Container gardens allow you to easily dress up your balcony and patio, create a colorful welcome for guests and keep edibles close at hand for cooking and entertaining. They’re also a terrific way for new gardeners to get their start. Increase your success growing vegetables, herbs or flowers in a container with these tips. Proper…
Mother’s Day is on Sunday, May 14. This year, instead of candy or flowers, treat your mom to an unusual gift or a unique experience. Here are some ideas! Combining Nature and Art Located about one hour’s drive east of Phoenix on the Superstition Freeway near milepost #223 is Boyce Thompson Arboretum. This oasis in…
Your sense of style should evolve as you do over the years. Whether you’re dressing for the office or a day of leisure, choose an outfit that reflects your personality. Don’t get too comfortable with pieces from the past. Keep up with current trends that are still age appropriate for the more mature shopper. 1….
I admit it. I’m an infomercial addict. It started when I was 10 and pooled all of my savings to buy an album set called “Easy Listening” that included “Brandy” by Looking Glass and “The Dock of the Bay” by Otis Redding. After weeks of anticipation, my beloved album set arrived, scratched and busted up…
Ongoing: Club J at the Valley of the Sun JCC Provides after-school programming ranging from sports to cooking and crafts to Israeli culture and more for those in K-8. Transportation from nearby schools available. Valley of the Sun Jewish Community Center, 12701 N Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale. 480-634-4949 or youth@vosjcc.org, vosjcc.org. J Care at the East…
Always at the vanguard of innovative programming for Jewish college students, Hillel is once again creating a buzz on campus. The Springboard Fellowship – a two-year talent pipeline for the next generation of Jewish professionals – sprung to life last July at Arizona State University in Tempe and will soon be in place at the…
“Do you know how many new songs I have at this moment, waiting in the drawer to be recorded? Zero,” says Israeli singer-songwriter Roy Dahan, 37. “I believe that if you write a song, it is meant to be heard.” Roy recently released his third album titled “Through the Woods,” five years after the release…
How can Israel cope with the challenges arising from its dual identity as a Jewish nation-state and a multi-sector liberal democracy? How can it preserve a free society under conditions of permanent siege? How can the feelings of Israelis be translated into workable government policy? These are some of the tough questions the Israel Democracy…
With any luck, most of us hope to live to a ripe old age. If we take care of ourselves – and barring any twist of fate – we can expect to enjoy an active and functional life of independence as long as possible. Or can we? Alzheimer’s disease, the most common form of dementia,…
Three years ago, my father-in-law, now 96, traded his bicycle for a recumbent trike. Freed from the fear of falling and breaking a hip or shoulder as he had seen friends do, he continued his cycling adventures. But the heavier cycle and different muscles needed to pedal made climbing hills a slow, tiring process. Concerned…
