New openings, what's trending, who's talking

Buzz

What opened this month, what closed, and what everyone will be posting about by Friday.

Late August in Phoenix is an indoor sport. Everything below is cooled, shaded, or scheduled after sundown.

The happy hour report
Buzz

The happy hour report

Summer happy hours ran deep and most haven't ended yet. The list of what's still discounted.

Valleywide
$Indoor + out
The Global Ambassador
Stay

The Global Ambassador

Sam Fox's maximalist hotel — five restaurants, a rooftop, and the valet line as theater.

Arcadia
$$$Indoors
The Churchill
Eat

The Churchill

Shipping-container courtyard of small local kitchens and a shaded bar. Everybody finds something.

Roosevelt Row
$Indoor + out
Valley Bar
Do

Valley Bar

A bar, a music room, and a shuffleboard hall — all in a basement down an alley.

Downtown Phoenix
$Indoors
Rise Uptown
Stay

Rise Uptown

A reborn motor lodge with a Don Woods pool bar and the best hotel patio in Uptown.

Uptown Phoenix
$$Indoor + out
Phoenix General
Shop

Phoenix General

Tight edit of local labels, ceramics, and the desert-tone basics everyone here owns.

Uptown Phoenix
$$Indoors
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