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Here are the top ten homes for sale in Arizona as of 9.3.19.

New River, $16,000,000, Angela Jacques of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage

One of the best things about a home is the amenities. You get a refrigerator to keep perishable food cold, an air conditioner to combat the heat, a furnace to combat the chill, a stove for cooking food, a dishwasher so you don't have to scrub by hand, and a washer and dryer to clean your clothes. Every appliance in your home, from the garbage disposal to the range, makes your life easier. When one of these amenities breaks, it throws everything for a loop. All of a sudden, your food is spoiling you have to travel to a laundromat to get clean clothes or plunge your sink so the water goes down. It is not fun. It is also...

Saul and Juan Estrada, left to right at 350-ton hydraulic press. Photo by Saul Estrada, Jr., Southwest Metal Spinning Inc. 

Want to transform an unfriendly room? Welcome in light with a room- and life-brightening tubular skylight, also known as a solar tube. After one is added, a forbidding hallway disappears; a dark kitchen is changed into a friendly space; bathrooms, bedrooms, hallways and closets are enlivened. And, this happens after just...

Bennie Gonzales with model of Civic Center. Photo: Scottsdale Historical Society.

Barnaby (Bennie) M. Gonzales (1924−2008), is remembered for his decency, humor, humility, charm, community leadership and, most importantly, for championing a regional Southwest architecture. Now, many more living in and visiting Scottsdale will know his name.

The city of Scottsdale renamed First Avenue between Drinkwater Boulevard and 75th Street “Bennie Gonzales Way” on...