Former 3TV journalist and actor Mike Watkiss has joined the YouTube fray with Story Hustler, a true-crime channel inspired by his 2020 book of the same name. His co-host? His daughter, fellow journalist and former PHOENIX intern Dylan Chryst Watkiss. Their family chemistry is palpable, and their stories are fascinating.
Dave Tabor crafts his Cosanti windbells to look like they sprang from the eponymous art studio’s earthy, experimental architecture. He imprints circles into the bronze to mirror the walls’ porthole windows and gouges out warped lines to echo the ceilings’ cement ridges. “I’m trying to get what people see here at Cosanti into a bell, so it looks like it was born here and should leave from here,” the artisan says. Late architect Paolo Soleri...
Utah’s ultra-luxe Amangiri resort graced the cover of our May/June 2021 issue dedicated to Southwest escapes. For a wintry escape with the same minimalist luxury, book a getaway to its Aman resorts sister property, Amangani. The resort is tucked in the beautiful mountains of Jackson Hole, Wyoming, with views of Snake River Valley and the Grand Tetons. It becomes a winter wonderland blanketed in snow during ski season. With just 40 rooms, “the hotel is...
Call it the Food Truck Effect – businesses offering everything from mani-pedis to art classes are going mobile. Here are three new local ventures to flag down. Puzzle Rides Scottsdale Escape rooms meet scavenger hunts on these golf-cart excursions, which boast themes like Pirate’s Treasure Adventure. puzzlerides.com GameTruck Throw your kid the best birthday party ever with mobile video games, laser tag or GellyBall, a gentler alternative to paintball. gametruckparty.com Tap Truck Need a bartender...
And find a spot to get beer tasting samples.
A night-by-night roundup of the talent at the tournament’s signature after-hours music venue.
25 years after Tiger Woods electrified the Phoenix Open with an epic hole-in-one, we relive the excitement with an oral history of the golfer’s indelible shot on 16.
Among the week’s various disheartening tidings came the news that FilmBar, Phoenix’s hip repertory cinema and watering hole, was closing its doors permanently. It’s truly a loss to the Valley’s arts and social scene; during its nearly eleven-year run Downtown, the place expertly programmed a mix of cool non-mainstream screen fare – foreign flicks, weird indies, documentaries, neglected classics. Many of us will remember FilmBar fondly as the place to see marginal but fascinating stuff...
The 2014-15 Cardinals season apparently got renewed for a 2021-22 version.
Ward dishes on his favorite local spots, charitable acts and what's in his gameday bag.
Every week, we present a curated list of live music in a wide range of genres all around the Valley. Folk music, jazz, Latin soul and straight-up rock ‘n’ roll are all on the menu this week. Punch Brothers Thursday, January 20 at Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts Punch Brothers won a Grammy for Best Folk Album in 2018, on the merits of the band’s blending of Americana with classical instruments like violin and...
People did all sorts of things to stay occupied and feel less isolated during the pandemic quarantine of 2020 – baking bread, shopping online, binging Netflix. Some people even formed bands. Here are five music groups from Phoenix that began to jam while everyone else was watching Tiger King. Commiserate This four-piece shoegaze band released its first full-length album, Just Smile, in November 2020 and continues to play regularly around town, posting about upcoming shows...
Locals in the national news cycle. Daniel Ramirez In December, authorities apprehended 30-year-old Ramirez after he jumped out of a taxiing plane at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. Authorities reported that he opened a rear galley door and ran from the aircraft. He sought refuge in an airport fire station and was subsequently jailed on suspicion of trespassing. Daniel Robinson In June 2021, 24-year-old Buckeye resident Robinson went missing. His case went viral this winter...
Supersuckers | Photo by Frank Schwichtenberg Every week, we present a curated list of live music in a wide range of genres all around the Valley. This week brings everything from modern blues and cowpunk to Motown legends and vaunted jazz musicians. Supersuckers Wednesday, January 12 at the Rhythm Room Tucson rock band Supersuckers plays its brand of alternative cowpunk. American blues-punk “Dirty Old One Man Band” Scott H. Biram is also on the bill....
