diablo Stadium (heh heh, we get it) and looking for a good meal, you're much closer to a few excellent drinking and dining options in South Phoenix. We did tuck one Tempe...
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Ten Favorite Margaritas in Metro Phoenix

We don't really go for all the hoopla over the made-up holidays that have crept onto the calendar in recent times, thanks to clever marketers. You know, like Orange M&M Day and Brown Rice Tortilla Week. (We made those up, don't worry.) But there's one fabricated celebration we're more than...
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Happy Mardi Gras: Six Songs for Fat Tuesday

Ah, Mardi Gras. A time honored tradition marked by booze, beads, boobies, and other pre-Lent debauchery. Since 1837, the city of New Orleans has been paving the way for last-minute sinners by throwing, "the greatest free show on earth." While we at Up on the Sun have mad respect for...
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Beatriz Alatorre de Hong: Caramelpalooza Candymakers

From now through Caramelpalooza -- March 2 at Smeeks candy shop -- Chow Bella will introduce you to the 18 chefs participating in the third annual caramel tasting. Today, meet Beatriz Alatorre de Hong, or as she's known in the Mexican popsicle world, Paletas Betty. You could describe a paleta as a Mexico-born ice...
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America’s Taco Shop Opening New Location in Old Town

See also: Is America's Taco Shop Being Franchised? All Signs (and an E-mail) Point to "Yes." See also: America's Taco Shop -- Happy Hour Report Card For fans of America's Taco Shop, the casual, counter-service Mexican eatery from America Corrales and husband Terry Bortin, come this fall, there will be...
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Weird Is the New Cool Rebounds From Tragedy

To paraphrase the common axiom: In show business, it's not who you know, it's who knows you. Phoenix-based hip-hop crew Weird Is the New Cool counts Phoenix Suns point guard Steve Nash, radio DJs Johnjay and Rich, and MTV favorite Gym Class Heroes among its admirers, achieving recognition for its...
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CLOSED: Diverti Bar & Grill in Tempe

It slipped under our radar for restaurant closings in 2011, but we've since learned that Diverti Bar & Grill, the eatery of suds and East Coast-style overstuffed sandwiches in Tempe, was shuttered just before the New Year. Opened in October of 2010, Diverti was preceded by the short-lived Sucker Punch...
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Ice Cream Sandwich Specialty Shop, Slickables, Coming to Tempe

Looks like something cool is about to happen on Mill Avenue in Tempe. Former San Franciscans and ex-corporate types Tina Chau and Sam Chang moved to the Valley a little over two months ago when, after a cross-country location-hunting excursion, they selected Tempe to be the home of their first...
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Happy Birthday Arizona: 100 Songs that Define Arizona, Pt. 3

Editor's Note: An abridged version of this article appears in this week's issue, featuring 100 Songs that Defined Arizona. In celebration of Arizona's centennial, we've rounded up sound clips for (almost) everything featured in our list, and will be rolling them out over the course of the week. "Everybody knows...