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I just got back from a ten-day houseboat vacation at Lake Powell. Lake Powell is not in Tempe, so I wouldn't feel right telling you about it. I can tell you, however, that the first meal I sought out upon returning home-- sunburned, craving the anti-hotdog and something with Vitamin E in it-- was from Haji Baba. Have you eaten at Haji Baba? Of course you have. It's at 1513 ...

Sometimes when I'm driving over the Mill Avenue Bridge, I'll look out the window and see someone in a kayak rowing the length of the lake. And watching that-- the long, lean strokes out there in the middle of all that peaceful water-- makes me wish I did a little more rowing and a little less driving to and from In N Out Burger. I looked into it, and the ...

Harkins has opened a brand spanking new movie theater at the corner of the Loop 101 and Loop 102. The Tempe Marketplace 16 opened on June 29th, and I was first in line on June 30th. I can't stand driving to a theater at the shopping mall and fighting over three parking spaces with seven hundred cars, so the addition of a beautiful Tempe theater that's not encapsulated in a ...

Just because July 4th falls on Hump Day this year doesn't mean you can get away with hibernating inside watching Top Chef like every other Wednesday. That's why you have TiVo. US Airways is proud to present the CBS 5 July 4th Tempe Town Lake Festival! Live music starts when the gates open at 4:00 and there'll be an enormous food court stocked with all your traditional July 4th ...

Every year about this time, I start frantically looking for new and improved ways to keep my core body temperature under 107. And I don't know about you, but my first-choice instruments are usually ice and alcohol. Fat Tuesday in downtown Tempe meets both of these requirements, and does it's best to live up to a Mardi Gras standard of debauchery. With more scantily-clad coeds, more swaggering frat guys, and ...

One of my favorite things about living in Tempe - heck, Arizona even - is that this time of year starts the dozens of art festivals that happen all around the state. The Tempe Art Festival is kicking off this year the weekend of March 30th-April 1st.  Boasting over 400 local artists, this is the event to attend in Tempe.

Bring loads of spending money, you're going to need it. Wear ...

Named one of the best events in Arizona, the Tempe Music Festival is right around the corner. Taking place on March 30th-31st in the heart of downtown Tempe,  this evnt will boast some of the biggest acts on the Top 40 charts right now. Major headliners  in the lineup are The Fray, Everclear, and Lifehouse.
Music isn't the only thing going on that weekend. There are tons of fun attractions and ...

The Arc of Tempe, a small, locally owned charity that raises money for Arizonans with disabilities, is looking to bring in money to fund a new facility to help it's participants hone new skills. Instead of selling raffle tickets, or candy, they are taking their love for our town to a new level by hosting a night dedicated to the best the town has to offer.

"Experience Tempe . . ...

Yes, readers, I realize these are big words. Mighty big words. But I feel confident in saying you won't find a better meal, atmosphere and evening then at Monti's La Casa Vieja. Located at the always rockin' Mill Avenue, Monti's Steakhouse is a must!

The ribs are to die for (according to my Husband, who is quite the rib connaiseur), the filet mignon will melt in your mouth. If you ...

A few weeks ago, I went in search of a book. It was hard to find, not carried at any major bookstores, and few places online had it for a reasonable price. I decided to take a stop in to one of the most talked about bookstores in town, Changing Hands. Located on the corner of McClintock and Guadalupe, Changing Hands is the center for all literary events in ...