Janessa Hilliard

Janessa is a native Phoenician. She joined New Times as a contributor in 2013. You can connect with her on social media at @janessahilliard, and she promises you'll find no pictures of cats on her Instagram — but plenty of cocktails.

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Hiking & Outdoors

See Arizona natural wonders on Free National Park Day this weekend

By Janessa Hilliard and Lynn Trimble

Holidays

9 Metro Phoenix Florists That Do Valentine's Day Right

By Janessa Hilliard

Holidays

5 Places to Play in the Snow Around Arizona

By Janessa Hilliard and Lauren Cusimano

Events

Where to See Snow in Metro Phoenix

By Janessa Hilliard and Lauren Cusimano

Art

5 Things to Do for $5 or Less in Metro Phoenix This Weekend

By Becky Bartkowski, Lynn Trimble, Julie Peterson and Janessa Hilliard

Nerd Culture

20 Best Things to Do in Metro Phoenix, February 27 to March 5

By Becky Bartkowski, Lynn Trimble, Amy Young, Janessa Hilliard, Rob Kroehler, Lauren Cusimano and Julie Peterson

Nerd Culture

15 Best Things to Do in Metro Phoenix, February 20 to 26

By Becky Bartkowski, Janessa Hilliard, Julie Peterson, Evie Carpenter, Lauren Cusimano, Rob Kroehler, Lynn Trimble and Amy Young

Nerd Culture

13 Best Events in Metro Phoenix, February 13 to 19

By Becky Bartkowski, Heather Hoch, Janessa Hilliard, Lynn Trimble, Evie Carpenter, Amy Young and Julie Peterson