|
arrivia has announced Steve Barnhart as the company’s chief financial officer, bringing his long track record of financial leadership at public and private companies.
more
1/22/21
|
|
When Army veteran Richard Perkins passed away at the age of 92 in 2014, he left behind a treasure trove of hundreds of photos he took while stationed in Hawaii after the attack on Pearl …
more
By Dana Perkins, Special to the Independent
|
1/20/21
|
|
Music helps people express their deep emotions and listening to it helps Aiden to know he isn’t the only one who has felt that way.
A long list of favorite artists includes “Maroon …
more
Clint Williams and Jonason Pauley
|
1/10/21
|
|
Nearly 400 viewers tuned in to the Mike McQuaid I Am Home Breakfast, a virtual fund-raising event streamed live from home plate at Chase Field on Dec. 11 that celebrated McQuaid’s life and …
more
1/8/21
|
|
In the early 1980s, Dr. Baharak Tabarsi, a longtime Scottsdale resident, and her family left their home country of Iran after facing severe religious persecution. Today, she helps serve communities …
more
 By Caroline YuTwitter: @AzNewsmedia | 1/7/21 |
|
If you’re looking for a little conversation, sit down next to 14-year-old Keegan.
“He is a story teller,” says John Hicks, a child specific adoption recruiter with Aid to …
more
By Clint Williams
|
1/5/21
|
|
More than 600 blood donors are needed this weekend at Vitalant’s Saving Arizona Blood drive. While Christmas through New Year’s Day is the lowest week of the year for blood …
more
1/1/21
|
|
Just as the sky above seems to know no limits, neither does 15-year-old Sky.
“I really like to tell people that I want to be president,” she says, “but I know I have to be mayor …
more
By Clint Williams
|
12/22/20
|
|
The Salvation Army is in the final days of its Red Kettle Campaign, a critical stage in collecting donations to “Rescue Christmas” for our neighbors in need.
Due to economic …
more
12/22/20
|
|
A lot can be said about how a society treats its aging, vulnerable and disenfranchised communities, but at First Place AZ advocates there are seeking a holistic approach to day-to-day life for those …
more
 By Terrance ThorntonTwitter: @ININEWSMAN | 12/18/20 |
|
The Arizona Cardinals and Desert Financial’s annual toy drives pivots their focus this year to accommodate health concerns surround the global COVID-19 pandemic.
On Saturday Dec. 5, the toy …
more
By Caroline YuTwitter: @AzNewsmedia | 12/14/20 |
|
Life lessons come in all shapes, forms and fashion but the virtues of responsibility, respect and characters are rites of passage many would argue everyone needs.
But some children don’t …
more
By Terrance ThorntonTwitter: @ININEWSMAN | 12/10/20 |
|
While everyone has been stuck at home to slow the spread of COVID-19 virus, not many have been as stuck at 16-year-old Aaron.
When someone in Aaron’s group foster home tested positive for …
more
By Clint Williams
|
12/7/20
|
|
Like a lot of teens doing remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic, Julio misses the classroom. Well, at least the other students in the classroom.
“He does not like virtual …
more
By Clint Williams
|
12/7/20
|
|
It’s hard keep a straight face when you’re talking to a puppet, so 16-year-old Nelly is all giggles while building a hand puppet at Puppet Pie, a wondrous workshop operated by Stacey …
more
By Clint Williams
|
12/7/20
|
|
For Giving Tuesday, a generous, anonymous Scottsdale donor has offered to match up to $30,000 in donations to the UMOM New Day Centers, which offers shelter, services, and housing for Arizona families, women, and youth experiencing homelessness.
more
Independent Newsmedia
|
12/1/20
|
|
Valleywise Health Foundation, Impact Diversity Solutions Corporation Chairman/CEO Charles D. Brown recently donated 30,000 surgical masks to Valleywise Health partners, Home Assist Health and Bandera Healthcare.
more
Independent Newsmedia
|
11/23/20
|
|
In order to tell a little of the story of the newspaper in the town that became known as “the town too tough to die,” I need to start with a bit of Arizona history.
Tombstone itself …
more
By Art Smith
|
11/23/20
|
|
Chris Berg has his hands full as a father, husband and the owner of Fully Loaded Deliveries at 2400 W. Union Hills Dr. in Phoenix.
more
Independent Newsmedia
|
11/19/20
|
|
Fears about the spread of COVID-19 caused families around the world to shut their doors to strangers, literally and figuratively. But dozens of foster families and adoptive families with Aid to …
more
By Clint Williams
|
11/16/20
|