Claire Lawton

Before moving back to Jan Brewer's "hell hole" about three years ago, I lived in Boston.

During my years there I rode the T regularly and picked up on some of the customary rules for mass-transit riders.

Yeah, Phoenix's measly scrap of a light rail is no T (also known as the place women go to get groped by strange men), but it's our version of a public transit line and we're proud of it, right?

So, I figured I'd share with you a few of the lessons I learned from riding one of the county's oldest subway systems, because many riders apparently haven't figured them out yet.

Here's my guide to light rail etiquette.

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​As the Mutant Pinata Show, which will be at Bragg's Pie Factory in March and April, gets closer, appearance is key in order for our pinata to make its wow statement. More >>

Jason Swearingen

​With the annual Mutant Pinata Show only a few weeks away, we've been busy researching methods and inspirations for our very own entry. More >>

Introducing Pin Up Girl, a weekly guide to all-things-Pinterest. Our resident pinner, Laura Gill will take a look at some of the best eye candy from around the web and provide a few pointers on how-to crafts, as well as weigh in on weekly trends and highlight local and national pin fiends.​
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photo by Alex Clauss

​Southwestern décor doesn't have to be all terracotta and turquoise. Just ask local blogger Jennifer Nestlerode, an ASU student and Phoenix transplant who's determined to prove that you don't have to stock up on cacti and cowboy hats to channel Arizona's signature outlaw earthiness.

Nestlerode's latest home project, a Southwest-inspired gallery wall, fuses a major decor trend with a modern desert theme. More >>

Claire Lawton

​Kenny Barrett's no stranger to dirt and a few plants. The local creative and one of the founders of the Roosevelt Growhouse and the GROWop in downtown Phoenix spends most of his time tending to the boutique/urban garden's produce and managing Valley of the Sunflowers, the two-acre lot-revitalization project across the street. He also has an eye for what looks good (especially in hipstamatic).  More >>

photo by Claire Lawton

​antigirl is taking a break from her street-side hearts to make a few gifts for clients and friends. More >>

DJ William F*cking Reed

​Let's face it: the chances your brilliant idea for this year's Halloween costume is even the slightest bit original, are slim to none.

Whether your rags are as obvious as an #occupywhatever protester, or as obscure as a sad reenactment of Edgar Allan Poe (Edgar Allan, who?), chances are, someone, somewhere, is getting blackout wasted in the same get-up, thinking they're totally fucking clever.

But why not keep it local, geeked-out party peeps? Show up to one of the weekend's uber cool underground Halloween shin digs in one of these three favorite Phoenix nightlife figures.

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