HistoryResurgence of Drag Shows on Roosevelt Row Harkens Back to Gay Nightlife Heyday
Douglas TowneMay 5, 2022
The resurgence of drag shows on Roosevelt Row recalls the heyday of Downtown gay bar 307 Lounge.
Roosevelt Row Archives
Food ReviewsReview: First & Last
Nikki BuchananMay 5, 2022
If the food rises to the level of its décor, this handsome Modern American restaurant in Roosevelt Row will have the whole package.
The PHiXRoosevelt Row Gets Egged
Aimee SmithMarch 16, 2022
The artist known as The Lady Egg recently left a smattering of paintings on Roosevelt Row in Downtown Phoenix. This pop of yellow adorns the 10-O-One Building, just down from Bunky Boutique. Another Lady Egg creation stands guard at the exit to the parking garage around the corner. This 3-D bespectacled fellow is captured in free fall, about to tumble into the dumpsters behind Pedal Haus. A distinguished egghead reads the paper behind the bike racks...
TravelDay Trip to Upper RoRo
Shradha KrishnamurthyMarch 3, 2022
Historically, "Upper RoRo" was the less developed half of the famed arts district, but thanks to a crop of upstart restaurants, shops and murals, it's buzzing with an infections new energy.
The PHiXShopping: Straw & Wool
Emily SchmidtMay 21, 2021
Eight years ago, Ali Nervis met his business partners, Henry Dickerson and Dominic Clark, when they were selling T-shirts and jewelry at small business events. “We share a lot of the same values in terms of why we’re in business – family, community and self-sustainability,” Nervis says. With their wives, the trio launched Archwood Exchange, a monthly swap-meet affiliated with the Buy Black Marketplace movement, in 2016. Their latest project: Straw & Wool, a hip...
Peter Kasperski and Richie Moe were two of the most illustrious names in Valley dining until bankruptcy and substance abuse sent them tumbling to Earth. Now the longtime friends have banded together to open a hit Roosevelt Row restaurant – and keep their demons mutually at bay.
Food ReviewsRestaurant Review: Character
Nikki BuchananMarch 18, 2021
Restaurateur Peter Kasperski of Cowboy Ciao fame scores a first-round knockout with his new Downtown bistro.
Desert DigestFood & DrinkFirst Dish: Hot Daisy Pizza
Nikki BuchananFebruary 9, 2021
It’s her third day as proprietor of Hot Daisy Pizza, and Tammie Coe — the classically trained pastry chef famous for ooey-gooey cupcakes, big cookies and whimsical fondant-covered cakes — seems to be having fun in her new role as pie slinger. At 3:30 in the afternoon, her tiny Roosevelt Row shop (formerly known as Tammie Coe Cakes) enjoys a steady stream of curious neighborhood customers, eager to try a slice of pepperoni or margherita...
“Luckys is not the new chic RoRo dive bar,” the man behind the bar says as he sets down a couple coasters and a bottle of hand sanitizer. He also tells me that mimosas and bloody Marys are “breakfast drinks” and should not be consumed at 6 p.m. on a Thursday, which happens to be when I pay my first visit to Lucky’s. He then proceeds to offer me a mimosa-flavored jello shot. Who am...
Roosevelt Row recently welcomed a one-of-a-kind boutique curated for and by Arizonans. The unique, upscale shop purveys products from established brands and indie designers from around the world. This curated collection of clothing, furniture, accessories, home décor and skincare can’t be found anywhere else in the Valley, according to co-owner Wade Parkins. The business originated in Tucson in a 500-square-foot storefront, but Parkins and his husband/business partner Jason Shelby quickly noticed that patrons were making...
FeaturesLifestyleLove Your Downtown
PHOENIX magazineAugust 26, 2020
From Glendale to Gilbert, downtown neighborhoods across the Valley have flourished over the past decade, sprouting high with local restaurants, boutiques, theaters and that all-important “cultural density.” Now, in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, they need our love more than ever.
Food ReviewsPoppy
Nikki BuchananFebruary 20, 2020
Newly gentrified RoRo gets an airy, agreeable, millennial-friendly restaurant all its own.