The Town of Carefree, Arizona is located just to the north of Scottsdale. It is a truly charming town that manages to be elegant and yet have a "wild west" feel all at the same time. Here are some facts about Carefree and the Carefree Lifestyle its residents enjoy so much: Carefree was originally
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09/30/2011
Just north and west of Scottsdale is a charming town called Cave Creek. The "main drag" in the town of Cave Creek is dotted with an eclectic mix of western, elegant, kitschy and sometimes humorously named stores and restaurants. (The Horny Toad? And the now defunct Satisfied Frog?) A relatively r
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09/27/2011
If you are a resident of Scottsdale, Arizona or are even just visiting, you have most likely seen this beautiful plant in someone's yard and wondered what it was. This particular plant is called a Mexican Bird of Paradise and it is one of my favorites. The super bright red, yellow and orange colo
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09/21/2011
There is always something fun going on in or around Scottsdale, Arizona since it has such great weather year-round. And, now that we are moving out of the heat of summer, things are starting to pick up. Here are just a few of the many events and happenings coming up over the next several weeks: ~
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09/19/2011
The luxury home market in Scottsdale AZ had another mixed month in August 2011. Similar to July, some of the price segments performed well and others had mixed or less fruitful results. In this market report, I am defining the luxury home market as homes on the market with asking prices of over
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09/16/2011
Sales figures for the Phoenix and Scottsdale luxury condo market in August 2011 were the strongest we have seen in recent months. This report looks at the performance of the Scottsdale and Phoenix luxury condo space and for the purposes of this analysis, I am defining the luxury condo market as t
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09/14/2011
Here is a monthly real estate report for Scottsdale, Arizona home sales for August 2011. The report looks at single-family home sales on a monthly basis over the last twelve months. This information is divided into three separate groupings - Scottsdale homes currently on the market, pending Scott
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09/12/2011
For this one, we are going a little south and west of Scottsdale to Phoenix, but it will certainly be worth the trip. If you have not heard of our local Phoenix business, Ollie Cake yet, you probably will soon. I first heard about Urban Cookies and Ollie Cake when Ollie Cake won the Cupcake Wars
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09/08/2011
Sometimes moms and dads, or even grandparents, need a little break or get into a bind for childcare... In situations like these, Maui Play Care might be the perfect solution. What is Maui Play Care? Maui Play Care is a drop-in daycare center for 2 to 8 year olds, (although older siblings can att
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09/06/2011
So I typically select a Scottsdale business for my "Where to Shop in Scottsdale" blog post. However, today I am going to talk about a wonderful little store located a little further north in Cave Creek, Arizona. Cosmopolitan Beads is a wonderful, privately-owned bead store located in a small shop
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09/02/2011
