Valley Life

The stacked lineup of holiday events begins in Old Town Scottsdale on Nov. 30.

The annual lights extravaganza kicks off with special activities on November 27.

Skateboarding provides health benefits far beyond the physical, experts say.

New and old roller rinks are full of people who have discovered the pasttime in the last several years.

The beloved Valley landmark is finally being torn down.

“Everybody gets tattooed for a different reason. If you’re getting tattooed, we’re all in the same community.”

With new attacks on the art form, some of Arizona’s longest-performing drag artists have some advice to give.

The annual Santa Claus-themed costumed bar crawl and charity event is headed back to Old Town.

When people think about cities with rich history, Phoenix doesn’t usually come to mind. A city-created video series aims to change that.

It was a spicy and scary night at the downtown Phoenix arts hub.

Arizona drag artists want to perform in LGBTQ+ spaces. But the straight ones pay better.

We saw all manner of spooky and mysterious things at the downtown Phoenix shopping event.

The event shed light on the unethical ivory industry and allowed visitors to surrender items made of the precious animal product.

You’ll have to wait a little longer to ride Hot Wheels-themed roller coasters or hang out at Barbie’s Beach House.

Hear spooky tales and dark history lessons at these Valley of the Sun haunted tours.

The comic book store at Gilbert’s SanTan Village will merge with its Tempe Marketplace location.

The Dream Boutique is a no-cost, welcoming space where the gender-expansive community can find the clothing they want.

The Indigenous Peoples’ Day Phx Fest on Oct. 14 celebrated Native American culture through arts, music and fashion.

Where to find your favorite haunts in the Valley during the Halloween season.

“I think to bring back some of the Native culture that we don’t have like we used to, I think that would be good.”

Driven by his love of history, Joshua Garglione blends old-school tattoo traditions with a modern-day outlook.

All the details about this year’s parade, including the best spot to see it.