Web ExtrasUp in Flames
Mike MeyerOctober 1, 2014
See the hottest hot sauce in the state in all its flaming, flickering, animated-GIF glory.
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Web ExtrasCocktail Camp at The Gladly
Mike MeyerSeptember 1, 2014
Mixologist Travis Nass of Last Drop at Hermosa Inn and PHOENIX editor Craig Outhier conduct class
Web ExtrasBallinger Round
Mike MeyerSeptember 1, 2014
Phoenix Art Museum director Jim Ballinger is retiring. Here’s what notable locals have to say about his 33-year tenure.
“If you had to name the pillars on which today’s Phoenix is built, Jim Ballinger would be a major one. With consummate skill, artistic acumen and irrepressible energy, he has built a first-class art museum, one that is uniquely ours. It was never easy. But, whether he was chiding the city for not watering the grass or impressing a major donor, Jim knew his target and hit the mark. Most important over an extraordinary career, he never stopped reaching for more and better, his vision exceeding even his most optimistic supporters. And nine times in ten he got what only he considered possible. If institutions were to look like their most important contributors, the Phoenix Art Museum would be long, lanky and dark haired, the shape of a never-satisfied Jim Ballinger.”
– Terry Goddard, former Arizona Attorney General
Web ExtrasMore McDonald
Mike MeyerSeptember 1, 2014
Q&A with the host of Beth & Friends on 99.9 KEZ-FM
This month marks your 30th year in radio.What have been some of the high points for you?
When I actually took over the [KEZ morning] show and was paired with Bill [Austin]. It was Beth & Bill for 20 years. We had some really fun guests along the way. I think really, just achieving success – what we felt was success, with people enjoying the show and having that show in the ratings. For me, that was the best – doing something I love and having it work, and people were obviously very supportive. And women are supportive of the show, and I appreciate that.
Web ExtrasUltimate Ultras
Mike MeyerSeptember 1, 2014
Acknowledged as the best-known Arizona races by the local running community, these races pit intrepid runners against trails around the state.
September 27: Mogollon Monster 100
This 106-mile – because 100 wasn’t enough – race traces the Mogollon Rim outside of Pine and includes four challenging climbs. mogollonmonster100.com
Web ExtrasJangover Treatment
Mike MeyerSeptember 1, 2014
Meet Javelina Jangover ultra runners Dave Bloom and Holly Miller
Web ExtrasCocktail Camp at The Gladly
Mike MeyerAugust 2, 2014
Mixologist Brian Goodwin and PHOENIX editor Craig Outhier conduct class
Web ExtrasThe Token American
Mike MeyerAugust 1, 2014
Unlike the majority of her teammates, Melyssa Olsen didn’t grow up playing netball. As an American, she played basketball throughout her youth. But when Hall approached her last year and told her about netball, she was curious. After observing the team and figuring out the rules of the game, Olsen became the goal defender, a position she was familiar with from her basketball experience.
An inside look at our poolside shoots for Cool Staycations
If our foray into breathtaking Aravaipa Canyon in 101 Things Every Arizonan Should Do piqued your interest, get a real eyeful of its natural beauty in this web extra.
Web ExtrasHootenanny at Handlebar-J!
Mike MeyerJuly 1, 2014
As we learned in this month’s Arizona Country Roads feature, music fans flock to Handlebar-J every week to see The Herndon Brothers & J. David Sloan. Get an inside look at the band in this exclusive web video.
Web ExtrasMeaty Bits
Mike MeyerJune 1, 2014
In the June 2014 issue of PHOENIX magazine, we took you behind-the-scenes at Ben and Jack’s Steakhouse in Scottsdale (benandjackssteakhouse.com) to see how Chef Admir Alibasic makes the restaurant’s delectable dry-aged steaks. Here are a few other places around the Valley where you can score one of these special cuts:
Web ExtrasMore Beer!
Matt ColeMay 23, 2014
Pop the tops with our staff and see the summer suds up-close in this behind-the-scenes video from our beer tasting.
Web ExtrasMore Tara
Mike MeyerMay 1, 2014
Valley travel queen Tara Hitchcock gives Celebrity Fight Night Italy attendees the low-down on that country’s Old World charms in this month’s Tara’s Travels. Find her Top 3 list of Italian travel experiences in this outtake extra.
Hiking the Dolomites hut-to-hut. If you love the outdoors and don’t mind sleeping on a wooden cot in a refugio, you will thank me later! A trek though this mountain range in Northern Italy - about an hour-and-a-half of Cortina d’ Ampezzo – is right out of Lord of the Rings, the via ferrata (old wartime climbing routes) are breathtaking and the food is incredible (I have no idea how the Italians transport their fresh pasta thousands of feet up a mountain). Plus, you won’t gain weight as you’ve hiked it all off!