{"id":24869,"date":"2016-03-28T08:00:43","date_gmt":"2016-03-28T15:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/northstarmoving.com\/blog\/?p=24869"},"modified":"2016-02-19T08:50:43","modified_gmt":"2016-02-19T16:50:43","slug":"moving-to-phoenix-arizona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.northstarmoving.com\/blog\/2016\/moving-to-phoenix-arizona\/","title":{"rendered":"Moving to Phoenix, Arizona"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You may think that moving to Phoenix, Arizona means nothing but hot temps and sandy deserts, but you\u2019d be wrong! Phoenix is the largest city in Arizona, and has so much more to offer than just that blistering sun. Come with me as we explore the Valley of the Sun!<\/p>\n<h2>Moving to Phoenix: Arts &amp; Culture<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_24910\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24910\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-24910\" src=\"https:\/\/www.northstarmoving.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/5754515520_7d86cccfe4_o-300x188.jpg\" alt=\"7628539_13 by SMALLORBIGOFMEN (CC BY-SA 2.0)\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-24910\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"oembed-caption\"><a title=\"7628539_13\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/smallorbigofmen\/5754515520\/\">7628539_13<\/a> by <a title=\"Flickr user SMALLORBIGOFMEN\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/smallorbigofmen\/\">SMALLORBIGOFMEN<\/a> (<a title=\"Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/2.0\/\" rel=\"license\">CC BY-SA 2.0<\/a>)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Phoenix is home to many forms of the arts, including opera, orchestra and ballet. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phoenixsymphony.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Phoenix Symphony Hall <\/a>houses all of these arts, and holds many shows throughout the year. Right next door to Phoenix is the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scottsdaleshow.com\/shows-events\/scottsdale-arabian-horse-show\" target=\"_blank\">Scottsdale Arabian Horse Show<\/a>, the largest Arabian horse show in the world. Thousands of horses and their owners flood the city every year to showcase the finest Arabian horses in the world. The money raised from the event helps a variety of horse-related charities, so horse lovers can go wild at this event!<\/p>\n<h2>Moving to Phoenix: Sports Fanatics<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_24908\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24908\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-24908\" src=\"https:\/\/www.northstarmoving.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/3962728019_ea3fddd585_o-300x113.jpg\" alt=\"Cardinals vs Colts by purpcheese (CC BY 2.0)\" width=\"300\" height=\"113\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-24908\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"oembed-caption\"><a title=\"Cardinals vs Colts\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/purpcheese\/3962728019\/\">Cardinals vs Colts<\/a> by <a title=\"Flickr user purpcheese\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/purpcheese\/\">purpcheese<\/a> (<a title=\"Creative Commons Attribution License\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/2.0\/\" rel=\"license\">CC BY 2.0<\/a>)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>If you\u2019re a sports fan, you\u2019re in luck! Phoenix is one of the few cities in the United States to have all four major professional sports leagues. The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.azcardinals.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Arizona Cardinals<\/a> are one of the oldest football franchises in the nation, and played in Super Bowl XLIII. They are also home to the <a href=\"http:\/\/arizona.diamondbacks.mlb.com\/index.jsp?c_id=ari\" target=\"_blank\">Arizona Diamondbacks<\/a>, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nba.com\/suns\/\" target=\"_blank\">Phoenix Suns <\/a>and the <a href=\"http:\/\/coyotes.nhl.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Arizona Coyotes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Moving to Phoenix: Culinary Cuisine<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_24909\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24909\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-24909\" src=\"https:\/\/www.northstarmoving.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/435399381_16053afa4d_o-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"guacamole by stu_spivack (CC BY-SA 2.0)\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-24909\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"oembed-caption\"><a title=\"guacamole\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/stuart_spivack\/435399381\/\">guacamole<\/a> by <a title=\"Flickr user stu_spivack\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/stuart_spivack\/\">stu_spivack<\/a> (<a title=\"Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/2.0\/\" rel=\"license\">CC BY-SA 2.0<\/a>)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Being part of the \u201cOld West,\u201d Phoenix used to be home to many stockyards and cattle. They are still known for their steakhouses today, but even more popular than that is their Mexican food! Make sure to check out <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lasantisimagourmet.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">La Santisima<\/a>, which is home to some fantastic pecan salsa and veggie queso. If you\u2019re looking to support local farmers and sample some seasonal produce, try out the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.arizonafarmersmarkets.com\/pageAhwatukee\/ahwatukee.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Ahwatukee Farmers Market<\/a>! They sell fresh veggies, homemade jams and jellies, and an assortment of other goods sure to make your tummy rumble.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>What is your favorite part of Phoenix, Arizona? Tell me all about it in the comments section!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You may think that moving to Phoenix, Arizona means nothing but hot temps and sandy deserts, but you\u2019d be wrong! Phoenix is the largest city in Arizona, and has so much more to offer than just that blistering sun. Come with me as we explore&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarmoving.com\/blog\/2016\/moving-to-phoenix-arizona\/\" class=\"read-more\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":24912,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[1987,2531,2529,1986,2530,2532],"class_list":["post-24869","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-city-snapshots","tag-arizona","tag-arizona-coyotes","tag-arizona-diamondbacks","tag-phoenix","tag-phoenix-suns","tag-scottsdale-arabian-horse-show"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Moving to Phoenix, Arizona | Moving Happiness Home<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Moving to Phoenix, AZ? There&#039;s more to it than meets the eye! 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