Features

Rachel Roland is a mom on a mission - exploring the Valley with her two little companions in search of the best restaurants, attractions, and products for you and your children. See what she has in store for your family today!

Hello all, this is my first of my year’s worth of blog posts about my adventures as the Face of Foothills 2012. So far, I am back in Tucson going to school for my last semester ever. Pretty weird. Going through the stages of denial, anxiety, and excitement to start my adventures past school life, which is all I know! No more numerous vacations to continuously look forward to, or awesome daily schedules that I can work around to go to the gym or develop random hobbies or cruise Netflix in my spare time.  Everyone’s been there, or will be at least. But, I have made my last year of school pretty memorable so far by winning the Face of Foothills and...

Television personality and AZfoothills.com columnist Nadine Toren is scouring the area, finding savvy Valley features, bringing readers “on the scene.” Every day she’ll introduce you to celebrities, athletes, and give you an inside look into local events and hot spots. She'll touch on topical issues, and keep AZ fans posted on all the big talkers around town.

Here she is: our hometown beauty queen!  Check out what Miss Arizona 2011 is saying about the big pageant...and what she looks for in a man. 

Television personality and AZfoothills.com columnist Nadine Toren is scouring the area, finding savvy Valley features, bringing readers “on the scene.” Every day she’ll introduce you to celebrities, athletes, and give you an inside look into local events and hot spots. She'll touch on topical issues, and keep AZ fans posted on all the big talkers around town.

According to the Chinese calendar, it's the year of the Dragon, and apparently, that's a good thing.  Check out why 2012 is extra lucky.