92-year-old hopes to set record at Grand Canyon next week

Uplifting Arizona 10/2 2:29P Cameron Polom

With an indomitable spirit and an insatiable passion for the Earth's wonders, 92-year-old Alfredo Burdio is set to accomplish a new record at the Grand Canyon no one else has done before. I love it, the first time I was there with my wife, I...

Arizona Board of Regents announces new medical school at NAU

AZ Tech Council 10/2 11:35A Bianca

Phoenix Business Journal Northern Arizona University is getting a new medical school at its campus in Flagstaff. The Arizona Board of Regents  announced the decision Sept. 29  as part of a call for...

Embracing diversity: The strength of an international workforce

AZ Tech Council 10/2 11:31A Bianca

In today s globalized world, businesses are continually evolving and adapting to the dynamics of a multicultural marketplace. Among the strategies that forward-thinking industries are implementing is...

??Mother Nature’s Pumpkin Patch

AZ Parenting 10/2 6:00A Taylor Skeivik

Load up the family, bring your friends and neighbors to Mother Nature s Farm , rated Arizona s best in the New Times. Everyone gets an OZ pumpkin, take a hayride, enjoy the spider crawl, feed the animals, jump in bounce houses, go through a straw...

Nonprofits modify electric toy cars for children with disabilites

Uplifting Arizona 10/1 3:15P Linnea Hoover

It started as the idea of two high school students: Maybe we could build adaptive toys for kids who dont have access. One car turned into two turned into five, now its an entire community, said Juan Alberto Palomino-Suarez, the lead programming...

??The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show??

AZ Parenting 10/1 11:00A Taylor Skeivik

The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show has been dazzling audiences around the globe for over seven years with 75 magical puppets. Alongside  The Very Hungry Caterpillar, the show brings to life three other Eric Carle stories. Audiences may meet the...

Pumpkin Patch at MacDonald’s Ranch

AZ Parenting 10/1 6:00A Taylor Skeivik

Head to the ranch for some good old-fashioned fall fun in the desert. Pan for some gold, see what you can find during the scavenger hunt, enjoy the petting zoo, hay bale maze, lawn games, photo areas and more . Admission is $15 per person....

DOGFIGHT

AZ Parenting 9/30 4:30P Taylor Skeivik

The hauntingly beautiful musical,   Dogfight , is set on November 21, 1963. On the eve of soldier s deployment to a small but growing conflict in Southeast Asia, three young Marines set out for one final boys’ night of debauchery, partying and...

Monster Jam™ at State Farm Stadium

AZ Parenting 9/30 11:30A Erin Acuna

The most unexpected, unscripted and unforgettable motorsports experience for families and fans in the world today returns to Glendale for an adrenaline-charged weekend.  The excitement begins at the Monster Jam Pit Party fan experience prior to...

FREE Action & Adventure Festival

AZ Parenting 9/30 7:00A Taylor Skeivik

Meet your favorite action heroes, fly on a zipline, enjoy bounce houses and slides, face painting, live entertainment, action-packed performances, raffle prizes and giveaways, and local vendors for shopping! Free Outdoor Event! No Admission or...

Apple Annie’s Fall Pumpkin Celebration

AZ Parenting 9/30 5:30A Taylor Skeivik

Fall time at the farm means pumpkins, hayrides, corn maze, sunflowers and fall weather! With 12.5 acres and three levels of difficulty spend as little or as much time as you want exploring the pathways of the maze. Purchase tickets for a hayride...

Children’s Entrepreneur Market

AZ Parenting 9/30 5:00A Taylor Skeivik

The Children’s Entrepreneur Market is an award-winning program that teaches young people about the power of entrepreneurship, innovation and leadership through experiential learning. This is a program kids actually enjoy and gives them something...

The Okee Dokee Brothers

AZ Parenting 9/29 3:00P Erin Acuna

GRAMMY Award-winning family-friendly folk-duo comes to Tempe Center for the Arts As childhood friends growing up outside of Denver, Colorado, Justin and Joe were always exploring the outdoors. Now, as the GRAMMY Award-winning Okee Dokee Brothers,...

Bad Art Night ?????

AZ Parenting 9/29 2:00P Taylor Skeivik

Come out for CREATE’s next Family Maker Night: Bad Art Night! Makers of all ages and backgrounds are invited to connect at an evening full of amazingly atrocious art. Straight lines, complimentary colors and perfect proportions aren’t...

Mesa officer makes 425-mile trek in honor of fallen soldiers

Uplifting Arizona 9/29 12:01P Cameron Polom

A remarkable journey is underway to honor the lives and sacrifices of two courageous men soldiers who a Mesa police officer says are the definition of heroes. Ever since Tyler and Ricardo left us too early, Ive been trying to find some way to...