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Judy's Phoenix Blog February 2008 Archive

By Judy Hedding, About.com Guide to Phoenix since 2000

Phoenix = Baseball

Friday February 29, 2008
I really do own a mitt. Actually, we are a two-mitt household. We don't use them much anymore, and we never take them to a ballgame. At the Diamondback games ... Read More

Phoenix Restaurant Reports: The Lousy and the Law-Abiding

Wednesday February 27, 2008
I know. I'm late. These are the January reports, and February is almost over! What was I thinking? I was almost going to skip blogging the reports for January, but, ... Read More

Tax Time in Arizona

Monday February 25, 2008
By now you should pretty much have all the information that you need to prepare your Arizona taxes for the 2007 tax year. © Judy Hedding If you didn't receive your ... Read More

Former AZ Governor Evan Mecham Dies

Friday February 22, 2008
Evan Mecham, known also as Ev Mecham, was the 19th Governor of Arizona. He served as Governor from January 6, 1987 to April 4, 1988. Although it was a short ... Read More

It's Time For Horses in Phoenix

Wednesday February 20, 2008
Some people have an image of Phoenix as a cowboy town, where everyone has boots and a ten gallon hat, wears a gun while grocery shopping, and has a horse ... Read More

One Billion Bucks in Phoenix

Saturday February 16, 2008
And you can see it, up close and personal. When the American Numismatic Association's National Money Show™ comes to town, the U.S. Treasury Department will have a $1 billion display ... Read More

American Idol Final 24 Includes Two From Phoenix

Thursday February 14, 2008
I never watched American Idol even once before Season 6. That was last year, when local high schooler Jordin Sparks (she's 18 now!) went all the way to become the ... Read More

What's That Cactus Called?

Thursday February 14, 2008
Now that we are cautiously anticipating a decent wildflower season, I'm starting to get more email inquiries about our unusual desert flowers. I received one recently from Cindi: I tried doing ... Read More

Phoenix Home Prices Continue Slump

Wednesday February 13, 2008
The number of home sales in the Phoenix area now is comparable to what was recorded in 2002. According to the Morrison School of Management and Agribusiness Realty Studies Department, ... Read More

Masterpiece Replayed, Again

Tuesday February 12, 2008
A few months ago I let you know about an exhibit at Phoenix Art Museum entitled Masterpiece Replayed: Monet, Matisse and More. As I recommended to others, I purchased the ... Read More

Get Dinner and a Discount

Sunday February 10, 2008
From now until Thursday, February 14, 2008 when you buy a gift certificate from Restaurant.com, you'll get 50% off the discount price of the certificate. So if a $25 certificate ... Read More

15 Ideas for Valentine's Day in Phoenix

Friday February 8, 2008
Valentine's Day is next Thursday. If you haven't started making your plans, it may be too late! © Judy Hedding This year I've come up with an entire list of ideas that ... Read More

Shaquille O'Neal Coming to the Suns?

Wednesday February 6, 2008
Anyone who has followed the Phoenix Suns knows that Shawn Marion hasn't been happy for a while. He's a great basketball player, put the glow of the Suns has long ... Read More

Phil Mickelson Doesn't Win FBR on Super Bowl Sunday

Sunday February 3, 2008
It was unusually cold for Scottsdale today, but the rain held off long enough for an exciting finish to the FBR Open. Nealy 550,000 people attended the tournament during the ... Read More

Glendale Chocolate Affaire

Friday February 1, 2008
It's Super Bowl weekend, and the last thing I intended to do today was to get anywhere close to Glendale. It was beautiful, and sunny, and I heard there was ... Read More

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