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 the 2025 Cutest Pet Photo Contest

6 days 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 week 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 week 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

2 weeks 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

1 month 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

1 month 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

1 month 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
Best of the Valley 2025 Readers' Choice Ballot

Feb 6, 2025 | phoenixmag.com | Matthew Johnson

Winners will be published in the July/August issue of PHOENIX, scheduled to mail to subscribers the week of June 24 and on newsstands July 4. Winners will also be published on this page on July 1. Downloadable logos can be found HERE
PHOENIX magazine Podcast at The Joy Bus Diner with Jennifer Caraway

Feb 5, 2025 | phoenixmag.com | Matthew Johnson

One of the major reasons we put on an event like Dish Fest is to give back to local charities. There’s perhaps no one more deserving of benefiting from it than Jennifer Caraway at The Joy Bus, a nonprofit that delivers chef-inspired meals and home visits to cancer patients around the Valley. In 2025, Caraway expects The Joy Bus to expand its operation by moving The Joy Bus Diner to a larger location with expanded space for its kitchen and meal prep areas.
Win Tickets to M3F

Jan 21, 2025 | phoenixmag.com | Matthew Johnson |Matthew Johnson

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