Health + Wellness

The Confidence to Explore

Because sometimes the greatest adventures begin with a smile. Photography by Provided July often inspires us to explore new places, but the experiences we remember most rarely have anything to do with a destination. They're long dinners, family photos we treasure, conversations, celebrations, and everyday moments that make life meaningful. For many people, confidence plays a bigger role in those moments than they realize. It's the ability to smile without hesitation, order what you want from...

Sports + Recreation

Taking the Leap

For Tanya Toliver, the greatest adventure isn't freefall. It's learning to trust yourself. Photography by Provided Tanya Toliver knows exactly what fear feels like. “Clammy hands, thoughts racing through your mind of all the bad things that can happen, second guessing yourself,” she says. And yet, more than 400 times, she has willingly stepped to the edge of an airplane anyway. For the Valley luxury realtor, skydiving began almost casually. A friend invited her on a tandem jump for a...

Home + Design

The Luxury Behind Luxury

Inside the world of Estate Management, Where Peace of Mind becomes the Ultimate Amenity Photography by Provided One client sent his private chef to train the staff on exactly how he likes his cocktail made the moment he walks through the door. Another wanted a very specific luxury vehicle sourced as a surprise Valentine’s gift for his wife. Welcome to the world of Elite Estates Arizona, where no two days, clients, homes, or requests are ever remotely the same. For our Explore Issue, we...

Food + Beverage

21 Questions: Cleaverman's Chef Jared

Chef Jared Porter on great steak, great teams, and creating restaurant magic. Photography by Provided In true PVCL fashion, every month we play a game of 21 Questions with one of the Valley’s most esteemed chefs. This month, we sat down with Chef Jared Porter, Executive Chef of Cleaverman and the newly opened Uppercut. 1. What did the local food scene look like when you were a kid? I grew up in the East Valley so my exposure to food was pizza shops and mom & pop Mexican restaurants. At the...