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This weekend is all about keeping cool--perhaps that means enjoying ice-cold OJ alongside a Starburst-inspired pancake or burrowing in a chilly movie theater while catching soon-to-be classic flick. Check out all the family fun in the Valley for the weekend of August 3-5.

Thursday:

13th Annual Miracle Treat Day

Get the weekend started a little early with a sweet treat that will cool you down and gives back to the community. On Thursday, August 2, Dairy Queen will...

You can be assured that the great experience of the stage is not lost when living in the Valley.  In fact, the theater in Phoenix is thriving.  The Herberger Theater Center intertwines artistic drama and great atmosphere to offer what many of us reminisce from childhood; the idealic stories we saw portayed in theaters all over the country, from the likes of Broadway to the Chicago Theater all the way to the Ahmanson Theatre. 

My first born is embarking on turning five…and I’m in denial.

He stands tall past my waist, hugs me hard, and has figured out how to eye roll (I know- painful).

I took his whole preschool graduation hard. Preschool is the best. It’s all fun. The kids are nice. The teachers are comforting. And there’s not much to fear. Kids have yet to learn meanness, exclusion and cruelty. The preschool age is pure innocence, and if I had it my way, I’d confine him in that safe preschool bubble...