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Street Party to Benefit ASU Art Museum

Let's party.ASU is throwing a street party this Saturday. If you go, not only will you enjoy a heck of a line-up of music, art, and activities, but you get to walk away feeling like a champ. You see, any dough you spend at the party benefits the ASU Art...
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Saint Misbehavin’

You needn't bother trying to get hold of Brian O'Carroll on St. Patrick's Day, because he's gonna be a wee bit occupied. The bearded guitarist and frontman for local Celtic rock outfit The Biffos will be busy bounding around town with his bandmates during Lá Fhéile Pádraig, staging gigs at...
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St. Patrick’s Day Guide

You needn't bother trying to get hold of Brian O'Carroll on St. Patrick's Day, because he's gonna be a wee bit occupied. The bearded guitarist and frontman for local Celtic rock outfit The Biffos will be busy bounding around town with his bandmates during Lá Fhéile Pádraig, staging gigs at...
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San Tan Brewery Hosts Tuesday Night Tasting

Craft beers plus homey seasonal cuisine? Sounds like a winning combination. That's what brew master Anthony Canecchia has planned for the Tuesday Night Tasting he's hosting at Chandler's SanTan Brewing on Tuesday, December 1. For $25, guests will get to taste half a dozen microbrews, served with five courses of food...
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Brew Crew

It’s nice to kick back with a cold beer on the weekend. Maybe you’d even like to relax with a few more than one, but you worry that people will think you’re “trashy” or that you “have a drinking problem.” Whatever. If you’re looking to drink a lot of brewski...
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Draft Magazine’s Big Pour Starts Tonight

We have a theory as to why Draft Magazine's The Big Pour runs from today through Saturday and not Friday through Sunday: So that we may have a day to recover.  Seriously, the event promises "hundreds of craft beers." I'm not sure that I can drink that many, but for...
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Lisa G Goes Out of Business on a Halloween High Note

It's Saturday morning. I really haven't had enough coffee yet. But there's nothing like big news to wake me up, and today's word is a shocker. Lisa G Cafe & Wine Bar is closing. Tonight -- Halloween -- is the last night of service.Owner Lisa Giungo tells me, "It actually came...
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More on Pavle Milic’s FnB, Opening Soon

The moment Pavle Milic has been waiting for is almost here. If all goes as planned, he'll finally be opening his own restaurant, called FnB, sometime around the 23rd of this month. That's not even two weeks away, and Milic couldn't be more excited...
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Coming Soon: The Main Ingredient Ale House & Cafe

You probably saw my post about Lisa G closing over the weekend -- where I mentioned new owner Matt Diamond -- but now that I've had a chance to chat with Diamond, I have more details for you. So he's got a serious wine background. He's traveled to various wine...
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You Asked For It: Eric Holland

Borders, Battles & Beers(Self-released)GRADE: D+Note: Michael Lopez is taking over our long-running You Asked For It review column.Music is a medium that comes to a particular person through inspiration. It is also a medium that inspires others to be creative and to perhaps make their own music. Sometimes a historical...
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A Spring Training Guide to Food and Drink – East Valley

This week Chow Bella takes a look at the culinary options available to Spring Training fans outside of the stadiums. Today we'll feature dining and drinking options for all games held in the East Valley. Phoenix Municipal Stadium 599 E. Van Buren Street, Phoenix Inside the Ballpark: Phoenix Municipal Stadium,...
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The Main Ingredient Ale House & Cafe Opens Tonight

After a weekend of private friends-and-family events, The Main Ingredient Ale House & Cafe finally opens its doors to the public tonight (2337 N. 7th St.)  Owners Matt and Courtney Diamond have transformed the former Lisa G Cafe Wine Bar, which they purchased from Lisa Giungo back around Halloween, into...
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QuickPHX: Food

Heaven Sent Even before it opened its doors on Labor Day weekend 2009, St. Francis was the talk of Central Phoenix. People driving past the early-'50s Harold Ekman building couldn't help noticing the high-style renovation that Wendell Burnett Architects gave the place — the striking structure's painted chalk-white — and...
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Rename SanTan Brewery’s Sun Devil Ale

If you've ever wanted to name a beer without the effort and work required to, you know, brew it, this is your chance. SanTan Brewery is holding a contest to rename what used to be called the Sun Devil Ale after receiving a "cease and desist" letter from Arizona State...
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Cafe: Frank & Albert’s at Arizona Biltmore

Truth be told, we don't spend a lot of time hobnobbin' it at resort restaurants. We're more of the beer-drinkin', hole-in-the-wall eatery types. But after reading this week's cafe column, that may have to change. Food Critic Michele Laudig on Frankd & Albert's at Arizona Biltmore: People are already talking...
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Brew Review: Michelob Rye P.A. and Bavarian Wheat

Beer? In the mail? Yes. Once again I have received a blessing in the form of liquid gold from the brewery gods...or so I thought. The bottles had all the telling signs of something enjoyable. One embossed with the words "Rye P.A.," the other promising "Bavarian Wheat" goodness. Then I...
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This Weekend: Grand Opening of New Total Wine in Tempe

It makes sense that the brand-new Total Wine store in Tempe is right next to IKEA. They're both the kind of places where you could lose yourself wandering the aisles, browsing an overwhelming variety of products, and imagining all the possibilities. In the case of Total Wine, you can end...