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Escaping the Nightmare: Women & Children in Crisis
By Candy Thompson
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Wrapping her 9-month-old son in a blanket stained with her blood, Emily tried to calm her baby’s crying and her own...
Alternative Ways to Get Wet in Arizona
When summer temperatures reach extreme highs in Arizona there is only one way to escape the heat, by getting wet. Instead of overusing your pool cooler, check out these alternative ways to get wet.
AZ Insider: Dignitaries Turn out for Linda Pope Memorial Service
Dignitaries, non-profit who's who's and sports celebs paid tribute.
Tips For Working Out With Kids
Being a mom or dad is a tough job and can take much of your “me” time away from you. Many parents feel that they had to say goodbye to their morning ritual of hitting the gym once they had a child.
However, we spoke to Orangetheory Fitness Arrowhead’s head trainer, Jennifer Ulloa-Grubb, to get the dish on how moms and dads can stay fit with their kids.
“Kids are active all the time, and they always want to be doing something new,” says Ulloa-Grubb. “So working out at home needs to be quick and simple.”
There are ways to stay healthy and in shape without having to spend hours on end at the gym or...
Local High School Student Finds Success with Literacy Spree
Aakanksha Saxena, an incoming senior at Desert Mountain High School in Scottsdale, founded Literacy Spree, a 501(c) (3) nonprofit, in 2014. Literacy Spree aims to empower underprivileged female youth through education, more specifically at a female orphanage in India. In 2015 the non-profits crowdfunding campaign raised a total of $4417 resulting in a significant difference in the lives of the girls in touches.
Through Literacy Spree, Saxana enrolled recipients in vocational skill development diploma courses at UPTEC. UPTEC offers various diploma courses in Computer Science, Accounting, and Finance that enable females from...