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This week, AZFoothills.com pays tribute to the Valley’s top pops.

Since 2009, Channing Frye has donned No. 8 as a power forward and center for the Phoenix Suns. Though born in White Plains, N.Y., the basketball star is no stranger to Arizona, as he attended St. Mary’s High School in Phoenix and University of Arizona. Read on as the new dad (Frye and his wife, Lauren, have an infant son,  Hendrix) talks about the joys of fatherhood as well as where you might catch him for breakfast.

It looks like numerous movies will be box office hits this summer: light-hearted comedies, nail-biting thrillers and eagerly anticipated sequels will soon enough be released in a theater near you. Moviegoers nationwide will feast their eyes upon just about anything and everything imaginable: from pirates and wizards to the infamous wolf pack and a caboose-kicking panda. So be prepared to munch down on a lot of popcorn and Milk Duds this summer because its a season full of fantastic films. Let’s take a look at just what this summer has in store in the world of entertainment…

What's not to love about Bret Michaels? You may worship him as lead vocalist of the glam metal band Poison, a group that has sold more than 30 million albums over the course of the past 25 years. It's also possible you've enjoyed the three seasons of his successful Vh1 reality show Rock Of Love, or appreciated the advice he shared with country hopefuls as a judge on CMT's Nashville Star. Oh, and there was that time he proved himself to Donald Trump and won NBC's The Celebrity Apprentice.

But there's more to this rock and reality TV god than awesome hair and a penchant for the cameras. This...