World of Beer will open its first Arizona location at noon Aug. 8 in downtown Tempe. The franchise features 58 rotating beers on tap and more than 500 bottled beers from more than 40 countries.

Ah, the good old days before spoilers.

An unnamed ownership group has secured a World Hockey Association franchise for Phoenix for the inaugural 2004-05 season, WHA co-founders Nick Vaccaro and Allan Howell announced Tuesday.

Siaha Burley came up short in his quest for an Arena Football League record. But the Arizona Rattlers managed to finish the 2004 season — once headed toward miserable status — on something of a positive note.

After 20 years working in corporate finance, Brian Achenbach was laid off in February for the third time in his career. Instead of looking for another job, he decided to open his own business.

If only the wave of a wand could make a big-budget, effects-laden film magically appear. Alas, that's not the case, so it's been two years since we've seen Harry Potter on screen and four years between the publication of Book 6 and its movie translation, "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," is finally in theaters now.

NEW YORK -- A parade of Chrysler dealers slated to lose their franchises took the stand Thursday in the automaker's bankruptcy protection case, many of them touting their sales and service records over the years and questioning how they were chosen for termination.

The Arizona Cardinals have put a non-exclusive franchise tag on linebacker Karlos Dansby.

James Bond fans are a serious lot, and the online discussions of the best movies, actors and chase scenes from the films get pretty intense. Quite honestly, I'm afraid to offer my opinions on any of those subjects. But I can with complete certainty name the worst people, places and things from the Bond films. With "Quantum of Solace," the 22nd Bond film (or 23rd, depending on how you classify "Never Say Never Again"), coming out this weekend, here are some of the most colossal blunders in the history of the franchise.

NEW YORK - Need proof the television ratings system is dead, a victim of the TiVo, the ubiquitous satellite dish and schizophrenic viewing habits? Take a look at what's happening with "Battlestar Galactica."

NEW YORK - Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc. is bringing in a new celebrity: popular TV chef Emeril Lagasse.

The end of an era came quietly, during coffee and breakfast Thursday morning, when the Diamondbacks told Luis Gonzalez that he would not return next season.

The end of an era came quietly, during coffee and breakfast Thursday morning, when the Diamondbacks told Luis Gonzalez that he would not return next season.

The Suns say Amaré Stoudemire will be fine. You can’t get Penny Hardaway out of your mind. They say Stoudemire will return in four months, as good as ever. You keep thinking about Eric Swann. They’re convinced Stoudemire won’t have any longterm problems because he’s 22 years old, this was his first

Outside the Rattlers’ locker room on Sunday, Danny White was turning to head off to a postgame press conference when the sight of Hunkie Cooper coming up the walkway stopped him.

Phoenix Coyotes chairman and governor Steve Ellman and National Lacrosse League commissioner Jim Jennings announced Thursday that the Columbus Landsharks lacrosse franchise will relocate to the Glendale Arena for the 2003-04 season.

The original “Men in Black” was a proper example of how to make a special effects comedy. With a knowing sense of humor, smartly written characters, and creatures that were gross, creepy, and funny all at once, “Men in Black” solidified itself as the “Ghostbusters” of the 1990s. “Men in Black II” had its moments. Much like “Ghostbusters II” though, that sequel basically just repeated its predecessor. “Men in Black III” is a fortunate return to form for this franchise mainly thanks to its inventive time travel plot. If “Ghostbusters III” ever gets made, one can only hope it’s as much fun as “Men in Black III.”

Several owners are opening up a franchise and relying on a branded name to give their kids a better future.

It’s going to be series business this holiday season at the movies. One of Hollywood’s biggest franchises is nearing an end. Others are returning after long absences.