Restaurants in Phoenix come and go. Many hope to gain loyal customers, but few catch on quite like Beaver Choice.

A popular graphic making the rounds on the Internet shows Boston Marathon bombing terrorist brothers Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev with the caption: "Apparently Not Verizon Customers." It refers to news reports that under a secret court order in April, the National Security Agency was collecting the telephone records of tens of millions of American customers of Verizon. P.S. That revelation was quickly topped.

You don't have to go to some high-end steakhouse or shell out $200 a pound for ultramarbled Wagyu beef from Japan to get flavorful, tender beef for your next barbecue. Just keep three crucial factors in mind: the grade, the grain and the aging. A well-informed purchase and a couple of easy prep steps can make the difference between a so-so steak and one that sends your eyeballs skyward.

Surrounded by what could be the new, more moderate legislative majority, Gov. Jan Brewer signed legislation Monday to expand Medicaid in Arizona.

The local dance troupe CONDER/dance stages a complimentary showcase 10 a.m. Tuesday, June 19 at Tempe Center for the Arts. The performance includes original pieces, a dance film, and a special performance from Treeline Dance Works.

A public open house meeting on the future of Germann Road between Power and Ironwood roads will be held on 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Queen Creek Branch Library, 21802 S. Ellsworth Road, Queen Creek.

Breaking down the three keys to the season for each team in the wide-open Pac-12 South.

NEW YORK — Even as a pared-down version of Microsoft's Office software package arrived on the iPhone, the company is holding out on extending that to the iPad and Android devices as it tries to boost sales of tablet computers running its own Windows system.

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Mexican cuisine has been popular for a long time, but my recent travels around our country have persuaded me that fish tacos are big now in a way they never were before.

A federal appeals court has rejected a bid by environmental groups to force the Bureau of Land Management to do more to protect two national monuments in Arizona.

Families in need of a reprieve from the summer heat can visit the Kiwanis Park indoor wave pool every day throughout the summer.

Two new restaurants have opened in recent months on the opposite side of Gilbert Road, both hawking tacos and more to the growing downtown Gilbert dining crowd.

Two new restaurants have opened in recent months on the opposite side of Gilbert Road, both hawking tacos and more to the growing downtown Gilbert dining crowd.

Within the next five years, District 25 state Sen. Bob Worsley, R-Mesa, and his wife Christi hope to have Arizona’s first “world-class concert hall” adjacent to another city institution available for public use.

Gibson says D-backs must adjust after another loss to Padres opens up NL West race.

Word has spread that Monsterland, the monster-movie-themed restaurant/night club in downtown Mesa, will reopen Aug. 24. Details are few, but updates will come via the venue’s Facebook page.

The pop-country star, known as the “Celine Dion of country music,” performs live in Phoenix. Doors open at 6 p.m.

Garmin has spent more than four years as a Chandler renter. Now, the company plans to build its own home and become a permanent resident.

Republican Gov. Jan Brewer is working to spin her hard-fought victory over legislative conservatives who opposed her Medicaid expansion plan. She insists it isn't "Obamacare."

Word has spread that Monsterland, the monster-movie-themed restaurant/night club in downtown Mesa, will reopen Aug. 24. Details are few, but updates will come via the venue’s Facebook page.

“With the right to bear arms comes a great responsibility to use caution and common sense on handgun purchases. And it’s just plain common sense that there be a waiting period to allow local law-enforcement officials to conduct background checks on those who wish to purchase handguns.” That’s a quote from former President Ronald Reagan in 1991. In addition to supporting background checks on gun sales, President Reagan championed the original assault weapons ban and urged Congress to pass the Brady Act. As governor of California, he signed the Mulford Act, which prohibited the open carrying of firearms in public.