Lifestyle

September is Hunger Action Month. To observe it this year, Subway Restaurants of Arizona is joining the fight against hunger statewide by partnering with Feeding America to donate meals to local area food banks.

Eclectic, outdoorsy and sneaky fabulous for all types of foodies, there is no better spot to fall in love with this fall than Flagstaff.

This past year, I’ve focused a lot on fear and being more vulnerable (I could listen to Brené Brown all day).

Packaging culture is rapidly turning into a trend. In some places, you can now eat your food along with the package. Designers are finding as many alternatives to plastic as possible: bowls made of mushrooms, bags from cassava starch. But are we ready to accept them?

Labor Day marks the end to summer. Kids are back at school, “Summer Fridays” are now just Fridays and, if store shelves are any indication, fall is right around the corner.

Maple & Ash, a Chicago-based restaurant brand known as a modern, wood-fired twist on the classic American steakhouse, opened its first restaurant in Arizona on Aug. 20. It is located at 7135 E. Camelback Road in Scottsdale.

Gayle’s Chocolates has relocated its headquarters, which includes a retail store and production facility, from Michigan to Cottonwood, Arizona.

The Ritz-Carton has announced it will be opening a new luxury hotel in the heart of Paradise Valley next year, alongside the $2 billion community The Palmeraie.

Brat Haus is now open at 6025 N. 16th Street in Phoenix. This is the second Brat Haus in the Valley, joining a sister location in south Scottsdale.

Last year, the Arizona tourism industry reached new heights with a record number of overnight visitors – 45.4 million – and a record amount of visitor spending – $24.4 billion.