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A/C 101: Making Sure Your Air Conditioning Works its Best
There’s no messing around when it comes to the Arizona heat, and on average, July is the Valley’s hottest month, with an average high temperature of 105 degrees. That being said, no one wants to end up with a broken air conditioner. To make sure you aren’t stuck without A/C during the upcoming summer months that are just going to get hotter, look out for these signs and follow these tips to make sure your A/C is working as efficiently as possible.
5 Proven Ways To Instantly Increase Your Happiness
“More than anything else, men & women seek happiness” (Aristotle, 300 b.c.)
Go up to someone and ask him or her what they want in life and you will probably get the very generic answer, “To be happy!” But what does it take to be happy? For some of you money may have popped up in your mind. Perhaps freedom or maybe the vision of being a famous powerhouse or having an amazing family.
Happiness is not something that just happens (though it may seem to at times). It is not the result of good fortune or random chance (though it...
85-Year Old AZ Woman Attempts to Break World Record Climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro
Paradise Valley great-grandmother Anne Lorimor, 85 years old, is attempting to be the oldest woman to reach the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro. She leaves Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport on Saturday, June 27 for Tanzania, Africa as part of her mission to raise awareness and funds for underprivileged children. “While I am not a professional climber I’ve always enjoyed hiking. If I combine my interest in climbing with my passion for helping children, what could be better?” says Anne, who says she would rather be called by her first name than Ms...
Local Auctioneer Wins National Competition and Puts Talents to Use Helping AZ Schools and Nonprofits
It’s not everyday one meets a national award winning auctioneer. Then again, it’s not everyday one meets an auctioneer at all.
Bobby Ehlert, a local auctioneer and founder of the company Call to Auction, competed against 138 other contestants and took home first place at the World Automobile Auctioneers Championship April 17 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The annual competition hosts the nation’s best...
RENEW Nonprofit Seeks to Empower Youth At Home and Abroad
“Together we can bring change” is the motto of nonprofit RENEW and its co-founders Adam Rubin and Uswege Mwakapango. Together, they have launched an educational program to assist youth in positively impacting their community. While the organization has primarily focused on helping Tanzanians, RENEW will make its debut in the United States next month in Phoenix.
