We want WeWood Watches. Try saying that 3x fast. Our latest arm candy obsession, WeWood adds a bit of “green” to any outfit for only $119. Made of reclaimed floor planks, these watches are virgins, meaning they’ve never been treated with chemicals or dyes. Even better, every time one is purchased, a tree is planted (yay!). So you don’t have to feel guilty about the dead tree you’re wearing on your wrist. Consider it karma.
Calling all gossip girls and dirty laundry-loving dudes, it’s DLT’s column dedicated to the Valley’s juiciest rumors, spottings and innuendos. Check in regularly for the latest (unconfirmable), but too-good-to-not-be true tidbits.
Is Sheriff Joe opening a restaurant named Pink (Boxer) Taco? Nope. But now that we’ve got your attention, we do have a scoop on a major shakeup in the local Food/PR biz involving Arpaio’s much-feared hitman spokesman.
Bring your drinking hats and leave the beer novices at home for this “extremley entertaining, not for amateurs, fundraiser and party.” Yes, it’s going to be a long night of boozin’ for brains (literally). Created by Louis Dolgoff (pictured) in memory of his wife, the Beer for Brains Foundation is hosting a hop-filled fundraiser on Saturday, October 2 to benefit The Barrow Brain Tumor Research Center in Phoenix. Why you might have to warn your friends of the drunk dials/texts they might receive by this fundraiser after the jump! »READ MORE
Who says there’s no such thing as a free lunch? Scoop Factory readers get free stuff all the time, such as this tix giveaway to a posh food fest in the heart of Scottsdale:
The food gods giveth and the food gods taketh away. Just as we were moping about the news that the Crave AZ food fest has been pushed back into 2011, we remembered that this weekend is the 5th annual Dine Out with the Chefs event. Hosted this Sunday, October 3, at an (air-conditioned) atrium inside the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, it’s your chance to mix and mingle with more than 20 of the Valley’s top chefs while sampling killer culinary creations such as these fish tacos from Frank & Albert’s at the Arizona Biltmore (pictured). Tix to this sumptuous Sunday affair are normally a very reasonable $55 ($65 at the door). But why pay even that paltry sum when you can eat for free (or should we say freebie)?
Farmer’s market-ed out yet? Good, us neither (obviously). The bi-weekly downtown Phoenix Public Market has, as you may know, expanded into an indoor Urban Grocery and Wine Bar. Don’t worry, the open air market still takes place Wednesdays and Saturdays, but the newer Grocery and Wine Bar offers a market experience five days a week. It gets better, as of August they are offering a CSM (Community Supported Market) card that shoppers are able to purchase online or in store to get an even bigger bang for their buck. Find out how after the jump.
If you haven’t already, you might want to start scouring the internet for Halloween costume ideas. That’s because Scottsdale’s 10th annual Ghost Ball and its $10,000 in cash and prizes (for best costume, sexiest get-up and best dressed group), is just around the corner. Unspooling across Indian Plaza between Buckboard and Saddlebag, this 5,000 person block party will be held on All Hallows Eve (aka October 30).
This year, expect to see plenty of Gaga’s and Snooki’s & Situation’s joining the usual collection of naughty nurses, sexy school girls, sexy witches, sexy kitty-cats, sexy she-devils, sexy pirates, sexy vampires … »READ MORE
Meet emerging local fashion designer Shamini Shanmugam. A native Phoenician and Desert Mountain HS grad, Shanmugam was well on her way to a Business degree at ASU when she decided she was more formalwear than business casual. After a quick outfit career change, this freshly-minted graduate of the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising (FIDM) in Los Angeles is ready to launch her debut line at Phoenix Fashion Week 2010. Hosted at the W Scottsdale on October 9, look for Shanmugam’s models at 10 pm on Runway #2 at the hotel’s Wet Deck.
But before that, DLT caught up with the designer for a quick Q & A … »READ MORE
Lot’s of rich people news lately. First came the report that five Valley residents make the Forbes 400 Wealthiest Americans list. Now comes word that AZ’s home to 17,000-plus millionaires, or almost 10K more than last year.
For exactly 250 years, Germany’s Faber-Castell has been producing some of the world’s highest quality artist materials. Now, in celebration of their birthday they’re throwing us a party. A party in the form of a big, amazing, colorful, OMG we want this Birthday Box Set.
It’s been a long hot summer here in the Valley, especially for theater lovers. That’s because Phoenix’s premier performance venue, the Herberger Theatre, has been closed for renovations since May. However, grab your dancing shoes and your opera glasses because this Saturday, the Herberger is pulling back the curtain on its stunning $16.6M new look with a family-friendly festival.
This October 3, honor local first-responders at the 10th Annual Behind the Flames: A Heroes Dinner. Held inside the sumptuous Estate House restaurant in Downtown Scottsdale, proceeds will benefit the Scottsdale Firefighters’ Charities, as well as the American Cancer Society and the Muscular Dystrophy Association. A cocktail hour and silent auction will precede the 6 – 10 pm gourmet feast. Cocktails, anyone?
Start sanding your chopsticks because now through October 1, Sushi Roku‘s offering HALF OFF THE ENTIRE FOOD MENU! (Sorry, we just got a little excited there.) Held in honor of this stylish hotspot’s two-year anniversary, the offer is valid during dinner hours from 5 pm- close.
And as if that wasn’t enough news to make you rush over to the W Scottsdale, Sushi Roku just rolled out the new Red Sun Lounge overlooking the hotel’s always-sizzling pool deck. Savor a slideshow of the new hotspot after the jump!
Drop by the louche lounge, Mabel’s on Main in Scottsdale tonight to enjoy half-priced custom cocktails and delicious nibbles crafted by chef/co-owner, Aaron May. Even better, tonight only Phoenix’s-own DJ Radar will be on manning the turntables live from 10 pm to close.
Paging Dr. Evil. Your deathray is ready. According to a report in the Las Vegas Review-Journal, pool patrons at the sleek new Vdara Hotel are getting zapped by concentrated beam of sunlight reflecting off the tower’s concave surface.
Ever wonder how Madonna remains so youthful-looking at age 52? Lots and lots of photoshop retouching, according to these leaked images from the latest Dolce & Gabanna ad campaign.
The ideal accessory for “bird-watching” fanatics, Barnoculars. Simply unscrew the eyepiece and pour in your beverage of choice. Then gleefully skip your way through the forrest security guards and proceed to bird-watch the Cardinals game while sipping in peace. Although nearby birds fans, may think you’re a little crazy for your binocular obsession, let them think what they want. We all know you’re the smart one.
Going once … going twice … SOLD to the producers at TLC, a new Reality TV show focusing on the behind the scenes pandemonium of one of the country’s rowdiest auction houses which happens to be right here in Phoenix. Tune in this October 9 to catch the debut of the new TLC Reality TV series, AUCTIONEER$.
Calling all gossip girls and dirty laundry-loving dudes, it’s DLT‘s column dedicated to the Valley’s juiciest rumors, spottings and innuendos. Check in regularly for the latest (unconfirmable), but too-good-to-not-be-true tidbits.
As the saying goes, once is an event, twice is a coincidence, third time’s a trend. A few weeks back we broke the news that FOX 10′s Alexis DelChiaro was flying the coop for destinations unknown. Well, now we’ve got the scoop on her new nest, which she’ll be sharing with a couple of fellow former Phoenix newscasters.
