Photos: Wild Peach-Faced Love Birds
Article and Photographs Courtesy of Tom Mangelsdorf A couple of years ago I was surprised to see two brightly colored birds feeding on a sock full of thistle seeds I have hanging in the yard. I took a few pictures at the time and then they disappeared. Well, they’re back two years later. I discovered these are wild Peach-Faced Lovebirds, and they’re native to southwest Africa. Apparently years ago, a local aviary released a...
Stay Cool in the Pool
Monday, July 11, 2016 So how’s your summer shape-up program going? What’s that? It’s too hot to exercise, you say? Nice try, my friend. Trot on back to your closet, slip into that Speedo, and meet me in the pool! Ahhhhhhhhh, doesn’t that water feel terrific? Well, yes, but now what in the world do I do, you’re thinking quietly to yourself. Heck, anything you can do on land you can do in the water, and it will be a whole...
Seeing & Doing: Iberia Snapshots, 3 Parts Start Here
Part 1. Photographs by Judy and Les Conklin In this part, we travel in Portugal. In Part 2 and Part 3, we travel in Spain and show selected photographs taken in Merida, Carmona, Seville, Ronda, Ubeda, Toleda, Madrid, and Segovia. It’s a small world. “Les, I could swear that at 3:40 this afternoon (Monday, May 2nd) I walked right past you on Avenida da Liberdade in Lisbon. Is that possible? I called out “Les!”...
Scottsdale’s Scenic Drive: 52 Reasons to Save a Landmark Community Service Project
Courtesy of Friends of the Scenic Drive, May 5, 2015 The Desert Foothills Scenic Drive (Scenic Drive) was created 52-years-ago to preserve, protect, and showcase the desert roads of a “special place,” and thus, moderate future development, encourage tourism, and create an amenity that would attract customers for local businesses. For decades, hundreds of individuals, businesses, and community leaders have donated many thousands of...
The Scenic Drive & Rezoning Case 19-ZN-2014: How we got from 2002 to 2016
By Cindy Lee In the Scottsdale General Plan 2001 ratified by voters in October 2002, the State Trust Land on Scottsdale Road between Happy Valley and Jomax Roads east to Hayden Road was included within the Recommended Study Boundary of the McDowell Sonoran Preserve. This land was also within the established Environmentally Sensitive Lands area and the Desert Foothills Character Area Plan. It was the hope of voters in 2002 that the...
The Cave on Cave Creek
By Kraig Nelson, Docent, Steward Courtesy of the Desert Foothills Land Trust The journey to the infamous and iconic “Cave” on Cave Creek is an intensely rewarding adventure and hike for those who appreciate the enchanting history and enigmatic geology, flora, and fauna of the Cave Creek area. Steven Jones, Desert Foothills Land Trust naturalist, has identified fifty-six types of plants one may observe on a Cave hike. ...
Scottsdale Update Newsletter, July 7
Thursday, July 7 Headlines Loop 101 weekend closures Scottsdale tops in nation for recreation Have a #SUPERJULY by celebrating National Park and Recreation Month July is Smart Irrigation Month Volunteers needed in July to help with Back-to-School Program Events Attend a star-studded event … at July Moonlight Swims Check out these ongoing activities and events For Your Information City Council on...
FCF – Holland Community Center Planned Programs & Events, 2016-2017
FCF-HCC 2016-17 Preliminary Schedule of Programs and Events Scottsdale, AZ, June 30, 2016:  FCF-HCC is offering diverse and innovative community Programs and Events for the season (September, 2016 – May, 2017). All events take place at the Holland Community Center, 34250 N 60th Street, Building B, Scottsdale AZ 85266. Most programs charge a fee with some discounted with pre-purchase of an...
TEDEd: What you might not know about the Declaration of Independence.
TEDEd helps educators create courseware. Fortunately, viewers of this TEDEd video don’t have to create a lesson to learn some of the lesser known facts about the writing of the Declaration of Independence, including one very controversial topic that was omitted from the final draft. Watch Video About Ted.Com Visit Website Ted Logo According to its website, “TED is a nonprofit devoted to spreading ideas, usually in...
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts Events, July thru September
 SCOTTSDALE CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS JULY, AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER EVENTS  Highlights include the Live & Local Fridays summer concert series, Scottsdale Cinematheque, Brazilian Day Arizona, and live performances by Shawn Colvin & Steve Earle, Pat Metheny, Squeeze and Mary Chapin Carpenter  JULY 2016  Scottsdale Cinematheque In Harmony (En Equilibre) July 8...
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