Each year comic fanatics dress as their favorite fictional characters while attending Phoenix Fan Fusion in downtown Phoenix. Oftentimes fans create their own costumes with careful planning and creativity. This is known as cosplay, the name derived from the combination of the words costume and play. Cosplay allows people to express themselves through the...
Read MoreA sentiment of nostalgia filled the room as Former Arizona Governor, and past Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano stepped onto the stage to a standing ovation. Napolitano visited Phoenix to discuss her new book How Safe Are We? at an event hosted by Poison Pen and the Maricopa County Democratic Party at The...
Read MoreIn the heart of The Upper Middle, lives and works Arizona’s #1 Female-Led Mortgage Team – The Lizy Hoeffer Team. Contrary to conventional thinking that populates every self-help guru’s mantra, Lizy’s success isn’t defined by setting specific goals. Rather, she believes setting goals are for losers. For Lizy Hoeffer, a senior loan officer with...
Read MoreSylvestre Primous, like most people without permanent housing, stopped seeing doctors when he became homeless. The 71-year-old, a Vietnam veteran, didn’t have a way to make it to his medical appointments, and it affected his health. His stress levels were high, his diabetes was out of control, and it hurt to walk. “Everything was...
Read MoreFor years, climate change and environmental issues have proved to be the human rights puzzle that politicians and scientists have yet to solve. However, Greta Thunberg, a fervent student climate activist from Sweden, decided to take a stand against this period of inefficiency and staged a strike by walking out of school and demanding...
Read MoreThe City of Phoenix in partnership with Square Egg Entertainment proclaimed May 25 as “Denny O’Neil Day” after the prolific comic writer. O’Neil was presented with the proclamation and featured as the guest of honor at this year’s Phoenix Fan Fusion event for his philanthropic work with Hero Initiative. As a central figure in...
Read MoreFormer Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano joins Mayor Kate Gallego for a discussion on her new book “How Safe Are We?” which is an analysis on national security at The Madison Center for the Arts on May 28 at 7 p.m. Napolitano’s newly released book will give insight into how security efforts have...
Read MoreMother’s Day is a time to celebrate the women in our lives who support and love us in ways that no one else can. Often this holiday is filled with flowers, cards and lunch out at a local restaurant to celebrate our moms. While this is a common tradition in the United States, Mother’s...
Read MoreOn Sunday, April 7, colorful tennis shoes, strollers and butterflies sprang into action at the Team Taylor Family Run along the canal of Arcadia. To honor their daughter Taylor, who passed away from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome in April of 2010, Katie and Mark Cosmas developed an annual run to bring together their local...
Read MoreRushing into the office with a binder full of legal papers, she enters the large dark conference room and seats herself at the head of the table. It is 8:30 a.m. on a Wednesday. This is the earliest Nicole Stanton is available to meet since she drops her kids off at school each day...
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