Judy's Phoenix Blog

The July reports are out from the Maricopa County Environmental Health Services Division. Every month when I compile this information, I can't help but notice that there are some restaurants ... Read More

Carol from New Jersey sent me the following email: Hi, I''m trying to get info on schedules for the Fall League for 2006. My son and I are thinking about visiting ... Read More

One of the FBI's Ten Most Wanted was caught yesterday. Warren Jeffs, the leader of a polygamous sect known as the Fundamentalist Latter Day Saints (FLDS), is considered a "prophet" ... Read More

Ever since I moved to Arizona in 1979, boat in tow, people (Realtors and people promoting Arizona, mostly) told me that because there are so many man-made lakes in the ... Read More

Anyone who pays attention to the important issues in Arizona knows that one of our 24 hour operations has closed its doors. Krispy Kreme lovers in Arizona have been mourning ... Read More

Mesa Contemporary Arts at Mesa Arts Center has announced that the Salt River Project will sponsor “Free Thursdays” beginning in September. At this relatively new and certainly attractive facility in ... Read More

Recently Terry Goddard, Arizona's Attorney General, issued an alert regarding secret shopper or mystery shopper jobs. Apparently, several Arizona residents have answered employment ads calling for secret shoppers to test ... Read More

Not in Phoenix, but elsewhere in Arizona a man died after being stung more than 300 times by killer bees. It is unclear from the information provided whether or not ... Read More

The phrase 'reality TV' has come to have mostly negative connotations. With programming like Bridezillas, Jerry Springer on Dancing With the Stars, and Wife Swap, I find it pretty easy ... Read More

Glendale, Arizona was an especially busy place this weekend, as Cardinals Stadium hosted the Public Grand opening of this state-of-the-art new venue. For two days, area residents got to take ... Read More

Despite an incredible finish to the season, the Phoenix Mercury didn't make it to the playoffs this year. Our WNBA basketball team won the last seven consecutive games that they ... Read More

People love to hate them. As much as many people simply loathe the idea of slimy, slithery, no-legged, earless critters existing in the same hemisphere as they do, we all ... Read More

That's right, Hall of Flame. It isn't a typographical error. The Hall of Flame Museum of Firefighting is one of the best kept secrets in the middle of Phoenix. Located ... Read More

Today, August 17, 2006, preseason tickets go on sale for the Phoenix Coyotes NHL hockey games. There's new excitement about hockey this year, as the team has brought back ... Read More

It's been nice and cool in Payson, Arizona. This week might be a good time to head up to Rim Country, where the elevation is 5,000 feet, it's about 15 ... Read More

Two different people each sent me incredible photographs. They arrived in my inbox withon one hour of each other. Both depict totally different aspects of the beauty that can be ... Read More

If you live in Arizona, and especially if you live in Mesa, you've probably heard that they are filming The Kingdom, starring Jamie Foxx, Jennifer Garner, and Jason Bateman. The ... Read More

Yesterday, the Ahwatukee American Little League team from Phoenix hit five home runs (three by Shaun Chase) to win the West Region Championship, 11-3. That win earned out Ahwatukee 11 ... Read More

...you might want to pay attention to this story about a woman who received 69 speeding tickets in the mail, generated from speed enforcement cameras clocking her and snapping her ... Read More

Yes, it was pretty scary. There were clowns everywhere--big ones, little ones, fat ones, skinny ones--with big grins and colorful hair. The kids didn't seem to be frightened, though, at ... Read More

Lest you people in the northwest part of town think that there's no way to cool off in your neck of the woods, here's a place for you. It isn't ... Read More

Everyone is invited to a free day of world-class technical instruction an the Orpheum Theatre! The 2006 Arizona .NET User Group Meeting will feature Scott Guthrie and Eric Sink ... Read More

You'll find them at the Arizona Biltmore Resort and Spa. As I write this, the U.S. Scrabble Open is being conducted at the popular resort in central Phoenix, and the ... Read More

Recently, several About Phoenix visitors sent me some funny photos that they had taken in the Phoenix area. The pictures didn't seem to fit any category that I already had ... Read More

I received this email from Rich, a pastor in Missouri: Dear Judy, A couple of years ago I met Alice Cooper at the DoubleTree Hotel here in Kansas City where I ... Read More

Now that two men have been arrested in the Serial Shooter crimes, focus for many will shift to the Baseline Killer, still not apprehended and still a very dangerous individual. ... Read More

Updating my previous post, at the 10 a.m. press conference that included various law enforcement agencies at city, county, state, and federal levels, officials made it clear several times that ... Read More

Last night police descended upon the Windscape Apartments in Mesa, AZ and arrested two men in connection with the person or persons they are looking for, known to Valley residents ... Read More

Phoenix Art Museum is still undergoing renovation and expansion, making the exterior look like light rail is coming right through on their property! The construction, however, doesn't affect the museum ... Read More

If you live in Chandler, you might be asking this question a little late. Did you know that some schools started over a week ago? If you are unsure of ... Read More

If you were hoping to get to see the Arizona Cardinals play in their new stadium this year, I hope you already have tickets. Season tickets were hot sellers, I ... Read More

The June report cards are all in for the restaurants in the Valley of the Sun. As usual, there were hundreds that did very well on their health inspections. Unfortunately, ... Read More