Shamika Moore remembers her first visit to Trunk Space back when it was located along Grand Avenue. “There was art everywhere, everyone was cool and the musicians were really good,” recalls the singer-songwriter.
The PHiXHistorical Grand Avenue Hotel Reimagined for Modern Recreation
Madison RutherfordApril 7, 2022
Photo courtesy Gabby Usinger/Egyptian It’s safe to say what’s old is new again – bell bottoms are making a big comeback and retro-cool restaurants are springing up across the country. The Valley is no exception to this vintage revival, with the arrival (or rather reincarnation) of a hip hotel in the heart of the Grand Avenue Arts District. The Egyptian Motor Hotel has sat on historic Grand Ave for the better part of 70 years....
Photo by Nikki Buchanan People had told me — if I’m remembering right, Rene Andrade was one of them — that I should check out Testal Mexican Kitchen a small Chihuahua-style restaurant on Grand Avenue, not far from Andrade’s own. And they were right. It’s been open a little over a year, and I’m sorry I didn’t find it sooner. It’s housed in a cool, angular building with huge windows (surely, there’s some architectural...
Photo by Jacob Tyler Dunn | www.JacobTylerDunn.com Hawk Salvage, located in the historic Grand Avenue arts district, is the place to find one-of-a-kind curios. The shop features a curated collection of vintage, industrial and antique oddities and, most recently, an extensive selection of rare and unique houseplants. Founded by Greg Hawk, a retired Phoenix Fire Department captain, passionate “picker” and self-proclaimed “plant nerd,” Hawk Salvage is like a perfectly preserved history museum, its walls...
The PHiXStudio Session with Lizzy Lubitsky
Chris MalloyFebruary 5, 2021
Lizzy Lubitsky has made sculptures shown from Rome to Washington state. Many push the limits of what sculpture can be. Consider “Toast.” The 2015 installation featured a patch of pine wood afloat in a full bathtub – where Lubitsky sat in a swimsuit. On the plank was a toaster. The toaster was electrified, plugged into a nearby wall. Lubitsky, a 25-year-old interdisciplinary artist, fell for sculpture at Temple University’s Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia,...
The PHiXShop Local and Stay Safe at the Holiday Market on Grand Avenue
Niki D'AndreaNovember 17, 2020
The 2020 Socially Distanced Holiday Market on Grand Avenue has everything one could want this season: locally made soaps, jewelry, pet products, ornaments, stationary, yoga accessories… and masks, hand sanitizer, limited admission and people staying 6 feet away from each other. The organizers of the event, local business owners Nancy Hill of printing press Hazel & Violet and Kate Benjamin of cat-centric company Hauspanther, brainstormed all the ways they could make the experience as safe...
The PHiXGrand Avenue Mural Guide
Aimee SmithAugust 25, 2020
Driving along Grand Avenue in Downtown Phoenix, it becomes obvious that you have entered an arts district. There are numerous galleries, a print shop (yes those still exist, thank you Hazel & Violet) and colorful creations hanging from the trees. Most eye-catching, though, are the murals of all different sizes, styles and colors. Here are just a few of the many murals to take in. The young man in a cowboy hat painted by El Mac...
TravelWhat to Do on Grand Avenue
Helena WegnerNovember 21, 2019
Grand Avenue is an arts district sprinkled with galleries, hip coffee shops and neighborhood restaurants.
Valley NewsGrand Divide
Amy SilvermanApril 25, 2019
Grand Avenue might just succeed Roosevelt Row as the Valley’s signature arts district, but not without some residents bracing for impact.