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All the news that’s fit to nosh.      Genuinely Exciting: The Genuine, the long-awaited restaurant from Genuine Concepts (The VIG, Ladera Taverna y Cocina, Campo Italian Bistro & Bar, et al) opens this Thursday, April 28, on 16th Street north of Bethany Home Road, in the former The VIG Uptown space. Chef Jeremy Pacheco will helm the restaurant, with menu highlights including wood-oven-roasted mussels with orange blossom ale and Schreiner’s sausage, roasted chicken, pastas...

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Every week, we present a curated list of live music in a wide range of genres all around the Valley. This week, we’re taking a look at some musicians who’ve been popularized by movies.      April 25  HAIM  Much of this sister trio’s music has been compared to the singer-songwriters of the ’70s, so when youngest sister Alana Haim was cast in Paul Thomas Anderson’s Licorice Pizza, many critics remarked that the musician seemed right...

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Luke Aikens | Michael Clark/Red Bull Content Pool   Two pilots will take to the skies and make history on April 24, when they attempt a daring aerial stunt that involves equal parts pluck and prowess. It’s the first time the feat has ever been done – and it’s happening right here in Arizona. The plan, dubbed Plane Swap, is the brainchild of brazen pilot and professional skydiver Luke Aikins and he’s performing it with...

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When Espiritu opened last January, it was cast as a bar not a restaurant, a let’s-get-crazy play place for drinkers unashamed to admit they like getting a little toasty. Under the short cocktail menu (five regular cocktails and one daily special) is a section called “Shots & Other Mistakes,” featuring nine possibly bad decisions (their verbiage, not mine). Here, you’ll find wild concoctions given hilarious names and descriptions, including Yeetlejuice (Jaeger cold brew, pineapple amaro,...

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Girl Talk | Photo by Joey Kennedy Every week, we present a curated list of live music in a wide range of genres all around the Valley. This week, we’re taking a look at musicians with side-hustles. April 19 David Foster The Canadian songwriter may be better known for his appearances on reality shows than his storied music career. But his creativity will be front and center as he gives fans a tour through his...

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Photo by Jessica Jameson  Two iconic Arizona institutions have teamed up to bring a one-of-a-kind dinner series to the desert. Cloth & Flame creates temporary venues for events that combine culinary innovation and community involvement. Though the Phoenix-based event company puts together pop-up dinners in unexpected places, it’s ongoing partnership with Arcosanti actually makes perfect sense. Both enterprises honor the design, art, food and community that set the Grand Canyon State apart and aim to...

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Over the past two years, life has been trying in many ways. Some days the news is bleak and we tend to forget that there’s a lot of good in this world. There are many folks in the Valley who devote their time to nonprofit agencies, from animal rescues to homeless shelters. In this blog series on Valley nonprofits, we shed light on some of the people and organizations that are making a difference.  ...