September/October 2022

September/October 2022 Editor's Note

You see them on billboards, buses and TV, and then on more buses. In a town short on movie stars and Fortune 500 execs, advertising-prone lawyers are some of our biggest celebrities.

Former walk-on goalie Greg Powers has helped transform ASU hockey into a rising NCAA power. With a new arena debuting this season, the coach is ready for his latest power play.

Get on the road again with five handcrafted sojourns perfect for your Arizona autumn.

From Yuma to the Utah border, we sipped our way across Arizona to bring you this region-by-region guide to the state’s burgeoning craft brew scene, with beer-crawl maps, brewer profiles, merch picks and other actionable info. Bonus: an early glimpse of our fall beer festival and statewide beer awards!

The Good Vibe Media founder Carly Gilleland let us peek into her gear.

A glimpse of the goings on in Phoenix this fall.

Get up close and personal with the Valley’s best legal professionals.

With his All Puppet Players theater troupe, Shaun Michael McNamara put an adult spin on the popular children’s diversion.

You see them on billboards, buses and TV, and then on more buses. In a town short on movie stars and Fortune 500 execs, advertising-prone lawyers are some of our biggest celebrities.

Former walk-on goalie Greg Powers has helped transform ASU hockey into a rising NCAA power. With a new arena debuting this season, the coach is ready for his latest power play.

Past PHOENIX mag political covers lead off our new monthly section devoted to visually interesting things we find lying around the Valley.

A high-tech, indoor vertical farm in Avondale aims to shake up the future of agribusiness in the Valley.

Our columnist’s lifelong love affair with Charlotte’s Web reaches a nostalgic apex in Phoenix.

Opinion columnist Jim Sharpe proposes strategies for a secure Election Day.

Arizona Opera brings veterans’ experiences to life with a pioneering new drama.

Chandler YouTuber and fashion designer Kristina Elle spoke with us about the power of color and finding herself at the end of the rainbow.

Plan your autumn cultural calendar with this sneak preview of the 2022-2023 Valley arts season.

Phoenix indie band ReRuns joins us to debate an array of pop culture phenomena.

Take the pain out of finding the right physician for acute and chronic conditions.

Gilbert’s farming roots inspired its native son, entrepreneur Joe Johnston, to create Agritopia, a one-of-a-kind community built on what was once the Johnston family farm.

Savor the fruits of picking season in Sonoma County’s out-of-the-way wonder.

Get on the road again with five handcrafted sojourns perfect for your Arizona autumn.

Explore two drastically different but equally dynamic destinations – one in the desert and one on the Southern California coast.

Long after summer ends, San Diego remains a prime destination for California cool.

Predictions of rich oil deposits in Arizona fueled successive exploration booms that produced gullible investors, but no black gold.

Try local chocolate corn nuts, bottled artisanal juice and cheese curds this September and October.

The odd name makes it sound like an Almodóvar movie.

Don’t let your possibly shaky understanding of the Balkan Peninsula keep you away from this immaculate café.

Bisutoro is the third Valley iteration of Tucson-based Obon – a high-end sushi-ramen eatery – but it’s no carbon copy.

Rising chef Karan Mittal brings destination dining to Chandler with faintingly delicious Modern Indian cooking.

Weak Wagyu, buzz-killing karaage doom this Downtown sushi tavern from the team behind Arcadia’s Nanaya Japanese Kitchen.

From Yuma to the Utah border, we sipped our way across Arizona to bring you this region-by-region guide to the state’s burgeoning craft brew scene, with beer-crawl maps, brewer profiles, merch picks and other actionable info. Bonus: an early glimpse of our fall beer festival and statewide beer awards!

Snob is an acronym for seriously nuts over brunch.

At long last, Desert Ridge scores a culinary bullseye with this sexy, modern Southwestern restaurant from celebrity chef Angelo Sosa.

Cool and creamy, sweet and nutty, tangy and smoky, this balanced sipper uses a meaty mezcal called El Silencio Espadín.

Once again, the Italians vastly improve a high-dairy-fat dessert favorite. We present: budino.

Get up close and personal with the Valley’s best legal professionals.

Plan your autumn cultural calendar with this sneak preview of the 2022-2023 Valley arts season.

Explore two drastically different but equally dynamic destinations – one in the desert and one on the Southern California coast.

Take the pain out of finding the right physician for acute and chronic conditions.

Long after summer ends, San Diego remains a prime destination for California cool.