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| Southern vampire scribe steps into the light |
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Charlaine Harris is a happy kind of nervous these days. Read more... |
| Advice Goddess: Frog is still a frog after 10 years of kissing |
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My boyfriend of 10 years proposed on Christmas Eve. Excited, I said yes! The truth is, financially and emotionally, he’s not at my level. He lives with his mother and hasn’t had a job the entire 10 years we’ve been together. Read more... |
| May brings annual Chihuahua Races to Chandler | |
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Deep in the bluegrass-covered Kentucky countryside, the world’s top race horses are prepping for the first Saturday in May, the 134th running of the Kentucky Derby. Read more... |
| Advice Goddess: Boyfriend’s new roomie means 3’s a crowd |
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My boyfriend of a year has his own home, as do I. He needs a roommate to help pay bills, and only a woman has responded. She’ll have her own bedroom, but they’ll share a bathroom. Read more... |
| Advice Goddess: Stalkers stalk ... for now this guy is just asking |
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This co-worker guy, who I hardly know, has been stalking me at work. I don’t want to cause trouble for him, but ... he’s creepy. Read more... |
| Advice Goddess: While daddy’s off to war, a replacement moves in |
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My wife and I have been married 10 years and have two young children. Two years ago, we agreed to separate, and I left for Iraq. Two weeks later, she moved a boyfriend into our place. Read more... |
| Advice Goddess: A kiss is just a kiss, if only she’d give one up |
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I’m 29, as is the woman I’ve been seeing for three months. After she kept pulling away when I tried to kiss her, she confessed that kissing is very, very intimate to her. Read more... |
| Casey Moore’s has a piece of our heart thanks to its eclectic scene | |
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Casey Moore’s is the anti-Scottsdale bar: warm, cozy and filled with friendly people, many who seem to be well-acquainted, nightly. You’re sure to run into someone you know at this “Cheers”-like bar, where the bartenders will remember you and your drink of choice. Read more... |
| Advice Goddess: Bottom line, a woman’s gonna try to keep her man |
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In a recent column, you validated a woman’s desire to lose weight solely to meet her husband’s needs. Your encouraging her to take off pounds and get plastic surgery for him is an insult to yourself and every woman who reads your disgraceful article. Read more... |
| Will Lyte Lounge & Bistro survive curse of its location? | |
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Given the track record of the night spots that have opened (and closed) at 7419 E. Indian Plaza in Scottsdale — remember NV Lounge, anyone? Blue Note Cellars? Elixir? — Lyte Lounge & Bistro is taking a big chance opening in the same site. Read more... |
| Advice Goddess: Let boyfriend know about his messy ways |
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My boyfriend of nine months leaves a mess in my home, and it infuriates me. Although he’s otherwise a great guy, just a glass not taken to the kitchen makes me boil with rage. Read more... |
| Advice Goddess: Weighty issues transcend what diet you’re on |
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In high school and college I was really overweight. I started losing weight and found a great guy online. During the year we talked, I went from size 18 to size 12, losing 80 pounds. Read more... |
| Cactus Fly-In features airplanes from the ’50s, earlier | |
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For a contraption created with tractor technology, Boeing’s Steerman airplane can be pretty tough to fly, says Roger Parish. Read more... |
| Advice Goddess: You might want to peek into husband’s 'solo’ tent |
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Two years ago, my husband had an affair. He apologized profusely, but since he ended it, he’s been on his worst behavior. He quit his job, saying that working for someone is beneath him. Fine, but he went back to school, then quit mid-semester to go on a solo camping trip, leaving me to shoulder our financial obligations. Read more... |
| They’re all bicycles, but they’re 4 very different sports | |
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Remember getting a bike as a kid? Options were pretty much limited to Huffy or Schwinn, the color of your handlebar streamers and the name on the card in your spokes. Read more... |
| Advice Goddess: Passive can turn to passive-aggressive fast |
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I wrote you two months ago about a co-worker who was flirting but never asking me out. You said to flirt with him, but date others. He’s still flirting and watches me like a hawk, but that’s it. Read more... |
| Advice Goddess: Old flame needs to leave new dad alone |
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Even the most secure wife isn’t likely to yawn and go about her business when some woman on the phone claims to be her husband’s “old friend,” which, in her mind, is probably short for “the girl he had all the crazy sex with in college.” Read more... |
| Saddle Ranch is a hard habit to break | |
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The scene: A mechanical bull takes center stage at downtown Scottsdale’s Saddle Ranch Chop House, where a crowd of people are hooting and hollering, cheering a bride-to-be as she tries to master the art of bull riding. Read more... |
| Advice Goddess: Tears for your ex unlikely to work as a love potion | |
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Nothing like a little unfinished business to jazz up a first date: “I’ll be the broken man at the corner table. Just follow the trail of Kleenex and tears.” Read more... |
| Advice Goddess: Fearing '3,656 Tuesdays’ together quite normal | |
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“Fear of commitment” gets a bad name. Supposedly, you’re a jerk or psychologically stunted if you express reluctance about throwing yourself into a relationship, yet nobody will diss you for, say, “Fear of strolling down a dark alley through a gauntlet of gang members.” Read more... |
| Advice Goddess: Ask, ye may receive: Don’t ask, you’ll never know | |
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Guys these days will find any excuse to avoid asking women out: It’s too hot, it’s too cold, the moon’s in Aquarius, or isn’t in Aquarius, or making a move could cause a woman to have an epileptic seizure, go into diabetic shock. Read more... |
| 'Dude fest’ Phoenix Comicon gets a feminine touch | |
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Few things scream “dude fest” more than a comic book convention. The organizers of the Phoenix Comicon, which returns this weekend to the Mesa Convention Center for the third time, are working to change that perception. Read more... |
| Baseball dreams meet reality in Gilbert | |
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Most of us will never get the chance to step onto a major league ballfield — let alone play baseball on one — but last week I walked onto the fields at Yankee Stadium, Fenway Park and Wrigley Field. All in one day. Read more... |
| Advice Goddess: Love me, love my bigoted little 6-year-old girl |
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"I’m in a relationship with a man I love and want to spend my life with, but I can’t stand his 6-year-old daughter." Read more... |
| Advice Goddess: Dueling dogs may derail a budding hookup |
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Three months ago, my boyfriend rescued a 2-year-old, 85-pound, neutered dog from a shelter. I have a little 35-pound dog I love dearly. She’s been with me seven years. We wanted to introduce them because we want to build a life together. It didn’t go well. Read more... |
| Post-traumatic spa day - with exclusive slideshow | |
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Your body takes a beating during the holiday season. The downward spiral begins with Thanksgiving, continues through the physical, mental and emotional stress of Christmas shopping, and ends with New Year’s Eve. Read more... |
| E.V. happy hours travel the world | |
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All happy hours are not alike — or happy, for that matter. But you can’t go wrong at these four. From tropical to rockin’, we found four themed happy hours in the East Valley that offer something for everyone. Read more... |
| Advice Goddess: Dawn of the dud doesn’t have to go on till sunset |
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I’m a 31-year-old guy who’s just about given up on dating. My last girlfriend was desperately needy. She’d make me go to the store with her, and when I went to work she’d hang out in my office all day. Read more... |
| Advice Goddess: Tell co-worker’s hubby to keep hands off | |
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I’m being tormented by a co-worker’s husband. He visits our office often, flirting with me every time, but it’s gone from “Hey, good lookin’!” to getting right in my space and whispering “Hot butt” or “Lemme see your cleavage.” Read more... |
| Different holiday events for different people | |
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Christmas is where you find it. Many folks find it in the stillness of a Nativity scene. Others get their seasonal joy in the closeness of loved ones. Some catch the spirit hunting colored lights in the nooks of local suburban cul-de-sacs, or in the rhyming epiphany of the Grinch on Mount Crumpet. Read more... |
| East Valley bars and clubs usher in holiday with themed cocktails |
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With Christmas around the corner, some East Valley bars and clubs are stepping up their game with holiday-themed cocktails. Here are a few of our favorites, where you can buy them — and, if you’re not in the mood to go out, how to create them at home. Read more... |
| Advice Goddess: 'L word’ slipped out, and he’s aghast |
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This girl I’ve known for six years is visiting me. We live on opposite sides of the country, and once a year, have weeklong “dates” (the polite word for it). I thought we had a no-strings-attached arrangement. Then, two days ago, she said, “I love you.” Yikes. Read more... |
| Advice Goddess: Some birthday wishes require written instructions |
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My birthday was that Monday, and he only took me out as an afterthought. As I was leaving for work, he said, “I’ll wait up.” (I work late.) Hurt, I said, “I can’t believe you aren’t even taking me to dinner!” He then lost his temper. Read more... |
| Tempe Marketplace brings more nightlife to the mix | |
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It’s only a matter of time before Tempe Marketplace gives Mill Avenue a run for its money. Read more... |
| Tao-inspired Taste Ultra Lounge adds more nightlife to north Scottsdale | |
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A wild cougar is loose inside Taste Ultra Lounge, north Scottsdale’s newest bar, on a recent Saturday night. Read more... |
| Advice Goddess: Boyfriend doesn’t have to be a people person, within reason |
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I’ve been seeing this wonderful man for three years. I’m 29, he’s 41. Although he says he loves me immensely, and deems me the person most important to him, I mostly feel single. Read more... |
| Home teams (away from home) | |
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For some people, it’s never too early for face paint and buffalo wings. Count Mike Withrow among them. Read more... |
| Meet the hardest-working promoters in the Valley club scene | |
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Brian Durkee has more than 4,000 numbers in his Blackberry. He has 2,000-plus MySpace friends. Read more... |
| Advice Goddess: Errant e-mails could corrupt relationship |
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I’m 25, my boyfriend’s 28. Our three-year relationship has been near-perfect, and he’s given every indication he plans to marry me. I was secretly (albeit prematurely) planning our wedding in my head when I found an e-mail exchange with his high school ex. Read more... |
| Majerle’s Sports Grill in Chandler has lounge vibe | |
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Majerle’s Sports Grill opened in Chandler last week, and the second location offers patrons more of a lounge atmosphere than its Phoenix counterpart. Read more... |
| Advice Goddess: Single dad differs on the depth of the dating pool |
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Your advice for the 25-year-old woman who didn’t want to get involved with a guy with a daughter was disgustingly shallow. In supporting her not wanting to date single dads you’re saying, yes, segregate single parents, remove them from the dating pool! Read more... |
| Advice Goddess: The truth is, pal, pick up tabs or drop the dream |
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As a single male, I find something extremely repulsive. More and more, women are making as much or more money than men. Yet, on dates, when the check comes, these career women conveniently disappear to the bathroom. I smell a scam. Read more... |
| Advice Goddess: Stop the mommy guilt! Just be 'good enough’ |
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I’m a stay-at-home mother of two young kids. Come Saturday, I want nothing more than to fade into the back bedroom with a 2-liter of Pepsi and the remote … leaving my saint of a husband to handle requests for food, more food, different food, a checkers partner, a Lego partner and someone to read “Hand, Hand, Fingers, Thumb” for the 40th time since breakfast. Read more... |
| Full-contact singalong at Tempe's Big Bang | |
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Pause at Fifth and Mill in downtown Tempe in the wee hours and you’ll hear fevered music bubbling up from below. The Big Bang looks like a cauldron cooking beneath The Library and Hooters. It dangles at the end of black stairwells, a dark coral reef of tables spun around two grand pianos. Read more... |
| New bars try to bring live-music fans to east side | |
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Tempe might have a reputation as the Valley’s live-music city, but two Mesa bars-turned-music venues are trying to bring music fans farther east Read more... |
| Advice Goddess: Only 'male enhancement’ needed here is to size of mind |
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My wife of 35 years has always said I’m perfect, she’s satisfied with me, and my size doesn’t matter. Recently, a commercial for “male enhancement” pills came on and I said, “Maybe I should try some.” Read more... |
| Where to party around town this Halloween | |
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Sexy nurses, firefighters, cops and superheroes will be out in full force this weekend at East Valley clubs to celebrate Halloween. And nearly every nightspot is marking the spooky holiday with some kind of bash — some even on Halloween (Wednesday). Here are 10 of our favorites. Read more... |
| What does your drink say about you? |
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We consulted local bartenders about what your drink may say about you. Read more... |
| Advice Goddess: Try actually chatting up a girl, not snapping her picture |
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I’m a 20-something guy with a hobby of taking pictures of myself with female friends. Nobody objected in high school, and collecting memories of girls who were kind to me brought me comfort, since girls rarely talk to me. Read more... |
| Advice Goddess: Stopwatch in the name of love |
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I met a guy a little over seven weeks ago. Days later, we were hanging out constantly and sleeping together. I began to “fall” but didn’t say anything about love because he didn’t. Finally, on a trip, we had a talk about how we felt. Read more... |
| 'PostSecret' author promotes latest collection | |
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“I rarely tell my amazing family that I love them because I’m afraid of showing weakness.” “In order to function in society, I have to be kept sedated ... like some kind of wild animal.” “I think my mom is bulimic.” Frank Warren will discuss these and other confessions submitted on postcards by strangers — which make up his fourth book, “A Lifetime of Secrets: A PostSecret Book” — Monday night at Changing Hands Bookstore. Read more... |
| Advice Goddess: Not much of a wife or a 'best friend’ |
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I’ve always gotten terrible crushes on exciting, ambitious, bold men who never want anything to do with me. I gambled that being with a good, reliable man would cure me of my pointless crushes, and married my best friend Read more... |
| Take a hike: Any reason is a good one to enjoy the outdoors this fall |
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Soon you won’t have to wake up before the sun to lace up your hiking boots and hit the trails. Read more... |
| Bartenders spill the goods on hot drinks | |
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It seems like a new drink takes bars and clubs by storm every year: the martini, the vodka/Red Bull. But what’s the next big drink on the horizon? A few East Valley bar professionals share their opinions. Read more... |
| Advice Goddess: Strip club trip trips up marriage |
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My husband of two months has always treated me very well, and is usually thoughtful. But, one week before our wedding, he broke a promise. Read more... |
| Clubgoers, upchuckers ride a flash of fame on dirtyscottsdale.com | |
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What happens in Scottsdale doesn’t always stay in Scottsdale, thanks to a man who goes by the Internet pseudonym “Nik Richie.” Read more... |
| Advice Goddess: Why don’t we not live together? |
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I love my girlfriend of four years. We’re in our 30s, both divorced. Neither of us wants to remarry, but she’s given me an ultimatum: Move in with her or it’s over. I’m completely committed but want to live separately. Read more... |
| Advice Goddess: Gag wedding gift gets a dig in at bride’s expense | |
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I recently married a wonderful man. A few of his friends who could be described as “anti-marriage” attended our wedding, but everything was perfect — until the next day when we opened our gifts. Read more... |
| Karaoke gives E.V. guys something to sing about | |
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Charlz Stevens spends four nights a week adding screamo-style flair to songs like The Foundations’ “Build Me Up Buttercup” and Sid Vicious’ cover of Frank Sinatra’s “My Way.” Read more... |
| Gone fishin': Catching up is a day's work | |
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We’ve all seen the bumper sticker that says “A bad day of fishing is better than a good day of work,” so as the weather begins to cool off, it’s time to play hooky from the daily grind and put that axiom to the test. Here are the best fishing spots within a short drive of the Valley. Read more... |
| Advice Goddess: Things that go bump in the nightie | |
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I’m 25, and I recently married an incredible man. He satisfies me in every way imaginable, and our marriage is everything I’d hoped for. Yet, I’m often plagued by illicit dreams about my exes. Read more... |
| Advice Goddess: For this guy, size really does matter | |
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I love my girlfriend, including her small breasts, which are nicely proportional to her small body. But the sight of big breasts does more than distract me, it makes me reconsider everything with my girlfriend. Read more... |
| Advice Goddess: Look for women on the optimistic side of the street | |
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My co-worker always has “a great weekend!” compared to my lame ones. In fact, my whole summer’s been lame because I can’t find a girlfriend. She keeps telling me if I stop “looking,” I’ll meet somebody. Read more... |
| Valley comedians hone their acts at open mike nights | |
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From a Scottsdale bartender: “I’m so white, I know O.J. did it.” From a woman who works in admissions at a Valley technology school: “Do you guys read the tabloids and follow celebrity news? Do you know the girl that’s really skanky? That’s me.” Read more... |
| Women take the driver’s seats on their own Harleys | |
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For years, Debbie Spink was a Harley-Davidson enthusiast by proxy. The bike belonged to her husband. She was the passenger. Wrapped around his torso like a human backpack, she played Kelly McGillis to his Tom Cruise. And she was content. Then, something snapped. Read more... |
| Advice Goddess: Mushy love is soldier’s defense against wife’s temptation | |
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I’m a sergeant in the 82nd Airborne, serving in Iraq. My wife of a year, whom I love and adore, has recently begun telling me she’s lonely. It’s understandable, as I’m on month 12 of this tour, which has just been extended. Read more... |
| 5 places to stay cool and have fun | |
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Summer kills the outdoors for those of us who like to live an “active” lifestyle. Somehow the joy of hiking Echo Canyon or cycling through Usery Mountain Park is lost when you have to get up before dawn to do it (and even then, temperatures quickly rise to uncomfortable heat). Read more... |
| Mixed martial arts fighters train for Ultimate Fighting | |
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The splat of bare skin being pounded against rubber mats echoes through the gym. In an octagon-shaped cage in the corner of the room, Ryan Bader kneels over his opponent, listening intently to his trainer’s instructions. Read more... |
| Getting metaphysical at Scottsdale's Vision Quest Bookstore | |
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The first thing you notice when you push through the doors into the Vision Quest Metaphysical Bookstore in south Scottsdale is the scent. There’s a pleasant mix of aromatherapy items. Incense. Candles. And oils. Read more... |
| Seeking guidance at Vision Quest Bookstore | |
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I live my life by the Woody Allen credo “I am not afraid of death. I just don’t want to be there when it happens.” And I don’t want to know when it’s coming for me, either, which is why I’d never sat down with a psychic before meeting Joyce from Vision Quest. Read more... |
| Kathy Griffin talks rehab, 'The View’ and Ron Jeremy | |
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When comedian Kathy Griffin returns to the Valley this weekend, you can expect to hear a lot of celebrity dish. We asked Griffin, who stars on the Bravo reality show “Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List,” to sound off on a few of today’s troubled Hollywood stars. Read more... |
| Advice Goddess: Malice in wonderland | |
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I am 36, with one son, and I had been dating a wonderful man for a year. We were planning on moving in together and discussing marriage...until one day I said to him, out of anger, "No wonder your wife divorced you and your daughter doesn't speak to you!" That was two months ago. I have sent a steady stream of cards and flowers expressing how sorry I am for what I said, but he says we're done. Read more... |
| Scottsdale clubs, hotels are a celebrity playground | |
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A sunburned Nick Lachey is pouring beer over a friend’s head in the pool at Scottsdale Mondrian. He playfully dunks a buxom blonde who tries to spit weak game — “Nick, you’re so hot!” — at the singer, who is dating MTV VJ Vanessa Minnillo, although she’s noticeably absent on this Saturday afternoon. Read more... |
| East Valley singles seek romance on KSAZ’s My Dating Place | |
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Tori Levitt is ready for romance. But after trying her luck on the Web site Match.com, going on blind dates and using professional matchmaking services, Levitt walked away discouraged. Read more... |
| Queen Creek’s Sandra Scott nabs bail jumpers in reality series | |
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If you’ve jumped bail and are approached by a pretty blonde in a tight tank top with a friendly smile and an easy laugh, you might want to consider making a run for it. Chances are she’s Sandra Scott of Queen Creek, and her camera crew won’t be far behind. Read more... |
| Shake it! Bellydancing in the East Valley | |
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Fifteen women in their 20s to 40s pop their hips and shimmy across the wooden floor at north Scottsdale’s Pure Fitness on an early Wednesday evening. A jingling sound — from several of the ladies’ decorative hip scarves — overpowers the Middle Eastern music playing from a stereo as the women perfect their undulating moves and are encouraged to find their goddess posture. Read more... |
| Where to see bellydancing in the East Valley |
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DOOBY’S GRILL CAFE 2909 S. Dobson Road, Mesa, (480) 756-0469 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday Read more... |
| Cougar hunt: E.V. clubs teem with women looking for younger men | |
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“I’m a grandmother with big boobs, blonde hair and big lips,” Vicki Nelson declares. “And the lips are mine.” In the splashy disco twilight of a popular north Scottsdale nightclub, I conduct a quick sight-check. Indeed, Nelson cuts a sexy, striking figure. Read more... |
| Advice Goddess: She takes the call, he gets the busy signal | |
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Q: I love my girlfriend of eight years very much, but I’m at wits’ end over her (non-romantic) relationship with her ex-boyfriend, who lives in another state. Read more... |
| Advice Goddess: A tale of naked whoa | |
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I'd like to have sex three or four times a week, but my girlfriend of a year is willing only once a week. She isn't on antidepressants or other medication. I'm guessing her sex drive is just low since she says she's very happy with me, and just isn't usually in the mood. Read more... |
| ‘Rocky Horror Picture Show’ enjoys new life in Chandler | |
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Statuesque and pale, raven-haired Monique Appella is dressed in a black corset, black capris and platform shoes. Her dark red lips sip from a bottle of water as she waits to attend a midnight screening of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” at Chandler Cinemas. Read more... |
| Advice Goddess: Not taking know for an answer | |
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Q: I have a guy friend, "Bobby," whose wife has blurted out twice (once at my wedding reception) that Bobby and I dated in college. We actually had a one-night stand -- over 10 years ago. Word got around to my husband, who asked me if Bobby and I had indeed dated. I said no, since technically we hadn't. I finally asked Bobby's wife to stop talking about it, and she sort of apologized, and hasn't spoken of it since. Read more... |
| A good driver finds a latent need for speed at Friday night races | |
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I am not a speed freak. I don’t particularly like the smell of burning rubber. My driving habits, for the better part, are soundly pedestrian: Hands at 10 and 2. Occasional rolling stops. Slavish observance of the two-second rule. Read more... |
| Advice Goddess: Girlfriend is old enough to know better | |
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I'm a 49-year-old guy, and when I met my girlfriend of six months she told me she was 30. Our 19-year age difference worried me, but she said it was cool with her. A few weeks ago, I inadvertently discovered she's really 39. She admitted it, apologized, and said she didn't know why she didn't tell me. I'm glad she's 39, but should I be worried about this kind of dishonesty spilling over into other areas? Read more... |
| Advice Goddess: Diddle he or didn't he? | |
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Because I value trusting one's instincts, I'm prompted to write about your advice to "Uneasy," the woman whose boyfriend would go into another room to talk on the phone to his stepdaughters from a previous relationship. Read more... |
| Advice Goddess: Hopeless springs eternal | |
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I am 22, and my boyfriend of 15 months is 41. He has an extremely difficult time expressing any affection or emotion, and our physical intimacy has been dwindling despite my efforts to seduce him. His family says I'm the first girl he's brought home since 1987, and his longest relationship. Read more... |
| Female riders roar for Arizona Bike Week | |
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Motorcycles aren’t just for men. KDKB (93.3 FM) personality Ruby Cheeks says more women are driving motorcycles to feel empowered. Read more... |
| Ink is in vogue at Mesa's tattoo expo | |
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With TV shows such as TLC’s “Miami Ink” and celebrities like Britney Spears getting inked, tattoos are hotter than ever. Read more... |
| Collector aims for pop culture museum in E.V. | |
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Chandler, Gilbert and Scottsdale are among Valley municipalities that have been approached by a Tucson man who wants to donate 10,000 action figures, CDs, DVDs and posters to create a nonprofit pop culture museum. Read more... |
| Upscale clubs are edging out college bars on Mill Avenue | |
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Tempe’s Mill Avenue is becoming the new downtown Scottsdale. Just ask 29-year-old Megan Mahoney, a former Scottsdale club-hopper, who sings the praises of the bar- and club-filled street, which has long been a popular college hangout due to its proximity to ASU. Read more... |
| Local spotlight: Comedian finds humor in 'dumb, everyday stuff' | |
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Scottsdale comedian Bryan Ricci loves to laugh about the little things in life. “I like to find humor in just dumb, everyday stuff that we don’t think about, and I like to analyze it and break it down and talk about it and almost expose it and laugh about it because stupidity is prevalent and abundant and it’s everywhere you go,” says the 29-year-old. Read more... |
| Real-life beauties find romance with 'geeks’ | |
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Patrick Thorpe is a self-professed geek. But at first glance, there’s really nothing geeky about Thorpe, a 24-year-old Tempe resident who has spiky brown hair. However, there’s more there than meets the eye. Thorpe is passionate about a subject that is foreign to most: comic books. Read more... |
| The bro-out: Is it a man-date? | |
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Like millions of American family guys, Mike Silver doesn’t get out much. Until the birth of his first child eight years ago, the Ahwatukee Foothills-based homebuilder played cards with his buddies once a week and was a dutiful participant in weekend pub-crawls. Now he rarely has time for such trifling bonding rituals. A fantasy sports draft here. The odd bachelor party there. Read more... |
| Ford/Robert Black agent helps wannabe actors get big break | |
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Want an acting career? Need a helpful push? Matt Englehart is your man. In his 10 years as a talent agent at Scottsdale-based Ford/ Robert Black, the Thunderbird High School and ASU graduate has repped such up-and-coming Arizonan thesps as Garrett Hedlund (“Eragon”), Kellen Lutz (“Accepted”) and Amy Davidson (“Eight Simple Rules”). Read more... |
| Local spotlight: Scottsdale dating coach aids singles by helping them get centered | |
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Lea Friese-Haben — Scottsdale dating coach, executive stylist with Lasting Impressions Consulting (lastingimpressionllc.com) and certified holistic practitioner — has been helping Valley residents with their dating style for the last two years. Read more... |
| Valley hobbyists weld custom bikes in own 'Monster Garages' | |
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Kyle “Horns” Hornbeck wheels his bicycle down the driveway, the raw metal frame glimmering in the reflection of his glasses as he leans down to admire it. The high ape-hanger handlebars. Tires with flames imprinted in the treads. The burnt-orange patina that surrounds every weld point on the bike’s body. Read more... |
| Valley Darlins cause pudding 'debauchery’ at Tempe bar | |
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While they’re certainly easy on the eyes, there’s more to the Dirty Darlins of Debauchery — the Valley’s only pudding wrestling league — than hot girls throwing down in a vat of Bill Cosby-endorsed dessert. Read more... |
| From denim to DJ work, he lives eclectic life | |
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Luis Tamayo, 24, knows two things better than most: Tempe culture and designer denim. Those who have found the perfect pair of True Religion, Rock & Republic, Seven for All Mankind or AG’s (Tamayo’s personal favorite) jeans for half price at Sunset Clothing Xchange have Tamayo to thank. Read more... |
| Local spotlight: Derby Dame Nicola Vendetolli doesn’t pull punches | |
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Nicola Vendetolli is 5 feet 3 inches of pure tenacity. Once this roller derby queen, also known as Suzy Homewrecker, sets her sights on something, one can bet she’ll throw elbows until it’s hers. Read more... |
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