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Aging with Style: Check Out these Modern Home Upgrades for Retirement
Age is just a number, but we can't deny there are certain health factors to consider as you enter your senior years. From age 60 and onward, people are more prone to falls and injury due to reduced bone density and medical conditions. Reduced mobility and even cognitive changes can impact a senior's sense of independence and freedom; these home upgrades are designed to help you age in place by embracing modern technology.
How To Protect Your Home For Monsoon Season
Monsoons can have a detrimental impact on homes, coming on rather quickly in the warmer seasons making preparation ahead of time key. These seasonal storms occur in the summer months for U.S. states starting in June and continuing through September. During monsoon, you can expect high levels of humidity, which brings with it thunderstorms...
Crescent Communities Announces Opening of Phoenix Office
Crescent Communities Announces Opening of Phoenix Office
Office to Be Led by Newly Appointed Director of Development Ken Keefe
Crescent Communities, a nationally recognized, market-leading real estate investor, developer, and operator of mixed-use communities across the...
The Transformational Tube
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...
Street Renamed for Architect of Scottsdale Mall Buildings: Remembering Bennie
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...
