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Diners lined up to order one last salad or wrap from Salad and Go. The drive-thru chain will close all locations after service Wednesday. Sara Crocker This week…
Read more Readers react: Salad and Go’s shocking closureOn a sunny Sunday morning inside Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport’s Terminal 3, a 44-year-old Zimbabwean woman approached her United Airlines flight’s gate counter with her husband. A gate…
Read more United Airlines tricked passenger into ICE arrest, lawsuit claimsTempe police beat and arrested Eryn Bonner on July 19. Her lawyer says the city should decline to pursue charges police recommended against her. Eryn Bonner The public…
Read more Tempe cops beat the shit out of a cheerleader, now want her jailedThe Phoenix Bat Cave is one of the city’s unique attractions, a flood control tunnel in Arcadia that doubles as the summer home of a colony of thousands…
Read more You, us, and a dark cave with potentially 1,000 bats?One of the Vista stage renderings for the 2026 event. Oh Wow Company M3F is keeping the beats and bass dialed up in 2027. The popular Phoenix music…
Read more M3F announces 2027 lineup. See who’s playing the Phoenix festivalSalad and Go will close all 70 of its drive-thrus in Arizona and Nevada. Salad & Go Salad and Go, the homegrown healthy drive-thru chain, announced Tuesday evening…
Read more Salad and Go announces bankruptcy, closure of all drive-thrusCampo said goodbye to Scottsdale in late July. Provided by Campo Italian Bistro & Bar In July, the Phoenix food scene lost a mix of restaurants new and…
Read more These 8 Phoenix restaurants and bars are now closedThe superlative “biggest indie band” seems oxymoronic, but it’s hard to say that Death Cab for Cutie is anything but. You could argue that their melodic and haunting…
Read more Death Cab for Cutie’s Phoenix show was an emotional roller-coasterSome dishes and drinks are so spectacular, they leave us wondering how they were made. We decided to find out. Welcome to Best Bites, a series where we…
Read more This Phoenix dive’s frosty pink cocktail shakes off our summer blues*We updated this story on July 31 after Gov. Katie Hobbs’ campaign announced she won’t participate in a debate with her GOP opponent Rep. Andy Biggs. The announcement…
Read more Why Gov. Hobbs is gambling that you don’t care about political debatesKarol G is staging her biggest Arizona concert yet when the Latin singer’s Viajando Por El Mundo Tropitour rolls into Glendale’s State Farm Stadium on Aug. 29. The…
Read more Turn it up. These are August’s hottest concerts in PhoenixThe Sleepy Whale is now open in Uptown. Sara Crocker When a taproom left Phoenix’s Uptown Plaza, craft beer drinkers were left parched, but only for a matter…
Read more Chandler beer bar opens second location in UptownSince Donald Trump resumed the presidency, community groups in the Valley have publicly reported nearly 140 sightings of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. That number — equivalent to…
Read more Map: Where ICE has been seen in Phoenix to dateA screenshot of footage filmed by unshelteredphx of Phoenix police arresting a man in The Zone, the homeless encampment near downtown Phoenix on July 30, 2026. Photo by…
Read more Large police sweep in The Zone takes homeless, activists by surpriseA photo of the Delta Aquariids meteor shower in 2022. David Wipf/CC BY 2.0/Flickr The summer skywatching season kicks into high gear this week as two meteor showers…
Read more A double meteor shower peaks over Arizona this week. Here’s when to lookThe viral summertime treat is officially swirling in the Valley. Arizona Wilderness Brewing Co. shakes up its craft beer options with a sweet and tart soft serve margarita.…
Read more Where to sip and scoop soft serve margaritas in PhoenixI’ve seen The Fixx six times, yet my favorite moment’s always the same. Jamie West-Oram commands attention, guitar slung as far as his arms extend, then chops at…
Read more The Fixx bring ’80s classics to Marquee Theatre in TempeArizona Attorney General Kris Mayes has been busy. The Democrat has filed 46 lawsuits against the Trump administration since the president took office in January 2025, pushing back…
Read more The latest with all 46 lawsuits Kris Mayes has filed against TrumpOutcast Doughnuts brought its drool-inducing layered doughnuts to downtown Mesa in 2023. Provided by Outcast Doughnuts Two weeks after closing its doors in downtown Mesa, Outcast Doughnuts will…
Read more Popular Mesa doughnut shop reopens in new city this week. What to expectThe Phoenix New Times building on Jefferson Street. Phoenix New Times Editor’s note: We’re going to miss Zach tremendously. We’re also actively seeking his replacement — if you…
Read more It’s my last day leading New Times’ news coverage. I’ll miss this place
