I finally got around to hiking Piestewa Peak, probably the most hiked mountain in Phoenix. It is another great hike in the North Mountain Preserve Parks within Phoenix. Formerly known as Squaw Peak, it was renamed after Lori Piestewa, who served and gave her life in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Piestewa Peak is no walk in the [...]
Paul Harvey passed yesterday in Phoenix at 90 years of age.
If you lived here in America, you probably had listened and enjoyed Paul Harvey’s news or The Rest of the Story on the radio.
His appeal truly extended generations. When I was teaching 8th grade, I would read his Rest of the Stories (which happen to [...]
There’s a lot of musical talent in Phoenix. Here’s a favorite I enjoy hearing, The Bank. Gary Fendrick started The Bank in 1979. Most of the band has played together for most of those years which I find is a credit to them. They play a great variety and are known for their Beetle covers. [...]
The Arizona Cardinals are playing the Philadelphia Eagles today at University of Phoenix stadium, Glendale, Arizona (which is on the west side of Phoenix.). I went over to the stadium this morning thinking I’d get some pictures of this historic day for the city. It is the first NFC Championship game here in Arizona [...]
The largest recorded outbreak of Valley Fever in Phoenix is being widely reported as of Saturday night. Phoenicians are experiencing emotional levels reaching hysteria after the Arizona Cardinals opened a Can of Whoop on the previously undefeated-at-home Carolina Panthers, beating the cats 33-13.
It was thought that the fever had been controlled as the Cardinals had [...]
I have made a recent change in my morning coffee routine. I’ve quit Starbucks. Now, before everyone thinks I sold out to begin with, let me explain.
I prefer to brew my own fresh ground cup in the morning using recently roasted beans and a French press. But as mornings go, I had developed the habit [...]
I’ve found a new favorite here in the Valley. It’s Dutch Bros Coffee and it is good.
Dutch Bros is a small company from Grants Pass, Oregon. While they are set up as a drive-thru syle coffee place, the coffee is first class. If you know coffee, then you know that the freshness of the bean [...]
