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Best Farmers’ Market

September 24, 2020
Uptown Farmers' MarketMany local farmers’ markets have similar amenities and vendors, but what sets apart the Uptown Farmers’ Market from other such gathering spots is vital in these socially distant times: space. There’s ample parking at its home at North Phoenix Baptist Church, so you don’t have to walk for blocks carrying your farm-fresh haul to your […]
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Best Climbing Gym

September 24, 2020
Black Rock Bouldering GymStruck down but not out by repeated closures due to the pandemic, Black Rock remains a local climber’s best resource when real rock is unavailable. Laid out in two cavernous rooms with slightly different offerings, the 15-foot walls provide challenges to everyone, whether it’s your first time in rock shoes or you’re the next Alex […]
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Best Running Store

September 24, 2020
Runner's DenRunning hasn’t had a moment this big since Forrest Gump laced up his shoes back in the mid-1990s. Since the pandemic hit, the family-owned Runner’s Den, which has made uptown Phoenix its home for over four decades, has stepped up its game to assist those new to the sport (and those who returned to it […]
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Best Wallet

September 24, 2020
Mike BloombergBillionaire Mike Bloomberg and his presidential ambitions burst into Arizona and other states late last year, and by early 2020, he had become a force to be reckoned with — mainly by other presidential and down-ticket candidates, who discovered his near-infinite well of campaign cash was a vacuum sucking up a lot of local talent. […]
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Best Overcrowded Running Trail

September 24, 2020
Murphy's Bridle PathWhen Governor Doug Ducey closed down all the gyms in the state due to COVID, health nuts were unable to do cardio in the friendly, freon-filled fitness centers they love. And the timing of the pandemic couldn’t have been worse, weather-wise. Even in the early hours of a Valley summer day, it feels as if […]
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Best Mexican Grocery Store

September 24, 2020
Los Altos Ranch MarketOne pandemic habit we’ll stick with long after this plague has left us? Avoiding the grocery store. What an incredible convenience it’s been to order produce, dairy, and frozen pizzas with a laptop click. Truly, we’re living in the future. We’ll make an exception for Los Altos, though, which answers the question: What if the […]
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Best Graffiti

September 24, 2020
Penis ManJust before thousands of people in Arizona began dying from a pandemic disease, it briefly seemed like the biggest problem the state faced could be described with two words: “Penis Man.” Crudely scrawled in spray paint, the phrase began showing up mysteriously on public and private buildings in Phoenix and Tempe in late 2019. By […]