Features

Staples’ advertising its new plethora of school supplies could only mean one thing: summertime is coming to a close. Despite the abundant supply of TI 84 calculators and stacks of printer paper, summer is not over until that first attendance bell rings. Thus, savor each remaining day of summer with these last hurrah events happening around the Valley. 

Imagine turning your back on 121 animals each day. We certainly can’t. We certainly won’t.

Sabrina Posillico’s pregnancy might have cramped her calves, but not her style. The baby bump hardly interfered with the model’s wardrobe. The severely chic Posillico never looked out-of-sorts during the nine months. Posillico is the first to be featured in a new series called “In The Bag,” articles that look into the contents of various women’s handbags around the Valley. She’s traded in the Chanel 2.55 for a Dolce and Gabbana purse that doubles as a diaper bag—it’s called being fashionably-flexible. We chat with Posillico about her handbag and the items she carries with. . . 

God had a bigger plan for Peoria mom Maria Valdez. She’s sure of it. She’s sure that’s why four years after her skull was crushed in a horrendous freeway crash, she’s surviving and thriving as a staff member for the Grand Canyon Chapter of the American Red Cross – where her work is helping others.