RAK staff members Jenny Gillespie (graphic artist), Tina Gerami (advertising trafficking) and Brandy Collet (circulation). Photo by Daniel Friedman. As a mom and an entrepreneur, I’ve always been really good at taking care of both my family and my business—often at the same time. When my sons were young, they accompanied me in the back [...]
As one of three owners of AZ Pro Physiquesin Gilbert, Whitney Jones of Chandler is proof that working out and proper nutrition yield results. She is slim and muscular and, as a lifelong jock, has lived a fitness-centered lifestyle. People coming to her business for personal training can see her results and rely on her [...]
Every four years we get our gymnastics fix by watching the summer Olympics on television. But Valley gyms are full of kids in competitive- and recreational-level gymnastics every year. Laura Pendleton and Janice Magsam opened North Valley Gymnastics in Phoenix three and a half years ago. They immediately benefited from interest generated by the 2008 [...]
Sisters Genna Batycki and Allyson Tewers opened Natural Choice Academy for infants through pre-K after each had completed years of experience in education. Genna taught junior high and Allyson had taught at and directed a preschool. In addition to offering daycare and a preschool curriculum, Natural Choice focuses on being environmentally conscious. The choices Genna [...]
It’s not often that a business owner can test run a business and then come back to it eight years later. Daryl Collier of Chandler did just that with her business, Beautiful Mommy. In 2003 Collier started taking pictures of new mothers with their babies a day or two after the birth. The idea for [...]
Jaime Ingram of Queen Creek sells tens of thousands of Glitter Headbands each month through a business, Diamond Duds, that she runs out of her home. She doesn’t make them all herself, but she and her daughter used to. Ingram was the team mom for her daughter Ashleigh’s softball team. She was in charge of, [...]
Carrie Curran of Scottsdale opened Carrie Curran Art Studios in December after working with children and art for 17 years. She started with a Fine Art for Children program in her backyard, took it to various churches when she could use their space and eventually took it to Scottsdale Artists’ School. She started the Scottsdale [...]
Kristin Provvidenti of Phoenix ((at right, with employee Lynne Saccento) named her business Stella Bella after her mother, who passed away from liver cancer in 2005. Stella Bella is custom-formulated, mineral makeup that is made especially for people with sensitive skin. Provvidenti has been a paramedical makeup artist for 24 years; she worked with burn [...]
Though her company is called CouponSense, “really, we are a technology company,” says Laurie Meyers, owner and founder. She can track the history of her business as it parallels the rise of Internet technology. Coupon Sense is a paid subscription coupon website. For $15 per month, customers can enter their shopping lists and see what [...]
Richelle Nassos of Cave Creek works with her husband in running me4kidz, a company that sells first-aid kits made specifically for children. Tell us more about the products you sell and why each is essential. We base all of our products on our children. The Medibag was our first product. It’s a larger, more comprehensive [...]
A crash landing leaves teenager Kitai Raige (Jaden Smith) and his legendary father Cypher (Will Smith) stranded on Earth, 1,000 years after cataclysmic events forced humanity’s escape. With Cypher critically injured, Kitai must embark on a perilous journey to signal for help, facing uncharted terrain, evolved animal species that now rule the planet, and an [...]
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MAY 2013
$6.00Our 2013 directory of Valley aquatics programs — everything from learn-to-swim programs to diving, racing and synchronized swimming!
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April 2013
$6.00Our April 2013 issue features the 2013 Summer Solutions directory — more than 500 day camps in Maricopa County!
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March 2013
$6.00Our March 2013 issue features the 2013 directory of Overnight Camps in Arizona and the Southwest!
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February 2013
$6.00Our February 2013 issue is all about babies! Learn how to begin building your baby’s bookshelf, make your own baby food, find parent/tot classes and Daddy Boot Camps around the Valley. Plus: gifts, gadgets and great new looks for baby.
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January 2013
$6.00It’s our annual pregnancy issue! Learn about the latest trend among expectant parents: “gender-reveal” parties. Plus: Should you bank your baby’s umbilical cord blood?
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December 2012
$6.00Ice hockey in the desert? Our December issue tells you how to get your kids started. Plus, an insider’s tour of the Arizona Doll and Toy Museum. And two terrific holiday crafts your kids will love!
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