Final Day at Tempe Tavern
Published on: Thursday, Oct 1, 2026
When your favorite bartender calls and says it's the last day, you better go.
Written by: Levi Currit
I spent a lot of time at Tempe Tavern over the last.. maybe 20 years.
I learned to play Ingress Online here, and later Pokemon Go (from Nico). Birthday parties, Sunday nachos, and patio drinking.
I always staged here for going to Phoenix Comicon (I refuse to call it Fan Fusion).
In this instance, I got a call from Sheri at roughly 1030pm. I was already in bed. I told Anna we had to go, they were shutting it down. No closing party, just a quick goodbye. Rob auctioned off all the equipment in the bar. Ann and I bought a few of the bar signs, keepsakes of a place I truly enjoyed.
