Dare I dream of a typical college experience for my atypical teenage daughter?
Amy Silverman, Author at PHOENIX magazine
Born and raised in Phoenix, Amy Silverman is a multiple winner of the Virg Hill Arizona Journalist of the Year award. She also penned the memoir My Heart Can’t Even Believe It.
Valley NewsRaising Arizona: Women in Public Office
Amy SilvermanJanuary 9, 2023
Arizona has an excellent track record electing women to office. But that alone is no cause for celebration.
Something’s rotten in the Valley of the Sun – literally, our columnist sniffs.
Valley NewsRaising Phoenix: Love for Charlotte’s Web Reaches Nostalgic Apex in Phoenix
Amy SilvermanSeptember 6, 2022
Our columnist’s lifelong love affair with Charlotte’s Web reaches a nostalgic apex in Phoenix.
Valley NewsRaising Phoenix: Contemplating the Complexities of Living in Arizona
Amy SilvermanJuly 7, 2022
Current controversies aside, our columnist will never leave Arizona. Her daughters might be another story.
Big Surf kind of sucked. But like so many vestiges of the Valley’s yesteryear, is that any reason not to miss it?
Community theater is easy to love when you're not hating it.
Valley NewsRaising Phoenix: Will Today’s Cookie-Cutter Tract Homes Be Worth Preserving?
Amy SilvermanJanuary 6, 2022
Our columnist ruminates on the historic impact of tract homes.
Valley NewsOpinion: Arizona’s New Abortion Law is Exploiting Those with Disabilities
Amy SilvermanNovember 4, 2021
With its new abortion law, Arizona is exploiting people like Sophie under the pretext that it cares about defending their civil rights.
FeaturesPeopleSpell Check: Magic in the Valley
Amy SilvermanNovember 4, 2021
Hold onto your broomsticks as our columnist dives into the modern world of Valley witchcraft.
Valley NewsOpinion: Public School is Microcosm of Life
Amy SilvermanSeptember 9, 2021
Are school-choice proponents using COVID to dismantle public schooling? Our columnist thinks so.
Our columnist wrings her hands over her irrigated lawn while enjoying its fruits.
Washington could use more iconoclasts like Senator Kyrsten Sinema – but her recent pleas for attention cross the line.
Valley NewsRaising Phoenix: The Aftermath of an Infernal Election Season
Amy SilvermanMarch 23, 2021
Our columnist picks through the aftermath of an infernal election season.
What rough beasts lurk in the orderly asphalt subdivisions and rocky foothills of the Greater Phoenix sprawl?