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Magic, Managed

PeopleSeptember 3, 2026Magic, Managed

What’s in your Catering Kit? with Steve Short

PeopleSeptember 3, 2026What’s in your Catering Kit? with Steve Short

Spotlight: Terri Camberlango, Model Businesswoman

PeopleJuly 1, 2026Spotlight: Terri Camberlango, Model Businesswoman

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PeopleTea Sommelier Spotlight: Jorge Rizo

Leah LeMoineDecember 28, 2025

Don’t offer Jorge Rizo iced tea. “Hot tea always,” he says emphatically.

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Studio SessionStudio Session with Artist K. Nari

Robrt L. PelaDecember 26, 2025

“I’ve been drawing and painting since before I could speak, really,” artist K. Nari says. “Back then, a set of crayons for Christmas was a really good thing.”

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PeopleDriving Force: Spotlight on Michael McDowell

Jason KeilNovember 6, 2025

Michael McDowell didn’t have a backup plan. He knew since he was 11 years old, growing up in Glendale and racing go-karts, that he wanted to be a professional driver.

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Studio SessionStudio Session: Suzanne M. Campbell

Robrt L. PelaNovember 6, 2025

The Wisconsin native, whose oil paintings and jewelry will be exhibited in the Sonoran Arts League’s 29th annual Hidden in the Hills Artist Studio Tour this November, figures she’s been making art – and other things – her whole life.

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PeopleWhat’s In Your Coffee Lab? with Andrew Robertson

Leah LeMoineNovember 3, 2025

When he’s not teaching PRESS Coffee’s Coffee 101 and Coffee 202 classes every Saturday, PRESS retail director Andrew Robertson is experimenting with his own cadre of coffee contraptions.

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PeopleWhat’s in Your Closet? with Jennifer Kaplan

Madison RutherfordSeptember 2, 2025

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.

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Studio SessionArtist Studio Session: Phillip Payne

Editorial StaffSeptember 2, 2025

“Everything that I’ve chosen for subject matter has been based off things I have read,” sculptor Phillip Payne says.

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PeopleSpotlight: Meet ASU’s New Backfield Phenom Kanye Udoh

Madison RutherfordSeptember 2, 2025

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.

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BusinessPeopleConcept King: Teddy Myers is the Creative Force Behind Carry On, Cleaverman and more

Jessica DunhamSeptember 1, 2025

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

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FeaturesPhotos15th Annual Readers’ Photo Contest: Resilient Arizona

Editorial StaffAugust 25, 2025

Snow-kissed saguaro. Javelinas trotting across asphalt. Roofers working in the dead of July. For our 15th annual showcase of reader-provided photographic art, Resilient Arizona, we showcase the most striking images of survival and endurance in our oft inhospitable state. Resilience, after all, is the Arizona way.

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PeopleWhat’s in Your Surf Shack? with Cole Cannon

Marilyn HawkesJuly 3, 2025

Tired of driving 30 minutes or more for activities, Cannon envisioned and created Cannon Beach, an entertainment district in Mesa anchored by Revel Surf, a 3.3-acre surf lagoon with a wave pool, cliff diving area and skate park, along with a restaurant and bar overlooking the sandy beach.

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PeopleSpotlight on Selena Tribute Artist Karla Perez

Leah LeMoineJuly 1, 2025

Pérez chatted with us about bedazzling bustiers and balancing pruebas de vocabulario with belting “Bidi Bidi Bom Bom.”

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Studio SessionStudio Session with Artist Luke Watson

Robrt L. PelaJuly 1, 2025

There’s something beautifully wrong with artist Luke Watson’s oil paintings. His landscapes are lush with pointy turquoise trees, wet with exquisitely violet rivers, and overgrown with paper-maze-like foliage.

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FeaturesPeopleColorado City Seeks to Rehab its Image for Future Growth

Craig OuthierMay 1, 2025

Long known to Arizonans as a notorious den of abuse and religious opportunism, Colorado City is leaning into its natural gifts and transforming itself into a tourist hot spot.

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Studio SessionCoveted Arizona Florist Dips Her Talents Into Watercolor Art

Leah LeMoineMay 1, 2025

Watts has spent the last 14 years immersed in petals and pistils as one of the most luxe and in-demand florists in Arizona.

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Charles Lohrmann

As managing editor and associate publisher of Texas Parks and Wildlife magazine, Charles Lohrmann experienced astounding natural wonders, from canoeing in Deep East Texas to trekking into the remote canyonlands west of Del Rio to view Archaic rock art. From TPWD, Lohrmann moved to Texas Highways, the award-winning Official Travel Magazine of Texas, where he was editor and publisher, and directed coverage of destinations in every corner of Texas. As editor of Texas Co-op Power magazine, he guided content development — including travel, history and culture — for the largest circulation publication in the state of Texas, reaching more than 3.5 million readers. Now residing in Santa Fe, N.M., Lohrmann has also traveled throughout Arizona many times, in particular to the Hopi and Navaho tribal lands, as well as to the Tohono O’odham nation.

Jenna Watters

Jenna Watters was born and raised in Sedona, Arizona, which is where her love of music began. She started singing in church as a young girl, joined a traveling choir that toured all over Arizona, and even helped teach the choir her senior year at Sedona Red Rock High School. In 2005, she graduated high school and spent a couple years at Arizona State University before she decided to travel around Europe, and it was during her travels that she decided that a career in music was calling her name. She linked up with her friend, Daniel Watters and they began writing songs via e-mail and would meet up during holiday breaks back home to Sedona to play small coffee shop shows for their friends and family. Fast forward to 15 years later; Jenna now lives in Austin with her husband Daniel and their son Johnny and has achieved her dream of becoming a full time musician with their band, The Watters. She also sings in various other side projects in town and teaches yoga on the side. Both Jenna and Daniel’s families still live in Arizona and they often travel back home for holidays and shows.

Jennifer Baluch

Jenn is a celebrated food influencer and a stand out in Arizona’s culinary scene. Honored as Best Food Influencer and recognized for her TikTok and Instagram accounts by PHOENIX magazine’s Best of the Valley, Jenn has become a trusted voice for food lovers across the state.

Her journey began during the challenging days of the Covid-19 pandemic, when she started spotlighting local restaurants to support struggling businesses.

Since then, Jenn has earned a reputation for her expertise in authentic Mexican cuisine, her passion for mom-and-pop eateries, and her love of dive bars and hidden gems.

Her genuine love for food shines through in her videos, where her expressions while tasting each dish say it all-no words needed.

Known for her honest yet thoughtful reviews, Jenn has built a loyal audience that appreciates her down-to-earth personality and approachability.

When she’s not discovering Arizona’s best bites, you might find her snapping selfies with fans or sharing her latest food finds.

Brian Goddard

Brian Goddard is a Scottsdale/Phoenix based Photographer, Videographer and Designer with a focus on Architecture, Food, Travel, Adventure, Garden and Lifestyle Content Creation.

Brian began his career as a Graphic Designer, Art Director and Photographer for Organic Gardening magazine and Organic Style magazine at Rodale, in Pennsylvania, Disney Adventures magazine in New York City, before relocating to Arizona to Design and Art Direct Phoenix Home & Garden magazine and PHOENIX magazine.

Brian has a lifelong interest in Adventure, Culture, Travel, Cuisine, Plants and Lifestyle, which makes Arizona a perfect place to Live, Work and Play.