Features

Television personality and AZfoothills.com columnist Nadine Toren is scouring the area, finding savvy Valley features, bringing readers “on the scene.”  Every day she’ll introduce you to celebrities, athletes, and give you an inside look into local events and hot spots.  She'll touch on topical issues, and keep AZ fans posted on all the big talkers around town.

Go to their show and they say you’re bound to smell some ganja in the air. In fact, the boys of Slightly Stoopid boast about their pro-marijuana stance.

Jill Laine is a garment maverick. She is the type to make Pucci python skirts plausible, Hermes Birkin bags sensible and mink coats in July conceivable. Jill was born with great taste. The bombshell blonde in Balmain can often be found in Barneys, but Jill loves a good deal and, like a heat-seeking-missile, she finds exquisite treasures at stores such as My Sister’s Closet.

“Chic is chic, and if I can find it a better price, that is chic-er,” Jill adds on the topic of her couture, bargain hunting habits. It’s no secret that Laine’s confidence in style is not the norm. That being said, Jill began a new chic endeavor as a style coach where she teaches a “secrets of style” workshop. I sit down with the...

"The AZ Insider" with Kathy Shayna Shocket: Get the inside scoop on Arizona's social scene and celebrity news.

This week: How you can shoulder up to the famous sisters, Tory Burch and other celebs…

Encanterra's The Good Life Fest started off with a bang January 29, 2011 with their Kenny G concert, and has second and third installments in the concert series coming, including a March 5 event featuring Three Dog Night and The Guess Who, and an April 10 concert featuring Chicago.

The beautiful weather and droves of Valley music and wine lovers made for a perfect kickoff to Encanterra's The Good Life Fest concert series. 

Guests were floored when they entered the open gates to the community, as they saw the unbelievable clubhouse and high-quality homes perched on the rolling...