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Jul 2025 25

We asked, you answered: Summer reading picks

By Jessica Swarner | LOCAL NEWS, COMMUNITY, Jessica Swarner

We asked readers for their summer reading picks, and here's what they said.

Jul 2025 25

30 Arizona dispensaries that offer first-time deals

By Trinity Murchie | LOCAL BUSINESS, EVERGREEN, Trinity Murchie

These 30 Arizona dispensaries offer deals to first-time buyers.

people look at a digital screen in an arizona dispensary

Jul 2025 24

The broken American Dream shines a light on a new path to Mexico

By Araceli Cruz | NATIONAL POLITICS, Araceli Cruz

Surviving in America means enduring a chaotic world filled with soaring housing and health care costs, a tanking educational system, devastating gun violence, and surging racism. From writers to athletes, a shared desire to honor family history and reclaim agency is guiding this dual-citizenship movement.

a green sign with white letters and arrows reading and directing folks to mexico and usa

Jul 2025 23

7 best apartment complexes in Phoenix with rooftop pools

By Teresa K. Traverse | LOCAL CULTURE, EVERGREEN, Teresa K. Traverse

Explore seven high-end apartment complexes in Phoenix that feature rooftop pools as well as other marvelous amenities.

a blue rooftop pool in arizona surrounded by the sky and palm trees

Jul 2025 22

5 Arizona authors you’ll want on your summer reading list

By Maura Derr | LOCAL CULTURE, COMMUNITY, Maura Derr

Discover books by Arizona authors to add to your summer reading list, featuring thrillers, historical fiction, sci-fi, and more.

a woman lies on her stomach on a blanket outside, reading a book

Jul 2025 22

13 hidden-gem campgrounds in Arizona where you can always find a spot

By Trinity Murchie | LOCAL CULTURE, EVERGREEN, Trinity Murchie

Arizona campgrounds are much more than dry, desert dust bowls. There are many hidden gems that offer water play, pretty rocks, beautiful hikes, and more.

yellow wildlflowers in the foreground with a rocky canyon in the background

Jul 2025 22

We talked to a local cannabis chemist & got the 411 on a big 420 trend

By Trinity Murchie | LOCAL CULTURE, EVERGREEN, Trinity Murchie

Since the legalization of cannabis in Arizona, dispensaries have offered new and trending THC products. We talked to an AZ cannabis chemist who explained why distillate is the next big thing.