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Kazimierz World Wine Bar’s Nikolashka

Chris Lingua at Kazimierz World Wine Bar in Old Town Scottsdale says this little  beauty is official-- the official house shot, that is-- keeping the vibe in the Kaz Bar house stylish, smooth, and super sexy. Name: The NikolashkaIngredients: Equal parts Presidente Brandy and Kruskovac pear liqueur with a sugared...
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Authorities: Mexican Drug Cartel Suffers “Death Blow;” Billion-Dollar Trafficking Ring Busted Up by Law Enforcement Agencies

Federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies claim to have delivered a "death blow" to a Mexican drug trafficking ring that was running $33 million worth of drugs through Arizona every month.Authorities announced this morning the results of "Operation Pipeline Express," a 17-month investigation into a drug trafficking ring that...
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Russell Pearce Preaches Hate on Ban Amnesty Now Radio Show

Xenophobia, self-adulation and delusion are just some of the repulsive dishes offered at ex-state Senate President Russell Pearce's radio cafeteria of hate, which airs Tuesdays and Mondays at 7 p.m. on Phoenix's KFNX 1100 AM.The disgraced Mesa pol, who lost by 12 points to now-state Senator Jerry Lewis in a...
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Best of TASTE. Chandler’s Culinary Festival Awards Announced

​The survey results are in from TASTE. Chandler's Culinary Festival and the winner is no surprise: The overall Best of TASTE. award went to Yoli's Cafe. In our coverage of the festival last week, we picked this relative newcomer as our hands-down favorite - and TASTE. testers agreed.   Yoli's Cafe...
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Andrew Thomas, Former Maricopa County Attorney, Scheduled to Testify This Morning in State Bar Disciplinary Proceeding; Faces Disbarment

Former Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas is taking stand this morning in a disciplinary proceeding that could result in his disbarment.Click here to access the state Supreme Court's Web site, then click on today's live proceeding.Thomas was elected in 2004 on a platform of illegal immigration reform, then re-elected in...
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Rodney Hartwig Downed Bueno Burger’s “Sneaky Diablo Burger” for The Ronan Foundation; The Simple Farm Shares Story of British Town Reducing Crime by Growing Vegetables

A round-up of tasty morsels from Valley food blogs.'Tis the season for giving and sharing and we found two blog posts highlighting giving and sharing. Rodney Hartwig of Adventures in Cuisine blogged about being one of the contestants for an on-air spicy burger challenge earlier this week. Bueno Burger's "Turn...
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Kevin Sumlin as New ASU Football Coach: Yay or Nay?

Arizona State University reportedly has offered University of Houston football coach Kevin Sumlin the head coach position that opened up when soon-to-be former coach Dennis Erickson was given the boot earlier this week.KTAR broke the story about the offer, and reports that the university is ready to cough up nearly...
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Is “Artisan” Food Made for the Masses Still “Artisan”?

If a hard freeze in April hadn't annihilated northern Michigan's tart-cherry crop, a little boy in Beijing might be pouring Herkner's Original Cherry Topping over his mung-bean ice cream right now. But the fickle weather forced Lynda Herkner, 74, and her sisters to delay plans to export their siren-red dessert...
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Synthesized Swimming

Perhaps the thought of sunbathing while sipping a brisk, summery libation isn't a welcome one for winter starved Phoenicians this time of year. But don't let the sweltry moniker of Los Angeles-based duo Poolside dissuade you, the band is every bit as chill as the chilliest of Sonoran evenings. DJs/producers...
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Mill Ave. Ice Cream Sandwich Battle: Cookiez, Slickables, Sparky’s

​The Mill Avenue area surely must be approaching a critical mass of frozen dessert purveyors. As of a couple of weeks ago, on the short quarter-mile strip there are now six shops exclusively offering chilly sweets. Of the six, half of them offer hand-scooped ice cream sandwiched between fresh-baked cookies.  With...
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Cass McCombs at Crescent Ballroom, 01/12/12

Cass McCombs and Frank Fairfield Crescent Ballroom Thursday, December 12 It's a rough night when the opening act outshines the headliner. Maybe it's just because this particular opening act was especially talented, but seeing rocker de melancholia Cass McCombs take the stage following old timey string multi-instrumentalist Frank Fairfield was...
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Taser Off the Hook For Two Deaths (Thanks to Steroids and PCP)

Scottsdale-based Taser International, the manufacturer of stun guns used by police departments all over the world, is off the hook for two Taser-related deaths because the two men who died each had PCP in their systems when they were zapped by authorities.One of the men apparently was a steroid user,...
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Top 10 Albums of 2011: Chase Kamp

Welcome to another installment of Up on the Sun's 2011 Review. Over the next couple days we'll be counting down our favorite songs, shows, national and local releases of 2011. This entry comes from Chase Kamp, a Phoenix musician and writer. Kamp began writing for Up on the Sun with...
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The Artist: Silent Film Joyfully Resurrects Hollywood’s Past

An undeniably charming homage to Hollywood in the late 1920s, The Artist probably will be the most successful silent movie since the days of the Gish sisters. It might also be the first silent film many of its viewers have ever seen. French writer-director Michel Hazanavicius, who has previously struck...
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Nicole’s Mini Pans

Our latest Chow Bella showdown: a traditional holiday cookie exchange. From now through Christmas, we present Chow Bella's 12 Days of Christmas Cookies. Today: Nicole Smith's Mini Pans. Some people say, "I'm turning into my mother" like it's a bad thing. Yeah, so there are a few traits I've been...
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Big Earl’s BBQ: Happy Hour Report Card

​The Spot: Big Earl's BBQ, 7213 E. First Ave., Scottsdale, (480) 947-6800. bigearlsbbq.com The Hours: 2 to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday The Details: Since we graded them back in October, Big Earl's BBQ has revamped their happy-hour specials. Check the chalkboard above the bar for details on the new...