September/October 2025

Restaurant legend Sam Fox is back with his first original, stand-alone Valley restaurant in six years. In this exclusive sneak peek, PHOENIX gets a behind-the-scenes glimpse – and taste – of Society Swan.

From Oktoberfest in Flag to coasting on Coronado, live your best autumn with this quintet of regional getaway schemes.

Blessed with grand visions and a gift for the pivot, Pretty Decent Concepts idea man Teddy Myers takes flight.

This summer, junior running back Kanye Udoh stepped into the NCAA transfer portal, trading pre-dawn barracks inspections and snow-laden cadence calls at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, New York, for sunlit strolls and the college-town cacophony of Arizona State University.

In just three short years, the Dreamy Draw Music Festival has evolved from a well-curated regional music event to a big-name extravaganza.

This September, she will celebrate 15 years since founding Evolve Public Relations and Marketing, the agency of record for Waymo, Phoenix Children’s and 100 more local and national clients.

Brilliant but brief, Arizona’s prime leaf-peeping season spans just a few weeks each fall. Here’s a quick guide to catching a glimpse of some of the state’s most dazzling deciduous specimens. 

Buffer a Newport Beach Film Festival experience with luxury shopping, lavish seafood feasts and whale-watching.

Scottsdale real estate broker Ruth Price specializes in “design-led and architectural homes.” When she needs to renew her own creative spark, she heads to her hometown, The City of Roses.

From Oktoberfest in Flag to coasting on Coronado, live your best autumn with this quintet of regional getaway schemes.

Valley chefs achieve peak deliciousness with new-look treatments of traditional roasted Peruvian chicken.

The best bites and deals during happy hour across the Valley.

Locally crafted spices, coffee beans and pretzels should be on your radar.

Reviews of Fire & Braids in Scottsdale, Main Burgers in Mesa King's Doner in North Phoenix and Kid Sister in Central Phoenix.

The former – and formerly retired – owners of Nee House bring top-shelf Chinese to North Scottsdale.

This wily, jungle-toned Tempe restaurant tops our short list for the year’s best new restaurant.

The Modern Indian movement advances in delicious style at this handsome Scottsdale newcomer.