Phoenix Underground

A wonderful plaza is located on the Northwest corner of Central and Camelback that includes shops like Arizona Hi-Fi, Cowtown, Frances, Stinkweeds, and Smeeks. It is a candy shop that opened two and a half years ago and represents everything positive about local businesses. You may not have heard of Smeeks, but you will be surprised how often you have driven by it. The owner is Georgeanne Bryant and is Managed by Brendan McCaskey. He took some time with Phoenix Underground to talk about its history and CARAMELPALOOZA that it conducts with Chow Bella featuring caramel from local chefs. Caramelpalooza is this Friday, which happens to fall on first Friday of March, and starts at 7PM. It is located on the lightrail, so if you are coming from out east it will drop you off across from Smeeks at Central and Camelback. Stinkweeks, another local business that sells music, will have live music at the event. The food truck Short Leash Hot Dogs will be there to serve food as well. It will provide up to twenty chefs providing different varieties of Caramel. Come to the event on your way down to First Friday or after. It is a unique event that stands with many of the other great events like the Zombie Walk, Strong Beer Festival, Phoenix Film Festival, and McDowell Mountain Music Festival. So be sure you come by and experience the caramel. This is a wonderful experience for all ages and interests. When you are there you will have a chance to visit many of the other great shops alongside Smeeks that makes Phoenix a wonderful experience when we discover them for the first time.