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Posted in Arizona on May 8th, 2009
Looking for a place to honor your mom this weekend? Check out these Mother’s Day Weekend activities around Arizona.
Sedona
Mother’s Day Brunch at Joey Bistro:
May 10
“Mama mia”… those will be the only two words you’ll be able to speak after celebrating an incredible Mother’s Day at Joey Bistro, thanks to an exquisite menu planned and prepared [...]
Posted in Arizona on Apr 30th, 2009
“Was it scary?” my friend and co-blogger, Chrissy, asked me when I returned to the office on Monday after a weekend whitewater river rafting trip down the Class III/Class IV Upper Salt River. “Nope. Not scary at all. It was thrilling!”
Thrilling, exhilarating, heart-pounding; these are the words I use to describe my first-ever river rafting [...]
Posted in Arizona on Mar 31st, 2009
In its story about Tough Times for the Travel Industry today, the TODAY Show on NBC featured the Westin Kierland Resort, right here in our own Scottsdale backyard.
While canceled meetings and scaled-back corporate events may be hurting this and other local Scottsdale resorts and hotels, the silver lining message for locals is that more hotel [...]
Posted in Arizona on Feb 25th, 2009
Along the curvy Route 17 between Flagstaff and Phoenix, tucked away are two architectural phenomenons. They are separated by 23 miles and approximately 800 years but brought together by their ideas of community, agriculture and respect for the land. I am talking about Montezuma Castle built by the Sinagua Indians in 1100ce and Arcosanti still under construction [...]
Posted in Arizona on Jul 2nd, 2008
A personal post… Knowing all the terrific Independence Day celebration options available to us throughout the state of Arizona, my husband and I have given a lot of thought to how we wanted to spend our holiday. I’d written an earlier post giving Arizona visitors and travelers some 4th of July event ideas, but [...]
Posted in Arizona on Jun 25th, 2008
With the popularity of our recent post, Nine Best Resort Swimming Pools in Arizona, I thought I’d offer our readers a list of all the Phoenix area hotels and Scottsdale resorts offering Dive-In Movies this summer. If you’re not familiar with this relatively new summer activity, let me explain. All over Arizona, hotels [...]
Posted in Arizona on Jun 21st, 2008
About this time every year, we get dozens of emails asking about what Fourth of July events are happening all around the state of Arizona. Now, most people are looking for fireworks, and we certainly have ‘em. But because of the unusual amount of spring rain and growth we experienced this year, followed [...]
Posted in Arizona on May 27th, 2008
When I was young, I loved Maurice Sendak’s book, A Hole is to Dig. Inside this first book of first definitions, simple-yet-oh-so-wise explanations like The ground is to have a garden and The world is so you have something to stand on could have easily concluded, as I have, that Summer is for farmer’s [...]
Posted in Arizona on Jan 24th, 2008
It’s going to be a mad house! In what state other than Arizona would there be full-blown Super Bowl parties and events hosted in at least four different cities? Between Scottsdale, Phoenix, Glendale, & Tempe, Super Bowl XLII is going to be one massive 30 x 30 mile party. Let’s not forget the oh so [...]
Posted in Arizona on Oct 17th, 2006
Main St. and Marshall Way will be overflowing with cowboys and cowgirls when the 17th annual Western ArtWalk returns to the Scottsdale Arts District on Thursday, Oct. 19 from 7-9pm.
Kick off your ArtWalk with the traditional and contemporary western paintings of Michael Swearngin and Zane Mead at Joan Cawley Gallery. Trailside Gallery hosts its annual [...]