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Day: March 3, 2011

Samuel Adams threatens SanTan Brewing

Last year, SanTan Brewing Company was involved in a well-publicized battle with Arizona State University over the name of the downtown Chandler brewery’s Sun Devil Ale (which eventually was renamed Devil’s Ale). Now SanTan is battling giant Boston Beer Company,

Mary Coyle Ice Cream to close in May

Valley landmark Mary Coyle Ol’ Fashion Ice Cream and Yogurt will close – barring a last-minute sale – by the end of May. Owner Bob Kelly says business has dropped off 30 to 40 percent at his 60-year-old central Phoenix business:

Heart Attack Grill spokesman dead at 29

From the we-wish-this-was-a-joke file: Blair River, the 572-pound Mesa man who gained worldwide attention last fall when he was named the official spokesman of Chandler’s infamous Heart Attack Grill, has died at age 29. The cause of River’s unexpected death