On Monday, July 27, Eliot Wexler's first full-fledged Nocawich restaurant is scheduled to open its doors at 777 South College Avenue in Tempe. With the restaurant's debut, what started as a fast-casual lunch concept operating out of Wexler's Noca (his sadly-closed fine dining spot in Phoenix) finally will become fully...
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A recent poll found that more Republican voters have a favorable view of presidential candidate Donald Trump than they do of Arizona Senator John McCain. The telephone survey conducted by Rasmussen Reports polled 1,000 people between July 20-21, and revealed that at least 52 percent of likely Republican voters reported...
A three-day riot at an Arizona private prison that sent 13 people to the hospital and led to the relocation of more than 1,000 inmates earlier this month was driven, in part, by poor living conditions, according to the prisoner rights organization Middle Ground Prison Reform. In a letter delivered...
Here our our picks for music in Phoenix this week. Check out our comprehensive concert calendar for more options. Xavier Rudd and the United Nations - Monday, October 12 - Marquee Theatre Australian-born performer Xavier Rudd takes the multi-instrumentalist label far beyond its usual connotation. In addition to creating music with...
Samantha Thompson's home is full of recycling. We're not talking about a compost pile or even separating the plastics from glass. We mean the repurposing, refurnishing, and reimagining kind of recycling. This is the spirit that launched Standard Wax, the candle company she and co-owner Andrew King started several years...
Local Muslim woman Sumayyah Dawud says a civil rights organization defending her in a religious-discrimination case against the Phoenix Police Department dropped her as a client after learning she is transgender. The Council on American and Islamic Relations, the largest Muslim civil rights organization in the country, offered to represent...
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Wetta Ventures, the developer behind local projects such as the Annex in Tempe, announced plans Tuesday for a multi-restaurant development project at Arizona State University's SkySong. The $5 million Scottsdale development will include three to four tenants, one of which is planned to be a 4,500-square-foot farm-to-table restaurant. The development also will...
There's happy news this month, as galleries, museums, and other art spaces continue to offer an intriguing mix of exhibitions even as people are popping in and out of town for summer vacations. Take solace if you're among those who couldn't get away for the long holiday weekend. You'll be...
Some artists are too swamped with their own work to manage meaningful collaborations with other artists. But Ron May, founding artistic director for Stray Cat Theatre, isn’t letting his own hectic schedule keep him from the sorts of collaborations that fuel artistic growth and audience development. By day, he works...
The strip-mall computer casino in Phoenix has no business name on its door. The most prominent sign on the glass storefront warns patrons not to loiter. Two heavy blankets hang from the ceiling just inside the front doors, blocking light and any view of the interior from the parking lot...
The sun is slipping down in the sky on a 112-degree day in Tonto National Forest, casting long shadows over a small herd of horses. A dappled gray, a bay, a dun, and a knock-kneed colt with a star on her forehead snuffle through the underbrush, enjoying dinner to the...
What happens in the studio shouldn’t always stay in the studio. Studio Visit Q+A is a weekly series that profiles artists in their studios. We ask them questions, they provide answers, and then we have a nice discussion about their work. This week: Phoenix artist Lara Plecas. Lara Plecas is...
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Your guide to metro Phoenix's best weekend events is here. Comedy on Fire 28 Downtown’s “longest continuously running independent comedy show,” Comedy on Fire returns with its 28th season. Boasting a laundry list of up-and-coming comics and a few recognizable features, the show promises to pack in the laughs. Things...
The majority of Maricopa County voters have an unfavorable view of Sheriff Joe Arpaio, according to a new poll. Public Policy Polling found that only 38 percent of county voters have a favorable view of Arpaio, compared with 53 percent who have an unfavorable view of him. "It's hard to...
For twenty years, Destroyer, led by Vancouver native Dan Bejar, quietly released seductive, critically acclaimed music with his band. Bejar is also known for collaborating with A.C. Newman’s Canadian indie supergroup The New Pornographers as well as other musicians. Albums like Destroyer’s Rubies have songs that are an inside joke...
When I first heard the news that Subway’s Jared Fogle had confessed to having sex with minors and possessing child porn, like most sub-sandwich-loving Americans I was shocked. But I also wasn’t entirely surprised that he had a secret sleazy side. That’s because 10 years ago, while he was married to...
I've seen this routine so many times, I can anticipate Sheriff Joe Arpaio's lines before they drop from his thin, bloodless lips. Late Wednesday afternoon, Arpaio took the stand in his contempt trial before federal Judge G. Murray Snow. And he relied on some of his favorite ploys, ones I've...
Let's talk about old white people, specifically the majority of old white people who live in Maricopa County. They are patriotic. They revere the flag. They vote. And they love — I mean love — Sheriff Joe Arpaio. Arpaio, who just turned 83, is like them, supposedly. He has grandkids...
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Thanks to Republican presidential contender Donald Trump and right-wing pundit Ann Coulter, hating on "anchor babies" is all the rage. But Phoenix nativist Michelle Dallacroce, founder and president of Mothers Against Illegal Aliens wants you to know that she was hating on so-called anchor babies before hating on them was...
Rebecca Fish Ewan performs at Bar Flies: Take a Walk on Wednesday, September 30, at Crescent Ballroom. Find tickets ($10) and details on Facebook. I walk with dead people. Not in a Rick Grimes zombie apocalypse way. More like Cole Sear, who said to his therapist in The Sixth Sense:...
LifeLock, the Tempe-based company that claims it can protect customers from identify theft, saw its stock value cut in half on Tuesday after the Federal Trade Commission accused it of violating terms of a 2010 settlement agreement. LifeLock has a history of deceiving the public and its customers, starting with...
If you follow dance music podcasts or frequent nightclubs and bars, you’ve definitely heard the summer, deep house dance music anthem “Deep Down Low” — and Valentino Khan (actual name) is the guy behind it. He plays at Livewire tonight in Scottsdale. Valentino Khan is relatively new to the DJ...