Falling for Autumnfest
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Falling for Autumnfest

The leaves may not change color in Phoenix, but that doesn’t mean autumn has forgotten us. The Valley celebrates the beginning of a new season..

Labor of Love
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Labor of Love

By the time the day’s first light washes over the vineyard, granting it warmth, the volunteers have been working for several hours...

Sharing the Secrets of Golf
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Sharing the Secrets of Golf

There are few, if any, pastimes that are as addictive as golf. Once the so-called golf bug bites, its victim often becomes obsessed with the game...

Born to be Wild
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Born to be Wild

In the searing heat of summer, brittlebush and cholla take long pauses, scorched and tested by unforgiving rays of the desert sun.

Pumpcasso
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Pumpcasso

In a certain “Peanuts” cartoon that runs this time of year, a boy named Linus explains what the last night of October is really about: “This is the time of the year to write to the Great Pumpkin...

Saquaro Splendor
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Saquaro Splendor

Amidst the sprawling Sonoran Desert, the saguaro cactus makes its exclusive home. It is here, and only here, that the largest and perhaps most treasured cactus...