Sun City wasn’t the first retirement community in the U.S. – that would be Youngtown, its neighbor in the Northwest Valley – but it was the most successful, thanks to amenities like a grocery store and recreation center.
Long overlooked by Valley dwellers in favor of larger, more brewery-dense destinations in Arizona’s high country, Payson stands out as an ideal day trip.
This City Guide will deliver all the actionable, season-specific cultural curation to which you’re accustomed, including a preview of Scottsdale Art Week (now in its second year), scads of dining listings with special Top 3 callouts, a one-of-a-kind shopping section and much more.
Miraculously, “the Mile” is in the midst of a renaissance.
P83 has expanded to include apartments and local restaurants like Postino and Blanco Cocina + Cantina.
Some things to keep you busy pre- or post-golf fun.
When Italian architect and urban planner Paolo Soleri built the experimental town of Arcosanti more than 50 years ago in Mayer, about 70 miles north of Phoenix, he probably didn’t imagine it would one day play host to a trippy music festival.
The spirit of Arizona’s Western heritage is strong in Cave Creek, located less than an hour away from Downtown Phoenix. The town – which was settled in 1870, decades before Arizona’s statehood – offers many of the things that make the state so special: horseback riding, desert trails and good ol’ cowboy-style line dancing – plus modern crowd-pleasers like art galleries, quality dining and live music.
