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Day: April 16, 2012

Urban Picnic gets new owners

Urban Picnic, the lunch-only eatery that opened in April 2011 in downtown Mesa, is getting new owners. Chris Ackerland, who opened the restaurant with his father, made the announcement today on Facebook: I have decided to sell the brand and

April 30: Coffee-themed community dinner at Liberty Market

Coffee will be the focus of Liberty Market‘s monthly community dinner, a five-course affair on Monday, April 30. The “Perked Up Dinner” menu: Stumptown “Hair Bender” espresso dusted sea scallops Salad of local, seasonal greens with green (unroasted) Ethiopian coffee

SanTan Brewing goes ‘Commando’ tonight

Little-known movie fact: “Die Hard” was actually a sequel. After the box-office success of the 1985 Arnold Schwarzenegger flick “Commando,” the studio commissioned a follow-up but The Ahnold wasn’t interested. So the title was changed to “Die Hard, TV actor Bruce

Lucky Break now open for lunch

Lucky Break, a sports bar and billiards hall that opened in late December, is doing a soft launch of its weekday lunch service at 11 a.m. today. The men offers a dozen burgers – ranging from the Mean Green (with