From The Publisher

Open Doors: The 2020 Frontdoors Gift Guide
Once again, the Frontdoors team has been out and about (with masks on), searching for a local spin on gift-giving for the holiday season. Now more than ever, let’s take time to support the small businesses in...
- Posted October 29, 2020
Open Doors: Fighting the COVID Slump
It’s all my friends are talking about — women and men. This “work-from-home, school-from-home, record-breaking heat wave” situation has us DOWN, and we’re over it. Yes, we were over it in May, but now we’re really over...
- Posted August 27, 2020
Open Doors: Our Hearts Need Art
So, here we are, 20-plus weeks into a global pandemic and the daily stress it has caused on all people, all places and all things. The flow of information for our local nonprofit arts and culture organizations...
- Posted August 4, 2020
Open Doors: Let’s Plan With Hope in Our Hearts
The end of May is our time to evaluate things here at Frontdoors, followed by time I take each June to set goals for my personal life. This year, I find myself with more lead time to...
- Posted May 7, 2020
Open Doors: Let’s Plan With Hope in Our Hearts
The end of May is our time to evaluate things here at Frontdoors, followed by time I take each June to set goals for my personal life. This year, I find myself with more lead time to...
- Posted April 2, 2020
Open Doors: Defining Moments
These times will change everything The first week of March was my last glimpse of “normal.” I attended several nonprofit fundraisers and planning meetings. My kids went to school for 3rd and 8th grade each day. We...
- Posted April 2, 2020
Open Doors: Arizona’s ‘Antiques Roadshow’ Treasures Revealed!
It’s finally time to see the three episodes of “Antiques Roadshow” that were filmed at Desert Botanical Garden back in April 2019. I was honored to visit the set during filming, bring a beloved family heirloom of...
- Posted March 5, 2020
Open Doors: The Valley Arts and Culture Scene Is Blooming
It’s time to take another peek into the Frontdoors Arts & Culture Calendar and reserve some dates and tickets before I blink and miss it. The next few months are filled with classics, new works, tons...
- Posted February 6, 2020
Open Doors: Ready to Spa … art the New Decade? I am!
Several Valley resorts have undergone significant renovations over the past few years. And, of course, this included their luxurious spa offerings. The Alvadora Spa at the Royal Palms Resort (royalpalmshotel.com/well-being) has even added an in-house herbalist, Rachel...
- Posted January 1, 2020
Open Doors: 2019 — The Year of YES!
When I look at the covers of the dozen 2019 issues of Frontdoors Magazine, I am quickly reminded how each story came to be. Some of them are people I have known for decades, other stories...
- Posted December 5, 2019