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The Joy Bus Diner opens to continue spreading gourmet meals to people in need.

Five years ago, Jennifer Caraway began bringing her friend Joy, who was dying of cancer, healthy meals and visiting with her. She would ditch work on Fridays to make meals, utilizing her background in food to give Joy something to look forward to. However, she had no idea how much of a need she could fill for so many people. “I was blown away by the number of people who don’t have family or don’t have friends or don’t have a church,” she says. “It’s...

Bow and Sharon Williams started as collectors of rare, unique and vintage items. They spent their time scavenging in attics and on farms, braving the dust and dirt to find just the right thing. Now they travel to shows in different states to sell the creations they’ve found and rehabilitated. They sell at shows around the Valley like at The Big Heap, a picking event returning to the Valley in November. Here are their best tips for getting started.

Look for something unique

“We look for things that have the design and craftsmanship of architecture,” Sharon says. “We really hunt for things that are folk art…one of a kind and primitive.” If you’re starting a business, Bow says it’s crucial...

It was a weekend of spiritual bliss, personal growth and restoration at Phoenix’s first ever luxury yoga event, Namaste AZ Yoga Festival. Created by Sumit Banerjee, national yoga instructor and the mind behind the hybrid yoga style dubbed “Sumits,” the Namaste AZ Yoga Festival took place this past weekend at the sophisticated The Camby Hotel in the heart of the Biltmore area in Phoenix.

With top yogis having arrived from across the country, this four-day event (Oct. 6-9) offered a wide variety of yoga classes throughout The Camby Hotel grounds virtually nonstop from...

Tis’ the season for giving back in a festive way! Starting Monday, November 21, the 6th annual Festival of Trees benefitting Phoenix Children’s Hospital returns to Scottsdale Fashion Square with dazzling new one-of-a-kind holiday trees designed an decked out by top local interior designers.

Last years designers included superstars like Pulte Homes, Riley Fawcett, IMI Design Studio, Camelback Interior Design, and dozens more. The 2016 designers are guaranteed to take it up a notch and deliver designs even...