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The Scottsdale League for the Arts seeking volunteers for its 36^th Annual Scottsdale Culinary Festival’s Great Arizona Picnic on April 12 and 13. Volunteers will receive $15 in food/beverage tickets for each shift worked and a free admission pass to the Picnic on your off day to experience the event at your leisure.

Volunteers must attend the Volunteer Rally on March 29 (between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.) to register, get oriented, pick up volunteer materials, talk with the volunteer team, check out mock-ups of work positions, meet fellow volunteers and win prizes every half hour. 

Interested in volunteering? Visit www.scottsdalefest.org/volunteer.

The luxury Scottsdale-based community of Silverleaf has announced that it exceeded $120 million in sales in 2013, with homesites and sales increasing in price over the past year. The top six homesite sales ranged from $1.8 million to $2.6 million and were all sold by Silverleaf Realty. 

“The home values at Silverleaf have continued to increase over the past few years and today we have a number of savvy investors who are delivering spectacular spec homes to an eager market,” says Jim Hoselton, senior vice president at DMB, the development company behind Silverleaf. “From golf, to spa, to our rich...

Six-time Academy Award® nominee, actress and producer Glenn Close, will be the guest of honor for the ninth annual pARTy hosted at Phoenix Art Museum on March 22. The gala will celebrate the opening of the international Hollywood Costume exhibit which showcases more than 100 iconic Hollywood costumes throughout a century of cinema. Many of the costumes have never been publicly displayed or seen beyond the walls of studio archives; pARTy attendees will have an exclusive opportunity to experience the show before it opens to the public.

As part of the exhibit, two costumes worn by Close will be...

It was announced today that Sierra Reserve has been purchased by Bob Parson, owner of Scottsdale National Golf Club, L.L.C. Lyle Anderson, who is behind some of the Valley's most luxurious communities, including Sierra Reserve, says, “While we are sad that Sierra Reserve will not be developed as planned, we are extremely grateful for the widespread enthusiasm people had for our vision, and for the talented and dedicated team who were committed to making Sierra Reserve a truly one-of-a-kind place to live. We are excited to see Bob’s vision for the project take shape over the coming months.” More than 200 acres of undeveloped...