Phoenix Artist Emily Costello: 100 Creatives

Phoenix is brimming with creativity. And every other year, we put the spotlight on 100 of the city’s creative forces. Leading up to the release of this year’s Best of Phoenix issue, we’re profiling 100 more. Welcome to the 2014 edition of 100 Creatives. Up today: 60. Emily Costello. Four…

Scottsdale League for the Arts to Award $200,000 in Grants

Last year Arizona Theatre Company, Heard Museum, and 26 other arts organizations all had one thing in common. They were awarded grants in 2013 from the Scottsdale League for the Arts (SLA). Now the SLA, an organization which is best known for producing the annual Scottsdale Culinary Festival, is once…

How to Buy a Home in France

New Times’ Summer Guide is out and full of ways to escape this season — from spending a weekend at Chateau Marmont to your best bets for Phoenix staycations. Today Robrt Pela shares his guide to buying a home in the south of France. Start out an ugly American who…

Scottsdale Designer Kevin Goldman: 100 Creatives

Phoenix is brimming with creativity. And every other year, we put the spotlight on 100 of the city’s creative forces. Leading up to the release of this year’s Best of Phoenix issue, we’re profiling 100 more. Welcome to the 2014 edition of 100 Creatives. Up today: 61. Kevin Goldman. There…

Phoenix Artist La Muñeca: 100 Creatives

Phoenix is brimming with creativity. And every other year, we put the spotlight on 100 of the city’s creative forces. Leading up to the release of this year’s Best of Phoenix issue, we’re profiling 100 more. Welcome to the 2014 edition of 100 Creatives. Up today: 62. La Muñeca. Mystery…

10 Places to See Fourth of July Fireworks in Metro Phoenix

What could make this year’s Fourth of July more fun? How about the fact that it falls on Friday? Celebrate your shortened work week and your American independence with food, games, and most importantly fireworks. From the East Valley to the West Valley and everywhere in between, here are our…

Tempe Designer Jeremy Hamman: 100 Creatives

Phoenix is brimming with creativity. And every other year, we put the spotlight on 100 of the city’s creative forces. Leading up to the release of this year’s Best of Phoenix issue, we’re profiling 100 more. Welcome to the 2014 edition of 100 Creatives. Up today: 63. Jeremy Hamman. Jeremy…

HeatSync Labs in Mesa Won a 3D Carving Machine

Things are really shaping up in Mesa. The volunteer-run “hackerspace” HeatSync Labs, which operates as a communal gathering place for engineers, artists, and creators and the Valley, just received the modern day builder’s dream gift: a 3D carving machine…

5 Things Women Secretly Love About Men

Courting Disaster is Jackalope Ranch’s weekly column of dating horror stories, observations, how-tos, and more by Katie Johnson. Names of ex-boyfriends, past hookups, and bad blind dates have been changed to protect the guilty. There are lot of things out there in the dating ether that either men or women…

Phoenix Artist Mo Neuharth: 100 Creatives

Phoenix is brimming with creativity. And every other year, we put the spotlight on 100 of the city’s creative forces. Leading up to the release of this year’s Best of Phoenix issue, we’re profiling 100 more. Welcome to the 2014 edition of 100 Creatives. Up today: 64. Mo Neuharth. Mo…

Phoenix Filmmaker Randy Murray: 100 Creatives

Phoenix is brimming with creativity. And every other year, we put the spotlight on 100 of the city’s creative forces. Leading up to the release of this year’s Best of Phoenix issue, we’re profiling 100 more. Welcome to the 2014 edition of 100 Creatives. Up today: 65. Randy Murray. For…

Tempe Artist Clarita Luli?: 100 Creatives

Phoenix is brimming with creativity. And every other year, we put the spotlight on 100 of the city’s creative forces. Leading up to the release of this year’s Best of Phoenix issue, we’re profiling 100 more. Welcome to the 2014 edition of 100 Creatives. Up today: 66. Clarita Lulić. Clarita…

Phoenix Writer Jake Friedman: 100 Creatives

Phoenix is brimming with creativity. And every other year, we put the spotlight on 100 of the city’s creative forces. Leading up to the release of this year’s Best of Phoenix issue, we’re profiling 100 more. Welcome to the 2014 edition of 100 Creatives. Up today: 67. Jake Friedman. For…

Hard Goods Outpost to Close at Modern Manor in Phoenix

Goodbyes are always hard. Fortunately the blow of Hard Goods Outpost closing at Modern Manor is lessened by the fact that this isn’t the last we’ll see of Brandon Gore. The award-winning designer announced on Friday, June 20, via Instagram and Twitter that it’s closing up shop in the Melrose…

Phoenix Dancer Liliana Gomez: 100 Creatives

Phoenix is brimming with creativity. And every other year, we put the spotlight on 100 of the city’s creative forces. Leading up to the release of this year’s Best of Phoenix issue, we’re profiling 100 more. Welcome to the 2014 edition of 100 Creatives. Up today: 68. Liliana Gomez. Liliana…

Is Your Outfit Making You Undateable?

Courting Disaster is Jackalope Ranch’s weekly column of dating horror stories, observations, how-tos, and more by Katie Johnson. Names of ex-boyfriends, past hookups, and bad blind dates have been changed to protect the guilty. Feel like you’re giving off the wrong vibe? Well, we’ve got some good news and some…