Judy's Phoenix Blog September 2006 Archive

UPDATE, November 8, 2006. The voters said no. In November 2006 voters in Arizona will address Proposition 206, sponsored by sponsored by Keep Arizona Free. Proposition 206 would prohibit smoking in ... Read More

UPDATE, November 8, 2006. The voters said yes. In November 2006 voters in Arizona will address Proposition 201, sponsored by Smoke-Free Arizona. That measure would prohibit smoking in all public places ... Read More

The Tempe Symphony Orchestra will celebrate its 32nd concert season in 2006 - 2007 with four free performances in Tempe. Started in 1975, the main purpose of the Tempe Symphony Orchestra ... Read More

On Tuesday, November 7, 2006 Arizona voters will go to the polls to pick our next governor, state legislators, U.S. Senator, U.S. Representatives in Congress, and will decide the ... Read More

Do you have a favorite place to go on a Friday or Saturday night for a few drinks, some great music, and dancing? Maybe you prefer the quiet spots as ... Read More

When you check on a restaurant to see how they've done on their health inspection, you may notice that it indicates "FBI Inspection" as the reason for the visit. No, ... Read More

The Arizona Cardinals have finally come to an agreement with a corporate sponsor who will put their name on the state-of-the-art facility, referred to until now as simply Cardinals Stadium. ... Read More

UPDATE, November 8, 2006. The voters said no. In November 2006 voters in Arizona will address Proposition 107, sponsored by Protect Marriage Arizona. The approval of that measure would mean that ... Read More

Next month a variety of performances and public programs will be presented at the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts as part of the international tour of The Mystical Arts ... Read More

Maricopa County Department of Public Health has confirmed that five cases of spinach-related E.-coli O157 have been found in Arizona. Two of those cases are in Maricopa County. This strain ... Read More

Not everyone loves ballet. Some people have never even seen it, and frankly, are afraid to try. Well, I have a secret--ballet is not that scary. Usually when people are ... Read More

UPDATE, November 8, 2006. The voters said no. In November 2006 voters in Arizona will address Proposition 205, sponsored by Your Right To Vote. That measure would require every state, county ... Read More

Every once in a while something unique catches my eye. Such is the case with a relatively new little place in Fountain Hills called Casavino Winery. You won't find a ... Read More

UPDATE, November 8, 2006. The voters said yes. Arizona does not have a state minimum wage law, even though most employers, covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act, use the the ... Read More

Do you remember last April--yes, I know that was almost 6 months ago!--I sent out a plea for everyone to vote for their favorite Phoenix landmarks so we could get ... Read More

Each year, from September 15 to October 15, the United States celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month to recognize the economic, cultural, and social contributions of the more than 41.3 million Latinos ... Read More

Say goodbye to Luis Gonzales. This will be his last season with our Dbacks, as the team sheds the last vestiges of the players who made major league baseball popular ... Read More

I received an email from Debra in Maryland, who posed one of the questions I get more often than any other. I have a question.....do I have to pay property tax ... Read More

Do you know how to how to check your oil, radiator fluid, and tire pressure? I know many adults who don't, and these are easy car maintenance items that can ... Read More

Yesterday, voters in Maricopa County went to the polls. Many people were simply voting in their party's primary election, and the most watched candidates were the Republican nominees for Governor. ... Read More

I received the following email: I am wondering – can one drive hybrid SUVs in the carpool lane? I really tried to research this but I can’t fight my way through ... Read More

Each year the people of Phoenix and surrounding cities and towns get together to walk and run to raise awareness and collect pledges. They do it to continue the battle ... Read More

On September 11, 2002 W. Steven Martin, a local celebrity, organized a special memorial to the victims and survivors of the 9-11 attack of the previous year. The 9-11 Patriot ... Read More

If you already know you'll be going to the Arizona State Fair this year, why not take advantage of a discount? Admission tickets are available at all Fry's and Fry's ... Read More

On Tuesday, September 12, 2006 the polls will be open across the greater Phoenix area for Election Day. This is the day of the Primary Election. There are 1,517,852 registered ... Read More

A new reality TV show that will air starting in March 2007 is looking for cute contestants to audition. No, this isn't about Scottsdale singles or the most adorable preschoolers. ... Read More

In Arizona, you just can't get in your Hummer, drive up north, and cut down just any old Christmas tree for placement in that special spot in your family room. ... Read More

Update December 2007: Mark Goudeau, convicted as the Baseline Killer, was sentenced to 438 years in prison for the sexual assaults of two sisters in 2005. One of them was ... Read More

I continue to get lots of restaurant reviews from About Phoenix Visitors, and I love it! Just yesterday I received a restaurant review of Dillon's Grand from Pat. In that ... Read More

Curtis "Cujo" Joseph, Shane "Doaner" Doan and Jeremy "JR" Roenick are getting ready to head onto the ice at the Glendale Arena for another season of NHL hockey. Wayne Gretzky ... Read More

The Phoenix metro area and the State of Arizona both showed up at the top of the list of the 2006 Hot Cities For Entrepreneurs published by Entrepreneur.com. There were ... Read More

A visitor to About Phoenix wrote to me with the following message: You give all this great information about Talisien West except how to get there. How about directions? OK, here is ... Read More

Unofficially, it seems that the Arizona Diamondbacks will be retiring the team's current colors--black/gray with logo colors purple, copper, and turquoise--for uniforms that feature the colors dark red and ... Read More

Here we are at Labor Day Weekend. This marks the end of my weekly Phoenix Friday Cool Spot suggestions for this summer. I know that for those of us in ... Read More