According to the 2020 census, the population in Phoenix was 4.85 million people. Currently, the U.S. Census Bureau estimated the population in Phoenix to surge to around 7.5 million by mid-year! We can officially say that it is one of the fastest growing metro areas in the country. Ranked the 11th largest metro area (Wikipedia) […]
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The Phoenix Valley has enjoyed another exciting spring season. The Cactus League broke camp on March 27th and made way for the College Basketball Final Four Championship weekend! Spring Training, once again, was expected to be a big financial boom for the valley especially with the 2023 World Series teams training here! I was lucky
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I ran across an article the other day that mentioned Valley Fever and I thought it’s a good mention for our blog. The main reason is that in my years in the valley, I knew about it but haven’t thought about it recently and it bears mentioning. Coccidioidomycosis is the longer technical name. Have you
It’s that time again, Spring Training is just days aways from starting in the valley! Spring Training is truly a great time for baseball fans in Arizona. The Cactus League makes its home here in February and March. This year, pitchers and catchers are reporting (depending on the team) as early as February 9th with
Christmas is tomorrow! And many of you are starting a winter vacation since the kids are now on break. I hope you decided to visit the Phoenix area for your winter break and if you did, perhaps you need to know what there is to do. A lot! I’m going to list a few links
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If you are thinking about purchasing a new home in the Phoenix valley, one of the things that new home realtors and sales agents will tell you about is Next Door – a social media platform. It’s a great thing and wonderful that they introduce it to you, because it was meant to socialize neighbors
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When you move to Arizona from the Midwest, West, or the East coast, you will experience a time change. That is to be expected and no big deal. What you may not realize is that in the state of Arizona we don’t recognize Daylight Savings Time. What that means is that our time does not
When I moved to Arizona from Illinois 14 years ago, I never gave much thought to what the holidays would be like. I guess I didn’t think about the fact that there wouldn’t be snow which adds to the festive holiday atmosphere. I only knew that it was going to be warm year-round, but I
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I made a promise to myself when I started this blog that I would keep the info shared and posted here about moving to and living in Arizona. I didn’t want to venture into the political arena or speak about any of the topics that bring out the nasty in todays’ society. I’m going to
Bugs!! There are a lot of them in Arizona and it doesn’t matter where you live in the valley! Near the mountains, in the heart of the city, in remote areas, bugs and things that crawl will be a part of your life. So, what can you do so that you can cohabitate? When I
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