Kevin Miranda
Kevin Miranda is an Associate Editor at Arizona Living Guide and a long-time Phoenix resident. He covers the people, places, and small businesses that give the Valley its character.
He edits the magazine's Business Spotlight series and writes many of its profiles, built from long conversations with owners about how their businesses actually run.
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The Phoenix Studio That Brings Damaged Art Back
Fire, flood, a careless drop — the things that ruin a painting or an heirloom rarely give warning. Prism Specialties Art of Phoenix has spent decades quietly putting them back together.
The Tucson AC Company Built on a Promise
When the company he'd given years to folded, Danny Polangco took its abandoned customers in for free — and built Covenant Aire Solutions on the idea that a commitment should mean something.
The Chandler Crew Turning Bare Dirt Into Backyards
Artificial turf, travertine pavers, pergolas, fire pits — LandUp Outdoor Living builds the kind of low-maintenance desert backyard you actually use. Here's what a transformation looks like.
Inside Mesa's Veteran-Run Garage Door Company
When a torsion spring snaps on a 110-degree afternoon, the wait matters as much as the work. Rite-A-Way Garage Doors & Gates built its reputation on answering the call — and getting it right the first time.
How a Veteran-Owned Phoenix Crew Installs Mini-Splits
Sapper HVAC built its name on the part of the trade most installers rush — sizing a system correctly and hiding the work. Here's what that discipline looks like in a Valley garage hitting 120 degrees.
Water Damage Restoration That Answers Prescott at 2 a.m.
A burst pipe doesn't keep business hours. Inside 1-800 Water Damage of Prescott & North Scottsdale, the round-the-clock crew that meets a flooded home before it becomes a gutted one.
The Phoenix Air Duct Cleaner Using NASA-Born Tech
Two decades into the trade, Ray McGarry built Purified Air Duct Cleaning around the part of a Phoenix home nobody ever sees — and a purification technology that started in a space program.
From Frank Lloyd Wright School: An Organic Architect's Practice in Arizona
Michael Rust trained at the firm Frank Lloyd Wright left behind. Twenty-five years later, he designs homes from a Chandler studio that treat the desert as a partner, not a problem.
Struggling with Property Maintenance? Here's How to Simplify It
Why Property Maintenance Can Feel Overwhelming—and Why Solving It Matters