Matthew Johnson

Phoenix

Digital Content Director at Phoenix Magazine

Mostly known for rooting for stupid sports teams but I’ve been known to get a lay down loner to end Euchre games.

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Enter to Win Tickets to Ryan Bingham and The Texas Gentleman

2 weeks ago | phoenixmag.com | Matthew Johnson

Enter to Win Tickets to Ryan Bingham and The Texas Gentleman
Enter to Win Tickets to An Evening with Goose

3 weeks ago | phoenixmag.com | Matthew Johnson

Enter to Win Tickets to An Evening with Goose
2025 Readers' Photo Contest: Resilient Arizona

3 weeks ago | phoenixmag.com | Matthew Johnson |Matthew Johnson

For more than 50 years, PHOENIX magazine's experienced writers, editors, and designers have captured all sides of the Valley with award-winning and insightful writing, and groundbreaking report and design. Our expository features, narratives, profiles, and investigative features keep our 385,000 readers in touch with the Valley's latest trends, events, personalities and places.
Enter the 2025 Cutest Pet Photo Contest

4 weeks ago | phoenixmag.com | Matthew Johnson

Examples of the prize baskets available to win, courtesy Noble Beast.
Enter to Win Tickets to Jay Shetty: On Purpose Live Tour

1 month ago | phoenixmag.com | Matthew Johnson

Enter to Win Tickets to Jay Shetty: On Purpose Live Tour
Four AZ Breweries & a Cidery Win Medals at 2025 World Beer Cup

1 month ago | phoenixmag.com | Matthew Johnson

Goodyear’s Saddle Mountain Brewing Co. took home a silver medal for its Now What? Blonde Ale. SMBC won the gold at the 2024 Arizona Craft Beer Awards for this same beer. This is the fourth all-time WBC medal for Saddle Mountain, having previously won for Taildragger 5G in 2023 and Clandestine in 2023 and 2018. The 2024 ACBA Brewery of the Year– Barrio Brewing– won its first ever World Beer Cup medal, taking home a bronze for Rojo in the English-style Brown Ale category.
Arizona Wilderness Brewing Shifts Beer Production to New McDowell Miracle Mile Location

1 month ago | phoenixmag.com | Matthew Johnson

Wilderness Miracle Mile is the third Valley location for the award-winning brewer. Arizona Wilderness Brewing intentionally took the words “brewing” and “Arizona” out of the name for its new Phoenix location near 16th Street and McDowell Road. Instead, it’s leaning into the Miracle Mile monicker, a nod to the historical business district in Phoenix that thrived in the 1950’s.
Photo Gallery: Scottsdale Art Week Opening Night

2 months ago | phoenixmag.com | Matthew Johnson

Scottsdale Art Week wrapped up its inaugural four-day art fair at Westworld of Scottsdale on Sunday. While we look forward to the event returning in 2026, please enjoy these photos from the VIP Opening Night on Thursday, March 20.
Arizona Craft Beer Awards

2 months ago | phoenixmag.com | Craig Outhier |Matthew Johnson |Madison Rutherford

Beer of the Month: Catalyst Crafted Ales Mr. Brightside A Guide to Valley Breweries in 2025 Beer of the Month: Goldwater Brewing Co. Machine Gun Teddy Revisiting Catalyst Crafted Ales One Year After Opening The Best Local Beers We Tried Last Month Photos from the 2024 Arizona Craft Beer Awards Ceremony Award-Winning Beers! Here are the Winners From the 2024 Arizona Craft Beer Awards The Best Local Beers We Tried Last Month Beer of the Month: Double This is Growing Up from Roses by the Stairs...
Photos from 2025 Dish Fest

2 months ago | phoenixmag.com | Matthew Johnson

PHOENIX magazine would like to thank all our guests, volunteers, restaurants, food trucks, breweries, distilleries, wineries and vendors for creating a wonderful and memorable Dish Fest 2025. Please enjoy the photo galleries below and keep an eye on the @phxdishfest Instagram account for announcements coming soon for Dish Fest 2026!Photography by Angelina Aragon/PHOENIX