The evolution of Mill Avenue continues. While retailers might've taken the biggest economic hit along downtown Tempe's walkable stretch (witness the sad row of empty storefronts just north of P.F. Chang's), the restaurant scene is burgeoning. Open since Friday, Robbie Fox's Public House is the newest addition to the mix, giving Rula...
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Seven Nights of DJs & Dancing
Wanna know the best place in the Valley to see The Summer Set when they're not playing a show? Go to someone else's show. Earlier this month, the pop rock band, who embarks on the Vans Warped Tour Friday, June 25, checked out Boys Like Girls at Venue of Scottsdale,...
Life's full of tough choices.Tonight, Valley art enthusiasts have their pick of the litter with three big events happening at three different museums across town: Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, ASU Art Museum and the Heard Museum.Here's the run-down:...
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Seven Nights of DJs & Dancing
When word broke a few weeks back of the impending return of Long Wong's to Tempe, I'm sure Valley music lovers had visions of the Gin Blossoms or Dead Hot Workshop headlining its grand opening. Sorry to disappoint, but Robin Wilson and the boys won't be playing at tonight's unveiling...
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Downtown Tempe's annual New Year's Eve blowout includes beer gardens, fireworks displays, street performers, and motocross-racer appearances. Thu., Dec. 31, 6 p.m.-1 a.m., 2009...
The urge to eat a good cheeseburger struck me like a lightning bolt the other day -- funny how one's body sneakily finds a way to get back at you for too many days of granola and salads and yogurt. I wound up at Five Guys Burger & Fries on Mill...
It cracks me up to think about it, but some people honestly do think I spend my days eating nothing but the most luxurious foods imaginable -- foie gras, sashimi, prime steak . . . Um, no. I often eat on the company dime for professional purposes, but I'm certainly...
When you hear the word "pudding," you likely think of a creamy, milk-based dessert. Over in the British Isles they have different meanings for the same word, some of which aren't quite as pleasant. There's blood pudding, a sausage made with congealed animal blood. Black and white pudding is blood sausage paired with a pork fat sausage...
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Seven Nights of DJs & Dancing
In Tempe, where people gravitate toward bright commercial clusters like Mill Avenue and Tempe Marketplace, it can be hard for off-the-beaten-path businesses to do well. The corner of Fifth Street and College Avenue is one of those places that's had a revolving door in recent years — maybe it's a...
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Long Wong's at the Firehouse owner Avi Sadote seemed a bit frazzled during last night's grand opening. It's to be expected, since was bouncing betwixt greeting patrons, confabbing with his bar staff, making cell phone calls, and working in the kitchen. Providing a contrast to his harried state was the...
Marathon Pub Crawl in Downtown Tempe Clad in corny and kitschy fitness wear, more than 50 Valley bar-hoppers engaged in a humorous running-themed pub crawl along Mill Avenue on Saturday, January 16, hitting up such downtown Tempe bars as Zuma Grill, Rula Bula, and Suite 301...see photos Kathy Griffin Talks...
Christopher WilliamsThe improv actor with the Light Rail Pirates, Chaos Comedy, Buck, The Team Formerly Known as Hope? and The Torch Theatre performs with Light Rail Pirates every Friday night in February at 10:30 p.m. at Space 55. What'd you eat for dinner last night? Leftovers of lunch from Pita Jungle, the Blue...
Farewell to a place with real character. Word from a very reliable source is that Tempe favorite Efes Turkish Cuisine has closed; there's no answer at the restaurant's number during scheduled business hours. The six-year-old eatery was well-known for its exquisite kebabs, friendly service, and exotic, cozy Turkish decor...
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Over the past five years, Pyra Sutra and the other voluptuous vixens of Scandalesque have rarely been shy about stripping down to their unmentionables for the delight of local lookie-loos. As of tonight, however, the Valley's premier burlesque troupe is getting completely Shameless. No, gutter brains, that doesn't mean these...
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Is "disabled" now an offensive label for the people we used to call "handicapped?" A group of faculty and students at ASU says so, as The State Press reports. They're making their point through the "Different From What?" three-day film festival running today through Sunday at MADCAP Theater on Mill...
Tempe certainly lost some major mojo when longtime Mill Avenue hangout Long Wong's closed a few years back. In its heyday, there was no better place to eat a burger and some wings, knock back a few cold ones, and watch local bands kick out the jams. But now the same...
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