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Day: August 31, 2020

Rift Wine+Tap caters to wine & beer drinkers in south Scottsdale

Rift Wine+Tap – a concept combining a wine lounge, a craft beer taproom, and a liquor store – opens for in-store consumption today in south Scottsdale. The new venue, located near the northeast corner of Scottsdale and McKellips, began retail

East Valley restaurant openings & closings in August

Openings Founding Fathers: Gastropub closes original location in Ahwatukee, but opens another in Chandler. Read more Doc & Eddy’s: Sixteen months after being destroyed by a fire, longtime south Tempe sports bar finally reopens. Read more Salad and Go: Gilbert-born concept’s

Mill Avenue bar is latest shut down by state for covid-19 violations

Glow Shots & Cocktails in downtown Tempe is the latest Valley bar to be shut down for not complying with the state’s covid-19 guidelines. The Arizona Department of Health Services closed the bar Sunday for “jeopardizing the health, safety and

Valley’s 4th Twin Peaks restaurant breaks ground at Tempe Marketplace

Dallas-based Twin Peaks has broken ground on its fourth Valley restaurant in the southeast corner of Tempe Marketplace. The 7,100-square-foot restaurant is being constructed on the last remaining vacant lot at the shopping center. The so-called ‘‘breastaurant’’ concept features a

Ex-NASCAR driver Michael Waltrip to open Phoenix brewery & taproom

Former NASCAR driver Michael Waltrip (pictured) is opening a brewery and taproom in Phoenix. Waltrip launched Michael Waltrip Brewing in March. The company temporarily is based in Texas. So far, it has three beers – Checkered Past (a coconut IPA),