2025 Hot List
Welcome to the 2025 Hot List. In these pages, you’ll find plenty of small businesses, area attractions and places worth celebrating. Our team took engagement from our readers, and we checked it with recent news and…
Merkin Vineyards
Meet These Four Movers And Shakers
Dave Cheney, CEO Of Northern Arizona Healthcare After college, Phoenix native Dave Cheney went to paramedic school. He initially planned on working as a paramedic for a few years and then moving on with his career….
Verde Valley Wine Festival
Spending a day outside at Riverfront Park in Cottonwood enjoying local wine, the scenery and live music is our idea of a perfect spring afternoon. On May 10 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., the spring…
Four 8 Fried Chicken
After Merkin Vineyards opened up its expansive hilltop trattoria in Cottonwood, Merkin closed its Old Town Cottonwood restaurant and replaced it with Four 8 Fried Chicken. The fried chicken recipe is by owner and winemaker Maynard…
Verde Valley Wine Festival
Drinking Arizona wine outside on a spring day in Cottonwood is our idea of a truly heavenly way to spend an afternoon. Luckily that fantasy comes to life every spring at the Verde Valley Wine Festival,…
Cottonwood Restaurant Guide
Cork & Catch Find a plethora of seafood dishes and plenty of wine at Cork & Catch. This restaurant is from the folks behind the catering company Rosalie’s of Sedona and has been open since 2012….
2021 Hot List
Great Causes Sedona Oak Creek Unified School District The ability to get a world-class education is one of the most important parts of a child’s life. Each day the team at Sedona Oak Creek Unified School…
