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A Classic Diner Fan Will Tell You MacAlpine’s In Phoenix, With Its Circa-1928 Soda Fountain, Still Hits Different

Some Phoenix lunch counters have been around for a few years, and then there is one that was already serving neighbors before the Great Depression. It started as a pharmacy, kept its original soda fountain, and somehow never let go of its old-school personality. Families who sat at that counter...

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Downtown Mesa BBQ & Bluegrass Classic takes center stage

The toughest barbecue competitors at this year’s Downtown Mesa BBQ & Bluegrass Classic might not be old enough to drive. “These kids are awesome,” said Jimmy Cerracchio, the Downtown Mesa Association’s executive director, about the KidsQ competition. “They actually do their own brisket, and they do their own pulled pork. They step up, and they do an amazing job.”

Mesa, AZ · 3d

AZFamily

29 pets make journey to Phoenix as Arizona shelter recovers from flooding

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — The Arizona Humane Society welcomed 29 pets from a flood-affected shelter in eastern Arizona to the Valley and is asking the community to help make room. The Humane Society of the White Mountains in Lakeside was hit hard by last week’s devastating flooding and is dealing...

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Fabulous Arizona

10 Restaurants for Celebrating a Birthday in Scottsdale

Consider this your invitation to celebrate in style at the best birthday dinner restaurants in Scottsdale. The post 10 Restaurants for Celebrating a Birthday in Scottsdale appeared first on Fabulous Arizona .

Scottsdale, AZ · 2d

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Wild Hare to Reopen as Wild AZ Distillery in Tempe

Wild AZ Distillery is preparing to reopen the former Wild Hare Distillery at 5869 S. Kyrene Road, Suite 18, in Tempe. Owner and master distiller Kristen Chavez-Hatch told What Now Phoenix she hopes to welcome guests in the coming weeks, pending final county approval. For Kristen, the purchase meant leaving...

Tempe, AZ · 2d

Off-Road.com

The Sonoran Desert Traverse: 317 Miles of Dirt, Saguaros, and History

The quickest way to fall for the Sonoran Desert is to point your rig east from the Salton Sea and follow the dirt until Phoenix shows up on the horizon. The Sonoran Desert Traverse is a 317-mile overland track that links California’s Coachella Valley to the western edge of the greater Phoenix area, and you can run it in either direction. It chains together a set of well-known routes, including the Bradshaw Truck Trail on the western leg and, over on the Arizona side, Agua Caliente Road, stitching old mining roads, sandy washes, and historic travel corridors into one long dirt line across the desert.

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Rounding Up Thanksgiving Dining & Dine-In Specials

This Thanksgiving, The Italiano invites guests to celebrate with an extravagant holiday buffet featuring traditional favorites alongside the restaurant’s signature Italian specialties. The lavish spread will include charcuterie and antipasto displays, chilled seafood featuring jumbo shrimp and crab claws, and a carving station with filet mignon, honey-glazed ham and herb-roasted turkey. Guests can also indulge in an array of entrées, including chicken marsala, spicy rigatoni alla vodka, ten-layer lasagna, baked gnocchi and Sicilian sausage, along with seasonal sides and a decadent dessert display featuring pumpkin pie, tiramisu, Sicilian cannoli and more.

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At This Arizona Korean Market, You Shop For Kimchi, Then Hit The Food Court And Bakery

Chestnut mammoth bread. Yuzu pie. Milk cream bread filled with vanilla bean custard. Those aren’t from a fancy pastry shop. They come from a bakery inside a Korean grocery store in Arizona. I love that a grocery run here can end with a pastry box. The market stocks kimchi,...

Mesa, AZ · 2d

AZFamily

Court to hear Circle K, ex-Scottsdale manager’s $12.8M lottery ticket fight

SCOTTSDALE, AZ (AZFamily) — A judge is set to hear arguments as a $13 million lottery ticket battle brews between Circle K and a former Scottsdale store manager. The hearing is scheduled for 10 a.m. Friday at Maricopa County Superior Court. While the judge won’t decide right now who...

Scottsdale, AZ · 1d

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Smashed Burgers & Cocktails Plans Scottsdale Opening

Smashed Burgers & Cocktails is preparing to open at 14601 N. Scottsdale Road, Suite 110, with a soft opening expected in late November. Bill Momary, CEO of SoCal Flavor, told What Now Phoenix that the team is also planning a grand opening event for Tuesday, December 1. SoCal Flavor LLC,...

Scottsdale, AZ · 2d

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Good Life Pizza Co. Expands Pizza Catering in Phoenix East Valley with On-Site Pop-Up Pizzeria Experience

“The best moments in life happen when people gather together. We want every host and guest to enjoy a slice of the Good Life,” Tim Palmer, Founder of Good Life Pizza Co. What began with Tim Palmer and Shayleen Palmer’s love of gathering family and friends around good food has grown into Good Life Pizza Co., a family-owned catering business serving the Phoenix East Valley. By setting up a pop-up pizzeria on-site, they bring handmade, Neapolitan-style pizza to weddings, private parties, corporate events, and community gatherings, allowing guests to watch their pizzas being prepared fresh on-site.

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This Arizona Garden Is Filled With Giant Cacti And Colorful Desert Blooms And Is Best Visited Before 2026 Ends

A cactus planted in 1939 still stands tall at this Arizona garden. It started a collection that now tops 50,000 desert plants, and the family has only grown since. Saguaros here tower more than 50 feet high, and some may be over a century old. Stand beneath one, and it feels like meeting desert royalty.

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Romantasy author to stop in the Valley on book tour

Before she began telling her own stories, Alexandra Kennington devoured many of the same books her readers have too obsessed over: "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins, "Divergent" by Veronica Roth, and "The Infernal Devices" series by Cassandra Clare. "I've always loved stories that felt like an escape," Kennington told...

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Sun City Independent

Sun City players present final Mountain View show

The Sun City Players is presenting its final mainstage play, Dashing Through the Snow written by playwrights Jones Hope Wooten, Nov. 13-15 and Nov. 19-22 at the existing Mountain View Recreation

Sun City, AZ · 2d

AZFamily

Spice up your sandwich game with a delicious salt and pepper prawn Banh Mi

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Chef Nick Farrer is back in the kitchen on Good Morning Arizona with a new, delicious recipe for Banh Mi lovers!. Joining Farrer is Chef Christian Gill, who famously defeated celebrity chef Bobby Flay on the “Beat Bobby Flay” cooking competition show. Chef Gill...

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Encanto Park from above | Drone Zone

FOX 10's Joe Tillman captures an aerial perspective of Encanto Park, showcasing 222 acres of lush recreation space in the heart of Phoenix on Drone Zone.

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Mesa's Signal Butte Park Unveils Arizona's Biggest Asphalt BMX Pump Track

Mesa is putting the finishing touches on Signal Butte Park's second phase, and when the ribbon gets cut Saturday morning, riders of all ages will get their first official crack at what Pillar Design Studios says is the largest asphalt BMX pump track in Arizona. The grand opening starts at 10 a.m. at the park's new area, located at 3355 S. Signal Butte Road, with professional BMX riders set to demonstrate on the track right after the ceremony.

Mesa, AZ · 2d

QSR magazine

Someburros Celebrates 40 Years with Anniversary Fiesta in Scottsdale

Someburros, the locally owned and family-operated Mexican restaurant group that has been serving Arizona since 1986, is celebrating 40 years of family, flavor and tradition with its 40th Anniversary Fiesta on Saturday, November 14, 2026, from 3 to 9 p.m. at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick in Scottsdale. The...

Scottsdale, AZ · 2d

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Sam Fox Shifts Focus to Luxury Hotel Development following Restaurant Group Exit

Phoenix restaurateur Sam Fox is stepping away from Fox Restaurant Concepts seven years after selling the company to The Cheesecake Factory. He is shifting his focus to Author & Edit Hospitality, the Phoenix-based company behind The Global Ambassador hotel in Arcadia and The Twelve Thirty Club in Nashville. “When I...

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