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Best Typewriter Shop

Mesa Typewriter ExchangeTypewriters are a perfect ode to analog — a way to eliminate notifications, distractions, and get to writing. Bill Wahl recognizes this need, and for the last 70 years, his family has owned Mesa Typewriter Exchange. Opened in 1949, it’s been a mainstay in the downtown Mesa area. And just when typewriters seem like a […]
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Best Hometown Hero

Troy KotsurArizona has produced its fair share of celebrities, but not many can say they’ve won the highest honor in the world of cinema. The latest is Mesa native Troy Kotsur, whose revelatory performance as a struggling fisherman in the 2021 film CODA earned him the 2022 Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. […]
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Espiritu Cocktails + Comida

Espiritu is the sister restaurant to Bacanora, which quickly shot to the center of the Phoenix food scene with Sonoran dishes that captured a crowd and made the Grand Avenue spot one of the hardest reservations to get in town. If you’re looking to taste the food imagined by Bacanora’s lauded chef Rene Andrade – […]
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Best Empanadas

Republica EmpanadaEmpanadas, those little pockets of dough stuffed with any number of fillings, are one of our go-to comfort foods. There’s something about that crispy little half-moon that just soothes the soul. When we’re craving one, we hit up Republica Empanada in downtown Mesa. Our favorites include the creamy black bean and mozzarella, as well as […]
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Best Vintage Furniture

Buckhorn VintageEverything is in earth tones. There’s always a brass shelf. Cristin Clark has curated her shop in downtown Mesa into a time capsule of the 1960s and ’70s with pieces she’s sourced from all over metro Phoenix. Large pieces of teak furniture sit in the window, staged with pothos vines and restored artwork that give […]