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Educating Maria

On a recent afternoon inside the bustling day-care center Las Familias del Pueblo in downtown's Skid Row, Alice Callaghan heads toward a ringing phone. The middle-aged Episcopal minister, who was once a Catholic nun, still wears a kind of religious uniform that's both pragmatic and modest: a khaki skirt cut...
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Tim McGraw Brings the Sexy to Cricket Wireless Pavilion

Who cares if you can sing as long as you're as hot as Tim McGraw, right? That seemed to be the sentiment of most of the fans at the McGraw/Lady Antebellum show last night at Cricket Wireless Pavilion, as comments about the man's good looks were just as prevalent as...
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Flier of the Week: Domo at Yucca Tap Room

At first glance, you might think this poster is for a 90's movie night. At Yucca Tap Room? Nah.Local pop rock band Domo, including singer/guitarist Jason Sukut (who designed the flier), are simply paying tribute to the film Men at Work, starring Charlie Sheen and Emilio Estevez."I wouldn't exactly call...
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James Keenan, What Are You Eating?

James Keenan The singer/bassist/synth player for electronic rock band A Life of Science and art director for Sundawg Records performs with A Life of Science at Phoenix Comicon Saturday, May 29 at 5 p.m. and is a part of the A Life of Science "Creating Multimedia Comics" panel at Phoenix...
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Cafe: Thai E-San

"Thai" this one on for size. Just when you thought you had mastered the various succulent varieties of Thai cuisine, Thai E-San is ready to throw you for a loop with pickled crags. That's right, crabs. For more on these briny crustaceans check out this week's cafe column. Food Critic...
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Flier of the Week: Mergence at Yucca Tap Room

This flier might look old-fashioned, since the image is from a vintage cigarette advertisement for Tiplaet, but don't think the show at Yucca Tap Room this Friday, May 14 will be fuddy-duddy. The bands on the bill, which include Mergence, Banana Gun, Honey Pistol, Sister Cities and Wizards of Time,...
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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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Start Smoking

I'm hanging out with a couple of friends on their apartment balcony when one pal hands me a cigarette. Now, this may not seem like a big deal to some, especially for seasoned puffers, but I smoke only three or four cigarettes a month. I take the cigarette (which may...
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Arizona Among the “Happiest States” in Country, According to New Survey

Despite having the second-worst budget crisis in the country, blistering summer heat, and that whole (gulp!) Sheriff Arpaio problem in its most-populous county, Arizona is among the happiest states in the country, according to a recent survey.The Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index surveyed residents of each state, asking six different questions pertaining to...
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Flier of the Week: Austin Gibbs at The Trunk Space

This eye-catching flier comes courtesy of Mesa indie musician Austin Gibbs, who plays this Friday, April 23 with a bunch of local bands at The Trunk Space in Phoenix. Not really sure what it means, but it definitely is eye-catching. The girl's blue eyes are brought out even more by...
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Flier of the Week: Groove Candy Prom at PHX Nightclub

Maybe you loved your prom and were voted into Prom Court and got lucky that night and had the perfect dress and everything was oh-so-magical and memorable.Or maybe, like most, things went wrong on prom. Your date ditched you halfway through, you spilled punch on your tux and you ended...
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Chester Bennington Among Crowd at Muse Concert

Common folk weren't the only peeps to check out Muse and Silversun Pickups last night at US Airways Center. Apparently a famous face, Chester Bennington of Linkin Park, was also in the audience checking out the show. To offset the fact the band doesn't alter their set list, they tried...