Lindsey Egan (left) and Melissa Wright pose in a desert setting with the Superstition Mountains in the background. By Shondiin Mayor
Around Arizona

Women Who Explore

Melissa Wright saw her life branching out before her like a green fig tree. Mirroring a passage in Sylvia Plath’s The Bell Jar, she was overwhelmed...
Armando Hernandez with food and drink at a table in Cocina Chiwas with the bar in the background. By Paul Markow
Dining

Cocina Chiwas

Cocina Chiwas, the modern Mexican restaurant that opened in 2023 in the car-free Culdesac Tempe development, began as a seedling of an idea that owner Armando Hernandez (pictured) carried around in...
Members of the Orpheus Male Chorus of Phoenix are shown near Camelback Mountain in an undated photo. COURTESY OF ORPHEUS MALE CHORUS OF PHOENIX
History

Orpheus Male Chorus of Phoenix

During the early days of the Great Depression, a Phoenix voice teacher decided to bring some joy to the community by forming an all-American chorus....
A mostly gray snake with red and orange is curled upon itself in a grassy and lichen environment. By Bruce Taubert
Nature

Ring-Necked Snake

Ring-necked snakes (Diadophis punctatus) are common in the United States, as well as parts of Mexico and Canada. In Arizona, you’ll find them...
California condors scavenging

Navajo Nation Joins Group Working to Prevent Lead Poisoning in Animals

Arizona's largest Indigenous tribe has joined an effort that aims to prevent scavenging animals from suffering lead poisoning from eating the remains...
A young man in a black beanie and glasses calibrates a large telescope.

Grand Canyon's New Astronomer in Residence

Grand Canyon, Ariz. — Grand Canyon Conservancy (GCC) is excited to welcome Stephen Hummel as the first Astronomer in Residence onsite at Grand...
A spot near John Ford Point offers a dramatic view of the weathered buttes of Monument Valley on the Navajo Nation. | Jerry Jacka
Culture

Photographs by Jerry D. Jacka

One of Jacka’s favorite Arizona spots was Coal Mine Canyon, southeast of Tuba City on the Navajo Nation. “Each time I take a photograph, I feel as...
Superstition Mountain is the title of this painting by David Swing, depicting the iconic mountain with a foreground of a dirt road through desert landscape dotted by saguaros.
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The Nature Of An Artist

CORONADO TRAIL   LAKE MEAD   THE NATURAL BRIDGE   Cochise Head   David Swing paints a...