This Week In Chow Bella

Another week has come and gone leaving us to ponder the upcoming events that will shape our lives and, more importantly, our dinners out. But before we move on, let’s have one last look at the blog posts from this week: Lisa G Goes Out of Business on a Halloween…

Shonen Knife at Plush in Tucson

Here at Up on the Sun, we’re constantly shaking our fists in frustration watching band after band head to Tucson and pass us by. Last night, we rebelled. If Tucson’s going to take our bands, we’re going to take Tucson! At least that was the sentiment running through my head…

Ignite Phoenix 5: Countdown to Ignition

Last night hundreds of people flooded the Tempe Center for the Arts for Ignite Phoenix 5, a presentation series that gives 18 people five minutes and twenty slides to talk about their passions. I would have happily joined them, but I was too busy pacing back and forth back stage,…

This Week In Chow Bella

Another week has come and gone leaving us to ponder the upcoming events that will shape our lives and, more importantly, our dinners out. But before we move on, let’s have one last look at the blog posts from this week: Oysters and Bloody Marys at Casey Moore’s CRAVE Arizona…

Cafe: Calistro Bistro

No one will argue that a restaurant based around using local, sustainable ingredients is a great idea. Unfortunately, it takes more than that to get our taste buds going. See what we mean in this week’s Cafe column.  Food Critic Michele Laudig on Calistro Bistro:  In theory, I should love…

Cabin Fever: Camp Creek’s Cabins in Photos

You’ve read about the battle being waged between Camp Creek cabin owners and one by-the-book park ranger in this week’s news short “Cabin Fever: Camp Creek’s Cabin Owners Say the New District Ranger Is Driving Them Out.” In the photos below, see some of the Camp Creek cabins and the…

Forking: Simple German Bread Dumpling Soup

This week’s Forking column gets down to the dirty truth about what your surroundings say about you. For the sake of making a good impression on your would-be significant other, make damn sure to clean your bathroom. As for your kitchen, have a pot of this German bread dumpling soup…

October 26 In Blogs: J.T. Ready, Fear Farm, CRAVE, and the Army

​​In the 24-hour news cycle it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times’ blogs. Today’s entries: Feathered Bastard: Arizona neo-Nazi J.T. Ready Leads NSM Rally in Riverside, California Up on the Sun: The…

This Week In Chow Bella

Another week has come and gone leaving us to ponder the upcoming events that will shape our lives and, more importantly, our dinners out. But before we move on, let’s have one last look at the blog posts from this week: “Fat Bitch Sub” at Mamma Mia Prado’s Pavle Milic…

Microsoft Strikes Back: Touring the Microsoft Store

Just last week Scottsdale Fashion Square became a new home for chain department mega store Barneys New York and now this: the first ever Microsoft store. Jumping on the coat tails of another high-end computer store we won’t mention, the Microsoft store is clean, shiny and covered in gleaming screens. In…