Intense ‘Industry’ opening
By Jason Keil, March 2021 issue It’s tough getting any Valley restaurant off the ground. But Ruben Gonzalez, the owner of Eleventh Monkey, and Matthew Moody really had [...]
Features
Mutual aid efforts strengthen relationships in communities
By Jonmaesha Beltran, March 2021 Issue. Every Sunday, NourishPHX, a group of volunteers, meet in Phoenix to assemble and deliver food boxes to queer families in need of food, [...]
Leon Polk Smith: Hiding in Plain Sight at Heard Museum
By Jenna Duncan, March 2020 Issue. The mood of the midcentury built many memorable masters in art and architecture — many of whom were reacting to American and European [...]
Two local gamers run a nerd-themed online store
By Laura Latzko, February 2021 issue. Every person has something that causes them to “nerd out.” For some, it’s comic books or video games. Others might obsess over [...]
Three plus two equals family
By Tom Reardon, February 2021 issue There are times in life where you realize that maybe you are not as open-minded as you think you are. For example, some of us out there, [...]
Love, virtually: LGBTQ dating during COVID
By Niki D’Andrea, February 2021 issue. You know the old joke: “What does a lesbian bring to her second date?” A U-Haul. Before 2020, that was a funny — and fitting [...]
Dynamic duo of doobage: How two Phoenix women hope to franchise weed
By Tom Reardon, February 2021 issue In November of 2020, Arizona voters joined 14 other states in making marijuana legal to [eventually] purchase for recreational use across [...]
Carly Schorman and The Saint of Lost Causes
By Jason Kron, February 2021 Issue. To put it bluntly, Carly Schorman has done an insane amount of really cool shit. Along with her husband, Mark Anderson, Carly has spent 12 [...]
Sean Hoy
By Sydney Lee, February 2021 Issue. If you can remember being a bored child in class, more often than not, you’d find yourself drifting into a land of make-believe and [...]
Vice President of Southwest Behavioral and Health Services dedicates decades to improving the lives of others
By Jonmaesha Beltran Since age three, Heather Genovese knew she wanted to become a doctor. One day her mother went to the grocery store and left Genovese, her twin sister, [...]
What does Phoenix want for 2021?
By Jason Keil There’s no sugarcoating it: 2020 was a horrible year. The pandemic and everything that came with it sullied any optimism we had for the first chapter of the [...]
Top five mental health apps for the LGBTQ+ community
By Anika Nayak and Sojas Wagle, January 2021 Issue. 2020 was quite a year. In the midst of the surging pandemic, polarizing election, and alarming economy, it’s hard not to [...]
On the open road
By Michelle Talsma Everson, January 2021 issue. To schedule a video interview with Alexander Long is an exercise in pandemic era juggling — at least on his end. First, he [...]
Men and makeup: The perfect glow-up to start 2021
By Timothy Rawles, January 2021 Issue. Can men wear makeup? The short answer is yes. But it might be intimidating to them when all they see are male celebrity makeup artists [...]
Sydney Sprague will make your new year bright
By Jason Keil, January 2021 issue When Sydney Sprague wrote the song “steve,” she was feeling unhappy. Because of troubled feelings about her relationships, job, and the [...]
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