Have you ever walked into a bar for the first time and felt like you’d walked into your favorite local place? That’s the feeling I get at Karsen’s Grill in Old Town Scottsdale. I’ve gone there by myself just to have a beer after a workout, and I’ve never felt like I was there alone!
It’s also a great place to meet up with friends or make new ones. John and Ray, the fabulous owners of Karsen’s, have told …
I keep telling people that Arizona has the most amazing sunsets! Last week I watched the sky turn from blue to purple, then gold and mauve (that’s pink for you guys).
I enjoyed a spectacular Ballet Arizona performance of Topia at the Desert Botanical Garden, set to music from Beethoven. The outdoor stage is twice as wide as the one at Symphony Hall, and Artistic Director Ib Andersen created this ballet specifically for the …
We’ve reached that time of the year, when you just want to cool off in a pool or go to the lake!
Arizona Outdoor Fun offers some great water adventures not far from Phoenix. Head to Lake Pleasant for fun and 118 miles of shoreline. You can rent a wakeboard, jet skis, pontoon boats, fishing boats, kayaks, and canoes. Enjoy a guided jet-ski tour and learn about the plant life, history, and geography of the area. It’s the perfect way to stay cool!
I always think of Africa when I imagine seeing lions, tigers, giraffes, and zebras, but you can actually see them at Out of Africa wildlife park in Camp Verde!
If you were in Arizona 25 years ago, you will remember it as a small park on the Fort McDowell Indian Reservation. It moved to a much larger area in 2004 and now has over 100 acres of space for animals.
This park is not a zoo, as …
I spent Sunday letting someone else do the driving! I treated myself to a City Highlights Half-Day Tour with Detours. A custom van picked me up for a guided tour of the sites and history of Scottsdale and Downtown Phoenix.
I really enjoyed walking around the Wesley Bolin Plaza by the old Capitol building, with its 29 memorials and monuments. The ones that touched me the most were the 9-11 Memorial and the anchor of the USS Arizona. I …