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After a smash debut in 2024 and continued success in 2025, Desert Design Week is back. Its spring edition runs April 16-23 and features the theme Collected in Dialog. The week-long celebration brings together design experts and enthusiasts through curated experiences and cultural programming. The theme emphasizes design as a conversation – one shaped by relationships between objects, artists and audiences rather than isolated pieces. Throughout the week, exhibitions, talks, tours and gatherings invite attendees...

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Around this time every year we ask Phoenix Film Festival executive director Jason Carney the same question: Is there a film you’re particularly excited about this year? And every year, he’s ready with an answer.   This year, his pick is the opening night selection – the comedy Power Ballad with Paul Rudd and Nick Jonas.   “It was one I really wanted,” Carney says. “I love films about music. It’s so charming. Also, I’m a huge...

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Along with unexpected 100-degree days, March also delivered more than two dozen local or new-to-Arizona restaurants, along with several notable closures. There’s something for everybody, from frozen yogurt and tacos to dumplings and high-end Italian fare.   OPENINGS   16 Handles This New York-based frozen yogurt shop has opened its first Arizona location with fun flavors, including salted butter, black matcha, cotton candy and Dubai chocolate, with plenty of gluten-free, fat-free, dairy-free and vegan options....