Writer Shannon Severson Photography Courtesy of Jo Black, Winters Film Group and MariaElena Rizzo [dropcap]E[/dropcap]quine therapy, the use of horses to aid in the healing human ailments, may seem like a newfangled idea, but it is actually centuries-old. As early as 400 BC, Greek physician Hippocrates wrote about the benefits of therapeutic riding. Hippotherapy, a…
Writer Amanda Christmann Photography Courtesy of Sonoran Arts League [dropcap]I[/dropcap]t’s a startling statistic. As you read this, one in six of our Arizona neighbors is facing food insecurity, struggling each month to choose between paying bills and stocking the refrigerator with enough food to feed themselves and their children. The face of hunger has changed…
Writer Joseph J. Airdo Photography by Bruce Taubert [dropcap]W[/dropcap]ildlife photographer Bruce Taubert knows better than most people that stumbling around in the desert is not easy at night. “There are things that stick you and things that bite you out there,” Taubert says. “The coyotes are howling, the owls are hooting and the rattlesnakes are…
Writer Shannon Severson Photography Courtesy of The Arizona Taco Festival [dropcap]P[/dropcap]assion. Competition. Discovery. Tacos! The Arizona Taco Festival is celebrating its 10th “Taco-versary” with creative new festivities and a new, larger location. For the first time, WestWorld of Scottsdale’s 300-acre expanse will be home to the “taco playground” for an expected 30,000 to 40,000 taco…
Writer Amanda Christmann Photography Courtesy of Lanning, A Bryant Nagel Gallery [dropcap]A[/dropcap]rt is an illusion for ceramics artist Todd Volz. Upon first glance, what appears to be steampunk-style creations are, from Volz’s hands, something entirely different. Like steampunk art, Volz’s work is inspired by the post-industrial age, but gone are the moving parts, functional gears…
Writer Joseph J. Airdo Photography Courtesy of Scottsdale Musical Theater Company [dropcap]T[/dropcap]he last time that actor Peter Scolari sang “The Impossible Dream”—the principal song from the musical “Man of La Mancha”—he was in elementary school. “It would have been when I was about 10 or 11 years old in 1965 or 1966 that the song…
Writer Joseph J. Airdo Photography Courtesy of Grand Canyon Conservancy [dropcap]L[/dropcap]andscape painter Robert Goldman believes that the awe of the majesty of the Grand Canyon is the ultimate creative fuel for an artist. “The Grand Canyon presents a uniquely dramatic geological and pictorial wonderland which contains all the elements necessary for a work of art,”…
Writer Joseph J. Airdo Photography by Loralei Lazurek [dropcap]U[/dropcap]pon entering the Kiwanis Marketplace thrift store in Cave Creek, your eyes dart around in awe and amazement as you embark on a journey through time and eccentricity. An initial scan of the store encourages you to delve deeper into its assortment of treasures. A Kamado grill…
Writer Joseph J. Airdo Photography by Paul Gill [dropcap]A[/dropcap]t first glance, spring is the season that possesses the greatest symbolic significance. The blooming flowers and greener grass indicate the concepts of rebirth, rejuvenation and renewal. But upon closer examination, autumn may hold a more substantial message. Any Arizonan who has ever traversed our spectacular state…
Writer Amanda Christmann Photographer Carl Schultz [dropcap]S[/dropcap]ince before recorded history, wine has been used to commemorate special moments. No other food or drink is so deeply entwined in our culture and traditions than wine, and its popularity has not waned through the centuries. In fact, not only do we continue to enjoy the varieties of…