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Wednesday, June 19, 2013

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Sharing the gift of Arizona memories

The Arizona Historical Society Museum in Papago Park. Photo courtesy of AHSM.

Eddie Basha. Barry Goldwater. Sandra Day O’Connor. Jerry Colangelo. Erma Bombeck. Pat McMahon. Bil Keane. Most Arizona families are plenty familar with these names. But many of the citizens who’ve made significant contributions to our state aren’t nearly as well known. Think Dwight “Pat” Patterson, a rancher born in Tempe who’s considered the “father” of Arizona [...]

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Santa is Skyping this holiday season

Jodie Baker (left) and Julie Baker Kendall put kids in touch with Santa via Skype.

With Christmas just around the corner, children are as busy as elves making out wish lists that seem to include every item in the Toys “R” Us Big Book. Many will send hand-written, stamped letters to the North Pole or stand in long, frenzied lines at the mall for a chance to talk to Santa [...]

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Black Friday/Cyber Monday deals for families

Photo credit: mooglet

We’ve gotten a lot of press releases recently about Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals. Here are some options we thought might be useful to Vally families looking to save some money on holiday shopping. Doors open at 8:07 Friday at Kidstop and Santa will be there with a Big Red Santa Bag full of [...]

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“Twilight’s” Booboo Stewart to appear at UltraStar Multi-tainment Center’s VIP event

"Twilight" star Booboo Stewart. Photo courtesy of UltraStar Cinemas.

Booboo Stewart, who plays Seth Clearwater in “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2″ will make an appearance at a special VIP event marking the Nov. 14 grand opening of the new UltraStar Multi-tainment Center at Ak-Chin Circle in Maricopa. An online contest will award tickets to 20 lucky winners for the VIP event and [...]

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Let’s Eat Out! – RAK readers share their favorite Valley restaurants

True Foods Restaurant, Organic food restaurant, eating out, Phoenix, Arizona, restaurant surveys, eating healthy

For the last three years, we have dedicated space in our November magazine to a directory of Valley restaurants where kids eat free. But we’ve always wondered, where do families really go? And why? So this year, we did something different. You will still find our updated Kids Eat Free directory online. Here, we’re focusing [...]

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Let’s Eat Out!

True Foods Restaurant, Organic food restaurant, eating out, Phoenix, Arizona, restaurant surveys, eating healthy

For the last three years, we have dedicated space in our November magazine to a directory of Valley restaurants where kids eat free. But we’ve always wondered, where do families really go? And why? So this year, we did something different. You will still find our updated Kids Eat Free directory online. Here, we’re focusing [...]

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LEEVON GUERITHAULT: Everything but the cooking

Leevon Guerithault, French restaurant, working mother

She does the planning, the hiring, the managing, the organizing, the marketing—whatever it takes—to run the family business, which includes Vincent on Camelback, Vincent Market Bistro, a Saturday seasonal French market and a corporate catering offshoot, Vincent Van Go. Everything, that is, but the cooking. Leevon Guerithault talks about raising kids around a restaurant, mentoring [...]

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Business news for families

Chris, a manager at Mesa, works on a glass project. Photo courtesy of As You Wish.

A new way to tempt your creative instincts, a contest to help you realize your financial dreams, and a new store where you could easily spend the money. This week’s headlines from local family-related businesses: Get your fuse on As You Wish now offers glass fusing classes that allow participants to  make vases, plates, bowls, [...]

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Gilbert practice offers dental and orthodontic care in one place

The arcade at Team Orthodontics and Jungle Roots may make it hard to get your child to LEAVE the dentist's office. Photo by W. Scott Mitchell Photography, LLC.

Team Orthodontics and Jungle Roots Children’s Dentistry have joined forces to open a new location offering coordinated, one-stop pediatric dental and orthodontic care for patients 18 months to 18 years old. The new location is in San Tan Village mall in Gilbert. Ken Danyluk, DMD, of Team Orthodontics, is an expert in lingual orthodontics — [...]

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Thumbs up to Tough Lotus Aerial Fitness, and ways you can support your community

Photo courtesy of Tough Lotus Aerial Fitness.

Tough Lotus Studio hosted visually impaired students from The Foundation for Blind Children’s Sports, Habilitation, Arts and Recreation Program (SHARP) during two aerial fitness sessions this month. SHARP is a multi-faceted, year-round adaptive recreation program that gives children the opportunity to participate in a variety of competitive and recreational adaptive sports activities and workshops. It [...]

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RAK Giveaways

  • A summer birthday party at Kiwanis Wave Pool

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    Make your next birthday party a real splash by holding it at Kiwanis Recreation Center’s indoor wave pool and water slide! What could be better than three-foot waves and a double-spiral water slide? We’re giving away a Splash Bash Birthday Party  valued at $175. It includes: 16 people, birthday child is free two-hour hosted public [...]

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  • Tickets to “Despicable Me 2″ sneak preview

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    This summer, those lovable yellow minions assemble and return to theaters when “Despicable Me 2″ opens July 3. We are sending five families (four tickets each) to a special, reserved-seating advance screening at 7pm on Thursday, June 27 at the AMC Deer Valley 30. The screening will be in Real D 3D. The film features [...]

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