Business

Luckily, fashionable Phoenicians can get their style fix at Mercantile, a salon and clothing store on Roosevelt Street and Central Avenue. Mercantile as described by owner Shauna Thibault is a “unique environment” where customers can get their hair done by a talented and experienced stylist and leave with a stylish vintage piece in hand.

Staff Reporter and Photographer Carolyn Corcoran is a big Jimmy Fallon fan. She has a few downtown Phoenix recommendations for the Tonight Show comedian in light of the news that he will film his Super Bowl show at the Orpheum Theatre.

During the summer months in Phoenix, when college students return home from school and people are less likely to go out in the sweltering heat, businesses often suffer. This year, however, they've generally seen success.

A Tailored Place columnist Savanah Yaghsezian visited thrift shop Vox Curvy Couture's first Sip 'n' Swap event, where customers could bring in their clothing and swap for other donated pieces. All items that were left over were or will be donated to charity.

Looking to ease your way into biking through Phoenix? Try a cost-efficient compromise between laziness and activity, an electric bike.

Roosevelt Row’s Welcome Diner is launching a new restaurant called Welcome Chicken and Donuts that is set to open this October. The new restaurant’s menu will feature chicken and donuts. Instead of the Southern-style chicken Welcome Diner is known for, the new spot’s chicken will be Korean-inspired.

Bonjour Vietnam, a restaurant focused on French-Vietnamese cuisine located underneath the Hotel San Carlos, closed its doors after failing to pay its rent, according to a sign on the building. However, the restaurant may soon return under new management and other major changes.

The crackling sausage and steaming biscuits on the Welcome Diner griddle are not an atypical vision. The nine-seat bar and miniature kitchen are full of chatter and southern comfort food, and when the food halts the conversation, soul music pipes in to fill the lull. The only difference between this scene and any other meal at Welcome Diner is that it took place at 11:30 a.m. on Sept. 20, and it’s the first brunch of the season.

There’s no better way to get to know a city than by strapping on those walking shoes (or, in our case, polished black ballet flats and sporty white Converse All-Stars) and trekking into the scorching jungle of urban life that is downtown Phoenix. Today, we explored Roosevelt Street, a haven of vintage shops. Stay tuned for future in-depth features on some of these vintage hot spots. But for now, check out some of today’s best finds.

Last week, I wrote about the juicing phenomenon and how it has swept through the Valley with a startling pace. Well, folks, it’s only expanding more, and in our very own downtown Phoenix! I’d like to focus on a new place that’s opened for your juice, smoothie and health-food needs: Grabbagreen.