[dropcap]F[/dropcap]ire Up the Grill! “Healthy” and “barbecue” aren’t always synonymous. This great burger recipe combines ground chicken with the zingy spice of jalapeños and tastes of fresh basil and seasonal avocados to pack a piquant punch. Get ready for a delicious burger that’s just as good for your waistline as it is for your mouth!…
Writer Lara Piu Images Provided by Scottsdale Active 20-30 [dropcap]M[/dropcap]ark your calendar for one of the Valley’s oldest charitable golf tournaments, NiteFlite. Now in its 28th year, the event is slated to live up to its long-standing reputation as a fun-filled weekend for a great cause. “When the event began more than two decades ago,…
Writer Lara Piu [dropcap]A[/dropcap]s the 60th year of fundraising for the American Heart Association approaches, the well-anticipated, must-attend 2017 58th Annual Phoenix Heart Ball will take place November 18 at The Phoenician luxury resort in Paradise Valley. “Heart disease is the number one killer of Americans. We can reduce heart disease by promoting a healthy…
Writer Lara Piu Photographer Whitney Thatcher Photography [dropcap]K[/dropcap]aren Olson was walking to a business meeting when she passed a desperate looking homeless woman—hardly the first she had seen on the streets of New York. There was no time to stop, but this time she did. She brought the woman a sandwich, and when Karen stopped…
Writer Lara Piu [dropcap]T[/dropcap]his month, Sedona Arts Festival will hold its 27th annual affair in the midst of the city’s breathtaking red rocks. Held Saturday, October 7 and Sunday, October 8 at Sedona Red Rock High School, the festival will boast 125 juried artists set to continuous live music, featuring headliner William Eaton Trio. And…
Writer Sue Kern-Fleischer [dropcap]F[/dropcap]all is nature’s poem. And for us mere mortals, its stanzas evoke songs, art—and many a road trip. After a long, hot summer, fall’s cooling temperatures mark the beginning of new school days, family time and holidays. Often, we’re ready in this Valley where any temperature under 100 degrees is a relief…
Writer Sue Kern-Fleischer [dropcap]F[/dropcap]rom as far away as six trillion miles into space to as close as the bunny behind a house, the Sonoran Arts League artists participating in the 21st Annual Hidden in the Hills Artist Studio Tour are inspired by a variety of subjects. Science, nature, history, human behavior, animals, architecture and much…
Writer Lara Piu Photography Courtesy of Cartwright’s Modern Cuisine [dropcap]F[/dropcap]or the past 26 years, nearly 5,000 food lovers have descended upon the Taste of Cave Creek to taste and test the eclectic mix and always-scrumptious flavors of the town. “Every year we look forward to this great event,” says Marshal Adam Stein who will lead…
Writer Lara Piu Photographer Sharon Kreiger and Joanna Fiorentino [dropcap]L[/dropcap]ike a big bear hug from your favorite grandma, mac and cheese is all about comfort. This month, Scottsdale will celebrate America’s most beloved comfort food at the first soon-to-be-annual Mac and Cheese Fest held along Scottsdale Waterfront. “Americans love mac and cheese,” Sharon Krieger, the…
Writer Lara Piu Photographer Photography by Premier Paradise [dropcap]T[/dropcap]he first-time Jeromey Naugle stepped into a pool store, he was smitten – it was love at first sight. As a salesman for a corporate builder in Phoenix, Jeromey felt his pool passion and talents weren’t being fully tapped. “I would design large custom projects and constantly…