Each year, the Carefree Cave Creek Chamber of Commerce taps the town’s top business to receive the Celebration of Excellence Business of the Year award. It’s always a tough competition, and this year’s nominees are no exception.
Writer Amanda Christmann Photography Courtesy of Town of Carefree [dropcap]L[/dropcap]iving in the desert can mean redefining Christmas images of jolly sleighs, jingle bells and snowflakes gently falling in winter wonderlands—but that’s not a bad thing in the Town of Carefree. Thanks to the efforts of a few busy elves at the town offices, there’ll be…
Writer Sue Kern-Fleischer Photographer Todd Luckritz [dropcap]J[/dropcap]acinthe Dugal-Lacroix never knows where she will be sculpting next. About a year and a half ago, she and her husband Marc gave up their home to travel throughout North America full-time in their RV, which they affectionately call ‘the Vagabond Bus.’ “It’s quite an adventure,” Dugal-Lacroix said. “Our…
As one of the first buildings constructed in Carefree, the Historic Spanish Village along Ho Hum Road has long been one of the town’s cultural and art hubs.
There is a powerful strength in numbers and working together as a community. Working together is vital for the Carefree Cave Creek Chamber of Commerce…
When my daughter was a wee one, my father would ritually take her outside, hold her high in his arms, and together they would point and yell, “Balloooooon!”
Mixed media artist Kara Young pulls a sheet of copper out of her wood-burning stove and washes away the ashes. As she studies the patterns and colors created by the fire…
High atop one of Carefree’s ruggedly elegant mountains sits architectural designer Gerry Jones’ studio. Gerry pioneered extreme…
