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Day: May 17, 2012

Joe’s Real BBQ, Four Peaks headed to Sky Harbor

The Phoenix City Council has approved a second set of Valley restaurants to open locations in Terminal 4 at Sky Harbor International Airport, including Joe’s Real BBQ (pictured) from Gilbert and Four Peaks Brewing Company from Tempe. The full list of

$5 beer & cheese at Wedge & Bottle

In all the hoopla of American Craft Beer Week, I can’t believe I forgot to mention the deal Ahwatukee cheese chop Wedge & Bottle has this week: Get a craft beer, an eighth-pound of cheese, and crackers for just $5. The

AZ Wilderness now eyeing Gilbert

It looks like Arizona Wilderness Brewing won’t become Queen Creek’s first brewery after all. Instead, it may become the first in Gilbert. Those who have been following the nascent business’ tribulations know it had intended to open this summer at

D’Arcy McGee’s closes in Tempe

D’Arcy McGee’s, the Irish restaurant and pub at Tempe Marketplace, has closed its doors. The 5,000-square-foot restaurant, which opened in May 2008, was part of a Canada-based chain of Irish pubs. No explanation for the closure was give, although you

Saturday: Peach picking at Agritopia

The Farm at Agritopia – those fields and orchards next to Joe’s Farm Grill in Gilbert – is kicking off peach season with a you-pick-’em event on Saturday. From 7 a.m. to noon, pick all the ripe and juicy peaches

Saturday: Ameri-CAN Canned Beer Fest

The Ameri-CAN Canned Craft Beer Festival, which debuted last year in downtown Chandler, moves to bigger digs – the Scottsdale Civic Center Mall – Saturday. More than 150 different canned beers from 40-plus breweries will be available. Besides Chandler’s SanTan

Tonight: Sierra Nevada tap takeover at Flanny’s

South Tempe craft beer bar Flanny’s is adding more tap handles. Owner John Flanagan Sr. says he plans to put in another 10 taps – bringing his total to 32 – this year. Flanny’s will need them to accommodate its monthly series of