It’s official: Macayo’s on Central Avenue will be moving across Indianola Avenue to reopen in the first quarter of 2017, creating a Midcentury Modern location in a repurposed auto shop. To certain groups in central Phoenix, this is a big deal. This is the flagship location of Macayo’s, originally Woody’s Macayo,…
New Times picks the best things to do in metro Phoenix from Friday, August 5, though Sunday, August 7. For more events, see our curated online calendar. Game On Expo If Pokémon Go leads you in the direction of Mesa Convention Center this weekend, it’s not a fluke: The second annual…
Tuesday evening’s heavy rainstorms got Central Phoenix the worst – totaling 2.91 inches of rain and shutting down Interstate 17, flooding major and neighborhood streets, and causing some problems with local restaurants. Reports were popping up on Twitter last night about smoke coming from the Pizzeria Bianco location at Town…
The story of Linda and Sixto Valdez is like something out of a movie. In short, Sixto crossed into Arizona from Mexico through a hole in the fence to be with Linda in Tucson. They were married two weeks later – and remain together today. Linda looks back on this…
New Times picks the best things to do in metro Phoenix from Friday, July 29, through Sunday, July 31. For more events, see our curated online calendar. Untidy Secrets Storytelling When it comes to the next installment of Untidy Secrets Storytelling, think less Mulder and Scully and more out-of-this-world real…
Harry Potter may be the biggest thing to happen to midnight since New Year’s Eve. For years, we lined up at bookstores for the new installment, crammed inside movie theaters on premiere night, and found a 24-hour store for the DVD release. We thought it was all over in 2011…
If there’s one thing to know about dancers, it’s that they’re seemingly always on the move. This is no exception for Jordan Daniels, a 25-year-old dancer, instructor, and choreographer. Daniels grew up performing musical theater in church, and attended high school at Arizona Conservatory for Arts and Academics. “Half of…
New Times picks the best things to do in metro Phoenix from Friday, July 22, through Sunday, July 24. “Water” Using fine-art aerial photographs taken around the globe, Canadian artist Edward Burtynsky raises questions about humanity’s relationship to water. Forty of his large-scale color prints are part of an exhibition…
No matter the medium, your social media feeds are more than likely choked with political rants, someone else’s dinner, a wine glass on the edge of a bathtub, and about a thousand photos of a cat, dog, or baby of unknown provenance. But are we oversharing our personal lives, just…
Every year for the last four years, the James Beard Foundation has hit the road for the Taste America Tour, a national, six-week epicurean excursion that stops in 10 cities, including Chicago, New Orleans, San Francisco, and Boston. The tour includes events throughout each city ranging from free cooking demonstrations…
New Times picks the best things to do in metro Phoenix from Friday, July 15, through Sunday, July 17. For more events, see our curated online calendar. Science with a Twist Whether you grew up watching Bill Nye the Science Guy or reading Carl Sagan, there’s no rule that science stops…
Road trips, day jobs, and the gym all have one thing in common: They’re great ways to keep up on your favorite podcasts. We’re talking about superheroes, wine, overweight cats, ourselves – you name it. Even New Times recently launched a Bar Flies podcast to share stories told at the reading events…
If your host or hostess game includes making drinks that are one part bottom-shelf vodka, one part Refreshe seltzer water, or simply handing someone a beer, then it may be time to up your game. Luckily, Summer Cocktail Camp is hitting seven metro Phoenix mixologists at their home turfs starting…
Mark your calendars, local food lovers. The seventh annual Arizona Farmer+Chef Connection – kind of like a giant meet-and-greet for local food producers and wholesale food buyers – will return on Monday, September 12, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Tucson Convention Center, located at 260 South Church…
New Times picks the best events and things to do in metro Phoenix from Friday, July 8, through Sunday, July 10. For more options, see our curated online calendar. Dan Schay New Works Festival Following Theater Works executive director Dan Schay’s unexpected death on April 7, the company’s board of trustees…
New Times picks the best things to do in Phoenix and Tempe during this abbreviated work week from Tuesday, July 5, through Thursday, July 7. For more events, see our curated online calendar. Dan Flores Book-Signing You’re not an apex predator — you’re merely hiding yourself from those who’d eat you…
No, Real, Wild & Woody is not a group hike or camping trip, but a craft beer festival happening on July 23 at the Phoenix Convention Center. And for those not in the know, know Real, Wild & Woody means cask beer (the type of brew served from the same…
Summer dust storms are a part of living in Arizona, and they make for some spectacular photographs. But it’s no fun to be caught out on a field or in the pool when a monsoon rolls through. At best, you end up with a face full of dust. At worst,…
New Times picks the best events and things to do in metro Phoenix from Monday, June 27, through Thursday, June 30. Myrlin Hepworth Picasso used a paintbrush, but spoken word artist Myrlin Hepworth uses spit poetry to make his point. He’ll perform “Eulogy in Blue,” a new body of work…
Since we rang in the new year six months ago, the metro Phoenix area has seen a slew of new restaurant openings, including chef Gio Osso’s Nico Heirloom Kitchen, the highly anticipated new gastropub Stock & Stable, and The Great Australian Bakery in Old Town Scottsdale. But the onslaught of new…
RoseAna Dodge and Stormy Love are the owners of Rocket A Go Go, the colorful rockabilly shop at the southwest corner of Mill and Southern avenues. They’ve been friends for almost 11 years, and opened the shop, originally called Rocket Resale, in 2011. They’re not only business partners, but soon…
Heritage Marketplace in downtown Gilbert is making room for yet another fast-casual eatery. Grubstak Restaurant is expected to open in the fall and will offer “stak-able” options for Southeast Valley diners. Diners start with a base of either regular or sweet potato waffle fries, roasted root vegetables, or romaine spears as…
