Eddie Guzman poses at Julianna's with a signature steak dish and a glass of red wine. By Paul Markow
Dining

Julieanna’s

Don’t look at the menu. Not if you aren’t anywhere near Yuma. Not if you’ve got firm dinner plans elsewhere. And especially not if you’re hungry. Because perusing the selections at Julieanna’s — a...
An undated photo shows the Gold King Mansion and other buildings that once sat near it. | MOHAVE MUSEUM OF HISTORY AND ARTS
History

The Gold King Mansion

In April 1929, the discovery of a vein of gold and lead ore in the Hualapai Mountains, near Kingman, spurred the development of the Gold King Mine....
A cactus garden and colorful ceremic pots near a Southwest style fence and gate adorn the grounds of Desert Meadow Park. By Norma Jean Gargasz
Around Arizona

Desert Meadows Park

“For most people, Desert Meadows Park is an organic discovery,” says Chuck Parsons, president of the Green Valley Gardeners club. And that’s an...
One indigenous woman sits on a crate, fixing another indigenous woman's hair.

Storyteller: The Photography of Jerry Jacka

In 2024, the Heard Museum received a landmark gift of the Jerry Jacka archive, which makes us stewards of one of the largest and most consequential...
Battleship in the Grand Canyon

Climbing Aboard the Battleship

Perhaps I should’ve charted safer courses years ago. But here I am, closer to my 70s than my 50s, still chasing improbable dreams. This time, with...
Smoke from the Dragon Bravo Fire creates sunbeams in the Grand Canyon just before sunset. By Matt Soeffner
Latest Feature

Stories from the North Rim

In the wake of the devastating Dragon Bravo Fire, which destroyed the historic Grand Canyon Lodge, many of the surrounding cabins and thousands of...
A jaguarundi perches on a tree trunk. Despite their name, jaguarundis are in the same genus as mountain lions, not jaguars. | iStock
In Depth

A Little Cat Goes A Long Way

There are all sorts of cats in Arizona — from coddled condo kitties and feral Tucson toms to bobcats and cougars, the big cats of the Santa Catalina...
Sedona’s iconic Cathedral Rock formed the backdrop for a set used in Copper Canyon, a 1950 film that starred Ray Milland and Hedy Lamarr. By Bob Bradshaw
Culture

Quiet on the Set

Nineteen seventy-three. That was the unofficial end of the movie business in Sedona. There were a few other flicks in subsequent years — The Quick...