FeaturesValley NewsMissed Connections
Stephen LemonsNovember 1, 2022
Resigned to a midterm drubbing, Arizona Democrats brought their B game to the state’s Congressional and Legislative races. Can #Roevember save them?
Stephen Lemons, Author at PHOENIX magazine
In their latest legislative confab, Arizona lawmakers clamped down hard on abortion, voting and catalytic converter thefts. Here are the post-game highlights.
FeaturesPeopleCowboy Down: The Tangled Arizona Legacy of Lawrence Tenney Stevens
Stephen LemonsJanuary 6, 2022
An iconoclastic sculptor. A warehouse full of artwork potentially worth millions. The widow and devoted archives fighting over it.
PeopleSpotlight: Carlos Garcia
Stephen LemonsSeptember 21, 2021
Phoenix City Councilman and newly elected Vice Mayor Carlos Garcia talks about his imposter syndrome, activism and the most important issue facing the city.
FeaturesPeopleMonster Mash: Arizona’s Scariest People
Stephen LemonsSeptember 9, 2021
In the spirit of Halloween, we present 10 of the most frightening and formidable Arizonans alive today.
FeaturesValley NewsMadhouse on McDowell: An Unabashedly Premature Oral History of the Election Recount
Stephen LemonsJuly 7, 2021
A complete but grotesquely premature oral history of the Maricopa County 2020 election recount.
Did a Show Low musician really punk the Arizona Legislature with a sham campaign to create an apartheid county?
Peter Kasperski and Richie Moe were two of the most illustrious names in Valley dining until bankruptcy and substance abuse sent them tumbling to Earth. Now the longtime friends have banded together to open a hit Roosevelt Row restaurant – and keep their demons mutually at bay.
FeaturesValley NewsMartyred at the Mic?
Stephen LemonsNovember 17, 2020
Arizona State University removed its student radio station manager due to an unwoke tweet. Does the Cronkite School have a free speech problem?
Ex-3TV newshound Mike Watkiss lets down his locks to discuss his new memoir and his latest ambition: to make it big in the movies.
Valley NewsLegislating in the Plague Year
Stephen LemonsApril 28, 2020
The coronavirus pushed Arizona’s 2020 legislative session to the side – but not away from our assessing eyes.
FeaturesPeopleHeart of Glass
Stephen LemonsMarch 19, 2020
Famed Phoenix chef Christopher Gross carefully crafts his dream eatery high atop the Wrigley Mansion.
FeaturesValley NewsCast Away
Stephen LemonsFebruary 20, 2020
Jeff Flake sacrificed his political career to defy the GOP and President Donald Trump. So why is this man smiling?
Valley NewsTrump Card
Stephen LemonsDecember 19, 2019
How did longtime Arizona political mouthpiece Stephanie Grisham land one of the most high-profile jobs in the Trump administration? By not following the rules.
FeaturesPeopleValley NewsA Different Kind of Udall
Stephen LemonsSeptember 26, 2019
: Mesa math teacher Michelle Udall is the rare Republican from the legendary Udall political clan to hold office in the state. But as a GOP lawmaker who wholeheartedly supports public education, she’s hardly easy to pigeonhole.