Tequila can evoke a fair share of nightmares, but Isabel’s Amor founder Tim Vasquez hopes that when guests taste his tequila, their fears will ease. On May 1, he introduced…
Zapp City Studios didn’t enter the Tucson market trying to compete with volume‑driven, plug‑and‑play recording rooms. Instead, musicians will pay for authenticity, expertise and gear that elevates their sound. Zapp…
Breakups usually inspire revenge dresses, impulsive texts and late-night oversharing in a group chat. Instead of treating a breakup as something to hide or rush past, many are reframing it…
Seventeen years after launching Flagstaff Hullabaloo, Matt Ziegler is still obsessed with music — just a little differently. The longtime concert promoter and his wife, Hadassah, built the event 17…
EJ’s Auction & Appraisal in Glendale has been selected to auction the historic “Boot of Cortez” gold nugget. The auction is set for 1 p.m. Friday, June 12, online and…
For 17-year-old Shilo Karakkattu, scam calls weren’t an abstract threat — they were weekly disruptions in his grandparents’ Eastmark home. After watching them navigate everything from fake Medicare calls to…
AI is essential for the East Valley’s future. That was the shared view among stakeholders at the PHX East Valley Partnership’s annual meeting at Mesa Community College’s Performing Arts Center…
Omar Alvarez has watched the West Valley transform over the years, having lived in Glendale or Peoria for more than two decades. Now, he’s adding to that momentum with two…
Last spring, Arizona Diamondbacks reliever Paul Sewald and his wife, Molly, purchased a home in the Valley with a plan: six months at home, six months on the road, and…
Kathleen Sabol has moved through the world with a creative instinct, but it wasn’t until graduate school that she realized jewelry was more than a hobby — it was her…
For most of his adult life, Andy Gritti felt this intermittent, odd, electric restlessness in his legs. Still, in the 1990s, he persevered, playing pick-up basketball several nights a week…
Business owners know momentum well — pushing a deal across the finish line, keeping the team moving, and solving problems. Sometimes, however, uncomfortable situations arise unexpectedly. Owners will obsess about…
