We stress this because patrons of the former tenant, SideBar, might let muscle memory take over and hike up the stairs on the south-facing side of the building. But that is no longer the entrance because this is no longer Sidebar. This is Highball.
Opened at the tail end of October 2020, Highball is overseen by Libby Lingua and Mitch Lyons, formerly of Barter and Shake Hospitality. Barter and Shake s joints tend to be conceptual in some way; this new, sleek establishment is gimmick-free. There’s no narrative, no wild décor, no themed cocktails on the menu. It’s just straightforward chic. Which turns out to be kind of refreshing.
Lost Dutchman Coffee Roasters 12 North Center Street, Mesa Got a day of antique shopping ahead of you? Stop in at the Lost Dutchman coffee shop, and they ll get you set up. Yes, there s the usual options (Americano, cappuccino, cold press), but hyper-local orders like the Gold Rush and decaffeinated Flying Dutchman steamers are also available. In addition to a cup of coffee, you can grab green coffee beans for home roasting, or a quick treat from the in-house Lombardo s Gelato Company. The setup is perfect for a laptop day or a hang with a small group of friends.
Jarrod s Coffee, Tea, & Gallery 154 West Main Street, Mesa
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The Air Guitar Convenience Store is Back in Action
Remember Air Guitar, which was supposed to be opening next to the Epicenter at Agritopia in Gilbert in 2020? The project a convenience store initiated by two couples (Craig and Kris DeMarco, the restaurateurs and co-founders of Upward Projects, and Eric and Elissa Seitz, “retail store gurus” of Bro Retail Group) broke ground this week. The 5,000-square-foot store will sit under a floating 9,000-square-foot canopy, which will probably be a sight to see when it opens next summer/fall at the northwest corner of Higley and Ray roads (specifically 1566 South Higley Road in Gilbert). Air Guitar will serve coffee, tea, beer, wine, a healthy-leaning grab-and-go fare.
The city of Phoenix can t bar certain immigrants like asylum seekers and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients from receiving pandemic-related housing assistance through a federally funded program, a judge ruled today.
Last July, local immigrant advocacy groups Poder in Action and the Arizona Dream Act Coalition, as well as a Phoenix resident and a DACA recipient who was denied housing assistance, filed a lawsuit against the city of Phoenix in the U.S. District Court of Arizona alleging that the city illegally denied people without qualified immigration status from accessing assistance for housing costs like rent, mortgage payments, and utilities. The $25 million program, officially dubbed the Emergency Utility Rent and Mortgage Assistance Program, was funded through the $293 million that the city received from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act that was passed last spring. It was designed to help Phoenix residents weather the economic fall