Desert Mountain High School junior Austin Fairbanks, who is fascinated with politics, is scheduled to visit Washington, DC in March after winning a 2015 Senate Youth Scholarship.

The weather may still be cool, but February is a good time to start preparing the summer garden at the DC Ranch Community Garden and your backyard home garden too.

As springtime comes and the weather warms up we begin to use more water, but water is a precious commodity here in the desert. We already know that using water wisely is important, but did you know that the rate you pay for water is directly impacted by the amount of water you use?

The Camelback Florist in Arcadia has been a local business for 13 years. Becoming a florist was a childhood dream for owner Teresa Wilson.

Desert Ridge Fireside neighborhood Dads, it’s that time of year to take your sweet little princess on a date to the “Daddy Daughter Dance”.

“Desert Mountain High School’s performing arts department is in the running for a $1,000 to $10,000 grant after being selected as one of the 120 grammy Signature schools semifinalists.”

“Residents can take advantage of two events this month and going forward. One will help save them from identify theft, while the other will allow residents to recycle electronics.”

On Sunday, November 9th, 2014 locally owned and operated Carmel’s Coffee and Bakery on 42nd Street and Camelback Road closed its well-known Arcadia neighborhood restaurant. Owner Patrick Flanigan is now moving the restaurant half a block away south of Camelback to 4730 N. 44th Street.

Good news for young baseball players in Grayhawk-Horizon Little League has merged with Cactus Little League for the 2015 season. This will create bigger, better opportunities for our neighborhood athletes.