Ahwatukee lovers looking for unusual ways to spoil their sweetheart on Valentine’s Day can spice up the occasion with cooking classes or even bringing home a furry friend for some snuggle time.
Many area businesses and organizations are offering out-of-the-box gifts instead of candy and flowers found at retail chains.
Several provide experiences to help couples create memories while others sell handmade or locally manufactured artwork, jewelry and apparel and still others offer a chance to help people or animals.
State Forty Eight in Chandler offers lots of T-shirts, hoodies, onesies, hats and other casual clothes with the State Forty Eight logo on it in honor of Arizona, which became the 48th state on Feb.14, 1912.
“The cool thing about Valentine’s is (it’s) the same day as Arizona’s birthday,” said State Forty Eight co-owner and founder Mike Spangenberg. “If anyone likes T-shirts or hats and they love Arizona, we have the perfect gift for them.”
The Arizona Animal Welfare League Adoption Center in the Chandler Fashion Center has scheduled a Valentine’s Day Slumber Party.
Another way to feed one’s significant other in a healthy way is with a special dinner at 24 Carrots, 1701 East Guadalupe Road in Tempe, where several gluten-free and vegan dishes are on the menu.
The entrée is a choice of either gluten-free marinated and grilled cauliflower steak or seared house-made seitan steak served with classic steakhouse sides. The Valentine’s Day dinner is $24.95 per person.
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