History & Nostalgia Archives | Phoenix New Times https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com The Leading Independent News Source in Phoenix, Arizona Mon, 06 Jul 2026 16:00:28 +0000 Mon, 06 Jul 2026 16:00:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 Copyright 2025 Phoenix New Times. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, Phoenix New Times readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact Phoenix New Times letters@phoenixnewtimes.com (Phoenix New Times Editor) web@voicemediagroup.com (Phoenix New Times Webmaster) https://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/09/PHX_1320x825-100-1.jpg Phoenix New Times The Leading Independent News Source in Phoenix, Arizona https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com 144 90 Eastside Records was a beloved vinyl destination. See the iconic Tempe store https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/music/eastside-records-was-a-beloved-vinyl-destination-see-the-iconic-tempe-store-40679077/ https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/?p=40679077 Benjamin Leatherman https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/music/eastside-records-was-a-beloved-vinyl-destination-see-the-iconic-tempe-store-40679077/#respond Mon, 06 Jul 2026 09:00:00 -0700 Rewinding nearly four decades at one of the Valley's most influential record shops.]]> https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/music/eastside-records-was-a-beloved-vinyl-destination-see-the-iconic-tempe-store-40679077/feed/ 0 Phoenix New Times Can the new Ted’s Hot Dogs compete with the decades-old Tempe classic? https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/food-drink/can-new-chandler-teds-hot-dogs-compete-tempe-classic-40678904/ https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/?p=40678904 Tirion Boan https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/food-drink/can-new-chandler-teds-hot-dogs-compete-tempe-classic-40678904/#respond Wed, 01 Jul 2026 08:36:57 -0700 Food & Drink Ted's has grilled hot dogs in Tempe for 43 years. In Chandler, the restaurant has been open for a month.]]> https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/food-drink/can-new-chandler-teds-hot-dogs-compete-tempe-classic-40678904/feed/ 0 Phoenix New Times The hottest day ever in Phoenix: An oral history 36 years later https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/arts-culture/hottest-day-ever-in-phoenix-oral-history-122-degrees-11477223/ https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/uncategorized/hottest-day-ever-in-phoenix-oral-history-122-degrees-11477223/ Benjamin Leatherman https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/arts-culture/hottest-day-ever-in-phoenix-oral-history-122-degrees-11477223/#respond Fri, 26 Jun 2026 07:47:20 -0700 Arts & Culture Melted underwear. Cookies baking on car hoods. A look back at June 26, 1990, the hottest day in Phoenix history.]]> https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/arts-culture/hottest-day-ever-in-phoenix-oral-history-122-degrees-11477223/feed/ 0 Phoenix New Times Rare photos of Phoenix LGBTQ+ bars through the decades https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/arts-culture/phoenix-lgbtq-bar-scene-history-in-photos-18531279/ https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/uncategorized/phoenix-lgbtq-bar-scene-1970s-1980s-18531279/ Benjamin Leatherman https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/arts-culture/phoenix-lgbtq-bar-scene-history-in-photos-18531279/#respond Wed, 24 Jun 2026 12:00:06 -0700 Arts & Culture Some of the Valley's iconic LGBTQ+ spots of yesteryear, including Charlie's Phoenix, The Connection and Apollo's.]]> https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/arts-culture/phoenix-lgbtq-bar-scene-history-in-photos-18531279/feed/ 0 Phoenix New Times It’s Waylon Jennings’ birthday. Watch him play Mr. Lucky’s in Phoenix in 1980 https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/music/watch-waylon-jennings-perform-at-mr-luckys-in-phoenix-in-1980-18238123/ https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/uncategorized/watch-waylon-jennings-perform-at-mr-luckys-in-phoenix-in-1980-18238123/ Jennifer Goldberg https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/music/watch-waylon-jennings-perform-at-mr-luckys-in-phoenix-in-1980-18238123/#respond Mon, 15 Jun 2026 10:30:50 -0700 The country music legend, who would have turned 89 on June 15, recorded three songs at the iconic venue for a TV special.]]> https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/music/watch-waylon-jennings-perform-at-mr-luckys-in-phoenix-in-1980-18238123/feed/ 0 Phoenix New Times Phoenix’s Tovrea Castle lottery ends June 15. How to get tickets https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/arts-culture/2026-tovrea-castle-fall-ticket-lottery-22736912/ https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/uncategorized/2026-phoenix-tovrea-castle-spring-tickets-lottery-what-to-know-22736912/ Benjamin Leatherman https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/arts-culture/2026-tovrea-castle-fall-ticket-lottery-22736912/#respond Mon, 15 Jun 2026 07:04:01 -0700 Arts & Culture It's your last chance to enter the lottery to visit the iconic Valley structure.]]> https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/arts-culture/2026-tovrea-castle-fall-ticket-lottery-22736912/feed/ 0 Phoenix New Times ASU moves to seize, raze historic Phoenix home to build medical school https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/asu-moves-seize-raze-historic-phoenix-home-medical-school-40673272/ https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/?p=40673272 Dante Dallago https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/asu-moves-seize-raze-historic-phoenix-home-medical-school-40673272/#respond Tue, 09 Jun 2026 11:01:59 -0700 The Louis Emerson House is a historic Phoenix home built in 1902. It's in the way of ASU's new medical school project.]]> https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/asu-moves-seize-raze-historic-phoenix-home-medical-school-40673272/feed/ 0 Phoenix New Times Then and Now: Photos of Tempe’s iconic music venues https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/music/30-legendary-tempe-music-venues-then-and-now-7705023/ https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/uncategorized/30-legendary-tempe-music-venues-then-and-now-7705023/ Benjamin Leatherman https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/music/30-legendary-tempe-music-venues-then-and-now-7705023/#respond Fri, 22 May 2026 12:00:00 -0700 A look back at Tempe's most iconic rock bars, nightclubs and concert joints.]]> https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/music/30-legendary-tempe-music-venues-then-and-now-7705023/feed/ 0 Phoenix New Times Go back in time at the Del Webb Sun Cities Museum, a hidden midcentury gem https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/arts-culture/the-del-webb-sun-cities-museum-is-a-hidden-midcentury-gem-15985740/ https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/uncategorized/the-del-webb-sun-cities-museum-is-a-hidden-midcentury-gem-15985740/ Tom Reardon https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/arts-culture/the-del-webb-sun-cities-museum-is-a-hidden-midcentury-gem-15985740/#respond Wed, 20 May 2026 16:03:24 -0700 Arts & Culture The tiny museum is set up in one of the planned community's original model homes.]]> https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/arts-culture/the-del-webb-sun-cities-museum-is-a-hidden-midcentury-gem-15985740/feed/ 0 Phoenix New Times Chandler Museum tunes into a century of Phoenix radio https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/arts-culture/chandler-museum-phonenix-radio-history-exhibition-40666417/ https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/?p=40666417 Benjamin Leatherman https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/arts-culture/chandler-museum-phonenix-radio-history-exhibition-40666417/#respond Tue, 12 May 2026 12:15:25 -0700 Arts & Culture “Radio That Rocked the Valley” spotlights the stations and DJs that defined local airwaves.]]> https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/arts-culture/chandler-museum-phonenix-radio-history-exhibition-40666417/feed/ 0 Phoenix New Times