Visitors on tours around Taliesin West see the dragon fountain repurposed by Frank Lloyd Wright’s third wife, Olgivanna, to breathe fire.

Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen is coming to Cave Creek.

Dr. Kirstin Young has always loved taking care of animals, so it was a natural fit for her to open a clinic, Daisy Mountain Veterinary Hospital.

Some childhood memories are so special they deserve to be shared and relived with the next generation. 

Collective Real Estate and its 20 agents recently joined Corcoran Platinum Living.

Growing up in New York, Joyce Rockwood always wanted to help when she saw people struggling with lethargy and unhappiness. 

If you’re a dad, you may be in line to get nice gifts on Father’s Day. But your greatest gift may be your ability to help your children. One way of doing that is to get them started in the world of investing — and making a few investments on their behalf. 

O

Proven Media, a public relations and marketing agency for the cannabis industry, has promoted Dena Roché to director of content marketing.

The Eddy is stepping up to boost family-friendly entertainment gaming in the community. The Cave Creek food truck park and gallery recently added a small pinball arcade.

A new car and RV suite-style garage space is coming to North Phoenix.

Sharon Smith sits in The Market and Spa on 41st in Anthem. The shop’s owner is surrounded by 80 local products ranging from Kettle Heroes popcorn and Dragon Scents bath products to AZ Lemonade Stand.

Women are getting together to invest and are having fun while doing so.

Cookies N Clean has been an Anthem staple for self-service dog grooming since 2012, however it has been under new ownership since mid-February.

If there’s one thing the COVID-19 pandemic bolstered, it’s the boardgame business.

Due to the limited availability, Anthem Golf & Country Club is asking members to not register for back-to-back classes, so everyone has a chance to register. 

Steve Frazer brought his Totally Rolled Ice Cream to Arizona with the hopes that it would keep him occupied while he and his family lived here in the winter. 

Karin Johnson always longed to create a place for women to connect, interact and grow with each other. 

Coming off a historic growth year, Muscular Moving Men & Storage and its sister divisions, M3 Commercial Moving & Logistics and M3 Junk Removal are looking to immediately hire 30 to 40 mover-driver athletes to meet increased demand in 2021.

Spanish Village in Carefree is busy, even midday on Wednesday. The area has ice cream shops, art studios and boutiques that are frequently visited. Families sit outside on benches in the sunshine eating lunch, their backs leaned up against a window that used to display products for Carefree …

Phillip White is into saving lives. 

As former college athletes, Sydney and Michael Trojanek prioritize organic foods. However, the importance of consuming healthy, whole foods became even more apparent once they had their two children. 

People are living too short and they’re dying too long. 

Phillip White is into saving lives. 

Whitney Bromberg Hawkings was working for fashion designer Tom Ford when she became frustrated with the cost and inconsistency of the flowers she was buying and sending. 

When Sydney Herring and Michael Carlson opened Crumbl Cookies at the Shops at Norterra in April 2020, they had everything against them. The store was unveiled in the throes of a pandemic and a week and a half after Herring gave birth.

Since it was founded in 1994, Pita Jungle has grown to 24 locations across the Phoenix area, Flagstaff and Tucson. To continue its expansion and provide healthy options to a growing customer base here in the Valley, the Arizona-based Mediterranean chain is taking a different angle with the l…

After Ralph Marchetta graduated high school, he worked his way through ASU at Veterans Coliseum. He served as a parking attendant, a merchandise vendor and janitor. 

Ryann Bader prefers to work for a cause. 

Nature’s Medicines in Happy Valley is on the rapidly growing list of dual-licensed dispensaries, granting it the ability to conduct medical and recreational marijuana sales, which began Jan. 29. 

Realtor Cherie Hoffman wants one thing: to get clients into their dream homes. 

Blake Bigelow was visiting family in Texas, where a local popsicle company was based. It delivered pops and sold them at farmers markets.

V

Jennifer Gage was visiting California during a summer trip when she was introduced to StretchLab. 

Cole Randall and Jason Swenton of Sonoran Desert Olive Oil Co. are getting creative with their balsamic vinegars by encouraging local restaurants and bars to use their products.

Simple Machine Brewing Company celebrated its first anniversary by releasing three special beers during what it dubbed “Anniversary Week.” 

T

Oz and Karin Johnson of Desert Hills started their company, Christian-based Johnson Group Tactical, in October 2020.

T

Coldwell Banker Realty offices in the North Valley have added affiliate agents to their staff. 

Patricia Brusha lost her 28-year-old daughter, Courtney Michaels, to alcoholism in June 2019, when she died of stage 4 cirrhosis of the liver. When her funeral came around, in lieu of flowers, she asked guests to bring purses, which would be donated to people coming out of rehab. 

Kim Prince always believed marijuana didn’t deserve the bad reputation it held in society. She saw the potential of working in an industry that was in its infancy. 

The Anthem Area Chamber of Commerce continued the 17-year tradition of honoring outstanding local businesses and business leaders with its awards ceremony on December 12. 

The Carefree Cave Creek Chamber of Commerce welcomed Ofrenda Cave Creek to town on December 3. The chamber conducted a ribbon-cutting ceremony in honor of the Latin-inspired restaurant’s opening. Ofrenda combines traditional cooking methods, authentic ingredients and elegant presentation to …

Cybersecurity expert and former FBI agent Michael McAndrews has three loves in his life—malware, motorcycles and music. 

The COVID-19 pandemic has been hard on the restaurant industry, especially local mom-and-pop restaurants in Cave Creek and Carefree. These local restaurants have needed to adapt to change to be able to survive. Two local restaurants, Giordano’s Trattoria Romana and Harold’s Cave Creek Corral…

M

C

Mich Bayley and Brett Cordes, the men behind Pet Supplies Plus at Lone Mountain and North Scottsdale roads, have opened an additional store in Moon Valley.

Mountainside Fitness is launching M Virtual Fitness to help people stay healthy at home as well as in the club.