A Fruitful Endeavor: The Urban Farm
The desert seems an unlikely place for a burgeoning small farm movement, but that hasn’t stopped Greg Peterson of the Urban Farm…
Creature Comforts: Go Camping
As a child living alongside the Columbia River in Southeastern Washington, Mike Hammer grew up with nature in his veins.
Desert Oasis: Arizona’s Bountiful Waterways
Although Arizona is perhaps best known for its desert landscapes, its waterscapes are equally abundant, breathtaking and powerful.
Life Beyond New York: The Art of Ken Kaminski
In the midst of a boardroom meeting at his corporate global branding job, artist Ken Kaminski received an urgent call from his wife, Nancy.
Sizzling Summer Storms
Beautiful and breathtaking. Dynamic and dangerous. That is the natural world around us. Here in America, we experience the glorious diversity of nature firsthand. The North boasts of freezing temperatures and high snowfall during long winter months. The Southeast features impressive and terrifying hurricanes. The Midwest succumbs to tornadoes that can stretch a mile wide. And the West finds itself rattled by frequent earthquakes of all magnitudes.
Paityn on Pointe
Back in January, Boulder Creek High School senior Paityn Lauzon was a finalist in the Youth America Grand Prix Phoenix Division, the world’s largest ballet competition. Yet she can’t remember the moment her dance career began — understandable, considering she was only 3 years old at the time.
Experience the World’s Oldest Continuous Rodeo
No one could have predicted it 133 years ago, but Payson Pro Rodeo has since become the world’s oldest continuous rodeo. Not that it would have made any difference to its earliest contestants. The cowboys and ranch hands took pride in their skills and horses, and saw the rodeo as their chance to strut their stuff in the town square. It was how they had fun in the gap between spring and fall roundups at the ranch, and the entire town joined them.
Anarchy in Anthem
It was the second hour of a two-hour softball practice. Ten players had their head in the game until infielder and team captain Tori Krayeski threw a dead tarantula at shortstop Sydney Barnes. That’s what best friends do — especially when you and your bestie are on a fast-pitch softball team that’s been together since you were 9 years old, and that team is named Anarchy AZ.
A Sip of Summertime
Just in time for summer, Sonata’s Restaurant has added a bevy of light new cocktails with bright, fresh ingredients. Located at 10050 N. Scottsdale Rd., the modern European restaurant named for its owner, Sonata Molocajeviene Tuft, was designed to turn down the heat.