By Tyler Butler High heels take a turn towards philanthropy at Florence Crittenton’s 9th Annual Heels for Healing and Diva Dash.  This one of a kind event brings the fashion of philanthropy and shoes into focus as...

By Tyler Butler Over the years supermodel Kim Alexis has been a strong advocate for many causes.  Kim has hosted celebrity charity events, golf tournaments, hockey, tennis and bowling matches; all of which benefitted an organization in...

By Judy Pearson “We’re going to make a difference!” These are powerful words to come from a high school senior, but they’re understandable given the scene Jenny Luttrell had just witnessed. Her younger brother, Jeff, was undergoing...

          Farm & Craft Old Town Scottsdale While many restaurants have tried and failed to make eating healthy easy, convenient and most importantly appetizing — Old Town Scottsdale’s newest bistro-style restaurant, Farm and...

If you can’t wait to see terrific exhibits before the start of fall, the Chandler Museum is hosting “Un-American: Japanese Internment in Our Backyard” until September 2. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, more than 120,000 Japanese...

By Tyler Butler Pageants have long been stereotyped as lavish ceremonies featuring brainless beauty queens who vainly seek attention for their external attributes. This reputation is amplified in pop culture by way of shows such as “Toddlers...

By Judy Pearson In the natural scheme of life, most of us embrace the notion that parents aren’t supposed to outlive their children. As a parent myself, I can’t imagine the pain of my child dying. Ann...

Blaze Phoenix The most interesting fact (not in his official bio) about Blaze’s L.A.-based executive chef, Bradford Kent, is that he once worked for the Department of Defense as a food scientist specializing in natural preservations of...

By Tyler Butler Since I started this column I have made it a point to have the focus firmly set on the intersection where fashion meets philanthropy. Each month this column concentrates on causes and crusaders in...