Writer Joseph J. AirdoPhotography by Carl Schultz [dropcap]W[/dropcap]hen you walk into Lil Miss Butcher, one of the very first things that you see — besides several counters filled with every variety of meat imaginable — is a large mural that reads, “Enter as a stranger, leave as a friend.” It is a message that owner…
Writer Joseph J. AirdoPhotography Courtesy of Tifani Wendt [dropcap]L[/dropcap]arry Wendt loved to cook for people. “One of the biggest ways that Larry showed his love was making an incredible meal for or making sure that people were fed,” says Tifani, Larry’s daughter. “Nobody ever went hungry around Larry and I am sure that anybody could…
Writer Shannon SeversonPhotography Courtesy of Bravada Yachts, Arizona Game and Fish Department and Mark Laverman [dropcap]W[/dropcap]ater is healing. It hydrates, cleanses, and soothes the body, mind and spirit. Here in the desert, the presence of water is especially welcome and our Valley is fortunate to have lakes overflowing with active options for the whole family…
Writer Shannon SeversonPhotography Courtesy of FLINT by Baltair, Trevor Turk, Joanie Simon and TJ Perez [dropcap]C[/dropcap]ocktails can be simple, containing just two perfectly measured ingredients, or they can be complicated affairs with ingredients that require all manner of muddling, juicing, chopping and even setting aflame. Scaled-down or over-the-top, a quaff is that much more special…
Writer Joseph J. AirdoPhotography by Ann von Pentz [dropcap]H[/dropcap]orses have long been universal symbols of freedom without restraint. Way back in the days of the Wild West, riding a horse made a person feel as though they could free themselves from their own bindings. Therefore, it is only natural that horses are also linked as…
Writer Joseph J. AirdoPhotography Courtesy of Phoenix Art Museum [dropcap]A[/dropcap]s Arizona’s temperatures begin to hit their 2021 peak, you have undoubtedly already reached for that swimsuit and taken a dip in a pool, lake or creek. If you are a woman, the chances of that swimsuit being a bikini may be somewhat high. But what…
Writer Joseph J. AirdoPhotography Courtesy of Scottsdale Arts [dropcap]W[/dropcap]hile studying the art on display in the Center Space Gallery at Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts during Scottsdale Arts’ Visions ‘21 exhibition, one can clearly see the paramount proficiency with which each piece was created. Delicate details collide with shocking ingenuity, resulting in works that…
Writer Joseph J. Airdo Photography Courtesy of David Coleman [dropcap]T[/dropcap]wo or three times each year, David Coleman and his fellow adventurers head out into the desert to experience a few days completely cut off from the rest of society. “There is no civilization from one end to the other,” Coleman says. “We carry all of…
Writer Shannon Severson Photography by Carl Schultz and Alex Laliberte [dropcap]I[/dropcap]n the furthest reaches of Northeast Cave Creek, between Bartlett Lake and the entrance to Tonto National Forest, stands Raven’s View Wine Bar. The interior is illuminated by floor-to-ceiling windows that afford views of the Desert Mountain Outlaw Course and multiple mountain peaks in the…
Writer Joseph J. Airdo // Photography Courtesy of Historic Route 66 Association of Arizona [dropcap]W[/dropcap]here else but the small towns located along Historic Route 66 can you eat at a restaurant called Roadkill Cafe, take a selfie in front of a 14-foot-tall tiki head or experience a tollway run by wild donkeys paid with alfalfa…