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9 Best Things to Do in Metro Phoenix This Week

New Times picks the best things to do in metro Phoenix from Monday, May 23, to Thursday, May 26. For more events, see our curated online calendar. Swipe Right for Awesomeness Gone are the days of choosing a date under the harsh light of last call. Instead, we spend endless seconds...
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August Restaurant Openings and Closings in Metro Phoenix

This week the Phoenix-area said 'hello' to a few new, interesting concepts, including an all-poutine spot for Canadian culinary aficionados, and another new incarnation of the iconic Lodge — this time in Tempe. We also said goodbye to our "Nabers."   Openings Angry Crab & BBQ, Ahwatukee The Ahwatukee-area restaurant...
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RedThai Southeast Asian Kitchen in Phoenix: Happy Hour Report Card

The Spot: RedThai Southeast Asian Kitchen  7822 North 12th Street www.facebook.com/RedThaiPhx The Hours: Happy Hour is from 3 to 6 p.m. daily. Perfect For: Watching Pokemon and other anime shows while eating Thai appetizers.  The Interior: RedThai in Sunnyslope is beautifully decorated with high ceilings, a long bar, a Buddha mural,...
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11 Beer Events Around Metro Phoenix in December 2015

The holidays are here — whether you're ready or not — and for the beer fans out there, this is a great time to partake in some festive and brew-filled events around town. So as your calendar begins to fill with work parties, traveling, and your annual (enter special interest...
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The Nine Best Concerts in Phoenix This Week

How's your Memorial Day weekend going? D.O.A. – Monday, May 30 – Club Red Seething, agitated and anarchistic, D.O.A. continues to unleash tuneful and frenzied songs, proving they are far from retired. For more than 35 years, the band has unleashed rock and roll tethered to lumberjack toughness and 'green'...
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7 Best Things to Do in Metro Phoenix This Weekend

"Engangled" The candles from Standard Wax don’t just smell good; they look good, too. Samantha Thompson and Andrew King’s creations are meant to be art — a decision certainly influenced by King’s outside work as a contemporary painter and pastel artist. A collection of his recent pieces, “Entangled,” debuts this...
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The Problem With Dating a Human Yawn

Entirely too many comedians do jokes about only dating "crazy" people. You know, lines like “If I like you, it’s not a compliment. It’s a diagnosis.” No matter how many times I’ve seen it done, it’s always been a sentiment I can relate to. As many people could tell you,...
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10 Best Things to Eat and Drink This Week In Metro Phoenix

Taste of Elegance Culinary Competition at the East Valley Institute of Technology Today  At today's Taste of Elegance culinary competition, 10 chefs will each prepare a signature pork dish to be judged by a panel. Attendees can sample each entree and vote on the best in the People's Choice Award. Christian...
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Boulder Beer Company’s Shake: Why Not Beer for Dessert?

The Beer: Shake The Brewer: Boulder Beer Company Location: Boulder, Colorado Did someone say “chocolate” and “shake” in the same sentence? About beer? Shake is a chocolate porter created by the Boulder Beer Company of Colorado. This beer starts out with aromas of rich chocolate, or more specifically, pleasantly bitter cacao. Background...
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The Bee’s Knees Bar to Open This Month in The Camby Hotel

Buckle up, Biltmore, because The Camby Hotel, located in the space previously occupied by The Ritz-Carlton Phoenix, is set to open doors to guests December 21 — and the new hotel will have plenty of food and drink to offer. The Camby will feature three distinctive dining areas inside the hotel,...
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Smoke and Beers: Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier Märzen

Achtung! The brewers of Germany are best-known for clean lagers and fragrant hefeweizens, but this is but a small part of their contribution to the current craft beer landscape. Today our journey through beer history takes us to Bamberg, Germany, an ancient town located near the center of Deutschland known...
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The Turf Irish Pub in Downtown Phoenix Rebrands as Chambers on First

Downtown Phoenix watering hole The Turf Irish Restaurant & Pub is re-branding itself as food-focused Chambers on First. With the new name and restaurant-oriented direction comes a new menu, expanded patio, and refurbished interior — though the Irish influence is still present without. Turf went through a mini-identity crisis, changing...
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Eddie the Eagle Is No Cool Runnings

In the Winter Olympics, ski jumping is one of those sports — bobsledding and luging are others — where Joe and Jane Satellite Dish cannot tell the difference between a great performance and a terrible one unless the athlete is carried away on a stretcher. No doubt there are crucial...
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3 Best Things to Eat and Drink This Weekend in Metro Phoenix

AmeriCAN Canned Craft Beer Festival Saturday, May 16 Canned beer has come a long way since that stuff that filled the cups of your college beer pong table — and the AmeriCAN Canned Craft Beer Festival celebrates everything that beer wasn’t. SanTan Brewery has scoped out more than 250 canned...