Robrt L. Pela, Author at PHOENIX magazine

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Features LifestyleSunny Side Up

Robrt L. PelaMay 1, 2023

Blessed with the city’s best views but some of its shabbiest streets, Sunnyslope has long flown under the in-crowd radar. Is the quirky North-Central enclave finally ready for its close-up?

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PeopleGo Fischer

Robrt L. PelaMay 1, 2023

Artist Jake Fischer returns to Arizona after painting the town in NYC.

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Features Things to DoRocks/Glass: The Making of Sedona’s First Landscape Hotel

Robrt L. PelaMarch 1, 2023

Sisters did it for themselves at Sedona’s luxe Ambiente resort, a self-styled “landscape hotel” that looks to be the hot hospitality ticket in Arizona this spring.

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Valley NewsVirtual Reality Provides Visceral Cultural Education for Phoenicians

Robrt L. PelaJanuary 11, 2023

From the Holocaust to street murals, virtual reality provides Phoenicians with a “more visceral” cultural education.

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Features Valley NewsSting Operation: Dutch Bros’ Bee Problem

Robrt L. PelaJanuary 6, 2023

Valley bees are proving a buzzkill for Dutch Bros Coffee – says an Arizona beekeeper who would know.

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Valley NewsThe Resurgence of Phoenix’s Film Industry

Robrt L. PelaNovember 3, 2022

The return of tax incentives is poised to rejuvenate Arizona’s film industry – and Valley development.

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Valley NewsCelebrate Canal Convergence’s 10th Birthday this November

Robrt L. PelaNovember 1, 2022

Scottsdale’s Canal Convergence turns 10.

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ArtsArizona Opera Brings Veterans’ Experiences to the Stage

Robrt L. PelaSeptember 6, 2022

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

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Valley NewsAll Puppet Players Puts Adult Spin on Children’s Diversion

Robrt L. PelaSeptember 2, 2022

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

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Features Valley NewsGone, Critic, Gone: What Happened to the Valley’s Theater & Arts Critics?

Robrt L. PelaJuly 7, 2022

Once teeming with full-time theater, art and music critics, the Valley now has a vanishing handful. Who – if anyone – is filling the gap?

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ArtsScoop: Two Childsplay Actors Reflect on Four Decades of Treading the Boards

Robrt L. PelaJuly 7, 2022

Meet Debra K. Stevens and Jon Gentry, a dedicated thespian duo celebrating 40 years with Childsplay in Phoenix.

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ArtsScoop: Small Valley Museums Reopen After Pandemic Pause

Robrt L. PelaMay 5, 2022

After pandemic pauses, the Valley’s smaller institutions are reopening.

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Features PeopleM.D. Obsessions

Robrt L. PelaMarch 1, 2022

Steal a glimpse into the life and times of workaholic doctors who have cultivated intense hobbies and unique side hustles beyond scrubs and stethoscopes.