In the hierarchy of dessert, French pastry is arguably king. There are few things lovelier than a well-made pain au chocolat, so naturally, our hopes were high for dessert at French Grocery — as it turns out, maybe a little too high. French Grocery has been open for two years as...
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Helen Yung earns her living making ice cream, but for her, Chinese food is serious business. On a Saturday afternoon in July, she arrives at New Hong Kong Restaurant in Central Phoenix with two canvas bags. One's full of glass food-storage containers. Yung always brings a bag of containers when...
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Rosa Robles Loreto packed one pair of pajamas, one pair of shoes, two pairs of pants, and four blouses into a small, black suitcase. She decided she could do without her hair dryer and the bulky pot of face cream she usually slathered on before bed as she eyed the...
Kale is rumored to have been discovered by the ancient Greeks, but in recent years, the green veggie has transformed into the trendiest pick in the produce aisle. It's transcended food geek culture to become a cultural icon in its own right. Don't believe us? Check out these "Hail Kale!" bumper...
On the bright Sunday afternoon of March 18, 1984, Randy Johnson took the mound for the University of Southern California at Arizona State University's Packard Stadium. He was among the most interesting collection of sports figures ever assembled on a college baseball field. The game featured two players who would...
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A city of Phoenix effort to encourage safe hiking in mountain parks is expected to continue at least through the fall. The "Take a Hike, Do It Right" program was launched after several recent heat-related tragedies in Arizona, including the July 7 death of a British visitor last month on...
From what I've seen and heard, Mexicans are very family-oriented. They take the names of their mothers and fathers, live with extended family, take carpooling to the nth degree, and tattoo the names of their children across their bodies. We recently had a party and invited one of our Hispanic friends. She showed up with her grandmother, mother, sister, and her two kids! What the hell was that all about?
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A former Scottsdale woman is making a last-ditch effort to avoid losing her Rocky Point condo over a fight between a developer and construction workers. Donna Peckenpaugh faces imminent eviction from her condo at Bella Sirena on Sandy Beach, as well as the total loss of the $350,000 she paid...
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Sex and suicide have no natural link. They don't go together any more than date and rape, unless . . . Unless you are transgender. If you know an individual who is transgender, your that person is likely to attempt suicide at a rate that, in sheer scope, invites comparison...
The Acting Director for the City of Phoenix’s Aviation Department has been suspended for 40 hours without pay and demoted in the wake of an investigation into the long process leading up to the September 18 flight path changes at Sky Harbor International Airport. Ever since the changes, which were part...
Phoenix City Manager Ed Zuercher has sent a strongly worded letter to the FAA, admonishing the agency for falsely characterizing its intent to work with the city and correct the noise problems associated with last year's flight-path changes at Sky Harbor Airport. "I regret to say that the FAA has...
The Arizona Office of the Auditor General recently published what may become a landmark study of Arizona's child welfare system. The 73-page document paints a picture of an agency struggling even after it was removed from the larger umbrella of the Department of Economic Security last year, and made into...
For the first time in more than a decade, the percentage of Arizona kindergartners getting exempted from vaccinations by their parents actually went down. The Arizona Department of Health Services reports this week that 4.6 percent of the state's kindergartners this year haven't been vaccinated due to a parent's personal...
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 Ann Morton. Ann Morton’s work...
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There was something wrong with Mrs. Kaplan's lunch. I tattled when I got home. "The soup was cold, and it tasted like potatoes," I grumped to my parents. "And the bread was crazy. It looked like a doughnut, but when you bit it, it kept coming." "Vichyssoise," my father replied...
Melissa Pritchard hasn't been in her office for a while. It's probably been months, maybe even a year or two. She tries to figure out exactly how long during the early moments of our interview as she settles into the small space in the English Department of Arizona State University...
What make a great summer read? For us, it’s a book takes its readers on some kind of journey, is short or can be read and understood in brief bursts and if I learn or experience something new, it’s a bonus. Above all, it had better be highly entertaining: I’ve...
An excessive-heat warning is predicted for metro Phoenix on a day in early August, with a high of 111 anticipated. At noon, only a few people are strolling the residential streets of Tempe near Arizona State University. Yet in spite of the intense heat, and in seeming defiance of the...