Cave Creek Archives

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Desert Digest Food & DrinkItalian Restaurateurs Realize Dream to Open Eateries in Arizona

Madison RutherfordFebruary 25, 2022

Federico Venturini and Viola Tagliaferri with their son When husband and wife Federico Venturini and Viola Tagliaferri moved from Gualdo Tadino, Italy to Cave Creek, Arizona in 2018, they didn’t speak English or know anyone in the community. What they did have was determination and a dream. The couple opened Pizzicata, the first authentic pinsa pizzeria in Carefree in 2019. Pinsa is a style of pizza that has 48 percent less sugar and 85 percent...

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The PHiXDan D’Agostino Master Audio Systems Specializes in State-of-the-Art Amplifiers

Jason KeilJanuary 27, 2022

Audio industry pioneer Dan D’Agostino built a cult-like audiophile following when he co-founded the high-end audio company Krell in the early ’80s. He says after investors forced him and his family out of the company in 2009, he plotted his comeback in Cave Creek with Dan D’Agostino Master Audio Systems, which specializes in small and mighty (expensive) amplifiers. “We thought we could bring some sound quality to the market that wasn’t there,” says company president...

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Hiking January 2022Hike the Maricopa Trail Spear S Ranch in New River

Matthew JohnsonJanuary 1, 2022

Established in 2011, Spear S Trailhead gives access to a splendid stretch of rangeland via paths created by the Hohokam people.

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The PHiXStudio Session with Sculptor Curt Mattson

Alison CutlerNovember 17, 2021

Curt Mattson knows horses better than the back of his clay-dusted hands. His distinctive sculptures of the animals are a testament to his childhood growing up on ranches along the West Coast. Mattson realized in his late 20s that life on the range would soon render him broke – or broken – and turned to art as another expression of his investment in the life of cowboys. His clay sculptures dig beyond the flesh of...

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Arts & CultureCarefree & Cave Creek Cultural Sites

Editorial StaffSeptember 28, 2021

Drive northeast to experience the theater and gardens of the desert.

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Citizen HikerVolunteers Rebuild Part of Maricopa Trail Damaged by Wildfire

Mare CzinarApril 19, 2021

The stories of the volunteer groups who repaired fire-damaged trails will restore your hope for America's youth.

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Citizen HikerRaising Arizona Hikers

Mare CzinarDecember 11, 2020

For the Twaddell family of Cave Creek, hiking is a family affair. Their patriarch, Graham, an environmental consultant, has been hitting the trails with 10-year-old son Enler and 6-year-old daughter Neala since before they could walk. While the sport comes naturally to them, Twaddell says that getting his kids started in hiking took planning and patience. “I found planning the hike during the week, looking at trail maps together, preparing our equipment and generally talking...

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Features LifestyleLove Your Downtown

PHOENIX magazineAugust 26, 2020

From Glendale to Gilbert, downtown neighborhoods across the Valley have flourished over the past decade, sprouting high with local restaurants, boutiques, theaters and that all-important “cultural density.” Now, in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, they need our love more than ever.