The Pioneer Woman (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009
1. What is the nickname of the Phoenix Metropolitan Area? ANSWER: Valley of the Sun 2. What 2008 event hit the Phoenix area particularly hard? ANSWER: The Sub-prime mortgage crisis 3. What is the name to describe the fifteen distinct areas of Phoenix—areas with their own planning committees appointed by City Council? (Examples: Ahwatukee Foothills, Alhambra, Camelback East, Central City, Deer...
The Pioneer Woman (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
My Phoenix trip came at the very end of my first week on the road for my cookbook tour. The reason I’m telling you this is that I hope it will at least partly explain why I was evidently so spent and exhausted, I left Phoenix without: 1. Taking a single photo of the hotel where my mother-in-law, Missy, and I stayed. I’m kicking myself! 2. Having a Phoenix Smartypants quiz. I can’t...
The Business Journal of Phoenix (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
The East Valley Tribune’s demise leaves The Arizona Republic as the sole daily newspaper in the 12th-largest U.S. media market. But media and advertising experts don’t see the Gannett Inc.-owned Republic gaining on the advertising side of the equation because of the Tribune’s closure at the end of the year.
Providence Journal (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
By Cynthia Needham Though a selection committee has been mum on the identity of its pick for the new director of the state's Economic Development Corporation, Governor Carcieri this week confirmed the name one of two finalists: Ioanna T. Morfessis. Morfessis now works as the president of an economic development consulting firm in Phoenix, Ariz. According to the Arizona Republic newspaper, she was the...
Maximum PC all RSS Feed (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
The little software company from Redmond plans to open its second Microsoft Store on October 29 in Mission Viejo, California. The store will open at 10AM and, just like before, will feature live entertainment, this time from the likes of Justin Bieber. Customers can snag free tickets for the 5PM show at the Microsoft Store, which will be given away on a first come, first serve basis. Microsoft will...
Tech-Ex (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
Microsoft has previously said that the Microsoft Retail Stores would open this fall, but been vague about the whole project. We already knew of a Paris-based Windows "Cafe" that is opening on Oct. 22nd (Windows 7 D-Day), and that Microsoft was hiring away Apple Retail Store managers. Now we know of at least one retail site that's opening on Oct. 22nd: Scottsdale, AZ. According to the ads...
Hot Hardware (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
Microsoft has previously said that the Microsoft Retail Stores would open this fall, but been rather vague about the whole project. We knew of a Paris-based Windows "Cafe" that is opening on Oct. 22nd (Windows 7 D-Day), and that Microsoft was hiring away Apple Retail Store managers. Now we know of at least one retail site that's opening on Oct. 22nd: Scottsdale, AZ. According to the ads in...
Boing Boing (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
The Arizona Republic is plumbing new lows, quoting "psychics" as though they were experts on the future: Consider the way the story starts. The word "apparently" is a tip-off that the piece is based on no actual data. Who's the source for this alleged mini-flood of new customers? Why, the people selling the product. Makes sense to me: In I-can-see-into-the-future territory, we can...
Unclutterer (Free subscription) | 09/01/2009
Eight tips from The Arizona Republic newspaper to help you decide what of your emotional clutter needs to go and what isn't clutter and should be displayed.
The Bu Element (Free subscription) | 08/31/2009
precious commodity and valuable resource in the arid West, as explained by this essay in the Arizona Republic newspaper . Indeed, I tell my students that "water doesn't flow downhill anymore, it flows towards money."
NewLilWayne.com (Free subscription) | 08/13/2009
Here is a concert review by Dominic Salerno for the Arizona Republic newspaper; check out what he had to say about last nights show in Phoenix. He gave Weezy some mad props! Let us know what you think. One might be named Jeezy, the other Weezy. And one may have started as Lil J, while the [...]
On Deadline (Free subscription) | 08/12/2009
As "cash for clunkers" trade-in cars wait to be put out of commission, salvage yards and auctioneers are racing to make money off the cars' salvaged parts, The Arizona Republic reports. Salvage yards can buy the cars from the dealers for $100 to $500, but dealers can make much more selling recycled car parts to body and repair shops that will pay as much as $400 for one part, the newspaper...
The New Author (Free subscription) | 08/11/2009
Today will be part one of a two part interview with author Frank Fiore. As you will soon learn Frank is an established author and his recently released book "Cyberkill" is making some waves. Frank's responses will be in bold. 1. Who is author Frank Fiore? Frank Fiore is a bestselling author with more than 50,000 copies of his non-fiction books in print. He has now turned his talents to writing...
Times of the Internet (Free subscription) | 08/11/2009
PAYSON, Ariz., Aug. 11 (UPI) -- A 57-year-old man who has lived for years in a national forest in Arizona has been sentenced to six months in jail. Mark Reno violated the terms of his probation by returning to the Tonto National Forest north of Phoenix and setting up camp again, The Arizona Republic reported. He had been banned from entering any national forest. While federal law bars campers from...
Times of the Internet (Free subscription) | 08/10/2009
PHOENIX, Aug. 9 (UPI) -- The Pentagon Sunday began its biennial session to review military matters with regional and local officials in Arizona, officials said. The Defense Department holds the Sustaining Military Readiness Conference to further partnerships with people, organizations and state and local governments located near military bases, a Pentagon official told The Arizona Republic. The state...
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