Getting to Know AZ

Everyone loves a good festival and this weekend The Great Arizona Beer Festival will be held from 2-6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at Tempe Town Lake. The price for admission is steep at $40 for general admission and $80 for VIP’s but the ticket includes over 20, 3 ounce samples of beers and a mug […]

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Overlooked by many, the Chinese Cultural Center in Phoenix is an ideal place to experience rich Chinese culture. They have authentic restaurants, retail shops, and a large market featuring products native to China. In the retail shops customers can purchase authentic Chinese clothing, jewelery, and other small trinkets. Personally I go to the market for […]

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Now I know what you’re thinking, “Isn’t this a blog about Arizona?!” Yes, it is, you’re right. But this weekend I took a trip up to Seattle and felt I should share a little of my adventure. I actually traveled to the rainy state for a meet with the ASU track team. We competed at […]

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As of late I’ve noticed quite a few food preparation companies sprouting up around the Valley. With kitschy names like Super Suppers and Dream Dinners they market themselves to busy moms who need help getting a nutritious, fresh meal on the table for their family. I decided to see what all the hype was about […]

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For my Digital Media Entrepreneurship class I’m learning not only to master blogging software (through this fabulous blog!) but am also being exposed to innovative entrepreneurial projects on the web. This week we were introduced to a site, newstrust.net. The site is based off of the idea that people will come and rate the trustworthiness […]

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About a week ago I got a call from my step-mom who was ecstatic to tell me about a new juice bar for dogs that opened up near her house. In the Raw, a locally owned hot spot for dog owners considers itself to be part dog bar, part juice bar, and part coffee bar. […]

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Recently named America’s best dog park by dogchannel.com, the Cosmo dog park in Gilbert provides all the amenities for you and your four legged friend. Located off of Ray and San Tan Village Cosmo has has three different fenced areas for dogs to be dogs. The first section is the largest and usually where most […]

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A great way to get to know a new area is to experience it through nature. Arizona’s desert landscape provides hundreds of opportunities to explore through hikes and trails. An easy local hike up “A” Mountain, also known as the Leonard Monti trail, provides scenic views of the city of Tempe below.

The trail is commonly […]

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Undoubtedly the largest event of the year, the 2008 Super Bowl was held this past weekend in Glendale. Arizona played host to the XLII Super Bowl at the University of Phoenix Stadium where the New York Giants faced the undefeated New England Patriots. The last time the Super Bowl was played in Arizona was 1996 […]

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To say that online news and/or conversational media has merely affected the journalism that reaches our generation would be a huge understatement. Conversational media, specifically through online sources has completely and utterly shaped the way I get my news. Now to find out what’s happening in the world people no longer have to read a […]

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