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Downtown Pub Crawl Saturday

Wednesday, October 12th, 2011

We’re just four days from the greatest night you’ll never remember.

4thPubCrawlWEBThe Fifth Annual Downtown Phoenix Pub Crawl happens this Saturday, Oct. 22, from 9 p.m. to 3 a.m.

For $12 online or $15 day-of, Crawlers can partake in drink deals at an unprecedented 20 bars, trolley service, beads, a post-Crawl breakfast/dance party at Steve’s Greenhouse Grill, plus cab and hotel discounts.

Because we don’t want our favorite people to miss out on any of the Pub Crawl shenanigans, we’re sweetening the deal by giving online purchasers an extra $2 off when they enter the promo code FB2.

(For math majors, that knocks the price down to an even $10.)

BREAKING PUB CRAWL NEWS: Should you complete your Pub Crawl mission and make it all the way to Steve’s Greenhouse Grill for breakfast and dancing, we’ll have some sweet giveaways waiting, including concert tickets, Flogging Molly pint glasses, CDs, DVDs, and jars of our homemade country mustard! HUGE thanks to our sponsor X103.9 FM!

You’ll find a complete list if bars, deals, official Pub Crawl map, cab and hotel deal information, and much more at our  Pub Crawl home page.

See you Saturday!

** Tickets purchased online can be picked up beginning at 10 a.m. at the Downtown Ambassador Information Center (101 N. 1st Ave.)

Happy Hour Deals Downtown

Monday, August 15th, 2011

Whether you’re looking to recharge your battery during the workweek grind, planning an off-site business confab, or meeting a blind date, happy hours are the perfect combination of fun and value. And you won’t find a tastier mix of happy hour deals than right here in Downtown Phoenix. Bookmark this list to help plan your next happy hour gathering:

happy-hour1130 the Restaurant at Arizona Center

$3.95 house wine, $4.95 signature mojitos, ½-priced domestic drafts, $3 off specialty drinks, and 7 appetizers under $6, and all available Monday-Friday 4-7 p.m., plus Wine Down Wednesdays (1/2-priced bottles of wine) and Ladies Night Thursday ($5 flavored martinis and specialty drinks).

The Arrogant Butcher at CityScape

Head over to “The Butch” for well drinks, wine specials, and select cocktails for $4, draft beers starting at $2, plus appetizers priced from $4-$8, available Monday-Friday 3-6 p.m.

Brick Pizzeria & Wine Bar at Arizona Center

Home to some of the best pizzas and appetizers (try the bruschetta or hummus) in all of Downtown, every day at Brick before 6:30 p.m. you can take advantage of $3 drafts and $5 wines.

Café Roma at Arizona Center

Pitchers not named Kennedy or Hudson are hard to find in Downtown Phoenix but Café Roma pours $4 baby pitchers and $2 pints, plus bakes up $7.50 two-topping pizzas Monday-Saturday 3-6 p.m.

Coach & Willie’s

Not only can you head to C&W for $3 drafts, wine, and well drinks, plus $4 select appetizers Monday-Friday 3-6 p.m., but also take advantage of awesome daily specials like Burger Mondays ($6 burger and fries) and Friday Fish Fry ($10 Fish N’ Chips all day).

Copper Blues at CityScape

Sixty-four beers. On tap. Get $1 beer shots, $3 local brews and $4 crafts Monday-Friday 4-7 p.m.

District American Kitchen & Wine Bar

The uber-classy bar and restaurant inside the Sheraton Downtown serves up $5 sangria and $3 select drafts Monday-Saturday 3-7 p.m.

Friday’s Front Row at Chase Field

Pregame or non-game dates, get $3 select drafts, $4 drinks specials, plus ½-priced select appetizers Monday-Friday 4-7 p.m.

Ghost Lounge

The Hotel San Carlos is the place to sip $2 domestic drafts, $3 import drafts and wells, $5 mixers, and munch on ½-priced appetizers Monday-Friday 3-6 p.m.

Hanny’s

$5 martinis all day, every day. ‘Nuff said.

Hooters at Arizona Center

Catch all the games, races and fights and enjoy $2 domestic drafts, $3 wells and house wines Monday-Friday 2-6 p.m., plus stop in Wednesdays for $10.99 all-you-can-eat wings.

wine_walkKincaid’s at Collier Center

Big eats and drinks can be had on the cheap at Kincaid’s, which offers $4 specialty drinks, house chardonnay, cabernet or any draft beer, plus ½-off all appetizers every day 4-8 p.m.

Lucky Strike Lanes at CityScape

Get your bowl on while partaking in $domestic drafts, $3 well drinks, $4 house wines, and ½-off select menu items daily 4-7 p.m. and 9 p.m. to close.

Matador Mexican Restaurant

Matador wins over a crowd with its complimentary appetizers and $3.50 margaritas Monday-Friday 4- 7 p.m.

Majerle’s

Thunder Dan offers ½-off wells, drafts, wines, and rocks margaritas, plus ½-off select appetizers.

Mi Amigos at Arizona Center

Superior burritos are made even better by $2.50 fresh lime margaritas and 20 oz. domestic drafts, $2.95 Mexican drafts, and $2.50 select appetizers.

My Big Fat Greek Restaurant at Arizona Center

Opa! $3 drinks and $4 menu specials Monday-Friday 3-6 p.m. and all day Sunday. If you don’t order some flaming cheese you’re only cheating yourself.

Networks Bar & Grill

The Hyatt’s swanky sports bar serves up $3.50 drafts, $4 well drinks, $5 canvas wines, and ½-price appetizers Monday-Friday 3:30-6 p.m.

Oakville Grocery at CityScape

Did you know Oakville boasts a window-walled wine bar? Well they do, serving 29 wines and 3 draft beers on the cheap daily 3-7 p.m.

Province at Westin Downtown

The new kids on the dining block don’t disappoint with their happy hours selections, which include $5 margaritas, $3 drafts, $4 house reds and 1/2-priced flatbreads every day 3-6 p.m.

Sam’s Café at Arizona Center

In the bar or on the patio overlooking the grotto, enjoy $3 house wines, select cocktails and drafts, and Coyote and Grand Canyon margaritas, plus appetizers priced from $3.50-$4.50.

Seamus McCaffrey’s Irish Pub & Restaurant

A Downtown institution, Seamus serves house wines, drafts and appetizers starting at $3 Monday-Friday 3-6 p.m.

Tilted Kilt Pub & Eatery

Where a cold beer never looked so good, get $3 well drinks, $5 Red Bull & Vodka, $3 domestic 14 oz. drafts, $5 Jack Daniels, and $5 select appetizers Monday-Friday 3-6 p.m.

Urban Wine Bar at Phoenix Public Market

Buy local! Take $1 off  glasses of Arizona-made wine Tuesday-Friday 5-7 p.m.

Countdown to the Crawl

Tuesday, October 19th, 2010
P – is for Pubs. We have 17 this fall, a Downtown Pub Crawl record.
U – is for Updates. Download the Crawl route, list of participating bars, drink specials and information about the after-hours breakfast at Steve’s Greenhouse here.
B – is for Beer and Booze, sure, but it’s also for Buy, as in buy your Pub Crawl tickets online and get $3 off the regular price.
C – is for Complementary. Post a message to our Facebook wall about how much you love the Downtown Pub Crawl and get your friends to comment on your post. Whoever collects the most comments by noon on Friday wins 4 FREE tickets to Saturday’s Crawl.
R – is for Ride. Ollie the Trolley will be transporting Crawlers from location to location so the ladies can eliminate “comfort” as a factor when picking out their shoes.
A – is for Angela, that charming pharmaceutical saleswoman you met on last fall’s Crawl. Things didn’t work out for you two long-term but that doesn’t make the memory any less sweet.
W – is for Waiting, which you’ll be doing less of during pre-Crawl registration. We’ll be staffing a Will Call check-in at the Ambassadors Information Center (101 N. 1st Ave., Suite 190) starting at 10 a.m. on Saturday and we’ve added two more check-in tables to get Crawlers onto their trolleys and having fun quicker.
L – is for Legendary, which is how you’ll describe the evening to friends over Bloody Marys and ibuprofen at a TBA time on Sunday.

Here are up-to-the-minute details on Saturday’s Fourth Annual Downtown Pub Crawl:

P – is for Pubs. We have 17 this fall, a Downtown Pub Crawl record.

U – is for Updates. Download a Pub Crawl route map, list of participating bars and drink deals, and info on the after-hours breakfast at Steve’s Greenhouse Grill.

10 Pub Crawl_darkB – is for Beer and Booze (HIGH FIVE!), but it’s also for Buy, as in buy your Pub Crawl tickets online and get $3 off the regular price. Want to wear your Pub Crawl wristband all day long? Well now can by picking them up at the Downtown Pub Crawl Will Call Office (also known as the Ambassadors Information Center, 101 N. First Ave, Suite 190), beginning Saturday morning at 10 a.m.

C – is for Complementary. Post a message to our Facebook wall about how much you love the Downtown Pub Crawl and get your friends to comment on your post. Whoever collects the most comments by noon on Friday wins 4 FREE tickets to Saturday’s Crawl.

R – is for Ride. Ollie the Trolley will be transporting Crawlers from location to location so ladies can eliminate “comfort” as a factor when picking out their shoes.

PubCrawlerInsiderSPOTLIGHTA – is for Angela, that charming pharmaceutical saleswoman you met on last fall’s Crawl. Things didn’t work out for you two long-term but that doesn’t make the memory any less sweet.

W – is for Waiting, which you’ll be doing less of during pre-Crawl registration. We’ve increased the number of check-in tables to four to get Crawlers onto their trolleys and having fun quicker.

L – is for Legendary, which is how you’ll describe the evening to friends over Bloody Marys and copious amounts of ibuprofen at a TBD time and location on Sunday.

Spring Fling Pub Crawl Saturday

Thursday, May 13th, 2010

We interrupt this blog post with an important news bulletin: You have one more day to purchase discounted advance tickets to Saturday’s Spring Fling Pub Crawl. ”So what?” you might ask. Fair enough, smart guy, but if you don’t buy your tickets online before midnight Friday you won’t receive $3 off the day-of price of $15 (nor will you get the additional $2 off by entering promo code “2OFF” — wink, wink).

Quick math: If you save $3 or more on  your ticket that’s money for at least one additional drink–a drink you could buy to help win the affections of a fine-looking lass or strapping young buck.

The Spring Fling Pub Crawl is a trolley guided tour of 17 bars and restaurants in Downtown Phoenix, including Seamus McCaffrey’s, Coach & Willie’s, Hanny’s, Carly’s, Turf, and newly added Lost Leaf and The Roosevelt. You and a few hundred of your new best friends will experience Downtown’s hiptastic bar scene while enjoying exclusive drink and grub specials along the way. Here’s more of what you’ll need to know:

PubCrawlerInsider2What: Spring Fling Pub Crawl

Where: Downtown Phoenix

When: Saturday, May 15 with check-in starting at 8:30 p.m.

Who: All peeps 21 or older.

Why: Because we all love talking smart and grooving out with new friends at Downtown haunts holes like BarSmith, The Rose & Crown, Hanny’s, Majerle’s, 1130 The Restaurant, Friday’s Front Row, Stoudemire’s, Kincaid’s, Ghost Lounge, Steve’s Greenhouse Grill and Bentley’s.

How: Easier than saving 15 percent on your auto insurance. Either buy your discounted ticket online or buy night of when you meet up with us outside the Ambassador Information Center (Adams / 1st Ave.) between 8:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. From there, Ollie the Trolley will be whisking us from pub to pub to enjoy exclusive drink and food deals. Once we’ve crawled as far as we can, we’ll all head over to Steve’s Greenhouse for a special late-night breakfast.

See you Saturday!

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13 Reasons to Celebrate Opening Day

Thursday, April 1st, 2010

Can you believe that Monday will mark the 13th Opening Day in Arizona Diamondbacks history?

Crazy, right? It seems like yesterday that the Diamondbacks opened then-Bank One Ballpark and soon redefined what it meant to be an expansion baseball team, winning 100 games in their second season and taking down the Yankees in seven games to take the World Series in year three.

A lot has changed in a baker’s dozen years but just like Randy Johnson, Curt Schilling, Luis Gonzalez and Mark Grace guided the 2001 club to World Series glory, a new band of talented young players including staff ace Dan Haren, 21-year-old budding superstar Justin Upton, sleek shortstop Stephen Drew and power-hitting Mark Reynolds are poised to lead the Diamondbacks back to the playoffs.

After two final Cactus League tuneups against the Cubs, Arizona will begin its pursuit of a National League West championship in earnest with a season-opening homestand against the division rival San Diego Padres and the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Here are 13 reasons to be a part of the action all season long at Chase Field:

JUPDowntown Is the New “Uptown”

Now you can spend your Friday and Saturday nights in Uptown, the new fan zone located directly behind All-Star right fielder Justin Upton. There you’ll get an up close and personal view of Arizona’s franchise player and fantasy baseball’s newest heartthrob.

New “Sheriff” In Town

Last season, third baseman Mark Reynolds didn’t just hit 44 home runs and swipe 24 bags, leading the team in both categories, he established himself as a clubhouse leader and earned a great nickname along the way.

Co-Jack Is Back

After missing most of 2009 with Valley Fever, left fielder Conor Jackson has returned healthy and maybe better than ever, hitting a cool .364 in Spring Training.

Front Row Seats Available

It’s one thing to watch the game at a sports bar with big TVs but it’s another experience altogether to watch the game at a sports bar that sits a few hundred yards from the warning track. Friday’s Front Row allows D-Backs fans to nibble on ribs from the comforts of left field.

Augie’s Army Wants You

“Augie Augie Augie, oy oy oy!” is a chant you’ll hear almost nightly as fan-favorite Augie Ojeda cements his status as the DBacks’ can-do-everything utility infielder.

It’s a Bird, It’s a Gazelle, It’s CBY!

Center field is where would-be doubles go to die, due in large part to Chris Young’s Gold Glove-caliber defense.

baxterBaxter’s Potato Gun

D. Baxer the Bobcat is armed and fabulous, dancing up a storm and shooting T-shirts into the crowd.

LaRoche Is French for “The Steal”

It wasn’t the most-talked about offseason move, but the Diamondbacks’ sneaky acquisition of free agent Adam LaRoche could pay huge dividends to a team longing for power and stability at first base.

Skyrockets In Flight

The Diamondbacks will offer 10 postgame fireworks shows this season, beginning with some afternoon delight following Monday’s season-opener against the Padres.

Stuff We All Get

The Dbacks lead the league in SWAG, including bobblehead nights for Upton, Haren, longtime announcer Greg Schulte and all-time great Luis Gonzalez. There’s even a DBacks Garden Gnome Night! If you don’t like garden gnomes, well, you probably don’t like Christmas or lollipops, either.

Fashion Forward Baseball

Even Tim Gunn thinks the Diamondbacks look amazing in their Sedona Red uniforms. You can get your hands on great DBacks gear at the Chase Field Team Shop.

Sausage Fest

Did you know you can get footlong bratwurst at Chase Field? Yeah, it’s true, and you don’t need me to tell you how awesome that is. 

Gettin’ Miggy With It

After hitting .294 with 16 homers in 2009, Miguel Montero is quickly becoming one of the league’s top-hitting catchers.

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Why do you love the Diamondbacks? Tell us in the comments below.

Now let’s play ball!

Mardi Crawl with the Ambassadors

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

Mardi Crawl is your chance to hobnob with Downtown’s elite.

beadsYou might think of the Downtown Ambassadors as knowledgeable, charming, helpful, and orange–and they are certainly all of those things–but what you probably don’t know is that the Ambassadors are some of Downtown’s most frequently stalked and talked about public figures. In fact, Ambassador Guy gets caught in paparazzi crossfire more often than Mayor Phil Gordon.

0333Sounds like some peeps you’d like to party with, right? 

Well, this Friday you’ll have your chance.

Starting at 9 p.m., the Ambassadors will gather outside their swanky Information Center at 101 N. First Avenue (Adams side of the US Bank building) and embark on an epic Mardi Crawl to five of Downtown Phoenix’s most beloved pubs–The Rose & Crown, Seamus McCaffrey’s, Friday’s Front Row, Bar Smith and Coach & Willie’s.

For the unbeatable price of $10 (or $15 night of the event), you can join the Ambassadors aboard Ollie the Trolleys and bump from from pub to pub, taking full advantage of the awesome drink and food specials while chatting up 60 or so potential new best friends.**

Want to join in on the fun? Simply visit this link and submit your payment via Pay Pal. You can pay cash the night of the event but it will cost you an extra $5 and, since space is extremely limited, you run the risk of being turned away. Leaving folks sitting on the curb crying is not the way any of us wants to start the evening so save us all the emotional trauma and buy your seat now, deal?

See you Friday!

 **Mardi Gras regalia is strongly encouraged!

Run Don’t Walk To the Third Annual Pub Crawl

Thursday, November 12th, 2009

The Third Annual Downtown Phoenix Pub Crawl will kick off on Friday, Nov. 13 at Fourth St. and Garfield starting at 9 p.m. and continues up to closing time. Fifteen of Downtown’s finest saloons will be offering music, food specials, wine, spirits, and, of course, hoptastic beers. As someone who is new to Downtown, I can’t wait to mix it up with some friendly faces while checking out Phoenix’s most talked about hot spots.

pub crawl_White with 3rdAnd this year, Sonoma Casual Dining will be offering a special after-hours breakfast starting a 1:30 a.m–a perfect opportunity to recap the revelry with new friends and soak up the evening’s, um, experiences. A fleet of trolleys will transport teams to their respective pubs and team leaders will be on hand to answer questions and make sure the crawling continues on schedule. You can purchase discounted Pub Crawl tickets here until midnight Friday. In terms of value, you aren’t going to find a better bargain than a buck a bar, am I right?

Want a nice place to crash? The San Carlos Hotel is offering special discounted rooms to Pub Crawlers. Go to www.hotelsancarlos.com and enter in the code “DPUB.”

Electronically flip through photos from the 2008 Pub Crawl on Flickr.

Can’t wait to crawl with you all this Friday!