World-renowned musician Samite brings his message of peace, hope and healing to Scottsdale with a one-night-only performance on Friday, Oct. 6, at 8 p.m., in the Virginia G. Piper Theater at Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts. A familiar performer to audiences around the world, Samite began playing the flute to pass the time when […]
By Mike Saucier For Larry Fitzgerald Jr., it’s simple: “To whom much is given, much is expected.” Those are the words he used in describing his philosophy toward community responsibility. “I’ve been very blessed and fortunate to have a long career – and that comes with a lot of responsibility,” he told Frontdoors. “You have […]
By Mike Saucier If you’re Diana Taurasi, winnowing down your proudest career moment is daunting. After all, the 35-year-old Phoenix Mercury star has won three WNBA championships, four Olympic gold medals, Most Valuable Player awards for the season and for the WNBA finals and three college championships. She also just became the WNBA all-time leading […]
Sports aren’t for everybody. Let’s just start with that. To those who don’t follow a single sport, the teams and the players are just places and names. There’s no history, which means there’s no context. It can seem like a colossal waste of time and mental energy rooting for logos with nothing tangible coming back […]
By Mike Saucier A sparkling new venue is rising in Avondale at Phoenix Raceway — more popularly known as Phoenix International Raceway, or PIR for short. For racing’s loyal Valley fans, it means bigger and better seats, more access to drivers, sweeter suites and new dining, bar and concession spaces. But the impact of Phoenix […]
In the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, the Phoenix Mercury and Houston-native Brittney Griner have teamed up to raise money for Griner’s hometown by hosting “Sunday is for Houston” at the team’s regular season finale this Sunday, Sept. 3, at 1 p.m. at Talking Stick Resort Arena. All proceeds raised will go directly to hurricane relief […]
The Salvation Army is joining other national, state and local emergency management officials and nonprofit organizations in providing disaster relief for those affected by Hurricane Harvey. The Salvation Army has already deployed 42 mobile kitchens to Texas – each of which can serve can serve an average of 1,500 meals per day – along with […]
MusicaNova Orchestra opens the fourth season of their acclaimed Young Artists Concerts series, featuring violinist Hannah Goldstick and pianist Samuel Xu, on Saturday, September 23, 2017, from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Arizona Piano Company Recital Hall, 4134 East Wood Street, Phoenix. Goldstick, 16, is a student at Primavera Online High School and […]
The McDowell Sonoran Conservancy announced the appointment of five new members to its Board of Directors. The newly seated members include John DeWulf, Doug Diehl, Ed Obuchowski, Dan Welker and John White. “We’re very fortunate to add five well-respected voices from important local corporate and legal organizations to the Conservancy’s Board,” said Paul Staker, interim […]
Scottsdale Desert Stages Theatre alumni Landry Bender, Best Friends Whenever and Fuller House; Asher Angel, Nicky, Ricky, Dicky and Dawn and Andi Mack; and Rachel Redleaf, Atypical, return to Phoenix to host an afternoon of fun, Star-Studded Sunday, Sun., Sept. 10 from 11:30am-5pm. Star-Studded Sunday offers guests an opportunity to explore Desert Stages Theatre’s new […]
