I received this email from Mary in Ithaca, New York: We have subscribed to your guide now since last winter, and have been very satisfied with the recommendations, tips, and tricks ... Read More

This is it! If you haven't decided on some Halloween fun yet this weekend, you'll certainly get into the ghoulish spirit of things by visiting one of the haunted houses ... Read More

I know one place where the homeowners have been busily preparing to scare the heck out of those who drop by. Visit Chris Lagemann's home at 3228 N. Woodburne Drive ... Read More

It has been there as long as I can remember. The statue that welcomes visitors to Rawhide in North Scottsdale is for sale on Ebay. Rawhide will be closing the ... Read More

Have you ever seen a 10 foot tall guitar? The one pictured here is located at Terminal 4 at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, but there are many of them ... Read More

The Desert Botanical Garden will once again present, for the 28th year in a row, Las Noches de las Luminarias. Lighting luminarias during the holiday season is a unique Southwestern ... Read More

First, the professional women tennis players left. Now the men of ATP tennis will also be leaving the Scottsdale tennis venue for a new location in Las Vegas. And who ... Read More

Rose Parade and Rose Bowl Game Grand Marshal for 2006 will be Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor. Justice Sandra Day O'Connor will ride in the Rose Parade and preside ... Read More

One of our local restaurants, Pizzeria Bianco, has become somewhat of a legend, if not a cult, in town. In 2004 Chef Bianco was awarded Best Chef: Southwest recognition from ... Read More

The median home prices in Greater Phoenix continue to set records, although the pace of the rising prices has slowed a bit. The higher home prices are seriously impacting affordability, ... Read More

There's no better place to watch people (maybe some famous ones) and see incredible vehicles than at the Barrett-Jackson Classic Car Auction. Nationally and internationally known for their auto auctions, ... Read More

Just yesterday I wrote about a residential Halloween display, and I provided a link to an article in The Scottsdale Republic from this past June introducing us all to Chris ... Read More

The Phoenix Roadrunners are back in action, playing minor league hockey at the America West Arena. Years ago, when the Phoenix Coyotes came to town from Winnipeg, the Phoenix Roadrunners ... Read More

Chris Lagemann has a hobby. He doesn't collect bobble head dolls, nor does he dribble basketballs. He creates Halloween decorations at his home in Chandler, Arizona. Chris tells me he's been ... Read More

Yes, it's true. I bought 15 Powerball tickets today and I'm feelin' lucky. Wednesday night's Powerball looks like it will be the biggest ever--more than $340 million. Let's see....if I ... Read More

Everyone knows that there are rides at the Arizona State Fair, and concerts in the evenings, but did you know that there are lots of other things to do and ... Read More

The popular Thunderbird Balloon Classic has come back to the fall schedule, and it's coming up at the end of this month. Officially known as the SRP Thunderbird Balloon & ... Read More

Have you noticed that the Powerball hasn't been won in a while? It is estimated that the Powerball Lottery, in which Arizona participates, will be worth about $290 million this ... Read More

October marks Native American Recognition Days, and our own Heard Museum is one of the best places to experience and learn about Native art and cultures. All About The Heard ... Read More

This week is Fire Prevention Week all across America. National Fire Prevention Week is always the week in which Oct. 9 falls, in remembrance of the day in 1871 when ... Read More

You can meet genuine paranormal investigators and spirit photographers! A free program in Glendale will feature the Arizona Desert Ghost Hunters, as they present their program entitled "Arizona Ghosts ... Read More

No this isn't the bad type of phishing, that has to do with emails and identity theft. I'm talking about fishing--hook, line and bobber fishing. You don't have to go ... Read More

Want to learn how to speak English or Spanish? Glendale’s Velma Teague Branch Library is which is now offering a self-paced computer-based language program. The program, the “Rosetta Stone,” has ... Read More

Halloween just isn't one day at the end of October--it's a month long celebration and funfest! Check here to find out some of the cool events going on in the ... Read More

If you miss the changing of the colors of the trees in autumn, and you long for those New England-like visions of gold and orange and crimson leaves, I have ... Read More

If you want to start a controversial conversation during your next neighborhood block party, drop the following phrase, then duck and run: Homeowners Association. This is one of those topics ... Read More