Food ReviewsDining Review: Miel de Agave
Nikki BuchananMarch 3, 2023
Temper your expectations at thus slickly appointed modern Mexican restaurant in RoRo.
Downtown Phoenix Archives
Caffio Espresso Bar is located inside the lush, beautiful garden at Pueblo Life plant shop in Downtown Phoenix. But much like the ever-evolving flora and unique coffee concoctions on its menu, Caffio does not remain static. This locally owned coffee shop is operated out of a VespaCar, an Italian commercial vehicle with three wheels. Owner Anthony Fiorelli wanted to open a business that he was passionate about while honoring his family’s Italian heritage. He...
Downtown is now the Valley’s liveliest, most dynamic destination for food, culture and sightseeing, with plenty of side attractions for your Super Bowl Experience junket.
Super Bowl LVIIFan Guide to the Super Bowl Experience in Downtown Phoenix
Editorial StaffFebruary 5, 2023
Staged in Downtown Phoenix, this weeklong celebration of all things Super Bowl includes autograph signings, skills and drills games, outdoor live music and much more.
Food ReviewsDining Review: Anhelo
Nikki BuchananJanuary 11, 2023
Chef Ivan Jacobo’s reconceived Downtown restaurant is the swank, citified hideout we need.
The PHiXAZ Nonprofits: Six Questions with Marvin Scott of Rosie’s House
Marilyn HawkesDecember 16, 2022
In 1996, Rosie Schurz founded Rosie’s House Musical Academy for Children in a two-bedroom house in an impoverished Phoenix neighborhood. Schurz, a German immigrant, was forced to evacuate her family home during World War II, leaving her violin behind. That experience led her to start Rosie’s House, a program that provides musical instruction for underserved children. We recently talked with Marvin Scott, a former saxophone teacher at the original Rosie’s House, who now serves as...
The PHiXPhoestivus Returns to Downtown Phoenix for its 13th Year This December
Leah LeMoineDecember 5, 2022
Cross the secular December holiday Festivus – introduced to the popular consciousness in a 1997 Seinfeld episode – with Phoenix and you have Phoestivus, a wintertime market celebrating its 13th year in the Valley of the Sun. Like its namesake, Phoestivus offers an “airing of the grievances” and a Festivus pole, but our Phoenician fest also boasts local vendors (200 last year), art, crafts, food, beverages, Hipster Santa Claus and Phoestivus mascot Phreddie the Yeti....
RestaurantsNewcomers’ Guide to The Best Downtown Phoenix Cocktail Bars
Editorial StaffNovember 4, 2022
Skip the sticky floors and watered-down rum and Cokes at these swanky purveyors of drinkable art.
Skip the sticky floors and watered-down rum and Cokes at these swanky purveyors of drinkable art.
M3F mainstage | Photo by Jason Siegel Photography Arizona’s premier homegrown music festival has announced the lineup for its highly anticipated 18th year. Slated to be held at Hance Park in Downtown Phoenix on March 3 and 4, M3F is a nonprofit festival with 100 percent of its proceeds going to local charities. Last year’s event garnered a record $1.2 million. In addition to announcing an eclectic lineup incorporating established and up-and-coming indie, pop, R&B...
Downtown is now the Valley’s liveliest, most dynamic destination for food, culture and sightseeing, with plenty of side attractions for your Super Bowl Experience junket.
City Guide 2023Fan Guide to the Super Bowl Experience in Downtown Phoenix
Editorial StaffOctober 28, 2022
Staged in Downtown Phoenix, this weeklong celebration of all things Super Bowl includes autograph signings, skills and drills games, outdoor live music and much more.
Photo by Aimee Smith Usually, when someone tells us to “smile” it causes us to roll our eyes, at best. But while viewing this mural by “Just” Giovannie, located on the back wall of the Cambria Downtown Phoenix, we can’t help but break out in a grin. By the time we read the “Smile” prompt in the conversation bubble, we already are. Photo by Aimee Smith This smiling face is the gatekeeper to an alley...
Craft BeerpodcastTalking Craft Beer with Megan Greenwood at Greenwood Brewing
Matthew JohnsonOctober 14, 2022
An unbreakable spirit and solid beer menu makes Greenwood a must-visit.
The PHiXZONA Fest Adds Color to Downtown Phoenix
Aimee SmithOctober 13, 2022
A new mural marketing the highly anticipated new music festival, ZONA Fest, has gone up at 901 N. Central Avenue in Downtown Phoenix. It was painted by Quinn Murphy and Jake Early, the duo known for the “It’s Another Beautiful Day in Downtown Phoenix” mural. Murphy’s Hamster Laboratories is a custom design studio that specializes in gig flyers and created the Zona Fest lineup poster. For more information about ZONA Fest, check out our blog...