Health + Wellness

Acupuncture 101

What to Expect During Your First Acupuncture Appointment Photography by Brad Hendron Acupuncture has been used for over 2,500 years to naturally relieve pain, restore health, and nurture well-being. It is a component of Chinese medicine that uses hair-thin needles into certain points along the body to help with things such as overall wellness, pain, stress, and more. Here, Anna Lunaria, licensed acupuncturist at Yin Rising Acupuncture in Tempe ( YinRising.com ), answers some of the most...

September 2024

Food + Beverage

Three Tempe Favorites

Wondering Where to Eat Your Next Meal? Here—Your Answer to the 'Where Should We Eat?' Question! Article by Michelle Glicksman | Photography by Provided Picazzo's This Arizona-based, locally-owned, healthy Italian fusion restaurant sources clean, whole foods in which to create its popular dishes. In addition to typically prepared items, Picazzo's has a large selection of gluten-free, vegan, and/or allergen-friendly salads, entrees, pastas, pizzas, and desserts. A daily “healthy hour” offers...

September 2024

Food + Beverage

The Perfect Appetizer

Ghost Ranch Shares the Recipe for its Popular Coctel de Camaron Photography by Provided Coctel de Camaron (Shrimp Cocktail)   1 lb. large shrimp 1 Tbs. peppercorn 1 each bay leaf 1 ½ cups lemon juice 2 cups lime juice (1 ½ for mix, ½ for sauce) ½ cup clamato ¼ cup Cholula ¼ cup ketchup ½ cup orange juice 1 Tbs. chili powder blend ½ each tomato ¼ each jalapeño ½ each cucumber ¼ each onion ¼ each avocado ¼ bunch cilantro Sea salt (to taste) Tortilla chips   Peel the raw...

September 2024

Life + Culture

Sip and See

Exploring Four Peaks’ Tempe Brewery Article by Alison Bailin Batz | Photography by Provided Most beers list four primary ingredients on their labels: grains, hops, yeast, and water. “What is not on the label, however, is all of the time, heart, creativity, and ingenuity that brewmasters and their teams pour into each can, bottle, growler, and keg,” says Trevor Needle, marketing director at Tempe’s own Four Peaks Brewing Company. The brewing process is equal parts art and science, and...

September 2024