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Wet 'N Wild Water Park: 10 a.m.-10 p.m. In addition to the water slides and other attractions, see fireworks on Saturday and Sunday evening. The shows feature music by KZON 101.5-FM. An all-you-can-eat barbecue offers grilled chicken, hot dogs, salad, Western-style beans, corn on the cob, waterme...
07/03/2011
Another short sale in Legend Trail in North Scottsdale closed by listing agent Cari Dandy (and her indispensable team of partners)! The sellers of this beautiful home in Legend Trail in North Scottsdale are relieved to be able to move on to the next phase of their lives. The buyers are happy to...
06/30/2011
3 bedroom 2.5 bath plus den home in DC Ranch 85255 in North Scottsdale. Highly upgraded, gorgeous 3 bedroom plus den and over-sized bonus room. Kitchen features 42-inch, staggered cherry cabs with moulding, island, granite tops, double ovens, black gas cook top, built in microwave. Custom built-i...
06/28/2011
4 bedroom 4 bathroom home for sale in Carefree! Today I visited one of the most beautiful – and affordable quality remodels I’ve seen in Carefree in a long time. It’s luxurious with every amenity, yet completely kick-back casual at the same time. The thoughtful split floor plan feels larger than ...
06/26/2011
Obstacle-free driving can’t come soon enough for those who own North Scottsdale homes near Pinnacle Peak Road and Pima Road and for others who use this main artery regularly. As we weaved through the striped traffic barriers, my husband asked me for the umpteenth time (as if I have control over...
06/25/2011
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Saturday night at home in North Scottsdale we had an uninvited guest in our garage. It was a guest my husband almost stepped on. We wanted our visitor to leave, and called the Phoenix Herpetological Society to take him away. Turned out we did the right thing, because we found out the lizard ...
06/21/2011
Who said life in North Scottsdale isn’t exciting? Last night as we were about to sit down and watch a movie, I heard my husband, the Chicago city boy, slam the interior garage door and yell “There’s a gigantic (or something like that) lizard on the floor mat in the garage! Don’t go out there!” Be...
06/19/2011
Buying a Home in Grayhawk in North Scottsdale Is Like Catching The Golf Cart Girl! Prices May Never Be This Low Again! “Do you need anything?” the beer cart girl rolling by the 3rd tee calls out. “No, we’re good,” my husband yells. It was a perfect 80 degrees this past Memorial Day Sunday around...
06/11/2011
At 5:52 a.m. this morning my spinning instructor Tammy at the DC Ranch Village Health Club yelled, “make those legs WORK and get out of your comfort zone!” I thought I already was, making myself attend a class that I haven’t tried in a few years! But oh well, I turned the wheel up ¼ turn, pushe...
06/08/2011
Short sales in Desert Ridge in North Phoenix – you’re going to see a lot of these, especially in the Aviano community, which had buyers in 2004-2008 quickly snapping up beautiful new Toll Brothers-built homes for twice – sometimes triple – the price that can be paid now. This community has a wel...
06/06/2011