PeopleBard of the Border
Arizona’s first poet laureate balances cultures and finds connections among dividing lines.
Arizona’s first poet laureate balances cultures and finds connections among dividing lines.
World yo-yo champion Tyler Severance has the world on a string.
Former White House head physician Connie Mariano provides presidential care to Valley patients.
Gardner Cole, the creative wizard behind Liquid Sol Music Fest, wants you to pay no attention to the man behind the curtain.
U.S. men's figure skating champion Max Aaron wants to warm the podium at the Winter Olympics.
Competitive eater Jeff "The Beast Man" Butler devours the competition one wiener at a time.
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"I'm an honorary [Phoenix] native," says Kevin Caron, who moved here from Florida with his parents at age 13.
“Original Phoenix Sun” Dick Van Arsdale rebounds from a stroke with an assist from painting...
The Valley’s most decorated investigative reporter embarks on a second career as a private eye.
Chef Shinji Kurita’s combination of traditional and cutting-edge Japanese cuisine earns him industry respect and two James Beard nods.
A new reality show spotlights the Valley real estate scene and a local foreclosure kingpin.
Valley inventor Jack McNamara quietly perfects medical gizmos in his two-story barn.
Born with a condition that limits use of his arms and legs, “mouth painter” Kirk O’Hara has to be creative both on and off the canvas.
Charlie Levy rode the indie-music revolution to the top of the Valley’s concert promotion biz. Now he has a venue of his own.