2026 Best of the Valley2026 Best of the Valley: Our Favorite People & Media
Our editorial picks for local personalities and media consumables.
Our editorial picks for local personalities and media consumables.
“Writing’s a lonely business,” the poet Cindi Reiss confided the other day. “It’s helpful not to feel like you’re the only one doing it.”
Tucked inside a historical Gilbert farmhouse, Literally A Bookshop feels less like a store and more like a story come to life.
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.
¡Sombra! Experiments in Shade, is a newish public art project about urban heat in Phoenix.
I wasn’t surprised to hear, earlier this year, that Steve Schumacher was on the hunt for a children’s book about the founding of Phoenix.
Phoenix elementary school counselor Detty Rodriguez was inspired to write her debut children’s book, A Girl Named Monique the Unique (self-published, $14.14), after befriending a young woman named Monique, who has cerebral palsy and uses a wheelchair.
Readers get a new look into the luminary’s life at Taliesin West, his winter home and “desert laboratory” in the Scottsdale desert.
After living his own version of the American dream, Ukrainian immigrant Oleg Bortman – a Phoenix real estate broker and co-founder of The Brokery – wanted to pass along the wisdom he’s gained from a multifaceted career
These $10ish-or-less gifts are perfect for your office Secret Santa, gift baskets, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa or those oversize socks on your mantel.
Get a lot of local shopping done in one go with these seasonal markets.
Need a present for a bookworm? There’s a local tome for every type of reader.
Make your list and check it twice! there’s a local treat for everyone on it–naughty or nice.
Make your list and check it twice! there’s a local treat for everyone on it–naughty or nice.
Make your list and check it twice! there’s a local treat for everyone on it–naughty or nice.