The Herberger Theater Center has announced that its board of directors elected four new members: Alan Augenstein, Michael Mason, Devney Preuss and Jennifer Holsman Tetreault. “Our newest board members bring additional expertise, insight, energy and community spirit to the Herberger Theater Center,” said Theresa Dwyer, Herberger Theater Center board chair. “This is an exciting time. We are fortunate […]

According to the Arizona Department of Health Services, drowning is the third most common cause of unintentional injury-related deaths, and the group at the highest risk of drowning is children ages 1 to 4. If a child does not learn to swim by the third grade, they might never learn. The Salvation Army Ray & […]

The Valley Metro Rail Board of Directors approved contracts with 14 artists for public art elements on the South Central Extension. Many of the artists are from the metro Phoenix area, including: Adam Vigil, Phoenix; Javier Cordova, Phoenix; Diego Perez, Phoenix;  Martin Moreno & Emily Costello, Phoenix; Fortoul Brothers, Phoenix; Therosia Reynolds, Phoenix; Thomas Marcus, […]

The Women’s Enterprise Foundation is a volunteer operated 501(c)3 charitable organization that supports and inspires emerging women business owners within Maricopa County who have a demonstrated business development need or who would benefit from specialized educational training and development opportunities. Fall scholarship and grant applications will be accepted from August 1st through August 31st and […]

Xavier College Preparatory announced its participation in the PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs program, a national journalism initiative by the PBS NewsHour to connect middle and high school students with public media stations to produce original, youth-focused news reports. Students at the all-female Phoenix high school will now have the opportunity to create content for […]

The Board of Directors for Valley Leadership, Arizona’s premier leadership development organization, unanimously selected David Brown as the new leader for the nearly 40-year organization. Brown previously served as CEO of Home Matters and Executive Director of the National NeighborWorks Association since August 2015. “David is a proven leader with a unique mix of advocacy, […]

Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Phoenix’s CEO Marcia Mintz announced that Bridget McDonald has been named Chief Operating Officer for the organization, effective immediately. In this newly created role, McDonald will be focused on the growth of programs, training and new initiatives across the organization. “We are thrilled to appoint Bridget to this new […]

In recent months, Pioneer Title Agency empowered each of its branches to get more involved with the local schools in their community through a new project called “Old School.” Through it, each branch is given paid time outside of the office to help local schools with fundraising and other projects. And while at just three […]

The 17th annual Give-A-Thon for Phoenix Children’s Hospital is still the top fundraiser of its kind in the country by collecting more than $1.6 million in donations during a 19-hour radio simulcast on KTAR News 92.3 FM and 98.7 FM Arizona’s Sports Station. This marks the second year in a row that Bonneville Media’s two stations have […]

Fry’s Food Stores donated $70,118 to Big Brothers Big Sisters agencies across Arizona as part of the company’s Round-Up and Coin Box Campaign. During a four-week period in May and June, participating stores throughout Arizona asked customers to round up their totals to the nearest dollar at the checkout stand and/or place their spare change […]