| | | Vintage Inc.: More Than Ever, Other People's Junk Is Big Business BY ROBRT L. PELA  Lewis Pizer is shopping. He's been at it since dawn, driving from one end of town to the other, whipping through tiny secondhand shops and hangar-like thrift stores, pawing piles of other people's junk, hoping to unearth an unusual treasure. At one scuzzy hole in the wall where the proprietor is frying bacon in an electric skillet behind the checkout counter, he's eyeing a pair of paint-by-number landscapes from the '60s. "Too expensive," he finally decides, before walking away. "But that's how it goes now. The thrift stores think they're antique stores. The antique stores are pushing crap, just to stay afloat. And all these TV shows are saying 'Vintage is the new black!' So the price of ... more >>
| | | | | | | | Flamenco por la Vida Is Spanish Baile Flavor in Phoenix BY NICKI ESCUDERO  Head to the Plaza Mayor in the heart of Madrid and walk a few steps from the center square down one of the cobblestone streets. Peek into Tablao Flamenco Arco de Cuchillleros, one of the city's premier flamenco spots. The tables in the intimate venue are filled with tourists, sipping on sangria and snacking on chips as a flamenco troupe — a singer, a few dancers, and palmeros clapping in ti... more >> | | | | | | | | Renegade by MOD in Scottsdale Takes Culinary Risks That Reap Big Rewards BY LAURA HAHNEFELD  What does the Valley's biggest risk-taker of a restaurant look like at the moment? Its cuisine takes a familiar dish and plugs it into a culinary electric socket, invigorating it with inspirations from countries like Japan, Italy, and China, and presenting it in ways that make necks crane at nearby tables. You might see courses of top-shelf produce, seafood, and meats accented with things like w... more >> | | | | | | Rush's Racers Draw New Life >From Ron Howard BY STEPHANIE ZACHAREK  It's 1976, a year when all the groovy girls are traipsing around in tiny suede skirts and all the cool guys have Badfinger hair. One of those guys was English racing driver James Hunt, the charismatic rapscallion who won that year's Formula One World Championship — the embroidered badge on his driving suit read "Sex, the Breakfast of Champions." His nemesis, Austrian-born Niki Lauda, was so... more >> | | | | | | | | Chow Bella Chandler-based Nutwhats is one of the few start-to-finish chocolate makers in Arizona, and the confectioners use it to make unique candies called Scribbles. The company's uncommonly shaped, magn... Valley Fever The accused killer of Maricopa County Sheriff's Office jail guard is just 15 years old.Phoenix Police Chief Daniel Garcia announced the arrest this afternoon, saying Leonard Moreno, a 15-year-ol... Up on the Sun by Jeff Moses MIlitant chicano / indigenous hip hop duo Shining Soul have been putting their gritty brand of rap out for more than three years, and they've got an impressive rep to show for it. A... Jackalope Ranch By Jose Gonzalez Warning: Spoilers follow. This past Sunday, the penultimate episode of Breaking Bad, "Granite State," seemed to set the stage for tying up of all the loose ends from the past ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | Coupons >> |
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