Hangars have become the new hotel ballroom for glitzy events. But after the party, it’s back to business for Scottsdale's airplane garages. By Jimmy Magahern / Photos courtesy of Venues of North Scottsdale There’s something about throwing a chic party in a [...]

Cheers to a booming craft beer scene and more in this mountain town. By Niki D’Andrea Despite its reputation as Arizona’s most popular winter destination, Flagstaff has much more to offer than snowboarding and skiing at Arizona Snowbowl for a few months [...]

Story and photos by Niki D’Andrea When you say the word “wings” at The Hangar Food & Spirits, you’re most likely ordering the establishment’s award-winning chicken wings. But you could also be referring to airplane wings, since this aviation-themed bar boasts [...]

By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski Grammy-nominated Dutch saxophonist Candy Dulfer admits she suffers from low self-esteem, but the former member of Prince’s New Power Generation just looks at her resume to remedy that. “If Prince wasn’t there, I don’t know if I would play [...]

Seventy-five years ago this month, the first bi-wing military training aircraft arrived at the brand new Thunderbird Field II, launching Scottsdale as an aviation hub. “T2,” as it was nicknamed, also introduced this patch of desert land as a major [...]

By Mike Butler Every year, hordes of design fans make the pilgrimage to Taliesin West and take scenic drives around the Valley to glimpse buildings that master architect Frank Lloyd Wright or one of his students had a hand in. Promenade [...]

By Becky Bracken It’s fair to say there’s one rock-solid rule we live by in the North Scottsdale desert: Everything is better poolside. Having dinner is nice, but dinner poolside is a memorable event. A summer concert is a good time, but [...]

By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski | Photos courtesy Sneaky Big Studios Bob Parsons and Marianne Guenther understand the importance of bringing jobs to Arizona. GoDaddy founder Parsons saw entertainment jobs trickling from Arizona to places like Los Angeles, New Mexico and Atlanta. So he opened [...]

By Kenneth LaFave / Photos by Kimberly Carrillo John Meyer keeps a certain photograph as the wallpaper of his computer screen. It shows him inside a glass-walled building at Scottsdale Airport. Through the glass you see an aircraft undergoing maintenance just [...]

By Kenneth LaFave Asian fusion is peaking. Restaurants touting a blend of recipes and flavors from Japan, Thailand, Korea and regions of China are almost as common as craft-beer restaurants. The only way for a new Asian fusion place to stand [...]