IssuesJuly/August Best of the Valley 2026
Summer Travel
Our curated list of the top events to seek out for the coming week and weekend.
Every week, we present a curated list of live music in a wide range of genres around the Valley. This week, we feature a band who wants fans to wear banana suits.
By the standards of big summer blockbusters, this Supergirl is relatively modest in scope, which I found agreeable.
Chef rivalries. Disgruntled influencers. Batsh*t crazy bakers. Gentle foodie, we present five of the all-time most legendary culinary feuds in Valley dining.
We showcase local industry leaders making an impact on the Valley of the Sun.
A passion for clean ingredients carries into the cocktail offerings, where every drink is built with an eye on sourcing, quality and intentionality.
Our curated list of the top events to seek out for the coming week and weekend.
Every week, we present a curated list of live music in a wide range of genres around the Valley. This week, we feature some young folks and a couple of legends in their 80s.
Played by Hugh Jackman, the title character is presented here as a scoundrel, murderous brigand and varlet.
Unveiled by Pretty Decent Concepts in Downtown’s resurgent Arizona Center last November, Filthy Martini Bar is the cocktail-slinging sidekick to rockstar steakhouse Cleaverman.
Every week, we present a curated list of live music in a wide range of genres around the Valley. This week, we feature 2000s indie legends and a flesh-and-blood one-man band.
Our curated list of the top events to seek out for the coming week and weekend.
Christopher Fine Diamonds has served East Valley couples for more than two decades and was recently named a 2026 Best of the Valley winner by PHOENIX Magazine.
Disclosure Day is a sci-fi epic in the form of a chase thriller.