Desert Oasis: Arizona’s Bountiful Waterways
Although Arizona is perhaps best known for its desert landscapes, its waterscapes are equally abundant, breathtaking and powerful.
A Decade of Delicious: Arizona Restaurant Week
Arizona’s gastronomic jubilee returns this fall with Arizona Restaurant Week, beginning September 15.
Nothing Ho Hum About Historic Spanish Village
As one of the first buildings constructed in Carefree, the Historic Spanish Village along Ho Hum Road has long been one of the town’s cultural and art hubs.
But First, Coffee Education
You may not realize it, but behind the scenes, coffee shops invest hours of consideration, planning, selection and applied education into the coffee beans they buy and brew. Before your favorite bevy is served, many hands had an impact and many minds had a say in that Instagram-worthy cuppa joe.
I Scream, You Scream the Valley’s Best for Ice Cream
In 1987, right before my parents and I moved to Scottsdale, we visited the Valley to tour its neighborhoods. On one of those outings we searched for ice cream, but could only find a closed Dairy Queen.
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.
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.
To Be, or Not to Be at the Flagstaff Shakespeare Festival… that is the question.
William Shakespeare reigns as one of the most famous names in all of literature — a reign, it seems, without an end in sight. Since his death, Shakespeare’s timeless works have inspired countless theater productions, movie adaptations, literary interpretations, critical analyses and historical documentaries. His influence even appears unconsciously through well-known phrases, like “jealousy is a green-eyed monster” or “as luck would have it.” Additionally, the themes that weave throughout the plays are as relevant today as they were during the Elizabethan era. It’s no wonder then why his popularity continues from generation to generation.
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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.
Hot in Phoenix: Andaz Scottsdale Resort & Spa
Andaz Scottsdale Resort & Spa opened its mid-century modern retreat in December 2016, but within just a few months,
