While navigating the COVID crisis, Mark Tarbell revised his recipe for success Since coming to the Valley, Mark Tarbell has gone from strength to strength, enjoying success as a wine expert, chef, restaurateur, TV host and amateur musician. Even still, 2020 was one of the most challenging years of his life. In March, dine-in services at […]

Habitat for Humanity Central Arizona builds its first 3D-printed house in the U.S. In or around the year 1440, Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press. It was one of the tickets out of the Dark Ages for humanity, allowing for the mass production of books for the first time and enabling people to expand their […]

Restaurant Road Trip A taste of Mexico from a Top Chef at Tucson’s Boca Tacos y Tequila Chef Maria Mazon did an incredible job representing Arizona’s thriving culinary scene when she appeared on “Top Chef” earlier this year. She stood out for her personality and passion for Mexican cuisine. Mazon had many restaurant jobs before […]

Photo: On June 13, 2017, Zachary Sumner (above) took his own life, leading to the creation of Kid in the Corner  Organization Kid in the Corner Leadership Founder & CEO | Francine SumnerBoard President  | Maggie Miller Annual budget $140,000 Origin: Kid in the Corner is a grassroots organization started by Zachary Sumner’s family and friends […]

CEO of Brain Injury Alliance of Arizona 7 a.m. >> ONE WITH NATURE I love to spend time in the morning in my backyard. One of the relaxing activities I do is spend time on my cactus collection. I have 90 varieties of cacti and none of them was purchased. They were all grown from […]

Drive to Bagdad or Yarnell By Richard Sanderson Got wanderlust? Take off for fun fall drives to some of the most beautiful areas northwest of Phoenix. Drive to tiny Yarnell, home of the Granite Mountain Hotshots Memorial, or Bagdad, home of one of the oldest active open-pit copper mines in the world. Great roads, beautiful […]

Photo: Angela Zdrale, Afi Maita and Lisa Moore combined their skills to become a powerhouse wardrobe and beauty consulting team It’s fall, and you have places to go. But your closet has become a place of pre-pandemic dresses in dry-cleaner bags … or it is filled with a variety of sizes … or it is in […]

Celebrate the next big night out with a statement look Featuring fashion from Jimmy Choo, Bvlgari, Saks Fifth Avenue, Saint Laurent, David Yurman, Hyde Park Jewelers, Salvatore Ferragamo, Louis Vuitton, Hugo Boss, Cartier, Frank Lloyd Wright Shop, Space Bazaar and Cornelia Park.

The goal of the Desert Dragons team is to extend its support network to the many women and men diagnosed with breast cancer in the Phoenix area each year. Melissa Adams was 31 when she found a lump in her breast. “You’re too young to have breast cancer,” her Pittsburgh doctor told her. Yet cancer […]

Have you visited this Smithsonian affiliate? Located in the heart of downtown Scottsdale, Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s Museum of the West is a visual delight. As you stroll through the picturesque Cactus Garden, the surroundings perfectly complement the museum’s architecture — desert xeriscape with saguaros as sculpture, designs in the sidewalk that resemble tooled leather, metal […]