Arizona Musicfest kicks off its second quarter century presenting wide-ranging musical artists with the first-ever Fall Fest, a four-concert schedule featuring Melissa Manchester, Musicfest competition and scholarship winners, two of America’s hottest bluegrass bands and The Midtown Men: The Original Cast of Broadway’s Jersey’s Boys, from Oct. 28 through Nov. 7 in Scottsdale. The 26th […]

Matt Resnik, SMILE Biscotti’s co-founder, recently received The Daniel Jordan Fiddle Foundation Leader in Adult Autism Award during the Autism Society of America’s 47th annual national conference in New Orleans.   Resnik is the first recipient of the award. He co-founded SMILE Biscotti with his parents in 2013, following his high school graduation, to develop […]

Professionally produced by HDE Agency in partnership with El Palacio of Chandler, mark your calendar for the 5th annual Rockin’ Taco Street Fest on Saturday, September 17, 2016. This year, the fest is moving to downtown Chandler to accommodate more tacos, beer, margaritas, entertainment, activities and did we mention tacos? A food, music and cultural celebration, […]

Planned Parenthood Arizona has received a grant of $75,000 from the Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust.        “Our organization has dedicated itself to providing education and high quality reproductive health care for the last 82 years,” stated Bryan Howard, President of Planned Parenthood Arizona. “This grant from the Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust will give […]

Vitalyst Health Foundation today announced that Marcus Johnson will join its staff as Director of State Health Policy and Advocacy on August 1. Marcus is coming to Vitalyst from the Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association, where he served as Director of Policy and Community Health. Prior to that position, Johnson helped to create the Office […]

Justin Owen Executive Director Phoenix Pride LGBT Center Phoenix Pride, was founded in 1981 to promote unity, visibility, and self-esteem among gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and queer persons. Executive Director Justin Owen joined Phoenix Pride LGBT Center in 2013 after working for Disney Entertainment Productions as a Manager and Event Producer. Well-rehearsed in management Owen […]

Sarah Held Event Chair Salud! Signature Wine Dinner Gabriel’s Angels Who’s that one friend that’s always excited to see you and thinks you’re marvelous in every way? They’ve never even judged you. And, why would they, you’re “perfect!” That friend is your dog, cat or even your pet llama! For many abused, neglected and at-risk […]

(Susan Goldwater Levine ) She won’t remember. I was one of many she came across. To this day, she doesn’t know how she impacted my life and my family’s. Quite a long time ago, I was a 30 something woman who unexpectedly ended up pregnant, without any maternal instincts and frankly in denial that I […]

  The Medicine of Laughter When a child is diagnosed with a serious illness it affects the entire family; creates fear, isolation and requires extensive care. This lifestyle creates a barrier between the family and their need for independence. Many times seriously ill children are robbed of a typical childhood and won’t get to attend social […]

ICAN: Positive Programs for Youth is pleased to announce its new CEO of the organization, Shelby Pedersen.   Shelby is a native of Colorado, where she earned her bachelor’s in marketing and international leadership at Johnson & Wales University and Sejong University in Seoul, South Korea. In 2006, she moved to Chandler, completing her master’s […]