Being raised by a mother alone and working with mostly women in this industry, I once again will say it: Women are smarter and work harder than men. Happy Mother’s Day to my mom and to the other very important women who help guide me in fatherhood. Leslie and Katherine, I love you both.

Face of Foothills casting calls are everywhere. This is an annual contest in which we look for a new face, male or female, to appear for one year on the header of every page of AZFoothills.com. Plus, the lucky winner will receive more than $10,000 in prizes. Last year, the ages of entrants ranged from 14 to 47 years old. You do not need to have experience to enter, and there is no cost. This year is even more fun because we will be live at 14 Westcor malls this month to take headshots. You can meet past winners at some of the locations, and Westcor will be providing food, fashion, beauty bars and more at each call. Complete details can be found on AZFoothills.com.

School is out for summer! Most school years are ending and families need to know which resorts have the best deals. We have you covered with a complete summer escapes guide at AZFoothills.com. We did the homework for you!

Our e-newsletter popularity keeps growing and, if you do not receive any of them, you can sign up on our homepage. Every Tuesday, we send a newsletter that showcases party pictures from the past weekend, so you can enjoy the events even if you weren’t there.  We keep Tucsonans in the know with our About Town Tucson each Wednesday. Then, on Thursdays, we continue to produce About Town with the latest offerings, gossip and fashion.  Just visit AZFoothills.com to sign up.

Make sure you follow us on Twitter @AZFoothillsMag for exclusive Tweets and inside information that only the staff at Arizona Foothills Magazine can bring you. We are growing at a very fast pace online and, yes, we will continue to publish Arizona Foothills Magazine each and every month. We love what we do, and we have the best team in the business. I thank everyone working on it—you mean the world to me.

That’s a wrap on May. Hope to see you at a casting call. And let us help you with your summer plans by visiting AZFoothills.com.

All the best!