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After the exit of its longtime chef, Lee Hillson, and, more recently, Todd Sicolo, T. Cook's Royal Palms Resort and Spa has announced a new executive chef, Paul McCabe. Plus, the resort restaurant will undergo three-month revitalization will take place this summer. The refreshed T. Cook's will debut September 2013. Among other changes, the new T. Cook's will have a fresh color palette, a newly crafted wine and tequila room and an expanded bar. www.royalpalmshotel.com. 

One can dream, right?  99.999 percent of us cannot imagine having over $100 million to spend on a home.  But for the .0001 percent of Americans looking to purchase a home of complete luxury, the perfect opportunity is now available.  According to recent results, Greenwich Connecticut is now the location for the most expensive home for sale in America.  Listed publicly on the market for the first time in more than a century, “Copper Beech Farm” has a strikingly high asking price of $190 million.  This is nearly $170 million more than the Valley’s most expensive home located in Paradise Valley.  Owned by the Sussmans, the Paradise Valley mansion is valued at $19.5 million. 

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Phoenix-based Hines, international real estate firm, has announced the return of Christopher “Chris” Anderson as the firm's managing director to oversee Hines’ operations in Arizona and New Mexico. Anderson will lead all operations including new business, development, property management and asset management. From 2006 to present, Anderson served as vice president of development for Forest City Enterprises, Inc. in Albuquerque. Prior to that--starting in 2000--he was a senior project manager for Hines. He was involved in the development of 24^th at Camelback I in Phoenix; the development management of the now...

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Arcadia residents will now be a hop, skip and a jump away from My Sister's Attic, the newest consigment store from Tess Loo, Ann Siner and Jenny Siner. Located at what used to be Fannin Interiors on 44th Street and Indian School, the newly designed store will open on Saturday, June 8, at 8 a.m. On opening day,you can take advantage of on-site consultations while you peruse the art, china and crystal, furniture and more at the 4,500-sq.-ft. store. You can also feel even better about your purchases, as a portion of your money spent that day will go to the Arizona Humane Society. For more information on My Sister's Attic, visit www.mysistersattic.com.