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Arizona

A desert city skyline glows at blue hour beneath a camel-shaped mountain, with silhouetted palm trees in the foreground.

Phoenix

Community LIVING

Ten Things Worth Knowing About Phoenix, From Its Name to Its Thermometer

Ancient canals, clocks that never change, an airport once nicknamed The Farm and a mountain park bigger than many towns: ten facts about Phoenix, each checked against the record.

November 6, 2026

Mid-century furniture, ceramics and racks of vintage clothing fill an independent vintage shop lit by warm afternoon sun.

Phoenix

Shopping

Shopping LOCAL in Phoenix: Vintage on Seventh Avenue, Gallery Streets and Neighborhood Shops

Phoenix's independent shops gather in districts with personalities of their own. Here's where to find vintage and antiques, Arizona-made art, records, books, Indigenous artwork and market-day finds.

November 6, 2026

A lone hiker follows a sandy trail through a desert wash lined with palo verde and saguaros toward a rocky ridge in early-morning light.

Phoenix

Health & Wellness

Summits, Washes and Canal Banks: A Guide to Phoenix's Preserves, Trails and Paths

From South Mountain's hundred-plus miles of trail to Camelback's scrambles, the canal paths and the Rio Salado wetlands, here is where Phoenix gets outside, and the city's own rules for doing it safely in the heat.

November 6, 2026

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