March/April 2025

Editorial StaffMarch 1, 2025
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Features

Profiles in Style 2025

These fashionable Phoenicians set themselves apart with their singular styles.

Guides for Letting Go

Like their birth-work counterparts, death doulas aid clients in transition. But where birth midwives bring life into the world, end-of-life midwives help people leave it.

Touch and Go

One woman’s solo crossing of the Grand Canyon is more than meets the eye.

Phoenix Files

Guides for Letting Go

Like their birth-work counterparts, death doulas aid clients in transition. But where birth midwives bring life into the world, end-of-life midwives help people leave it.

What's in Your Red Carpet Kit? with Courtney Worth

As Oscars season approaches, Worth shares her red-carpet essentials.

Touch and Go

One woman’s solo crossing of the Grand Canyon is more than meets the eye.

Music Notes: Valley Vinyl

Record Store Day is still spinning, with this year’s celebration of indie shops taking place on Saturday, April 12.

Spotlight: Jason Asher, Mixology Mentor

At his new venture, Juniper & Jigger Hospitality Co., the former busboy and GQ profilee offers a full suite of services to restaurant and bar clients, from glassware selection to menu design to the cocktails themselves.

Medical Files: Totally Tubular

Valley physicians peer into new uses of endoscopy.

Facing "Ozempic Face"

Experts weigh in on addressing the side effects of injecting semaglutides.

Medical Files: Uber Drugs

Policing social media’s role in the new drug trade – and how it affects young people.

Medical Files: Caring Robots

Facing caregiver shortages, a Mesa senior living community turns to AI.

5 Hot-Button Health Topics in 2025

“Whole-person care” is a buzzy phrase filtering across the health-care industry as a whole – and care for older adults is no exception.

Best of the Valley-winning Band Wheelwright to Perform at The Dirty Drummer in Phoenix

In the meantime, we talk good tunes, good food and good times with Wheelwright and Dana Armstrong, co-owner of The Dirty Drummer. 

Photo Gallery: Scottsdale Art Week Opening Night

Photos from VIP Opening Night at Scottsdale Art Week.

Explore

Great Escapes: Sea Envy

A trip to Seattle leaves our writer dreaming of life in the Pacific Northwest.

Visit Tucson - Four Reasons America’s Best Mexican Food is in Tucson

Take a quick drive down south to the crown jewel of Pima County for a diverse range of adventures, from aviation to gemology to desert wildlife.

Explore Europe on the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express

Stays range from one to several days, with the classic and most popular route between London and Venice lasting two.

Just Back From Greece with Eugenia Theodosopoulos

Essence Baker owner shares highlights from their trip to Athens, Vergina, Corfu, Kalamata and Thessaloniki, where she met her online Greek language teacher in person for the first time.

New Around Town: Lake Havasu City

Heading to Lake Havasu for spring break? Here’s what’s new in “Arizona’s Riviera.”

Escape to a Tropical Polynesian Paradise in San Diego

Catamaran Resort Hotel and Spa Offers a Refreshing Coastal Retreat

Eat Beat

Dining Review: Élephante is Delicious Fun

Between the dreamy décor, the scene-y people-watching and the exuberant coastal Italian cuisine, you’ll never forget this pachydermic playground in Scottsdale.

Dining Review: Dodo Bird in Scottsdale

Conceived by restaurateur Matt Carfagnini and his culinary-minded partner, Dolh Chompupong, this freewheeling South Scottsdale gastropub is what food biz people often call “industry-friendly.”

3 Local Products to Try This Spring

Hot sauce, craft beer and baked goods pique our interest this month.

Dining Review: Three Thirty Three is Eye Candy and Overpriced

Nice to look at but nothing special on the plate, this private-equity-conceived restaurant in Tempe feels like a Modern Asian money grab.

Happy Hour Spotlight: Classics Revisited

The best deals for happy hour at Roaring Fork, The Vig and Citizen Public House.

Dining Review: Blu Seafood in Gilbert

This breezy Sonoran seafood restaurant in Verde at Cooley Station exudes an irresistibly beachy vibe, thanks to its high ceilings, huge windows, woven pendant lights and blue accents.

Liquid Arizona: Spirited Away

O.H.S.O. barrels into new whiskey-nerd territory with its seasonal Rotary series.

Dining Review: The Guadalupe on Main Impresses Our Food Critic

In Mesa, it takes a village to create an endearing Modern Mexican eatery with perfect queso and magnificent mole.

Three Bites: Seoul Food

Fermented cabbage adds a layer of funky deliciousness to kimchi fried rice.

Dining Review: Mixela

Don’t look now, but the Loma Linda Historic District near Osborn Road and 24th Street has a nice little dining scene cooking.

Beer of the Month: Catalyst Crafted Ales Mr. Brightside

Spring has sprung – bringing with it volume beer drinking in the sun while you enjoy spring training, pool parties or other assorted grab-assery.

Drink This: The Wench

Once you’ve rounded up the liquor, it’s a snap to make.

Pav on Juice: Olive’s Café at Rhumb Line

A monthly look at Arizona wine with Valley dining impresario Pavle Milic.

Dining Review: Rollin Smoke Barbeque

Back in 2012, Rollin Smoke got its start as a Las Vegas food truck dedicated to Arkansas-style pit barbecue.

From Our Partners

Visit Tucson - Four Reasons America’s Best Mexican Food is in Tucson

Take a quick drive down south to the crown jewel of Pima County for a diverse range of adventures, from aviation to gemology to desert wildlife.

Escape to a Tropical Polynesian Paradise in San Diego

Catamaran Resort Hotel and Spa Offers a Refreshing Coastal Retreat

Calendar

13 Festivals & Events Around the Valley in March

Get your fill of festivals and fun times with this month-by-month look at the Valley’s high season.

Things To Do Around the Valley This Week (March 3-9)

Our curated list of the top events to seek out for the coming week and weekend.

Things To Do Around the Valley This Week (March 12-16)

Our curated list of the top events to seek out for the coming week and weekend.

Things To Do Around the Valley This Week (March 17-23)

Our curated list of the top events to seek out for the coming week and weekend.

Things To Do Around the Valley This Week (March 24-30)

Our curated list of the top events to seek out for the coming week and weekend.

Things To Do Around the Valley This Week (March 31-April 6)

Our curated list of the top events to seek out for the coming week and weekend.