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Brew Review: Reaper Ale’s Deathly Pale Ale

"Deathly pale" is not a phrase that appears in everyday conversation very often. In fact the only example I can think of occurred the last time I visited a beach. It was uttered from some nearby ladies as my physique built on my Irish heritage approached the surf. It stung...
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Scare City: What To Do and Where To Go on Halloween

The late Michael Jackson was not only the King of Pop. He used to be our personal King of Halloween. If you were a child of the '80s, like us, chances are better than good that you, too, dressed as Jacko for All Hallows' Eve during your grade-school years (back...
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Summer Guide: Shaking it Up with Valley Mixologists

When I was young, a drink was just a drink — and the cheaper it was, the better. In those days, the dude who made your drink was a bartender. If you were really desperate (and sometimes I was), you might opt for a frat boy with an empty garbage...
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No Joke

Hey, did you hear the one about the Irishman, the Swede, and the, uh, person of Polish descent who were looking for something to do this weekend? Here’s the punchline: The fellow of Polish ancestry, being proud of his heritage, took his pals to the Polish Festival. The sixth annual...
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Happy Hour Deals: Cadillac Ranch

Cadillac Ranch offers a host of amenities, in its efforts to give you a "true taste of Texas." You can ride the mechanical bull, find privacy in a high-walled booth, or enjoy the restaurant's well-stocked bar. We find that's all best done at happy hour. From 4 to 7 every...
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Brew Review: New Belgium’s Mighty Arrow Pale Ale

I've never met a dog I didn't take to instantly. As a matter of fact, I spent the weekend taking care of a pup for a friend on vacation. I don't know what breed she is but it doesn't matter because she was immediately friendly and loyal after about thirty...
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Lucero Live: Moshing to Pedal Steel

Dear ex-hardcore kids,Please stop ruining roots music.Look, I get it, you're pretty much aged out of hardcore shows, but you're covered in tattoos and have plugs in your earlobes, and it's hard to find a scene. Every band you've ever liked seems to be starting a folkie side project so...
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Punch-Drunk Love

How much do we enjoy a mug, stein, or glass of the golden wonder fluid that is beer? What if we told you that we have a wing of our house dedicated to the memory of Spuds MacKenzie? That our DVD racks include every season of Scrubs simply because we...
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Summer Guide: Trek to Tucson

Tucson is cool. That's "cool" in the literal sense — Tucson is a bit higher in elevation than the Valley and tends not to push the mercury level quite as high (it's generally 5 to 10 degrees cooler) — and in the figurative sense. Home to more than just the...
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Margaritaville

God bless the souls of Don Cenobio Sauza and José María Guadalupe Cuervo. Why? Because they're the crafty cats who first imported the spirituous concoction known as Tequila to the U.S. from Mexico in the 1870s. Thus, they gave our country one of its favorite mind-erasers. So be sure to...
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Martha+Mary Throws Street Party for ASU Art Museum

Hot dogs, cold beer, hot tunes and cool art - I can't think of a better way to drift through a mellow April afternoon than eating grilled pups, chewing the fat with AZ artists and raising money for a future exhibition already in the works at ASU Art Museum. Martha...
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Margaritaville

God bless the souls of Don Cenobio Sauza and José María Guadalupe Cuervo. Why? Because they're the crafty cats who first imported the spirituous concoction known as Tequila to the U.S. from Mexico in the 1870s. Thus, they gave our country one of its favorite mind-erasers. So be sure to...
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The Green Party

There's a particular word in Irish slang that perfectly sums up the spirit behind St. Patrick's Day: craic. Pronounced "crack," it usually signifies that boisterous good times are afoot, thanks to a merry mix of alcohol, music, and maybe even some debauchery. So it goes without saying that the craic...
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The Green Party

There's a particular word in Irish slang that perfectly sums up the spirit behind St. Patrick's Day: craic. Pronounced "crack," it usually signifies that boisterous good times are afoot, thanks to a merry mix of alcohol, music, and maybe even some debauchery. So it goes without saying that the craic...
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Kelly Reichardt’s Wendy and Lucy is Modest but Cosmic

Sometimes, less really is more. Modest but cosmic, Kelly Reichardt's Wendy and Lucy is a movie whose sad pixie heroine, Wendy (Michelle Williams), already skating on thin ice, stumbles and, without a single support to brace herself, slides into America's lower depths. Introduced calling for her dog, Lucy, Wendy loses...
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Liberty Market Brightens Downtown Gilbert

By Michele Laudig If you're out in the East Valley and hungry for some pizza or a salad, stop by the place that's getting all the buzz: Liberty Market. It just opened its doors yesterday on the city's main drag (230 N. Gilbert Rd.), and it promises to be the...
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Suburban Renewal

The holiday season is here, and with it comes the one thing we dread most. No, not packed shopping malls, annoyingly chipper holiday songs, or umpteen-gazillion reruns of A Christmas Story. We’re talking about arts and crafts fairs. Think cinnamon-spiced potpourri sachets. Reindeer sweatshirts. Crocheted doily angels. Well, forget the...