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Photo Credit: Hector Salas Almeida

Story By: Hector Salas Almeida

It all began while running drills on the track and at basketball practice in high school, where he worked on nailing down his agility and elevating his performance on the court and track. Slowly, Michael Gagnon began to invest time into sculpting his physique while playing sports and hitting the weight room for grueling workouts twice a day.  

Michael Gagnon is a 22-year-old...

On Thursday, Oct. 8, Yellowcard and New Found Glory kick off their co-headlining tour at Scottsdale's Livewire. AZFoothills.com chatted with Ryan Key, lead singer of Yellowcard, about touring with his longtime friends, what he's listening to right now and what he can't wait to eat when he's in town.

Have you spent any time in Arizona?

Probably six or seven years ago, when Yellowcard took a long break—we took some time off in 2008—I started writing music for a side project thing with a...

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Kathy reports on the highlights of the sold out event.

My boys are 18 months apart. I always wanted more than one child, but I never expected to have one--pretty much--after the other. I feared adding a sibling so soon would take a challenging toll on my first born…I also feared not knowing if my heart had the capacity to love another child the way I loved my first. But as soon as my second son was born, I knew I had given Nicholas the greatest gift in the world: a brother. I also realized my heart has a way of expanding.

I want my sons to be best friends. All parents want that for...