PHX Stories: Canal Walks
A stroll along Phoenix's historical canal system promises artful waterfalls, craft beer, homemade paella and a bat cave. My hiking friends are a hardcore bunch. They have marched me up and down…
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Phoenix Faces & Places: Lower Salt River
Not far from the edge of Greater Phoenix, a magical kingdom exists. Here, in the midst of the wide-open Sonoran Desert, the waters of the Salt River wind south and west. The water flows year-round…
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PHX Stories: Renaissance on Seventh Street
Uptown Phoenix's newest restaurant row has popped up on a short stretch along North Seventh Street. A few short years ago, north Seventh Street was an unremarkable artery through an older Phoenix…
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PHX Stories: Mexican Rodeo at Rancho Ochoa
Rancho Ochoa, a rodeo arena in southwest Phoenix, treats local fans to traditional charreada. By Nora Burba Trulsson On a cloudless Saturday afternoon, a young charro, dressed in a traditional felt…
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PHX Stories: Drinks by Rail
Who needs a car when a ‘conveyer belt’ can transport you between CenPho libations and indie food? I needed something to shake up my Friday after-work routine. A pub crawl, I suggested to my friend…
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PHX Stories: Cocktail Hour(s)
Bitter & Twisted barman Ross Simon takes writer on a tour of his favorite CenPho cocktail spots. Ross Simon, owner of Bitter & Twisted Cocktail Parlour and co-owner of Little Rituals. By Nora Burba…
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PHX Stories: Analog Phoenix
In search of tangible things in a digital age, a local writer finds where to ditch screens and go old school in central Phoenix. I have trudged, grudgingly, into the digital world. I’ve uploaded…
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PHX Stories: 'Microhoods' of CenPho
In Midtown and Uptown, eat/drink/shop gathering places thrive where strip malls once stood. Back in the day, I used to go to Phoenix Ad Club meetings in the banquet room at Beef Eaters, a tony prime…
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PHX Stories: South Mountain Hiking and Dining
When a hike is just an excuse to work up an appetite to wine and dine. I live in a different part of town, but I like any excuse to venture down to Phoenix's South Mountain neighborhood. I pretend…
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PHX Stories: Paolo Soleri's Cosanti
The Italian artist and architect's legacy lives on in the futuristic desert home where he sculpted his famous bells. by Nora Burba Trulsson Back when Bebe Rebozo was a household name, an artsy…
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