Food + Beverage

Like Fathers, Like Sons

The Mastro family legacy, where good taste runs in the family. Article by Nadine Bubeck | Photography by Provided Jeff Mastro. Mike Mastro. Dennis Mastro. For more than three decades, these names have come to represent something steady. Not just great restaurants, but a standard people trust. Steak 44. Ocean 44. Dominick’s Steakhouse. Durant’s. Rooms that feel the same no matter how many times you walk into them. Familiar in the best way.  From Arizona to cities across the country, that...

Health + Wellness

Fine Isn’t Healthy

What Traditional Labs Miss and Why it Matters Article by Jesse Greer, MD | Photography by Provided People walk through our doors for many different reasons, but the underlying story is often the same. Most of them consider themselves healthy; former athletes, high performers, and people who care. But over time, life takes priority. Careers, families, responsibilities. Health slowly moves to the background. That shift usually starts sometime in their forties. At a certain point, something...

Life + Culture

Nothing Gets Past Him

The Valley’s Master of Mind Games Article and Photography by Craig Anthony Filicetti will blow your mind. Not in a casual way. Not in a “that was cool” kind of way. In a way that lingers. The kind that makes you replay the moment hours later, trying to solve something your brain cannot quite land on. Because Craig does not start where most people do. “I perform as a mentalist, and as magicians, we start at impossible,” he says. “If it feels achievable, it’s not interesting. You start with...

Finance + Legal Services

The Story Behind Duffy Mathias Private Wealth

Turning early lessons into a more intentional approach to private wealth. Photography by Provided There is a moment in every career where success stops being enough. Not because the work changes, but because the purpose behind it does.  For Jacob Duffy and David Mathias, that moment came after years of building respected careers within a large, established platform. They had the infrastructure, the resources, the reputation, and the trust of the clients they had spent years advising. And...

Entertainment

Wagon Wheel, Windows Down

An exclusive one-on-one with Darius Rucker ahead of his Songs of Summer Tour stop in Phoenix Article by Nadine Bubeck | Photography by Jim Wright From Hootie & the Blowfish to a chart-topping solo career, from “Hold My Hand” to “Wagon Wheel,” Darius Rucker has built a catalog that doesn’t just span genres, it spans generations. From Hootie & the Blowfish to a chart-topping solo career, from “Hold My Hand” to “Wagon Wheel,” Darius Rucker has built a catalog that doesn’t just span genres, it...

Life + Culture

The Signals Men Miss

Across four disciplines, a smarter way to think about men’s health. Photography by Provided   Men’s health isn’t one lane. We asked four experts across different disciplines what men should be paying attention to and the early signals most often overlooked. Jim Schafer Registered Nurse & Co-Owner, Element IV Therapy On the real mistake behind self-diagnosis: “Men assume or deny that symptoms are nothing, delaying action and intervention. Saying ‘I’m fine, I can fix this, it’s...

Food + Beverage

21 Questions: il Bracco

From Dallas’ most-booked table to Scottsdale, the founder shares what drives the brand. Photography by Provided Every month, we sit down with an esteemed Valley chef for a fun game of 21 Questions. This month, we’re doing things a little differently. One of Texas’ most coveted reservations has crossed state lines. il Bracco, consistently OpenTable's No. 1 most-booked restaurant in Dallas, has arrived in Scottsdale, bringing its buzzy atmosphere and house-made Italian-inspired cuisine. We...

Style + Beauty

More to Admire

The story behind Dr. Anthony Admire and the path that shaped his approach. Photography by Provided Dr. Anthony Admire does not speak like someone chasing trends. For a surgeon whose work has earned national recognition, whose Scottsdale and Arcadia practice attracts patients from across the country, and whose Instagram following has climbed into six figures, he is strikingly calm. Measured. Thoughtful. Almost quiet in the way truly confident people can be. Maybe that comes from the operating...

Sports + Recreation

Baseball Without Borders

An Arcadia Team’s Journey from Local Fields to the International Stage Photography by Provided Baseball has always been America’s favorite pastime, but for a lot of dads, it’s something quieter than that. It’s time you don’t get back. It’s the sound of a ball hitting a glove as the sun starts to set, a bucket of baseballs and a kid who wants to throw just one more, showing up again and again long after the workday ends because you know one day it won’t be there. For Danny Openden, that’s...

Sports + Recreation

Watching the World Cup Differently

Beyond the Goals, What Performance, Development, and Durability Actually Look Like Photography by Provided As the World Cup takes over this summer, most people are watching the goals. Adam Loiacono is watching something else entirely. With more than 15 years of experience working with both professional and youth athletes, the Valley's esteemed Dr. Loiacono has operated at the highest levels of sport, from reaching the NBA Finals with the Phoenix Suns in 2021 to the MLS Cup with the New...