Did improving your backyard lounging situation move to the top of your summer to-do list since we’ve been spending more time at home? Keep your business local at Paddy O’ Furniture. President and co-founder Tony Schindler has been in the furniture…

Shopping: Paddy O’ Furniture

Chef Gabriele Bertaccini has been a familiar face around the Valley dining scene for more than a decade, and now he’s taking his culinary creativity to Netflix as the food expert on the newly released surprise wedding show 'Say I Do.'
The opportunity…

Meet Phoenix chef Gabriele Bertaccini, one of the stars of Netflix's new series ‘Say I Do’

It is difficult, maybe even impossible not to be charmed by Bill Nighy, and his expert performance of a morose Scrabble player with a Liverpudlian accent in “Sometimes Always Never” does not challenge this assertion.
“Sometimes Always Never” is…

Bill Nighy gives a stellar performance in the quirky British comedy 'Sometimes Always Never'

The USS Arizona, the famed naval battleship sunk in the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, has a popular memorial at its final underwater resting place in Hawaii. Don’t fret if you can’t make it to Oahu – the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian…

USS Arizona Memorial Gardens Open at Salt River

Francine, a new Mediterranean fine dining restaurant in Scottsdale, is hosting a job fair July 7 and 8 to fill about 60 positions before the establishment opens on Aug. 14.
The 5,000-square-foot restaurant, located in Scottsdale Fashion Square, is…

Looking for a job? This new restaurant in Scottsdale is hiring. Here's what to know

When Skyler Koury got off work at the country club early on a recent Thursday afternoon, he decided to head to Fool Hollow Lake near Show Low with some friends to go fishing.
“We usually go out and try to catch bass, so that was our original plan,”…

Angler catches a massive northern pike in an Arizona lake. Here's what he did with it

Summer is peak visitor season at Grand Canyon National Park. It's also one of the most dangerous times to hike there due to scorching hot temperatures. It is so hot, the park noted in a recent tweet, that the soles of hiking boots can melt.
One hiker…

Grand Canyon's summer heat can kill you. Here's how to hike there more safely

Oyster mushroom fried “chicken” and jackfruit “crab” cakes may sound unusual, but that's the way vegan chef Nadira Jenkins-El does her version of soul food. Now, 101 of her creative recipes are available in her new cookbook "Vegan Soul Food Cookbook:…

The reason this former nurse turned her passion for vegan soul food into a new cookbook

Arizona’s Havasupai Falls have been closed to tourists since March 16 as a result of the new coronavirus pandemic, and the Havasupai Tribe issued another statement to potential visitors this week: Rafters may not enter tribal land or approach the…

Havasu falls are off limits to river rafters during COVID lockdown, Havasupai Tribe says

The general arc of “My Spy” is probably obvious from a quick glance at the trailer: Large, tough guy loses his sharp edges after spending time with a little kid. It is a trope but it doesn’t mean it isn’t a mildly entertaining way to spend an hour…

'My Spy' is a predictable addition to the spy comedy genre. But Dave Bautista makes it fun

Stargazing is a naturally socially distant activity that can be done almost anywhere. While observatories with high-powered telescopes are great places to visit when you have the chance, stargazing can be done at any time with just your eyes and no…

Best places for stargazing in Arizona: Where to see the Milky Way, meteors and planets

The fourth Arizona location of Lou Malnati’s Pizzeria will be ready to serve up cheesy Chicago-style deep dish pizza in Glendale at 4 p.m. on Monday, June 29.
This location does not have a dining room and offers carryout, delivery and catering only.…

Lou Malnati’s is opening a fourth Arizona restaurant. Here's what you need to know

The “first cut” in a gross anatomy class, when a student uses a scalpel to slice into the skin of a cadaver, is a nerve-wracking experience for anyone embarking on a medical career. But it’s almost sacred, too. As students begin their hands-on…

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In May, some restaurants resumed dine-in service after two months of shuttered dining rooms and take-out only. In June, diagnosed cases of COVID-19 in Arizona steadily increased day by day with no signs of slowing down. Then, the list of dining rooms…

'I just can't be responsible': Why some Phoenix area restaurant owners would rather close

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All across the United States, what is known as American food culture is inexorably tied with the influence of immigrant groups — but this culture lies on a bedrock of Native American traditions that some may…

These Arizona Native food experts appear in Hulu's new series starring chef Padma Lakshmi

The new Canopy by Hilton Tempe Downtown will open its doors to guests and welcome diners to the hotel's restaurant Alter Ego on June 16. The following week, the hotel will be ready to welcome patrons to Alibi, the East Valley’s newest rooftop…

Tempe has a new restaurant and rooftop bar. Here's what to expect at Alter Ego and Alibi

Today was a day that was years in the making: Arizona’s first H Mart is officially open in Mesa. Due to the ongoing pandemic, the long-awaited grand opening of the Asian grocery store turned into a “soft opening” with required face masks and earnest…

Arizona's first H Mart grocery store is now open in Mesa. Here's what it's like inside

Grand Canyon National Park can't hold its 30th annual star party as an in-person event this year thanks to the new coronavirus pandemic, but now everyone has the chance to gaze into the night sky above the park because the event is going online.
From…

Grand Canyon Star Party goes online June 13-20. Here's how you can explore the night sky

If you want to explore one of northern Arizona’s iconic geological landmarks, now is the time to test your luck. The Bureau of Land Management office in Kanab, Utah, will resume its in-person lottery for hiking permits at the Wave on June 15.
Because…

The in-person permit lottery to hike the Wave resumes June 15. Here’s how to apply

Facial sunscreens are specifically formulated to look nice on the skin but prevent sun damage just as well as body sunscreens.
Any sunscreen used on the face should be at least SPF 30 and labeled broad spectrum so it protects from both UVA and UVB…