The blast-furnace effect of summer is finally waning, replaced by the lure of the fresher air outdoors. Time to get out the walking shoes and pound the pavement. Why not do it for a cause? ZOO WALK FOR AUTISM RESEARCH (Saturday, Oct 6) The 8th annual Zoo Walk for Autism Research takes place from 6:30 [...]
When I received an acceptance letter from an east coast university I’d applied to on a whim, I decided to visit just to check it out. I had already accepted a place at the University of Arizona and I was ready to be a Wildcat. I even had a roommate and a dorm assignment. All [...]
Mac or PC? With the school year fast approaching, parents of college-bound students are wondering which laptop would be best suited for their entering freshman. I will say up front that I am a devoted Apple customer. I find that for me, personally, Macs are easier to use, and all my other devices are Apple [...]
Dozens of kids attending this year’s Camp Broadway at ASU Gammage saw Wednesday night’s performance of “Million Dollar Quartet,” then spent time with cast members and other fine folks who work on the show. The opportunity to interact with performers and other theater professionals is part of each summer’s “Camp Broadway” experience. Before enjoying a [...]
I encountered all sorts of animals during a weekend trip to Prescott with our youngest daughter Lizabeth. Live sheep and goats at the Sharlot Hall Museum’s Folk Art Fair. Dozens of dogs walking their owners at a dog fair held in Prescott’s Courtyard Plaza. And lots of horse-inspired paintings and sculpture at the Phippen Museum. [...]
I was at ASU’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication Friday morning to be interviewed for a video presentation that I probably shouldn’t describe — I think it’s a surprise for the person I was there to talk about. At the end of the interview, I learned that the young woman asking the questions, [...]
Wondering whether there might be a bit of poet in us all, Lynn Trimble looks for common threads in the lives of nine youth competing Thursday night in this year’s Arizona Poetry Out Loud finals.
Lynn Trimble looks ahead to this week’s Arizona Poetry Out Loud finals, sharing the names and schools of the nine finalists who’ll compete for the chance to compete in the national finals come May.
Art Awakenings is exhibiting works by local artists at ASU Kerr Cultural Center in Scottsdale through Feb. 28. All were created by adults living with mental illness as part of the PSA Behavorial Health Agency program that seeks to promote empowerment and recovery through creative expression.
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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November 2012
$6.00November features results from our 2012 Family Dining Survey. Find out which Valley restaurants are reader favorites! Plus: Making healthy choices/substitutions when dining out — and parenting strategies to help take the “whining” out of dining.
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October 2012
$6.00The October issue includes our annual PARTIES, ETC. guide to more than 200 places, entertainers and services that make family celebrations memorable. Plus: Learn how St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center is leading the local effort to improve outcomes for preemies.
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September 2012
$6.00A sneak peak at the 2012-13 performing arts season. PLUS: the Valley’s arts-focused schools, an interview with Valley Youth Theatre’s Bobb Cooper and groundreaking treatment that prevenst brain injury in children who suffer oxygen deprivation at birth.
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August 2012
$6.00Bullying prevention, breastfeeding support for physician moms and our annual back-to-school retail guide. Plus: a Valley mom shares her daughter’s potty-training experience on Facebook.
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July 2012
$6.00Kids Bored? Stocking a “bored box” and more family fun crafts. Plus: Real Easy Recipes for cool summer treats and lunchbox pleasures, local events that celebrate the 4th and hope for kids facing PANDAS.
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June 2012
$6.00Our annual guide to resorts around Arizona and throughout the Southwest that special deals and family-friendly amenities. Plus: A martial arts program targeted to kids with AD/HD.
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