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You Don’t Know Jack: The Most Adorable Dog in Arizona
Jack, Arizona's Favorite Dog!
This summer, Arizona Foothills set out to find the most adorable dog in the Valley in the first-ever Dog Days of Summer contest. Dogs came out in droves to our two casting calls at Tempe Marketplace and Desert Ridge Marketplace, tons entered online and the adorable poochies were put up on their...
Inspectress Gadget- AT&T Microcell- Talk of the Town!
While the Inspectress Gadget loves almost all aspects of gadgetry, there is still one hurdle that grinds my gears- stumbling into zones in our mountainous Valley with limited signal strength. No matter what your carrier, there are places where no satellite or cell tower could even dream of reaching.
Funnily enough, some of the places with the spottiest coverage are where the most luxurious neighborhoods are. I have pals whose Paradise Valley and North Scottsdale homes are cell-free zones. There's nothing lamer than not being able to use your cool tool or-gasp-using a landline. What are we, dinosaurs? Is this 1991?
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5 Arizona Cardinals Who Tweet
We know our readers can’t get enough of the people behind the “@.” So here are five Arizona Cardinals players who have us glued to Twitter.
@kerryrhodes
Local Well-Known Plastic Surgeon Dies
A truly great person and someone we have personally known left us last night in a tragic accident. Dr. Richard Pavese, a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon in Tempe, died after being struck by a car Tuesday evening. He had been practicing in Arizona for over 27 years.
“He was more than a great doctor to many. This is a true loss for our community. He was a leader in his field who set some of the standards and was always a man that would listen to you and share his wisdom.” says Michael Dee, publisher of Arizona Foothills Magazine.
Rest in peace.
Minnie Mortimer
She’s a boarding school student gone artistically rouge in Paris, turned photographer and then found enlightenment in the surf. Wife, mother, rider of the waves and savant of the shirt dresses; this is a concentrated summary of the delightfully chic, Minnie Mortimer. The Manhattan native was subject to a stringent uniform mandate while attending private school in her youth; she revolted by customizing her uniform with darts, lining, buttons and other embellishments. This rebellious fashion-action would help pave a path to her designer career as she often pays homage to her inner uniform-refugee through the design of her garments. Mortimer’s clothes are exquisitely effortless, smart designs that is not over processed. The...
