Open Books
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Open Books

Set for Saturday, June 4 at the Holland Center, the Desert Foothills Book Festival is a new free event conceived by a small group of local authors who desired to connect personally with book lovers and to promote an appreciation of reading and the literary arts.

No Place Like Home: Optima McDowell Mountain Village
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No Place Like Home: Optima McDowell Mountain Village

Writer Amanda ChristmannPhotography Courtesy of Optima Every generation leaves its mark on our collective culture. Technology, world events and education mold our views of the world and our place within it, shaping our values and defining what is — and what is not — important in life. Those values are undergoing a monumental shift. We…

It Takes a Village… of Vegetables
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It Takes a Village… of Vegetables

Established in 1976 by former Scottsdale resident Mark Miller, the Scottsdale Community Garden Club occupies about seven acres at the northeast corner of the Scottsdale Community College campus. More than 200 garden members and co-gardeners bring 186 plots to life with green lettuce, red tomatoes, yellow squash, white cauliflower and everything in between.