We tried the creamy ricotta, and you should too | La Famiglia Pizza & Pasta | Check, Please! Arizona Arizona PBS 2026-09-23 | We tried the creamy ricotta, and you should too | La Famiglia Pizza & Pasta | Check, Please! Arizona
Tatiana Crespo plays Tortero | Playlist 48 Arizona PBS 2023-09-30 | Phoenix-based singer-songwriter Tatiana Crespo plays "Tortero."Hear Tatiana talk about her music in the full "Playlist 48" episode here:youtu.be/Ysqa-WUIIAs?feature=shared&t=163
Up the Creek Bistro and Wine Bar | Check, Please! Arizona Arizona PBS 2023-09-28 | Up the Creek is a rustic, artsy place where food, wine, and music come together to create an unforgettable meal.
Follow #FridaKahlo and #DiegoRivera’s journey to #America on “Becoming Frida Kahlo.” Arizona PBS 2023-09-27 | ...
Tatiana Crespo plays Tóxico | Playlist 48 Arizona PBS 2023-09-22 | Phoenix-based singer-songwriter Tatiana Crespo plays "Tóxico."Hear Tatiana talk about her music in the full "Playlist 48" episode here:youtu.be/Ysqa-WUIIAs?feature=shared
How can you help prevent #Suicide? Listen to see how to help for #SuicidePreventionMonth Arizona PBS 2023-09-22 | ...
Elote Cafe | Check, Please! Arizona Arizona PBS 2023-09-21 | Located in Sedona, Elote Cafe serves creative, original, Southwestern and Mexican cuisine. Owner Jeff Smedstad says, "The food scene is growing here in Sedona. It's getting better every day."
Our content creator, Cooper Hancock, asked #ASU students their thoughts on #socialtransformation Arizona PBS 2023-09-20 | ...
Ted Tails features a cute kitten, Jackie from the #ArizonaHumaneSociety; Seniors receive discount! Arizona PBS 2023-09-19 | Ted Tails is here and is showing off our first guest, Jackie! The Arizona Humane Society (AHS) is featuring a new program where seniors over 65 can receive a 20% discount on a new furry friend like Jackie. If you love kittens, Jackie is perfect for you!
The Market by Jennifers | Check, Please! Arizona Arizona PBS 2023-09-14 | What was once a catering company, The Market by Jennifer's serves American classics with a fresh, local, organic twist. Owner Jennifer Russo wants her customers to feel like they're part of something that has a bit of elegance, but is also comfortable.
Beginner Strength Training | Athletic Coaching Essentials (ACE) Arizona PBS 2023-09-08 | This stretching video is part of the warmup series led by Kejuante’ Austin (Coach Juan), and he is joined by Brandon Gallimore and Beldy Nseka of the University of S.A.Q.View the entire ACE Beginner Series on our website: azpbs.org/sportsfundamentals/2023/09/ace-beginner-series
Beginner Footwork | Athletic Coaching Essentials (ACE) Arizona PBS 2023-09-08 | This video is part of the coordination series led by Kejuante’ Austin (Coach Juan) of the University of S.A.Q.View the entire ACE Beginner Series on our website: azpbs.org/sportsfundamentals/2023/09/ace-beginner-series
Beginner Sprints | Athletic Coaching Essentials (ACE) Arizona PBS 2023-09-08 | This video is part of the conditioning series led by Beldy Nseka (Coach Beldy) of the University of S.A.Q.View the entire ACE Beginner Series on our website: azpbs.org/sportsfundamentals/2023/09/ace-beginner-series
Beginner Arm Stretches | Athletic Coaching Essentials (ACE) Arizona PBS 2023-09-08 | This arm stretching video is part of the warmup series led by Kejuante’ Austin (Coach Juan), and he is joined by Brandon Gallimore and Beldy Nseka of the University of S.A.Q.View the entire ACE Beginner Series on our website: azpbs.org/sportsfundamentals/2023/09/ace-beginner-series
Static Stretching for Beginners | Athletic Coaching Essentials (ACE) Arizona PBS 2023-09-08 | This stretching video is part of the warmup series led by Kejuante’ Austin (Coach Juan), and he is joined by Brandon Gallimore and Beldy Nseka of the University of S.A.Q.View the entire ACE Beginner Series on our website: azpbs.org/sportsfundamentals/2023/09/ace-beginner-series
Training Ground Beginner Series | Athletic Coaching Essentials (ACE) Arizona PBS 2023-09-08 | ACE (Athletic Coaching Essentials) is a digital sports training series from Arizona PBS. These sports training and instructional videos are designed for athletes at different skill levels, whether beginning, intermediate or advanced. Led by expert coaches, student-athletes and community members, these tutorials cover the essential techniques and strategies for mastering key skills.
Introducing Athletic Coaching Essentials (ACE) Arizona PBS 2023-09-08 | Arizona PBS has partnered with the University of S.A.Q. (Speed, Agility and Quickness) to introduce the Athletic Coaching Essentials (ACE) series. In this introduction, we meet Brandon Gallimore (Coach BG).Watch the Beginner Series here: azpbs.org/sportsfundamentals/2023/09/ace-beginner-series
La Santisima Gourmet Taco Shop | Check, Please! Arizona Arizona PBS 2023-09-07 | La Santisima specializes in pre-Hispanic cuisine. Owner Felipe Guzman's wife suggested they open a restaurant to introduce Arizona to their traditional dishes. With a combination of their families' recipes, they opened La Santisima.
Anzios Italian Restaurant | Check, Please! Arizona Arizona PBS 2023-08-31 | Anzio's is a family-owned and operated Italian restaurant with home-style cooking and atmosphere. Located in Phoenix, Anzio's will provide you with great food from the best quality ingredients.
Belqui Ortiz Millili shares journey as a chef, mom | Horizonte Arizona PBS 2023-08-26 | Belqui Ortiz Millili, the woman behind popular recipe website "Belqui's Twist," shares her journey both as a chef and as a mother of a son with autism. She was recently featured in a Latino cookbook, as well as a book about autism.
The Bayou Bandits | Playlist 48 Arizona PBS 2023-08-25 | The Bayou Bandits are a southern rock band that brings the sounds of the south and Louisiana to the Valley. The group is made out of lead singer/guitarist Joshua Strickland, lead guitarist and background vocalist Jeremy Madig, bassist and background vocalist Jay Kereny and drummer Dan Johnson. The band rolled through to our downtown studio to give the desert a taste of the swamp and play a couple of original tracks including “Gasoline” and “Dixie”The band first caught recognition in 2019 after their single “Take Me Back” was picked up by radio stations throughout the Valley, and the band was even featured on Comedy Central’s series “Klepper,” hosted by Jordan Klepper. The band was touring throughout 2019, up to the start of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020.Strickland, who served in Afghanistan before becoming a registered nurse, writes songs that are largely based on his life and experiences. His time in the service contributed to the themes in his music, specifically a song called “Kandahar,” about a fellow soldier who lost his battle with PTSD.During the pandemic, Strickland wrote a song called “A Nurse’s Story,” which is about the pandemic from a healthcare professional’s point of view. Strickland said the song went viral among healthcare workers who have been on the front lines fighting the disease now for years.
The Spicery in Our 1895 Home | Check, Please! Arizona Arizona PBS 2023-08-24 | The Spicery is located in one of the oldest houses in Glendale's historic Catlin Court, serving homemade lunch and tea with old-fashioned charm.
Journalist Lisa Guerrero talks new book, career | Horizonte Arizona PBS 2023-08-19 | Journalist Lisa Guererro has been the chief investigative correspondent for Inside Edition since 2006. She recently published a new memoir, "Warrior," that reflects on her time as a woman breaking into a male-dominated industry. She also shares some advice she has for young women looking to face their own lives with courage.
Ponderosa Grove | Playlist 48 Arizona PBS 2023-08-18 | Prescott-based band Ponderosa Grove was born as a way for its members to channel emotions during the COVID-19 pandemic. With passionate songs like “Changin'” and “Save My Soul” on their first album — fittingly titled “The Debut” — it’s clear the band is one to watch in the Arizona music scene.Unable to perform during the height of the pandemic, the musicians of Ponderosa Grove channeled their energies into songwriting. Of the 11 original songs on “The Debut,” 10 were written between March and December 2020.Speaking specifically about “Changin’,” singer Candace Devine said the song grew out of a moment where she caught her own gaze in the rearview mirror and reminded herself that although the world was changing around her, she would be able to grow and change with it.“It’s a song derived out of a pep talk and realizing there was nobody not going through this,” Devine said. “If I could shape it as something to embrace versus crumble under, then it was a lot more bearable.”The band members spoke highly of their hometown and its love for music. “Growing up in Prescott, there’s music everywhere,” said bassist Cosimo Bohrman.“Prescott’s very unique in that there’s a lot of places to play music and there’s a lot of support from the community,” agreed guitarist Drew Hall. “You put on a show and people will show up and they will support and they’ll be paying attention.” Though it is a smaller community, he said, it is a music city with a ton of talent.
Wallys American Pub n Grille | Check, Please! Arizona Arizona PBS 2023-08-17 | Wally’s American Pub ’n Grille is a family-owned neighborhood pub started by Wally Collins. His son, Matthew Collins, loves the vibe of the place. The menu has all the traditional dishes that you would expect from a great pub, but has some surprises as well.
Local town halls encourage discussion on homelessness | Horizonte Arizona PBS 2023-08-12 | Arizona's homeless population jumped 23% between 2020 and 2022, according to a December U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development report. A series of local town halls is looking to spark community discussion and collaboration to tackle the issue. Luisa Maria Rojas Valencia, a Fulbright scholar and doctoral student, recently participated in this town hall and shares what she learned.
Serena Nicolle | Playlist 48 Arizona PBS 2023-08-11 | Phoenix-based singer-songwriter Serena Nicolle joined us in the Arizona PBS studios to share her songs “Meteor” and “Above Ground.” Nicolle’s signature style of indie-pop has made her music instantly recognizable and popular.She grew up listening to Queen, Supertramp and Phil Collins, and her love for music was fostered by her high school’s music program, which gave her opportunities to perform in various locations across the Valley.“When I was about 11 years old, I did my first talent show and I auditioned through my choir. I did my first solo ever,” Nicolle said. “At the end, I was just like a deer in headlights. The silence at the end felt like forever, and then everyone was like, ‘Oh my god, Serena, yes!’ and I was like, ‘Wow, I can make people feel things with my singing.’”She usually plays the acoustic guitar, ukulele and piano during her performances, and hopes to one day have a world tour.“The best part is when people get to tell me that I made them feel something in their heart,” Nicolle says of her love for performing.
Authentic EthioAfrican | Check, Please! Arizona Arizona PBS 2023-08-10 | Owner Anduale Hassan has worked in the food industry for more than twenty years and has owned Authnetic EthioAfrican for more than six. You will often find him in the kitchen preparing the dishes or in the small restaurant greeting guests. He hopes many people will try his traditional Ethiopian vegetarian and meat dishes.
Dinner honors scholars, Cesar Chavez | Horizonte Arizona PBS 2023-08-05 | In March 2023, the West Valley Foundation honored 10 high school students who will be scholarship recipients. The event serves not just as a celebration of the scholars' pursuit of a college education, but also as a tribute to Cesar Chavez's belief in expanding educational opportunities.
The Senators | Playlist 48 Arizona PBS 2023-08-04 | Drawing folk-rockers and indie hipsters alike, The Senators visited the Arizona PBS studios to perform “Wild Wide Open” and “Build My Home.” Hailing from Phoenix, the band aspires to create a Valley presence in the Southwestern folk scene.The two-piece band is made up of Jesse Teer and Quinn Scully and was recently listed on Billboard’s Next Big Sound charts.According to the band’s website, The Senators describe their style of music as “blending sophisticated songcraft with humble pastoral sympathies, featuring poetic lyrics, uplifting harmonies and complex instrumental layers, lending to a more melodic branch of indie rock.”The group recently recorded their sophomore album in the Catskill Mountains – an upstate New York country that folk legends like Bob Dylan and Joni Mitchell call home. With musical influences all around, band member Quinn Scully recollects his love of music from his parents.“My dad ended up running the Orpheum Theatre in Flagstaff,” Scully said. “I grew up going backstage, hanging out and watching a bunch of soundchecks for all these cool bands. And then I started playing music myself when I was about nine and I haven’t stopped since then.”Lead singer Jesse Teer describes his music venture as a “late transition into songwriting.” He played cello as a kid, only beginning to play folk music and acoustic guitar in college.Through performances, both artists beam at the band’s ability to come together and influence an audience through music.“I think the goal of the night is to create this connection and at that moment, everyone is on the same page. I think performing live music is that connection at the end of the day.”Currently, the band is in the studio self-producing their third album for release next July and plan to hit the road in the U.S. and Europe next year.
La Ristra New Mexican Kitchen | Check, Please! Arizona Arizona PBS 2023-08-03 | La Ristra serves New Mexican cuisine that honors the taste and traditions of New Mexico. It is a family-owned restaurant that uses recipes that have been passed down through the generations. Owner John Gabaldon said his customers have paid him the highest compliment. "One of the biggest surprises about owning a restaurant, specifically a New Mexican restaurant, is how many people absolutely love the New Mexican-style cuisine," he said.
How to make Guacamole #food #foodie #foodlover #foodblogger #guacamole #howto #foodshorts Arizona PBS 2023-08-01 | ...
Record number of Hispanics elected to Congress | Horizonte Arizona PBS 2023-07-29 | A record number of Hispanics were elected to Congress this past election cycle. Arizona's legislature also has many Hispanic lawmakers serving, many of them Republican. This recent trend also reflects an increasing political split within Hispanic communities.
Tatiana Crespo | Playlist 48 Arizona PBS 2023-07-28 | Take in the charismatic and quirky Spanish melodies of Tatiana Crespo, a Phoenix-based singer-songwriter and band member of Las Chollas Peligrosas.Tatiana came to our downtown Phoenix studio without her guitar and instead brought out her accordion to perform two original tracks filled with personality and swagger, “Tortero” and “Tóxico.”Tatiana said she first saw the accordion in a local music shop in Traverse City, Michigan, where she used to live, and convinced herself she had to buy it and learn to play. After receiving her payment for her first performance, she went right to the shop and bought it.After living in Michigan for some time, Crespo started to grow curious about the melting pot of different cultures in Phoenix. Being Hispanic and bilingual herself, she decided to move out west.“I came out here and I was so amazed and so excited about the scene. It really is a beautiful thing and there is so much Latin music. We really are an amazing community of Hispanic players and it’s an honor to be part of that,” Crespo said.
Bobby Q | Check, Please! Arizona Arizona PBS 2023-07-27 | Owner Bob Sikora has owned a number of restaurants in the Valley. He opened this location of Bobby Q’s in 2005, but he says he did a bit of barbecue research first.“I liked barbecue, and I never could find good barbecue. And I thought this was a great store to do BBQ. And that's what I set off to do,” he said.He says he also likes to give his customers a little something extra, “some sort of 'get a bag and fill it with something' and I came up with the little miniature donuts. ”
Our student worker told a few jokes to some of the staff to make their day! We all deserve to laugh! Arizona PBS 2023-07-27 | ...
We had so much fun at McDowell’s Children’s Learning and Play Festival at WestWorld of Scottsdale! Arizona PBS 2023-07-24 | ...
The Mill Ave Chamber Players | Playlist 48 Arizona PBS 2023-07-21 | Savor the sound of the Mill Ave Chamber Players, a chamber music ensemble based out of Phoenix, Arizona. Rose French founded the group in 2008 with the help of an entrepreneurial grant from Arizona State University. French plays the French horn alongside Dr. Thomas Mark Breadon Jr. on the bassoon, Katherine Palmer on clarinet, Nikolaus Flickinger on oboe and Sabrina Hu on flute.The ensemble released their debut self-titled album in 2014, “What the Birds Said” in 2016 and “Impressions” in 2018. Before the pandemic, the Mill Ave Chamber Players performed about 50 concerts a year. Bassoonist Thomas Breadon Jr. composed both of the pieces performed in this episode, “Nocturne” and “Serene” from their third album, “Impressions.”“The first movement was written for my mother,” Breadon Jr. said. “She gave me and my three brothers a very happy and carefree life. I wrote [Serene] about the carefree nature of the way that I grew up.” Breadon Jr. said he wrote “Nocturne” for his grandmother at her request. He hopes listeners connect to the mood the ensemble is trying to convey through its music. For more information on the ensemble and their music, check out their website at http://www.millavechamberplayers.com.
Fired Pie | Check, Please! Arizona Arizona PBS 2023-07-20 | Fired Pie makes custom pizzas and salads tossed and fired in minutes."I've been in pizza a long time," said co-founder Fred Morgan. "My partner and I decided, 'Hey, it's time we did our own thing,' so we came up with this concept Fried Pie."Only six months after coming up with the concept of the restaurant, they had already opened three locations.
GianLuca Moldovan | Playlist 48 Arizona PBS 2023-07-14 | Every time a musician steps on stage, they share a piece of themselves with their audience – and GianLuca Moldovan’s passion for music is palpable. He joined us in the Arizona PBS studios to play his original songs “Glycerine” and “The Madeliene,” and chat about his musical background.“As a child, I lived in a lot of countries, and I guess music was part of my refuge,” he said. “I’m from Romania, which is an interesting country when it comes to music. Past and present meet, right? You’ve got traditional music, but also we have this rebellious spirit, especially since the revolution in 1989.” Moldovan said that he was influenced by the rock and roll music of his parents’ generation, particularly guitar music. When he had an opportunity to try out an acoustic guitar, he discovered he had an affinity for the instrument, and found a mentor who helped him learn.As he grew up, Moldovan enjoyed branching out into more styles of music, including classical, jazz and blues. “I’m a very big blues guy,” he said. “But I grew up as a rocker, that’s for sure.”Music remained a refuge, no matter where he lived. “I remember when the first iPod got out,” Moldovan said, “it was something so fascinating for me. I started listening to Metallica and Black Eyed Peas – there were some funny combinations, but it was just me discovering music.”Today, Moldovan is a second-year graduate student at ASU’s Thunderbird School of Global Management, where he’s the president of a group called Global Sounds, which performs and shares music from all over the world.
Page Springs Vineyards & Cellars | Check, Please! Arizona Arizona PBS 2023-07-13 | Page Springs Vineyards & Cellars serves chef-driven cuisine and Rhone-style wine at an estate overlooking its vineyards and Oak Creek.
Walt Richardson | Playlist 48 Arizona PBS 2023-07-07 | Singer/songwriter Walt Richardson visited the Arizona PBS studios to perform his songs “Love Wings” and “I Say Love” and talk about his decades-long career and his love for guitar and performing.“Many, many years ago when I first started out playing, I was writing folk tunes, but they were kind of somber, and the folks at the open mic nights would say, man we love your tunes, but they’re downers,” Richardson said with a chuckle. “‘I Say Love’ was my first attempt at writing a song with a rapid beat to it, and it just stuck with me.”He’s been a fixture of Tempe’s music scene since those open mic nights in the ’70s when he was a student at ASU. Over the years, he’s played in bands and as a solo artist, toured nationally and nurtured the music scene here at home, including music programs in schools, with an emphasis on cultural diversity. He became the first inductee into Mill Avenue’s Walk of Music in 2014, and on his 60th birthday, Richardson was inducted into Arizona’s Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame at Tempe Center for the Arts.Richardson says he discovered his love of music early in life. “My brother and I used to sit down and make sounds with our mouths and get them to blend,” he said. “That started leading me down this road of how sound vibrates and how it moves, especially between two voices.”While at first the appeal of the guitar was tied to its association with youthful rebellion, Richardson says he values its versatility. “As I’ve learned over the years, the guitar allows you to express your soul through it,” he said. “If I have this one guitar and four or five singer/songwriters, it’s going to sound different in each person’s hand. That’s what I like about how unique the instrument is in terms of allowing the creator, the songwriter to move through it.”
White Mountains, Off the Beaten Path | Trail Mixd Arizona PBS 2023-07-07 | It’s a yearly summer ritual for many Arizonans–the drive up to the White Mountains to escape the heat in the Valley of the Sun.As you make your way past Payson, you’ll head east along the 260, and your mood, just like the scenery, dramatically changes–you’re feeling alright and starting to feel cool and breezy.Driving further east, you might even catch a summer rainstorm on your way there as you make your way into the busy town of Show Low. You see the landscape change again to the rolling, yellow grasslands and big skies as you approach Springerville and the Arizona–New Mexico border.What is this magical place? It’s the serene, beautiful, cool White Mountain country of far eastern Arizona. This land of former hunter-gatherers is now a place that calls out to hiker-explorers.We’ll take your inner explorer to the prettiest river hikes along the Thompson Trail and trek a lakeside path in a state park with breathtaking views.View more episodes on our website here: azpbs.org/trailmixd
Julian Nguyen | Playlist 48 Arizona PBS 2023-06-30 | Violinist Julian Nguyen visited the Arizona PBS studios to perform the Sonata for Violin No. 5, I. L’Aurore by Eugène Ysaÿe, a virtuoso violinist and composer of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, as well as a composition of his own, titled "murmur.""The piece actually originated as an assignment in one of my classes," Nguyen said. "I'm the kind of person who does best with a deadline, so I had postponed actually getting to work on the assignment until the very last minute." It was raining that night, and he was listening to the droplets outside his window while plucking at his instrument, trying not to wake his roommate or neighbors. "The whole thing is kind of a murmur, this wash of sound, so that's where the title came from," he said. "It had to do with the space and the moment that I was writing the piece in."Nguyen is concertmaster of the MusicaNova Orchestra, a professional ensemble that features new music, neglected pieces and fresh interpretations of the classics. He also works with Harmony Project Phoenix and the Easy Valley Youth Symphony in addition to teaching privately. He was one of four winners of the 2019-2020 ASU Concerto Competition and regularly serves as concertmaster for the ASU Symphony.Although Nguyen plays solo in this episode, he spoke about the joys of playing with an ensemble. "There's something really special about playing with other musicians," he said. "There's just a way that you breathe and you resonate that allows for a lot of nuance and subtlety."Before moving to Arizona, Nguyen performed with the Symphony of Southeast Texas as assistant principal second violin and was a substitute with the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra in New Orleans, as well as teaching privately in the Houston area.Nguyen is currently working on his doctorate in musical arts at Arizona State University under the guidance of Dr. Jonathan Swartz. He earned his bachelor’s degree in violin performance at Rice University with Kenneth Goldsmith.
All Around Excursion in Arizona | Trail Mixd Arizona PBS 2023-06-30 | The 48th state is an outdoor lover's dream. Hikers and adventurers can relish everything from waterways to mountains.If you only have time to visit one place in northern Arizona, then The Arboretum at Flagstaff is the place to go to appreciate what the city is all about. Here you can walk the trails and visit the gardens and the greenhouses, but even walking for a year, you may not see everything the Arboretum offers.In central Arizona, cool down walking riverside under shady cottonwoods and through a plush landscape. Just a tad north of Phoenix, explore Dead Horse Ranch State Park in Cottonwood, Arizona, and do not let the name deter you. It is a beautiful hidden gem next to the Verde River, whose waters make it an amazing place to escape the heat.Let's also journey to a familiar sight to some Arizonans: a house that looks like it came right out of a J.R.R. Tolkien novel! And get some hiking-in-the-heat tips to stay safe. Come with us to explore all of that and more!Watch more episodes of Trail Mix'd here: azpbs.org/trailmixd
Original Breakfast House | Check, Please! Arizona Arizona PBS 2023-06-29 | Original Breakfast House specializes in unique twists on classic American and Southwest diner food.Owner John Stidham said the restaurant reflects his California roots. "There's no such thing as having a bad day on the beach, so I brought the beach to Phoenix,” he said.Stidham had moved to the Valley to retire, but saw a vacant restaurant and went right back into business. The restaurant is open for breakfast and lunch, and Stidham recommends trying the caprese omelette or one of his daily specials.
The Heartless | Playlist 48 Arizona PBS 2023-06-23 | The Heartless – a band originally formed in Tempe in 2004 – brought their songs "Unbelievable" and "Uno Mas" to Arizona PBS' studios.All four members grew up in the Phoenix area and were all involved in the local punk rock scene in the early 2000s. "I was playing in a band," said singer/guitarist Chris Wagner, "Ryan was playing in another band, Johnny was playing in another band, and we all just kind of met each other through playing shows."When the other bands went their own ways, Chris and guitarist Ryan Mott knew that they wanted to be in a band together."These guys are some of my closest friends," Mott said. "Playing music with them in a live setting just gets me really excited and fired up – it's just a joy.""It's very comfortable to play with these guys," agreed guitarist Jeff Tretta. "You just kind of let loose when you get on stage."
Flagstaff, the Year-Round Playground | Trail Mixd Arizona PBS 2023-06-23 | A little over two hours north of the Valley lies Flagstaff, a green city that is a haven for hikers, bikers, runners and anyone else looking for a high-country escape. Flagstaff has an amazing urban trail system made for trail hounds, with the Grand Canyon in its backyard.The city is a progressive, vibrant, youthful town thriving in its 7,000 feet of elevation and is made for those who love to use the outdoors as their playground. With four beautiful seasons to enjoy, people have been escaping from the Valley heat to Flagstaff for decades. Views of this small city come from angles; below, above and everything in between shows off the flourishing mountain range.Come with us to this beautiful city right in the heart of ponderosa pines as we venture on an urban trail, search for hundreds of petroglyphs in the stunning Chevelon Canyon and chase after waterfalls.Watch more episodes of Trail Mix'd: azpbs.org/trailmixd
Matts Big Breakfast | Check, Please! Arizona! Arizona PBS 2023-06-22 | Matt's is a neighborhood restaurant that focuses on providing warm and friendly service and everyday breakfast classics from scratch using the best ingredients."We serve breakfast classics," said owner Matt Pool. "We don't have this big, long, fancy menu."With an equal focus on their ingredients and their menu, Matt's Big Breakfast delivers a warm and friendly environment with old-fashioned hospitality.
The Black Moods | Playlist 48 Arizona PBS 2023-06-16 | The Black Moods – who describe themselves as "modern-day torchbearers of ageless rock & roll" – visited the Arizona PBS studios to play "Bad News" and "Sunshine," both from their 2020 album "Sunshine." From their start in the Arizona desert, the band has toured across North America.According to the band's website, the group isn't looking to reinvent the wheel: "Instead, they’re piling into a vehicle that’s existed for decades, souping up the engine to suit their contemporary needs and steering those wheels toward their own rock & roll horizon."The band formed in Tempe, inspired by local heroes like the Gin Blossoms and Roger Clyne & the Peacemakers, but their musical roots started early. Perhaps from birth: Singer and lead guitarist Josh Kennedy said the story told in his family is that his mother went into labor during one of his dad's gigs. "It was a house of music and love and awesomeness," he said.Music was also a family affair for bassist Jordan Hoffman, who grew up singing in church choirs and learning guitar from his dad. "We had a family band called Infinity," he said with a chuckle. The love of music started when he when he was very young, he said. "And I clung on. I never let go."Percussionist Chico Diaz was inspired by a drummer in a school talent show - something Hoffman hopes The Black Moods do for their listeners."When we play live, I want people to walk away feeling inspired," Hoffman said. "Hopefully we can do that to some kid – or an adult! Inspire them to play and create music."All three agree that performing together feels comfortable, as though everything else melts away. "I'm with my brothers," Diaz said, gesturing to his bandmates.
Southern Arizona: An Alluring Desert Gem | Trail Mixd Arizona PBS 2023-06-16 | All within an hour and a half of Tucson, Picacho Peak State Park, Patagonia Lake State Park and Catalina State Park are home to trails full of wildlife, stunning views of wild blooms and a hidden lakeside oasis.From miles away, you can see the gorgeous lush green of Picacho Peak, and coming a little closer to the park, you can see the beautiful golden orange of the Mexican poppies on the mountain as they glow in the sunlight. Walking the trails of Picacho Peak State Park, you will get great vantage points of the marvelous blooms wherever you are; you don’t have to walk long to see these views. Just south of Tucson, tucked away in rolling hills, is the lakeside retreat of Patagonia Lake State Park. Whether searching for serenity or taking a fishing trip, visitors enjoy this wondrous park. And you can’t forget about the animals! There are dozens of species of birds, javelinas and other little critters, so for all of you animal lovers out there, this is the place for you.One of the greenest deserts you’ll ever see is Catalina State Park. With more than 5,000 acres to explore, you can hike rugged or smooth trails with views of saguaros all around, and you might even see horseback riders taking advantage of the trails. Come with us to explore southern Arizona!Visit our website to enjoy more episodes of Trail Mix'd: azpbs.org/trailmixd
